Invoice for stopping on Red Line (Airport)

fredblessed

I wonder if anyone has experience of being invoiced by a private company for stopping on a red line at Bristol airport?

The motorcycle bay is located in the multi-storey car park and the airport reserves the right to remove any bikes permitted outside this location. Confusingly there is a No Motorcycle symbol on the entrance sign to this car park so the rider did a U turn and went to the neighbouring short stay car park where they were photographed reading the terms and conditions.

Is it reasonable to stop to read the terms and conditions before entering a car park? The highway code says that "The double and single red lines used on Red Routes indicate that stopping to park, load/unload or to board and alight from a vehicle (except for a licensed taxi or if you hold a Blue Badge) is prohibited."

DE_612183

check out the newbees thread and search for "airport" - no you should not pay.

LDast

Which airport? Which PPC? Whatever you do, under no circumstances identify who the driver is. No ill thought out comments like "I am being invoiced for stopping for 18 seconds...". Instead you should use "The driver has been invoiced for stopping for 18 seconds...". Savvy?

The PPC have no idea who the driver is. The PPC cannot rely on or use PoFA to transfer liability from the unknown driver to the known keeper because any airport is land under statutory control where PoFA doesn't apply. The known keeper is under no legal obligation to identify the unknown driver. How do you think the PPC can collect their scam money if they don't know who the driver is?

Coupon-mad

fredblessed said:

I wonder if anyone has experience of being invoiced by a private company for stopping on a red line at an airport.

Only the entire forum.  Search for threads.

fisherjim

fredblessed said:

Is it reasonable to stop to read the terms and conditions before entering a car park? The highway code says that "The double and single red lines used on Red Routes indicate that stopping to park, load/unload or to board and alight from a vehicle (except for a licensed taxi or if you hold a Blue Badge) is prohibited."

Does the Highway Code say anything about it being applicable on private land?

PPC's copy signage to mislead or mean whatever they like on the day!

Half_way

PPCs can make up things as they go, for instance they could say that :Only Red vehicles are permitted to travel along routes with red lines, other vehicles must pay a charge of £2.50

Airport sites will more than likely have by-laws in place nullifying the protection of freedoms act, so as long as the driver ( rider?) isnt known then they have a much higher hurdle to pass

Thigs that will help:

 Airport name/location

Parking company?

Location of sign/car park ( google maps link)

stop_this_nonsense

Search "airport pcn" and Sort By "Newest":



There is nothing special or unique about your experience.

fredblessed

Thanks all. It looks like the sign was next to the public highway on an area covered by an airport bye-law. I've now found lots of threads about this particular company and that stopping to read signage is acceptable. The process strikes me as rather challenging (when it gets to the letter of claim stage) but I'll just take it one step at a time.

Fruitcake

It would be helpful if you would answer (all) the questions you have been asked by the regulars so we may help you to the best of our ability. At the moment, all we know is that the alleged event occurred at an airport, presumably somewhere in the UK, but even that has yet to be stated.

fredblessed

Ok, understood. Bristol Airport and VCS. I see that Coupon-Mad has provided lots of guidance on other threads.

Gr1pr

fredblessed said:

Ok, understood. Bristol Airport and VCS. I see that Coupon-Mad has provided lots of guidance on other threads.

Fruitcake knows all about Bristol airport and VCS, so you should definitely study all the posts that both have made regarding that airport