MET parking charges at Macdonalds
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158 minutes, but i had been in, seems its a CHARGE not a FINE and for the driver not the owner/keeper, they have no power to collect
"Don’t believe the above? Watch a solicitor on Watchdog advising you what to do with the scam invoices.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAIcdi9niHA
THEY ARE NOT FINES
Only the Police, Courts or Council’s can fine you. NOT a private company, please remember that"
"Don’t believe the above? Watch a solicitor on Watchdog advising you what to do with the scam invoices.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAIcdi9niHA
THEY ARE NOT FINES
Only the Police, Courts or Council’s can fine you. NOT a private company, please remember that"
Upatdawn said:
158 minutes, but i had been in, seems its a CHARGE not a FINE and for the driver not the owner/keeper, they have no power to collect
How many of your 158 minutes where you actually in the business whose car park you were using?Yes they do have the power to collect, via the County Court.
PurpleMoonlight said:
How many of your 158 minutes where you actually in the business whose car park you were using?
Yes they do have the power to collect, via the County Court.
I didnt actually time my food consumption but then again, neither did they....Yes they do have the power to collect, via the County Court.
i also took a dump, does that count?
From what I have heard on these forums I dont think the solicitor on Watchdog gave any helpful advice and making a paper plane out of the parking charge may not be the right thing to do.
If its the driver who is responsible I would write back saying you are the registered keeper of the vehicle but you were not the driver on that particular day.Tell them if the pay an admin fee of £100 you will supply the drivers name.
If its the driver who is responsible I would write back saying you are the registered keeper of the vehicle but you were not the driver on that particular day.Tell them if the pay an admin fee of £100 you will supply the drivers name.
Upatdawn said:
158 minutes, but i had been in, seems its a CHARGE not a FINE and for the driver not the owner/keeper, they have no power to collect
"Don’t believe the above? Watch a solicitor on Watchdog advising you what to do with the scam invoices.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAIcdi9niHA
THEY ARE NOT FINES
Only the Police, Courts or Council’s can fine you. NOT a private company, please remember that"
You seem to think you have this sussed, so I'm not sure what the point of the thread is?"Don’t believe the above? Watch a solicitor on Watchdog advising you what to do with the scam invoices.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAIcdi9niHA
THEY ARE NOT FINES
Only the Police, Courts or Council’s can fine you. NOT a private company, please remember that"
OTOH you might want to look at the date of that video, and then update yourself with the current legislation.
From the Money supermarket website.
Out of 23,500 people who appealed via one of these systems in the year to March 2014,45% were successful.
So I would not make a paper plane yet as this means that 55% of people were unsuccessful in their appeal so ended up paying the charge.
I would think 80% of the people who get these parking charges just pay the £50 as they do not know the difference between a charge and a fine and are not aware there is an appeal process.
Out of 23,500 people who appealed via one of these systems in the year to March 2014,45% were successful.
So I would not make a paper plane yet as this means that 55% of people were unsuccessful in their appeal so ended up paying the charge.
I would think 80% of the people who get these parking charges just pay the £50 as they do not know the difference between a charge and a fine and are not aware there is an appeal process.
btcc123 said:
From the Money supermarket website.
Out of 23,500 people who appealed via one of these systems in the year to March 2014,45% were successful.
So I would not make a paper plane yet as this means that 55% of people were unsuccessful in their appeal so ended up paying the charge.
I would think 80% of the people who get these parking charges just pay the £50 as they do not know the difference between a charge and a fine and are not aware there is an appeal process.
Not quite right. 45% of the appeals were successful, but that doesn't mean 55% paid up. The appeal body decisions are only binding on the parking company, not the parker/keeper. In quite a few of these cases, the companies have had to go to court to demand payment (and lost in quite a few cases).Out of 23,500 people who appealed via one of these systems in the year to March 2014,45% were successful.
So I would not make a paper plane yet as this means that 55% of people were unsuccessful in their appeal so ended up paying the charge.
I would think 80% of the people who get these parking charges just pay the £50 as they do not know the difference between a charge and a fine and are not aware there is an appeal process.
rscott said:
btcc123 said:
From the Money supermarket website.
Out of 23,500 people who appealed via one of these systems in the year to March 2014,45% were successful.
So I would not make a paper plane yet as this means that 55% of people were unsuccessful in their appeal so ended up paying the charge.
I would think 80% of the people who get these parking charges just pay the £50 as they do not know the difference between a charge and a fine and are not aware there is an appeal process.
Not quite right. 45% of the appeals were successful, but that doesn't mean 55% paid up. The appeal body decisions are only binding on the parking company, not the parker/keeper. In quite a few of these cases, the companies have had to go to court to demand payment (and lost in quite a few cases).Out of 23,500 people who appealed via one of these systems in the year to March 2014,45% were successful.
So I would not make a paper plane yet as this means that 55% of people were unsuccessful in their appeal so ended up paying the charge.
I would think 80% of the people who get these parking charges just pay the £50 as they do not know the difference between a charge and a fine and are not aware there is an appeal process.
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