SIP car park - penalty fine at hospital

mikepoole

Parked for 62 minutes at a SIP car park at an Oxford hospital

Both machines within the car park were out of order (I forgot to take a photo!). The main one said "This machine is buggered. Use machine by exit barrier"

I walked over the exit barrier to find an out of order sign on that machine also and the exit barrier raised permanently

I left the car park and have now received a penalty notice from SIP

Presumably, if there is no method of taking payment, I can contest the fine?

Umkomaas

Is this car park an actual hospital car park, if so contact PALS, tell them what happened and get them to cancel the parking charge?

If it is a private car park adjacent to the hospital, complain to the landowner, and ask them to get it cancelled. 

If no joy with either approach, refer to the NEWBIES FAQ Announcement, first post, for guidance on other ways to fight a private parking charge. 

Coupon-mad

Please show us a pic of the rogue letter.  £100?

It's not a penalty.

fisherjim

A PPC's usual reply in their scam tactics is to state that if you couldn't pay you shouldn't stay, but in the case of a hospital they would be on a sticky wicket this is a prime case for a complaint to PALS and take it further if they are no help.

If this is The John Radcliffe or Churchill hospital they have a transport department that handles parking complaints, they use ANPR so in reality the barriers are surplus to requirements anyway.

mikepoole

fisherjim said:

A PPC's usual reply in their scam tactics is to state that if you couldn't pay you shouldn't stay, but in the case of a hospital they would be on a sticky wicket this is a prime case for a complaint to PALS and take it further if they are no help.

If this is The John Radcliffe or Churchill hospital they have a transport department that handles parking complaints, they use ANPR so in reality the barriers are surplus to requirements anyway.

Thanks! Yes, it was the Churchill

The PALS thing is useful, hadn't thought of that!

pdel61

Odd, the last time I went to the Churchill there were no payment machines it's all online or by phone and you have 24 hours after leaving to pay.

1505grandad

@mikepoole -  does the parking charge notice show charge as £50 with a reduction if paid within 14 days. If so what is the reduction amount?

Coupon-mad

1505grandad said:

@mikepoole -  does the parking charge notice show charge as £50 with a reduction if paid within 14 days. If so what is the reduction amount?

Please show a photo of the PCN @mikepoole