Parking Scam?

trinidadone

well there has to be some advance notice/information somewhere

superscaper

Lee_Dunford wrote: »

well there has to be some advance notice/information somewhere

Of course if it is seen as "unfair" in any way then obviously any small claims case would not be upheld. As has been said, it's basically an invoice, not a fine. The OP can simply refuse to pay it and it'd be down to the company/parking enforcing agency to prove why he owes it. That would include demonstrating that the "rules" of the private road were made clear (in the form of signage etc) to anyone entering the road.

hollydays

Just to clarify-if its likely that the landowner who owns the private road,also owns the premesis you were delivering to,they might get the company issuing the tickets to withdraw it,if there was no where else you could have parked ,obviousy Superscapers and maninthestreets comments still apply.

I once got one of these for parking at a business where i was carrying out a business transaction and therefore parked with their permission-it was withdrawn.

trinidadone

not sure on this invoice/fine etc is right, but ok

superscaper

Lee_Dunford wrote: »

not sure on this invoice/fine etc is right, but ok

Private companies can't fine you, they have no power to. Pretty straightforward. Could you imagine Marks and Spencer giving you a fine because you didn't put something back on the right shelf?

And also once you're on private land the highway code doesn't apply. E.g. you can drink drive, be underage, don't need a licence etc. The "rules of the road" are just whatever the landowner wants them to be.

superscaper

hollydays wrote: »

Just to clarify-if its likely that the landowner who owns the private road,also owns the premesis you were delivering to,they might get the company issuing the tickets to withdraw it,if there was no where else you could have parked ,obviousy Superscapers and maninthestreets comments still apply.

I once got one of these for parking at a business where i was carrying out a business transaction and therefore parked with their permission-it was withdrawn.

Very true, quite often these contracted parking agencies run almost completely autonomously from the company that contracted them so the company may be completely unaware of the parking "fine" even though it's their land.

roddydogs

deanos wrote: »

You can legally park on double yellow lines if you are unloading like the op stated on a public road.

No you cant double yellows/reds meen no parking OR Stopping AT ANY TIME:mad::mad:

roddydogs

Lee_Dunford wrote: »

As mentioned above, you CAN load/unload on double yellow lines, were there any blips on the kerb (two blips means no loading at any time). There is a unwritten rule that moterists can not spend more than 15-20 minutes loading/unloading. There should also be some form of timeplate displayed, was there any? also check the ticket, is the VRN, make of vehicle, location, time/date, colour, contravention correct? if any are wrong, the ticket is void.

was any observation time given on the ticket (there should be at least five minutes observed if there are no restrictions for loading/unloading) if there were two blips on the kerbside, you CAN get a instant ticket.

Also are the yellow lines correctly marked? there should be a T bar at the end of the yellow line?

INCORRECT double Red/Yellows mean NO parking/stopping AT ANY TIME:A

superscaper

roddydogs wrote: »

INCORRECT double Red/Yellows mean NO parking/stopping AT ANY TIME:A

Moot point since the highway code doesn't apply in this case.

hollydays

superscaper wrote: »

Very true, quite often these contracted parking agencies run almost completely autonomously from the company that contracted them so the company may be completely unaware of the parking "fine" even though it's their land.

Agree, they are the big landowners,but if the Op was providing a service to one of their leaseholders it would be very churlish if the leaseholder was approched and didnt try to get the landlord to intercede on their behalf (this is probably not the ops case though,at a guess)