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Should I have been towed for this?
Skurwix101
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Reposting in the correct place.
I recently used a car sharing service and left the car in what I believed to be a regular parking spot on the road. This was on a Saturday on a quiet (no other cars around whatsoever) industrial road with no businesses open. I returned to the car an hour later (having ended the previous booking before the towing, and was trying to start another booking but the car was gone.) I contacted the car company who suggested there may've been a technical glitch and the car already taken by another user, I ordered another car and that was the end of it.
I’ve just received a towing invoice from the car sharing company who have paid a £265 fine on my behalf which they are claiming as well as a £25 admin fee. It seems I was parked in a spot intended for lorries.
My question is, is it legal that I was towed from a spot with ONLY ONE sign nearby with a P and a lorry underneath it!? It seems outrageous to me that there would be no TOWING WARNING or even a sign saying LORRIES ONLY or NO PARKING for example and they can still manage to tow me for a fortune. It was towed by harringay council so not from a private land owner.
Pretty unlucky for me as there were no other cars around and plenty of regular spots. 2-3 meters further down and I’d have been fine. I guess these towers work on commission..
I recently used a car sharing service and left the car in what I believed to be a regular parking spot on the road. This was on a Saturday on a quiet (no other cars around whatsoever) industrial road with no businesses open. I returned to the car an hour later (having ended the previous booking before the towing, and was trying to start another booking but the car was gone.) I contacted the car company who suggested there may've been a technical glitch and the car already taken by another user, I ordered another car and that was the end of it.
I’ve just received a towing invoice from the car sharing company who have paid a £265 fine on my behalf which they are claiming as well as a £25 admin fee. It seems I was parked in a spot intended for lorries.
My question is, is it legal that I was towed from a spot with ONLY ONE sign nearby with a P and a lorry underneath it!? It seems outrageous to me that there would be no TOWING WARNING or even a sign saying LORRIES ONLY or NO PARKING for example and they can still manage to tow me for a fortune. It was towed by harringay council so not from a private land owner.
Pretty unlucky for me as there were no other cars around and plenty of regular spots. 2-3 meters further down and I’d have been fine. I guess these towers work on commission..
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Forgot to post a photo of the spot.
imgur.com/a/TzaAzfE
The sign with the lorry on is visible to the left. (new use so cant post proper links sorry)0 -
Take this to pepipoo for best advice
This forum majors on private parking invoices rather than proper council fines0 -
Take this to pepipoo for best advice
This forum majors on private parking invoices rather than proper council fines
http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?act=SF&s=&f=30
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I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.
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