Parking Charge Notice

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Sun 27 Apr 2008 19:06
Parking Charge Notice - mystroe
My son has been issued with two parking charge notices while parking his car in the carpark space he owns behind his flat. The carpark is partly controlled by a private car parking company. The company when he complained cancelled the first ticket but issued second on another day. he has complained a second time but no reply this time other than threat of passing details to a Debt Collection Agency. How do we make this problem go away?
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Sun 27 Apr 2008 19:40
Parking Charge Notice - Lud
Has someone sold the parking space to yr son and the private company? Anyway a proper talk with the management of the parking company seems to be indicated... hope it goes well.
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Sun 27 Apr 2008 23:28
Parking Charge Notice - spikeyhead {p}
Whoever organizes the parking enforcement for the flat management company needs a good talking to.

The ticket issued by the private company is legally unenforceable. If its issued by the local council then that's a different matter.

Enter a car park that has terms and conditions of parking on its entrance and its possible that a contract is entered into between driver (not the registered keeper and the reg keeper is under no obligations to disclose in this instance). However unless the terms and conditions are negotiable then its probable that the contract isn't enforceable in any form.

Penalty clauses in English law are not enforceable. It's possible that if you overstay in a supermarket car park then the supermarket could enforce a charge related to loss of income by using the car park when you weren't in the store, but that would only be possible if the car park was full and they could show that they were likely to have lost income.

Should a debt collection company try chasing them, remind them of the laws on harassment when chasing debt and ask to meet them in court. You're very unlikely to hear from them again.
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