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Ninewells Dundee

Is the advice for Scotland still the same, ignore everything?

I had to drop someone off at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee and thought I'll only be 15 minutes I won't bother with a ticket.

I actually got back 10 minutes later and there was a penalty charge notice on my car.

Strange thing was there was no sign of a parking attendant anywhere that I could see when I left the car and came back.

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  • Umkomaas
    Umkomaas Posts: 44,418 Forumite
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    Is the advice for Scotland still the same, ignore everything?
    At the moment, but will change very soon.
    thought I'll only be 15 minutes I won't bother with a ticket.
    Why do you think private parking companies are employed. You'll have more difficulty with that attitude very soon in Scotland.
    I actually got back 10 minutes later and there was a penalty charge notice on my car.
    There wasn't a penalty charge notice on your windscreen. Private parking firms can't issue 'penalties'.
    Strange thing was there was no sign of a parking attendant anywhere that I could see when I left the car and came back.
    Would it have made any difference?

    Which parking firm is pursuing you?
    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.

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  • Helen28
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    Why do you think private parking companies are employed. You'll have more difficulty with that attitude very soon in Scotland.

    We shouldn't be paying for parking when visiting hospitals in Scotland but someone made a big boob when they gave out the parking contract and that fish wife in charge of Scotland doesn't have the guts to get rid of them at Ninewells.
  • Redx
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    The trouble now is your new Transport bill exacerbates the issues for Scotland , so although you may be factually correct it's only going to get worse in future now that you have keeper liability too

    We predict a host of complaints on here once the parking companies start issuing thousands of notices on Scottish residents , you will be playing catch up
  • Umkomaas
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    Helen28 wrote: »
    We shouldn't be paying for parking when visiting hospitals in Scotland but someone made a big boob when they gave out the parking contract and that fish wife in charge of Scotland doesn't have the guts to get rid of them at Ninewells.

    Rant over (:D) .... which parking company?
    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 Street
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 161,760 Forumite
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    that fish wife in charge of Scotland
    My thoughts exactly, she and 'ooo Jeremy Corbyn' can get lost IMHO.

    Anyway, back on topic!
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