G24 Parking fine

scab1es

Hi everyone, sorry if this is the wrong category but I have received a parking fine from G24 for parking outside a bay in Aldi's carpark Salford, at the time I was in my Royal mail van delivering to the store, I was no more than 5 minutes. I did not use a customers bay or park on a hazard box or a disabled spot and not on any yellow lines. I have spoken to the manager of the store, who was very helpful but told me it has nothing to do with them anymore. I know there are lots of post's on this, but the last one was 2018, I just wondered if the law had changed in the last 3 years with regard to these fines and I have to pay it, or if they are still scamming people. thank you.

Aylesbury_Duck

scab1es said:

Hi everyone, sorry if this is the wrong category but I have received a parking fine from G24 for parking outside a bay in Aldi's carpark Salford, at the time I was in my Royal mail van delivering to the store, I was no more than 5 minutes. I did not use a customers bay or park on a hazard box or a disabled spot and not on any yellow lines. I have spoken to the manager of the store, who was very helpful but told me it has nothing to do with them anymore. I know there are lots of post's on this, but the last one was 2018, I just wondered if the law had changed in the last 3 years with regard to these fines and I have to pay it, or if they are still scamming people. thank you.

I'd normally suggest putting this in the parking sub-forum, but surely this is a matter for your employer?  Why are you dealing with it?  It's not a fine in the normal sense, these "tickets" are really speculative invoices, but the old "ignore it" advice no longer stands and there is a particular process to follow, but as I said, this is surely a matter for your employer because the ticket was incurred as a result of your normal business.  

Jenni_D

Is it an Aldi-only site, or a retail park? (Aldi usually use Parking Eye for parking "management").

If Aldi-only complain like billyo to the store manager, the CEO and the Aldi Facebook page.

If retail park then find out who is the landowner/manager and complain like billyo to them.

For further targeted advice, get thee to the Parking board.

scab1es

Thanks for replying, I couldn't find the parking board under the category drop down menu, but Aldi is on a site with other retailers, I tried to speak to the management of the centre, but they were insistent on me contacting G24, as for it being RM problem as I was just doing my duty, policies have changed and every driver is eligible for any parking/speeding fines. I have handed it to a different manager at work to see if he can get it cancelled.

Jenni_D

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/categories/parking-tickets-fines-parking

That's the Parking board.  

Jenni_D

This is the Parking board.  

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/categories/parking-tickets-fines-parking

Jenni_D

This is the Parking board.  

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/categories/parking-tickets-fines-parking

Aylesbury_Duck

scab1es said:

Thanks for replying, I couldn't find the parking board under the category drop down menu, but Aldi is on a site with other retailers, I tried to speak to the management of the centre, but they were insistent on me contacting G24, as for it being RM problem as I was just doing my duty, policies have changed and every driver is eligible for any parking/speeding fines. I have handed it to a different manager at work to see if he can get it cancelled.

That seems unfair in circumstances like yours, where you're required to deliver to a store and park perfectly lawfully.  I can understand it if drivers are negligent/lazy, but where could you have lawfully and freely parked to deliver to the store, other than in their own car park?

I'd be speaking to HR for help if the other manager can't support.

Jenni_D

Aylesbury_Duck said:

scab1es said:

Thanks for replying, I couldn't find the parking board under the category drop down menu, but Aldi is on a site with other retailers, I tried to speak to the management of the centre, but they were insistent on me contacting G24, as for it being RM problem as I was just doing my duty, policies have changed and every driver is eligible for any parking/speeding fines. I have handed it to a different manager at work to see if he can get it cancelled.

That seems unfair in circumstances like yours, where you're required to deliver to a store and park perfectly lawfully.  I can understand it if drivers are negligent/lazy, but where could you have lawfully and freely parked to deliver to the store, other than in their own car park?

I'd be speaking to HR for help if the other manager can't support.

I think the problem in this case is where the OP parked. If they'd actually parked in a customer space there wouldn't (shouldn't) have been an invoice issued. OP should still raise merry hell with Aldi, their management and the retail site owners/managers.

mobileron

Any reason why u didnt park in a space.

scab1es

I was delivering to the store and didn't want to deny a customer a space, the car park was very busy and I was only in there a couple of minutes.