Car park fine

Theshadow17

Company is that Euro Car park one and they have issued a fine for staying in their car park for more than 2 hours. However, I was charging my electric car using the very slow chargers on there. Even after the 3 hours I was parked there, my car was no where near fully charged. This can't be right surely? Why have chargers on there that won't charge you car within 2 hours. Also, I did do some shopping on the retail park where the car park is. Does anyone have any advice on this or have experienced this before?

Gr1pr

Definitely wasn't a fine, magistrates issue fines, not ECP

You have received a pcn invoice from a private parking company, ECP , probably for overstaying the 2 hours allowed on site

Try plan A in the newbies sticky thread in announcements near the top of the forum, complain about it to the retail park management company or landlord or landowner ASAP

Which retail park. ?

Theshadow17

Thank you.

One in Worcester, forgot the name, (i'm not from the area), next to the river.

Gr1pr

The Location is on the pcn

Theshadow17

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82137061#Comment_82137061

Tybridge retail park

Coupon-mad

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82137405#Comment_82137405

Right - hope by now you've googled & found the retail park management company or landowner and complained, and got it cancelled easily?

EV owners - and charging firms who lease those bays - should be up in arms about what PPCs are doing to them!

Yet the charging firms seem to have no clue that their terms must prevail and their bay lease gives them legal title.

Why are EV charging firms generally so useless about standing up for their (far more important) business interests? All I've seen from them is pathetic warnings to EV owners to watch out for car park terms that clash with their offer…WHY?!

Theshadow17

Exactly this!

To be fair, at my local Aldi, they have a seperate section for the charging bays which is not part of the main car park and it's terms. Which is how it should be done.

Going back to my OP, I will update you with the outcome as soon as.

Thank you.

Theshadow17

Update: Management company cancelled the PCN.

Coupon-mad

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82156972#Comment_82156972

Very good news.

But why oh why, do the rogue parking industry think that their terms (which they rock up and set and persuade landowners are a 'tech solution') somehow supersede the offer on the EV firm signs that are read and accepted in those separate bays?

Theshadow17

Yes, totally agree. They should not ever have the same terms.

Thanks for your support with this query.