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How to enforce parking restrictions without being an a%&$ ?

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  • beamerguy
    beamerguy Posts: 17,587 Forumite
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    edited 26 May 2019 at 2:44PM
    Thought about it but not tried it. FlashPark offers their "FlashPeel" service which I've considered, though for the number of bays the starting price is almost £100.

    Have you tried this type of solution and had success?

    Flashpark ..... part of Vehicle Control Solutions Ltd .... you really are delving into the dark world
    You start fixing "hard to remove" stickers, someone will end up with a bloody nose
  • you do realise that if you start placing tickets on cars , you will get verbal abuse , bricks thru your widows , etc

    Usually if I see people arriving to park I ask them who they are there to see, and they scuttle off. If they stay or I don't see them arrive, then easy enough to take a photo after they've left. No ticket or confrontation to worry about.
  • Flashpark ..... part of Vehicle Control Solutions Ltd .... you really are delving into the dark world
    Are there any that are reputable? Maybe there is a gap in the market and I can start a sideline business ;-)
    You start fixing "hard to remove" stickers, someone will end up with a bloody nose
    That's a good argument for taking a photo from a distance and uploading it to an enforcement company!
  • twhitehousescat
    twhitehousescat Posts: 5,368 Forumite
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    Are there any that are reputable? Maybe there is a gap in the market and I can start a sideline business ;-)


    That's a good argument for taking a photo from a distance and uploading it to an enforcement company!

    you dont get it yet do you ?


    a parking Co can only survive if it relies on giving £100 invoices , being paid £40 per sign does not buy luxury yaughts

    if you started taking people to court , you do realise max fees would be £50 for your time and effort plus travel , what happens if person lives 300 miles away ?

    the only way the parking Cos make money is using likes of BW legal etc on a set small fee or people paying up before court , even so , an average claim of say £175 , minus legal fees , minus court fees , minus time and effort often over many yrs , will give a figure far below £100

    do us a favour , if you decide to start this as a sideline , please join the BPA
  • beamerguy
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    Well, all we can do is warn you.

    Someone would see you taking pictures, there is generally a very angry public at large

    I wish you luck in whatever decision you take
  • Someone would see you taking pictures, there is generally a very angry public at large

    I wish you luck in whatever decision you take
    Thanks. Perhaps I just need to bite the bullet and install cctv then - avoids that issue then.
  • twhitehousescat
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    or simply install "fake" signage , that can often be found hanging on lamp posts in retail parks

    hint hint ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
  • or simply install "fake" signage , that can often be found hanging on lamp posts in retail parks
    We already have FlashPark signs up at the entrance, as we share a car park entrance with the shop next door who are subscribed to FlashPark (though the car parks are separate). This hasn't deterred anyone. I suspect word of mouth has led the locals to believe they can park behind businesses out of hours with impunity.
  • NeilCr
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    We already have FlashPark signs up at the entrance, as we share a car park entrance with the shop next door who are subscribed to FlashPark (though the car parks are separate). This hasn't deterred anyone. I suspect word of mouth has led the locals to believe they can park behind businesses out of hours with impunity.

    We found people ignore signs. After a while they realise there is nothing behind them

    I think the better idea is the "false" clamp. That might deter.

    It's such a shame that folks can get away with messing around with someone's business and (apparently) aggressive tactics as mentioned by twhitehousescat. You and your wife have done nothing wrong and it is you who is having to spend time, effort and money to find a solution.

    Good luck. I hope it works out for you!
  • DoaM
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    You mention sometimes having to double-park ... if someone parks there without permission why not have others double-park near and around the offender? That way the offender would need to come into the business to ask people to move so they can get out, which gives you the opportunity to advise them that they're trespassing and that they should refrain from parking there in future.

    Oh, and that the drivers of the other vehicles are presently out of the office but the cars will be moved as soon as possible. ;)
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