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Can you be fined in a private car park outside normal operating hours?
In a private car park, with a two hour free limit, is it still reasonable to be fined outside normal operating hours? None of the shop premises were open during the time of parking.
Asked on 3 May 2017 by Gary
Answered by
Honest John
Yes. That was the Supreme Court ruling in Beavis v Parking Eye November 2015.
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