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Just wanted to share my Car Parking experience.
I parked up in a local town center parking position and duly purchased a ticket from the nearest machine, placing said ticket clearly in view on my vehicle. Sighting the Ticket enforcement officer in his little van as I walked into Town for a Hour.
On return there was the sticky unpaid enforcement Notice on my Screen....So I politely approached the parking attendant
, now cowering in his little booth, and suggested he saw the error of his way and remove the notice. With his limited English all he could muster was that I needed to contact head office to sort the problem. So with my purchased allocated ticket in hand I marched down to the Local Council to have it out with any one willing to talk to me 
I was informed by the receptionist that the Ticket Was for a PRIVATE company not the council. In my haste I'd parked in a once council owned car park, walked 2m to the Council owned ticket machine and put the Council ticket on my car parked in the Private car park!!!!!
So I went home, Scoured the Internet and came across a few articles where this had beena common issue for a number of years in this particular Town Center Car Park!!!!Shoot I thought, So I prepped the Letter to the Private Company, explaining my dreadful error and may they see fit to accept my offer of a new ticket I'd willingly purchase to rectify the fine. Providing the Original ticket as proof of my error. All enveloped up and ready to go, convinced they would be kind hearted and amicable in my defence
Sitting ready to be posted tomorrow.
Later that night, I casually drudged through some online info where I luckily found, along the lines of; you have entered into a private contract by parking on their land, they would have to take you to court to get the money allegedly owed, they can not send bailiffs or take the money any other way unless they go through court which cost them money and win, they will have to know where you live, contact details etc, which THEY HAVE NOT GOT...and would have to apply to the DVLA to get your personal details...However, the reality is that extremely few cases ever reach court because of the difficulties the private company has in proving its case.
So I Literally tore up the envelope, Sighing to myself, almost dropped a clanger, never heard a dickie bird from them.
If I'd phoned them, or sent them my explanation letter they would have my address, contact details, and they would of started the threat-O-Gram letters, which would of been irritating.
I parked up in a local town center parking position and duly purchased a ticket from the nearest machine, placing said ticket clearly in view on my vehicle. Sighting the Ticket enforcement officer in his little van as I walked into Town for a Hour.
On return there was the sticky unpaid enforcement Notice on my Screen....So I politely approached the parking attendant
, now cowering in his little booth, and suggested he saw the error of his way and remove the notice. With his limited English all he could muster was that I needed to contact head office to sort the problem. So with my purchased allocated ticket in hand I marched down to the Local Council to have it out with any one willing to talk to me I was informed by the receptionist that the Ticket Was for a PRIVATE company not the council. In my haste I'd parked in a once council owned car park, walked 2m to the Council owned ticket machine and put the Council ticket on my car parked in the Private car park!!!!!So I went home, Scoured the Internet and came across a few articles where this had beena common issue for a number of years in this particular Town Center Car Park!!!!Shoot I thought, So I prepped the Letter to the Private Company, explaining my dreadful error and may they see fit to accept my offer of a new ticket I'd willingly purchase to rectify the fine. Providing the Original ticket as proof of my error. All enveloped up and ready to go, convinced they would be kind hearted and amicable in my defence
Sitting ready to be posted tomorrow.Later that night, I casually drudged through some online info where I luckily found, along the lines of; you have entered into a private contract by parking on their land, they would have to take you to court to get the money allegedly owed, they can not send bailiffs or take the money any other way unless they go through court which cost them money and win, they will have to know where you live, contact details etc, which THEY HAVE NOT GOT...and would have to apply to the DVLA to get your personal details...However, the reality is that extremely few cases ever reach court because of the difficulties the private company has in proving its case.
So I Literally tore up the envelope, Sighing to myself, almost dropped a clanger, never heard a dickie bird from them.
If I'd phoned them, or sent them my explanation letter they would have my address, contact details, and they would of started the threat-O-Gram letters, which would of been irritating.
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