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ParkingEye, Scotland, hotel patron only car park
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Hi,
I read through the novice thread and read that for Scotland the best advice is to do nothing. However, is this really the case? Maybe I should appeal on grace period ground?
I happened to stop at Moxely hotel Edinburgh for exactly 15min to pick up a phone call. Realised that the car park was for patrons only but thought a quick stop if not leaving the car would be ok. Did not read all conditions carefully.
Got parking charge notice for £100 delivered to my address with pictures of my car standing there 15 days after incident.
I am a little bit uneasy about doing nothing. Is there anything I could do considering I have not parked but stopped to pick up a phone call? I still have not spoken to the hotel, not quite sure on what grounds to complain?
Thanks for your advice!!!!!
I read through the novice thread and read that for Scotland the best advice is to do nothing. However, is this really the case? Maybe I should appeal on grace period ground?
I happened to stop at Moxely hotel Edinburgh for exactly 15min to pick up a phone call. Realised that the car park was for patrons only but thought a quick stop if not leaving the car would be ok. Did not read all conditions carefully.
Got parking charge notice for £100 delivered to my address with pictures of my car standing there 15 days after incident.
I am a little bit uneasy about doing nothing. Is there anything I could do considering I have not parked but stopped to pick up a phone call? I still have not spoken to the hotel, not quite sure on what grounds to complain?
Thanks for your advice!!!!!
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Private Parking ticket? check the 2 sticky threads by coupon-mad and crabman in the Parking Tickets, Fines & Parking Board forum for the latest advice or maybe try pepipoo or C.A.G. or legal beagles forums if you need legal advice as well because this parking forum is not about debt collectors or legal matters per se
That's unequivocally 'parked'. What else would you call it? How would you otherwise define it?
You have 3 choices in my opinion:
1. Pay it
2. Complain to the landowner (good luck with that)
3. Ignore it - at this stage, it's not likely to explode in your face as the Scotland Transport Act isn't fully enacted on the private parking side of things.
Sorry if this sounds like tough love, but the more that motorists anywhere on the mainland of the UK understand that stopping anywhere on private land is OK and without risk, is sadly mistaken and is something that could easily cost them £60-£100 (or more).
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.
Personally, if you honestly only stopped for 15 minutes I’d contact the hotel and explain. After all, you may have been in the hotel enquiring about their facilities.
its not extreme , its the cold hard truth typed out by a regular who has been here for many years like me , helping those who deserve help because they have been [email protected] , not bilkers
sermon over
Private Parking ticket? check the 2 sticky threads by coupon-mad and crabman in the Parking Tickets, Fines & Parking Board forum for the latest advice or maybe try pepipoo or C.A.G. or legal beagles forums if you need legal advice as well because this parking forum is not about debt collectors or legal matters per se
Private Parking ticket? check the 2 sticky threads by coupon-mad and crabman in the Parking Tickets, Fines & Parking Board forum for the latest advice or maybe try pepipoo or C.A.G. or legal beagles forums if you need legal advice as well because this parking forum is not about debt collectors or legal matters per se
Sure it's just a hotel car park. But the OP now has a bill for £100. Would you suggest he does it again in the same car park (or any other for that matter) if he wants to take another phone call?
He may have been enquiring about their facilities - but - he wasn't. Like I said, he can complain to the landowner (again - good luck with that).
If you have any other advice for him, please provide, but we never advocate making untruthful statements. We leave that to the PPC community.
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.
the answer is very simple , pull over on the public road
most people cany stop yakkin on their phones long enough to notice the time passing , even though the phones have a clock on them , lol
Private Parking ticket? check the 2 sticky threads by coupon-mad and crabman in the Parking Tickets, Fines & Parking Board forum for the latest advice or maybe try pepipoo or C.A.G. or legal beagles forums if you need legal advice as well because this parking forum is not about debt collectors or legal matters per se