Huge private parking fine (Scotland)

scarecrow8711

Scotland. I have parked on Marchburn Dr, Paisley PA3 2SJ before with no issues for several days. The driver recently parked here for 14 days while we were away on our first overseas family holiday for over 10 years. Previous experience parking there with no issues, other people parked the street, and not seeing the signs because it was dark made us think there were no concerns.

As the keeper, I've been sent separate private parking fines for every day we were there so 14x £100 fines.

The fines from CPM Car Park Management say: Reason: No parking at any time.

I am super stressed about it as it's a huge fine and we just weren't expecting it at all. I drove hours back to the street and took this photo of the sign:

I've heard I shouldn't respond as there is no keeper liability, but we're very worried.

Please can anyone help?

Edit: Some are reduced at £60 still. Is it worth paying some of these off to reduce the total amount it will all go up to, or might that undermine the defence for the driver?

HoneydewLemon

From what I've read on this forum - I'm fairly sure that there can be no keeper liability in Scotland, and they can only pursue the driver, and they most likely have no way of knowing or proving who that is.

I'm sure one of the more knowledgeable regulars will be along at some point to confirm!

oldernonethewiser

You haven't got any fines

No keeper liability in Scotland, yet, so they can only go after the driver.

They don't know who the driver is/was do they?

Car1980

A massive blue P for parking where no parking is permitted? How does that work then?

I bet there are no lines either.

scarecrow8711

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82127088#Comment_82127088

There were only double yellows on the opposite side.

Coupon-mad

Absolutely no paying ANY of them.

Totally ignore UKCPM.

Nothing will happen in Scotland, as you don't have keeper liability (yet, that is coming in next year but obviously not retrospectively!) and because UKCPM don't use any law firm with expertise to sue in Scotland.

REPEAT:

DO NOT ENGAGE

DO NOT PAY

NOTHING WILL HAPPEN.

James_Poisson

If you look at that contradictory sign you can see that a sticker has been placed over what was originally on it, I suspect that the lazy idiots have just changed it from a you can park with conditions to a you can't park.

flaneurs_lobster

There's a thread from last year about this self-same location

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6588960/pcn-from-cpm-for-no-parking-at-any-time-near-glasgow-airport

scarecrow8711

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82127454#Comment_82127454

Thanks. Yes, I had a look at that, but wasn't sure if anything had changed or if it was different with more than one parking penalty. Thanks.