£100 car park fine for 23 minutes overstay

[Nicosia Gooner]

Car Parking companies at Windsor are nothing but sharks and how they get away with their actions is beyond me; we paid £8 last night for 3 hours parking but returned 23 minutes late and found a parking fine ticket for £100. This was at 9:23 last night and there were only 2 other cars in the car park. Of course I accept that if one overstays there is the chance of a fine but £100?

['Neg]

:driving:

[PSRB]

no reduction for paying within 2 weeks?

They are ****ers though

[Nicosia Gooner]

[Pat Vegas]

[Pat Vegas]

[Nicosia Gooner]

[Nicosia Gooner]

[Snin]

you did the crime so pay for your time imo :-)

[Pat Vegas]

looking at the car with someone from Avis. Which I wasn't keen to do.

It was also suspiciously parked against a wall so I could not see one side.

When I got out the car I found it was all scratched up. So the whole week I was worried about it.

[Nicosia Gooner]

[Pat Vegas]

[Snin]

I wouldn't and didnt when got a ticket outside hilton in Reading etc, they cant force payment these days they just give up
They charge loads just to catch out people who pay.

But maybe its better not to piss mate off and just pay £60

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18451543

"Don't pay it. You are not entitled to pay a private company punitive fees.

My understanding is that since clamping has been banned it's not clear quite what will happen with these private "invoices" - and understand these are invoices NOT fines.

Previously the only person the company could persue was the driver, however the registered keeper would be contacted but they did not have to reveal who the driver was - meaning they could simply ignore the invoice.

Since the clamping ban the registered keeper is now liable for the invoice too - however it is illegal to impose a punitive fine so all you can be charged is for the loss of income due to you parking in their carpark, which should mean that it is not economically viable to actually chase anyone through the courts for the fee.

If I was in your situation I would simply ignore the ticket and any communication from the company, I doubt they'll drag you into court for a few quid. "

[Snin]

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/reclaim/private-parking-tic kets (http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/reclaim/private-parking-tickets)

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/scotland/drivers-urged-not- to-pay-private-parking-fines-1.251312 (http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/scotland/drivers-urged-not-to-pay-private-parking-fines-1.251312)

http://www.theaa.com/public_affairs/reports/parking-tickets- private-land.html (http://www.theaa.com/public_affairs/reports/parking-tickets-private-land.html)

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[Nicosia Gooner]