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Disgracefull parking charges
markrolls
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Hi so i went to a show in leeds on monday at the o2 academy and decided to park in st johns car parking in leeds and arrived at 17:57 the tariff list said evening parking maximum charge is £7.50 so i parked up i left at 22:04 and it charged me £15.00 as becasue i got there before 18:00 it charged me the standard rate is there anyway i can fight this as i have paid £7.50 for 3 minutes and also £7.50 for 4 hours an i wrong in thinking it should charge the £7.50 and then charge just for the hour before
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Much will depend on what any signage said (if anything) either on the ticket machine or general signs around the car park. Do you have/can you take photos?
Who owns the car park - private or council? Complain to them.
If it's not clear about what you're actually paying for, you might have a case via Trading Standards (but they seem more interested in knock-off DVDs and fake denims!).Please note, we are not a legal advice forum. I personally don't get involved in critiquing court case Defences/Witness Statements, so unable to help on that front. Please don't ask. .
I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.
Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.#Private Parking Firms - Killing the High Street0 -
The Website suggests that you have to enter after 6.00pm to get the £7.50 rate:-
https://www.q-park.co.uk/en-gb/cities/leeds/st-johns-centre
The £15 is for parking for more than 4 hours but less than 6.0 -
Hi so i went to a show in leeds on monday at the o2 academy and decided to park in st johns car parking in leeds and arrived at 17:57 the tariff list said evening parking maximum charge is £7.50 so i parked up i left at 22:04 and it charged me £15.00 as becasue i got there before 18:00 it charged me the standard rate is there anyway i can fight this as i have paid £7.50 for 3 minutes and also £7.50 for 4 hours an i wrong in thinking it should charge the £7.50 and then charge just for the hour before
Did you not notice loads of cars hanging round at the bottom of the ramp waiting for the 6pm changeover ? Last time I went it was well signed at the bottom of the ramp, on the entry barriers and on the price list before the barriers.
Personally I don't think you've any chance of fighting it0 -
I am inclined to believe that this is a case of caveat emptor, of failing to read the small print.You never know how far you can go until you go too far.0
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TD is correct you're stuffed!0
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