Guest Peter James Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 In case you didn't know, the advice to ignore private parking tickets is now outdated. Since they lost the right to wheelclamp you, they have gained other rights. That doesn't mean you should automatically pay what they ask - you may still avoid paying. But its got a lot more complicated than just ignoring them. http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?f=163 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallii Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I would say don't pay. I have done just that. They still have no legal right to demand money by menaces, or to demand payment for money that exceeds their losses. POPLA appeal is the way to go and even the small claims court, they rarely win. See http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?s=78aeae8174c36ab2cb62e6bea7fa907e& H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepe63xnotuse Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I would say don't park where you shouldn't....therefore avoiding the ticket in the first place. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peter James Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 pepe63 - 2014-02-23 12:36 PM I would say don't park where you shouldn't....therefore avoiding the ticket in the first place. ;-) .. and if other suitable parking was available perhaps we would never need to park where we shouldn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peter James Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 hallii - 2014-02-23 12:29 PM I would say don't pay. I have done just that. They still have no legal right to demand money by menaces, or to demand payment for money that exceeds their losses. POPLA appeal is the way to go and even the small claims court, they rarely win. See http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?s=78aeae8174c36ab2cb62e6bea7fa907e& H Good link,Thanks B-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonfold Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 It is very important to secure parking tickets. Ignoring it will cause a big problem. However, a woman is suing the city of Chicago due to a $105,000-plus parking ticket bill accrued by her $600 Junker car. The tickets, gathered over three years, add up to the largest such bill ever served by the town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Joe90 Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 A pal of mine is currently getting letters from Parking eye demanding I think £100, his "crime" was stopping on an almost deserted motorway service area for just over two hours in the middle of the night. (!) Perhaps the highways agency should amend those signs that say "Tiredness kills take a break" adding as long as it isn't longer than two hours. I cannot understand how it is private companies can pay and obtain for information from DVLA, I thought there was supposed to be data protection in this country, it's a bloody scandal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 pepe63 - 2014-02-23 12:36 PM I would say don't park where you shouldn't....therefore avoiding the ticket in the first place. ;-) This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peter James Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Peter James - 2014-02-23 12:48 PM pepe63 - 2014-02-23 12:36 PM I would say don't park where you shouldn't....therefore avoiding the ticket in the first place. ;-) .. and if other suitable parking was available perhaps we would never need to park where we shouldn't This *-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepe63xnotuse Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 ips - 2014-11-14 11:10 AM pepe63 - 2014-02-23 12:36 PM I would say don't park where you shouldn't....therefore avoiding the ticket in the first place. ;-) This Oi!... don't get draggin' me back into this... (lol) ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 pepe63 - 2014-11-14 11:35 AM ips - 2014-11-14 11:10 AM pepe63 - 2014-02-23 12:36 PM I would say don't park where you shouldn't....therefore avoiding the ticket in the first place. ;-) This Oi!... don't get draggin' me back into this... (lol) ;-) oops too late :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Joe90 Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 I think it's perfectly reasonable for Hospitals to employ these modern day Dick Turpins, just adds to the whole stressful situations of ill health, or visiting a sick or in our case once a dying relative (!) Shame they don't die to coincide with a parking ticket expiry time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith T Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Joe90 - 2014-11-14 1:30 PM I think it's perfectly reasonable for Hospitals to employ these modern day Dick Turpins, just adds to the whole stressful situations of ill health, or visiting a sick or in our case once a dying relative (!) Shame they don't die to coincide with a parking ticket expiry time. Regrettably gone are the days, it seems, of paying for parking when you leave.....how on earth can you know if you attend for an appointment at a hospital how long you will be - it's not unknown for a consultant to be running over an hour late, so it's no use putting on an hour's ticket....but this surely is just another way to make more money! Down here in sunny (!) Dawlish, you even pay to park if you go to the Doctors - and again you can never tell how long the wait will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peter James Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 pepe63 - 2014-02-23 12:36 PM I would say don't park where you shouldn't....therefore avoiding the ticket in the first place. ;-) If you see a car parked where it shouldn't be, take a photo and post it on here ......... **** = the c word .......... http://www.parkedlikea****.com/ - (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peter James Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Problem with supermarket and hospital car parks is that if there were no restrictions the car parks would be full of people who have parked and gone elsewhere. You can't really blame them for putting restrictions on. They don't have this problem across the channel because there is adequate alternative parking. The British Government has created this problem by pocketing all our road taxes but washing its hands of any responsibility to provide adequate facilities like parking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muswell Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 If a hospital is run under a PFI then you will probably find that the parking is run by them and it is in their interest to maximise the income. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskers Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 At Chesterfield Royal you can obtain a ticket to cover 14 visits for a very reasonable amount. i have found this very useful as my wife is frequently visiting the hospital. Though I don't know where one could park a motorcaravan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will86 Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 One of my cars recently had official and written permission for parking at a London hospital but was still sent a charge notice, The dispute is still ongoing after 6 months, each time a valid reply is sent it adds another waiting period to the final judgement. Officialdom at its greatest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
campervanista Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 When hospital charges throughout the UK are abolished I will be prepared to consider that I live in a civilised country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archiesgrandad Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Only magistrates and judges can impose fines, anyone else is only entitled to ask you for money. If you decline they can take you to court and state their case, they may win or they may not. The fact that they are given access to your personal information by an agency of the state is perhaps something that we should take up with the people we elect and pay to represent our interests in parliament. AGD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie B Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 what would be wrong in covering up or obscuring the number plate when you entered the private car parks? just a thought? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 campervanista - 2014-11-21 4:26 PM When hospital charges throughout the UK are abolished I will be prepared to consider that I live in a civilised country. Nice idea - but if they were free you would never be able to find a place in one. They would be full of cars parked by local shoppers. ( In a really " civilised" country they wouldn't park there ). :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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