Parking fine for NHS employee who parked in the designated parking space

planegeek

Hello,

I am writing to ask for some guidance regarding one SIP PCN received within the John Radcliffe Hospital car park.
The driver of the car which I am the keeper, parked within the Hospital Staff car park. I must mention that the driver of the car displayed an employee parking permit in the front window. This employee parking permit allows the driver of the car to park within the hospital car parks.

However, the driver of the car received a window PCN for the reason "Parked in Priority Area with Standard". I assume this means that the driver of the car park on a "priority" parking space. There was no signage of such a priority space, as well as there were no markings to differentiate these "priority" spaces from the "usual" ones. 

It is also outrageous that an employee who comes to fulfil his work duty, gets a fine for parking in the workplace premises.

I am attaching a photo of the PCN for your reference.
I have read the Newbies thread and I believe I need to wait for the NTK to arrive and use the appeal process to dismiss the PCN if the NTK will not arrive within 14 days.

I also appreciate your help and guidance on how to proceed further.

With best regards,
M

planegeek

Went there to check signage and it looks like there is a sign at the entrance, saying that first floor is priority and ground floor is standard. The car was parked on the first floor. Can I still appeal or dismiss? 

Le_Kirk

planegeek said:

Went there to check signage and it looks like there is a sign at the entrance, saying that first floor is priority and ground floor is standard. The car was parked on the first floor. Can I still appeal or dismiss? 

But you were specifically looking for signs.  If you/the driver just drove in and didn't notice the signs, they obviously were not prominent enough!

Redx

POFA may also be a factor , so when the ntk arrives , check for compliance , or failure to comply

Plan A is the best option , a complaint to the facilities manager

planegeek

It looks like the parking company is part of the BPA. Will the blue template apply in this case? 

Redx

planegeek said:

It looks like the parking company is part of the BPA. Will the blue template apply in this case? 

SiP are IPC , not BPA , lol

Blue template applies in all cases except for hire , Lease and company vehicles

KeithP

SiP Parking Limited are not members of the BPA's Approved Operator Scheme.

They are members of the IPC's Accredited Operator Scheme.

D_P_Dance

They are not fines, please read the newbies and complain to youtr  MP.  

Fruitcake

What happened when the driver and keeper complained to their employer, the head of the hospital, their union rep, and their MP?

They should all be reminded of the government guidelines regarding staff parking.

NHS car parking guidance 2021 for NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Get pics of the site and signage.

Of vital importance is to contribute to the government consultation on parking charges, and to complain to MPs about the parking industry's current attempt to add on fake debt collector amounts to raise charges even higher than they are at the moment.

Government Consultation re private parking charge levels, August 2021: PLEASE BOOKMARK THIS THREAD — MoneySavingExpert Forum