unfair parking fine

Trainerman

Umkomaas said:

Frightening how many self-ordained 'experts' can get this so unhelpfully wrong. 🤐 🤦‍♂️ 

Yes, absolutely amazing. Surely, if you do not know the answer, say nothing !

beanielou

Coupon-mad said:

Worth @beanielou and @HumberFlyer and @poppy12345 and @prettyandfluffy (and @M25 - you missed the proper option: retailer cancellation) noting this and reconsidering.

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Yes that’s correct. 

As a disabled person I still expect to follow rules and guidelines like everyone else. 

I have never been in this situation so had no idea of retailer cancellation. 

This was my personal opinion & not that of MSE. 

Umkomaas

beanielou said:

KeithP said:

Coupon-mad said:

Worth @beanielou and @HumberFlyer and @poppy12345 and @prettyandfluffy (and @M25 - you missed the proper option: retailer cancellation) noting this and reconsidering.

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Yes that’s correct. 

1. As a disabled person I still expect to follow rules and guidelines like everyone else. 

2. I have never been in this situation so had no idea of retailer cancellation. 

3. This was my personal opinion & not that of MSE. 

1. Which 'guidelines' are these. If you are a disabled person, the Equality Act 2010 should be essential reading and understanding so you do not face the kind of unlawful treatment being meted out to the OP. 

2. Morrisons are the most helpful of the big beast supermarkets where their customers are being unfairly harassed. They certainly wouldn't want to be involved in an EA 2010 claim!

3. But, how does it help the OP in the context of this being a forum primarily designed to save people money?

UncleThomasCobley

All you need to do is fill in this online form and you will see the parking charge cancelled:

https://www.morrisons.com/help/form/contact-us/in-store-experience/car-parks/i-have-received-a-parking-charge-for-parking-in-your-car-park

Coupon-mad

beanielou said:

KeithP said:

Coupon-mad said:

Worth @beanielou and @HumberFlyer and @poppy12345 and @prettyandfluffy (and @M25 - you missed the proper option: retailer cancellation) noting this and reconsidering.

And one of those respondents is a MSE Forum board guide ambassador.

Yes that’s correct. 

As a disabled person I still expect to follow rules and guidelines like everyone else. 

I have never been in this situation so had no idea of retailer cancellation. 

This was my personal opinion & not that of MSE. 

 But it's legally wrong.

Not just legally wrong but it is also incorrect to say that "rules is rules" (effectively) to a clearly disadvantaged disabled person in any scenario.  Reasonable adjustments are a right.

You are not held to arbitrary fixed time limits if your disability means you might need longer.

Retailer cancellation is separate to this.
We don't expect you to know that but we were sad to see several posters queue up to wrongly tell a disabled victim of a scam private PCN, that they are held to unfair inflexible time limit rules.

fisherjim

beanielou said:

Not sure how it is unfair if you overstayed the time displayed.
Even as blue badge holders we still have to follow the rules.

Maybe you should acquaint yourself with some of the Parking ATA's COP (rules) then, for example from the BPA who are Euro's ATA:

16 Disabled motorists

16.1 The Equality Act 2010 says that providers of services to
the public must make ‘reasonable adjustments’ to remove
barriers which may discriminate against disabled people.

Giving additional time to a disabled person is a "reasonable adjustment" but as we know on this forum private parking management is about greed not making adjustments!

prettyandfluffy

beanielou said:

KeithP said:

Coupon-mad said:

Worth @beanielou and @HumberFlyer and @poppy12345 and @prettyandfluffy (and @M25 - you missed the proper option: retailer cancellation) noting this and reconsidering.

And one of those respondents is a MSE Forum board guide ambassador.

Yes that’s correct. 

As a disabled person I still expect to follow rules and guidelines like everyone else. 

I have never been in this situation so had no idea of retailer cancellation. 

This was my personal opinion & not that of MSE. 

Yes, same here.

Nellymoser

How sad this Newbie had to read those first 7 comments on a different board before having the opportunity to receive advice from the knowledgeable experts on the parking board.
It's a pity but understandable that Newbie @sheilah199 hasn't come back on and be so very sad if they've gone and paid the £170 charge that would have been cancelled with correct guidance from the parking board experts.

Le_Kirk

Umkomaas said:

prettyandfluffy said:

Where was the disabled space you parked in? On the road or in a car park and if the latter who manages the car park - a private company or the council?

I have to say I don't think you are likely to garner much sympathy for exceeding the free parking you were entitled to.

They were, in fact, in law, entitled to much more!

Yes, sympathy from posters and time from the (not so super) market

Skiddaw1

Nellymoser said:

How sad this Newbie had to read those first 7 comments on a different board before having the opportunity to receive advice from the knowledgeable experts on the parking board.
It's a pity but understandable that Newbie @sheilah199 hasn't come back on and be so very sad if they've gone and paid the £170 charge that would have been cancelled with correct guidance from the parking board experts.

Well said. I fear the OP has long since given up. Such a shame.