Company has already paid a parking fine "on your behalf"...advice?

vicker

The PCN is from Parking Eye. The fleet company have made it clear in their email "please let us know if you intend to make representation".

OHs company email is very much "in line with company policy we have already paid this on your behalf"

No trade union unfortunately. It's a private company of around 2000 employees. OHs colleagues have tried to fight the company on this issue in the past with no success. Their line is basically if you don't like it, get another job.

The_Deep

Their line is basically if you don't like it, get another job.

The_Deep

Their line is basically if you don't like it, get another job.

I wonder if an employment tribunal would agree with them.

fisherjim

Maybe they will take the rap for any speeding fines your OH get too, it would be worth the £10 admin fee!!


What a bunch of idiots, but your OH presumably signed an agreement when accepting the vehicle what does that say?

The_Deep

Whatever the agreement may or may not say, OP has a legal right to appeal this charge. Private contracts cannot overrule law.

Coupon-mad

So have you now done the appeal I told you PE will consider?

vicker

Coupon-mad wrote: »

So have you now done the appeal I told you PE will consider?

Not yet as OH isn't sure he wants to get his employers back up...

The_Slithy_Tove

vicker wrote: »

OHs company email is very much "in line with company policy we have already paid this on your behalf"

So, what IS that company policy? It's probably not in the employment contract itself, but in the company handbook or equivalent. What EXACTLY does it say about such matters? Sod putting their backs up, what do you think they have done to your OH? A company of 2,000 will have an HR department separate from the normal lines of management, so taking it up with them will not directly affect the relationship between your OH and the line manager. Likewise fleet management tends to be separate. [In a previous employment (large company), I had a couple of run-ins with HR who were trying to take the p***, but as soon as I quoted the relevant parts of my contract or company handbook at them, they quickly backed down.]

Half_way

Do what CM says, get the appeal/challenge in with Parking eye.
If you could also tell us as to why a parking charge was issued, how ,and in whose car park, then it may give grounds for a complaint to the landowner.
Parking eye usually have so called ANPR systems, however in a few exceptionally rare cases they have foot patrols.


Depending on why a parking charge was issued, and in whos car park ( ie what supermarket etc) this could help with a compliant to the supermarket/car park owner, going by the circumstances you /your OH finds yourself in, i would also be tempted to ask/demand that the supermarket, as principal, refunds the parking charge/costs.
but all of that depends on the why/how and in whose car park

Coupon-mad

vicker wrote: »

Not yet as OH isn't sure he wants to get his employers back up...

But it won't. Of course he can try for a refund if it fits PE's cancellation policy.

He can certainly appeal, but he will need to show proof that he is the person who can, by ticking 'driver' (we rarely say that!) in the drop down menu and uploading proof of shopping if it's a retail park as PE routinely cancel if shoppers prove they spent over £30!

And upload a copy of the paper trail from the Fleet company through to the employer firm, showing that this is his PCN to appeal even though the employer has paid it in error, and he sincerely hopes that PE will refund the erroneous payment to the company who paid it, as he is also complaining to the Store manager this week (or Hospital, or Hotel manager, whatever).