Ludicrous Parking Charge Discussion

[Deleted User]

This thread is to discuss mad car park rules and charges that are simply ludicrous. If it’s happened to you, or you’ve seen/read it in the media then this is where you discuss it!

(I’ve started it as I am interested by ludicrous parking charges)

[Deleted User]

For example near Stansted Airport there is a McDonald’s and a Starbucks with what appears to be one car park but is actually two car parks where if you walk from one outlet to another you will be fined. Madness!

beamerguy

I think we see most things anyway.  You say you are 13, so were you at Stansted with your parents

DoaM

GabiB said:

For example near Stansted Airport there is a McDonald’s and a Starbucks with what appears to be one car park but is actually two car parks where if you walk from one outlet to another you will be fined. Madness!

No you won't 🙄

pogofish

GabiB said:

(I’ve started it as I am interested by ludicrous parking fines)

Why? - This Board does has no truck with “fines” no matter if they are legal/legit or implied by the most fevered impersonation of authority.

You would need to take this somewhere like Pepipoo, who do deal with legit enforcement but I fear a thread like this would last about as long as an ice cream in a blast furnace!

Scrapit

Wow. Just wow.

MistyZ

I like your style GabiB.  

Looks like a bit more research is required but don't go away.  The Newbies' thread is very good if you want to find out more.  The wonderful experienced regulars here are very keen on accuracy & that's not just pedantry - it's vitally important in fighting parking charges.

 In my experience 13 year olds learn fast and you could be really useful here.   

Fruitcake

It is good that you have an interest in the subject, but you need to understand the basics first. Fines and penalties can only be issued by courts, councils, and police. 
Unregulated private parking companies can only issue speculative invoices, otherwise referred to on here as invoices or scamvoices.

As advised above, the sticky thread for NEWBIES is the best place to start regarding scamvoices, or pepipoo.com for real fines and penalties.

D_P_Dance

Private parking companies do not issue fines, they issue invoices for alleged damages for alleged breach of contracts,  but you are under no obligation to pay, even if a judge says you have breached a contract.

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pogofish said:

GabiB said:

(I’ve started it as I am interested by ludicrous parking fines)

Why? - This Board does has no truck with “fines” no matter if they are legal/legit or implied by the most fevered impersonation of authority.

You would need to take this somewhere like Pepipoo, who do deal with legit enforcement but I fear a thread like this would last about as long as an ice cream in a blast furnace!

I’m so sorry about the fine thing, I do understand they are not fines and are invoices which have little legal weight but I just used the term fines generically, if anyone can suggest a more appropriate title I will be more than happy to correct it.

[Deleted User]

D_P_Dance said:

Private parking companies do not issue fines, they issue invoices for alleged damages for alleged breach of contracts,  but you are under no obligation to pay, even if a judge says you have breached a contract.

I know, as per early post I used the term generically which I shouldn’t have done, sorry.