BW Legal/UK Car Park Management - Claim Form

Car1980

Also check there is entrance signage that adheres to the single code of practice. It's especially important when a private road uses public highway roadmarkings because it needs to made obvious it's private land. Double yellows allow alighting and loading/unloading, for example.

JPCN

Thank you all for the valuable input and advice. I'll incorporate these points into my hearing notes.

From your experience, what do judges tend to focus on during a small claims hearing?

Do they usually invite the claimant and defendant to make opening statements, or do they prefer to ask questions themselves? Also, are the parties generally allowed to cross-examine each other, or does the judge lead the questioning?

JPCN

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82069972#Comment_82069972

The only sign at the entrance is this, which I don't think adheres to the code of practice and this is the video I submitted https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-w1zr2_j2M

JPCN

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82069930#Comment_82069930

Thank you, @Castle How did you check this as Companies House does not tell you who owns land?

Car1980

Yep, that's not an entrance sign.

There should be something to show you are entering private land and what the key term is.

See https://www.britishparking.co.uk/write/Documents/AOS/NEW%20Redesigned%20Documents/sectorsingleCodeofPractice.pdf

Nothing around the corner?

JPCN

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82070560#Comment_82070560

The only sign in the Entrance is the one I posted and is shown in their site exhibit (circled in green)

Coupon-mad

That sign says:

WARNING: TOW AWAY ZONE

Towing away on private land is a criminal offence.

Illegal since 2012 in the POFA section 56.

And the lower sign pushes the supposed t&cs sign so high that it's completely illegible, therefore no contract exists.

Car1980

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82070628#Comment_82070628

Where were your parked? Your photo doesn't seem to tally with being inside the red outlined zone?

JPCN

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82071360#Comment_82071360

I was parked here Google View

On there site Map:

Feel free to look at the video,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-w1zr2_j2M

Car1980

Ok. Just worth exploring all options.

Look up Denning's red hand rule.

See how large the big P for parking is compared with the £100.

Look up the Parking Eye sign in the Beavis case for the size of the £100 on that.