Parking fine at petrol station – grounds for appeal?

bpk101

I've just received a parking fine from Horizon Parking for exceeding the 30 minute maximum stay at my local Asda petrol station. The Asda handles Amazon returns and I drove there to take numerous parcels for return. Due to the length it took staff to handle the returns (I think they were dealing with some IT issues) I was in there for around 45minutes.

Is this grounds for appeal? I was genuinely using the stores facilities and was only there for so long due to technical issues on their side.

bpk101

Photo of the car park sign...

Le_Kirk

Plan A - a complaint to ASDA.

Mark_d

ChirpyChicken said:

Mark_d said:

You knew the limit was 30 minutes.  When things were going slowly, did you not think to cut your visit short and return at a later time?

Queues at checkout, delays being seen at a hospital...these sort of things are never acceptable excuses to be let off a parking fine.

But its not a parking fine and its beatable.

It is private land and the advertised conditions do apply.  The right thing to so is admit breaching the conditions and pay up

Gr1pr

Jopson case allows for unloading and loading, plus frustration of contract if the shop caused the delay 

The OP should complain about it to Asda or the business or landlord or landowner and get it cancelled,  especially if the delay was caused by them , beyond the drivers control 

The sign clearly states that the driver should seek more time for the staff, so should have been rectified at the time 

Nellymoser

Mark_d clearly missed this condition on the car park sign  "Need longer? Just ask

If the customer service assistant was aware IT  issues were causing delays she should have taken action without customer having to ask. 

Coupon-mad

This will be easy for ASDA to cancel.

Nobody should pay unfair parking charges.

Umkomaas

Mark_d said:

ChirpyChicken said:

Mark_d said:

You knew the limit was 30 minutes.  When things were going slowly, did you not think to cut your visit short and return at a later time?

Queues at checkout, delays being seen at a hospital...these sort of things are never acceptable excuses to be let off a parking fine.

But its not a parking fine and its beatable.

It is private land and the advertised conditions do apply.  The right thing to so is admit breaching the conditions and pay up

Contract law is not straightforward, and your responses suggest you don't have a grip on it. The OP should therefore ignore the advice you have provided. 

prowla

OP - it's not your fault.

It's also not a fine - it's some grubby scammers trying to tap you for some money.

Since the sign has "ASDA" on it and you were at ASDA, your recourse is to go there and get them to cancel it on the basis they kept you waiting (but who knows - they might keep you waiting for another 30+ minutes!).

prowla

Mark_d said:

You knew the limit was 30 minutes.  When things were going slowly, did you not think to cut your visit short and return at a later time?

Queues at checkout, delays being seen at a hospital...these sort of things are never acceptable excuses to be let off a parking fine.

Mark_d said:

ChirpyChicken said:

Mark_d said:

You knew the limit was 30 minutes.  When things were going slowly, did you not think to cut your visit short and return at a later time?

Queues at checkout, delays being seen at a hospital...these sort of things are never acceptable excuses to be let off a parking fine.

But its not a parking fine and its beatable.

It is private land and the advertised conditions do apply.  The right thing to so is admit breaching the conditions and pay up

Utter baloney: it's not a "fine" and that is certainly not the "right thing to do".

Half_way

Mark_d said:

You knew the limit was 30 minutes.  When things were going slowly, did you not think to cut your visit short and return at a later time?

Queues at checkout, delays being seen at a hospital...these sort of things are never acceptable excuses to be let off a parking fine.

@Mark_d 

Completely unhelpful; advice as no fine or penalty has been issued.

 Being delayed due to matters beyond reasonable control  is what is known as a frustration of contract.

 

If anything, the set-up at the location is only fit for one thing, and that is for an un regulated parking company to make as much money as possible