Parking ticket, worth appealing?
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People of PH.
I git a parking ticket on holiday today, joy.
What I'm asking, is that as you can see in the pictures, the car is too wide to fit in the bay, and had to take up a couple of bays.
I attached a pictures of the car fitted in the bay, in the picture, I have less than 6 inches to get out, and being err... Fat I can't get out in that gap.
As I literally had no choice, and the car park was otherwise empty (one other car on level when I left, 2 when I came back) is it reasonable grounds to appeal, and has anyone had any experience with the company?
Thanks
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I git a parking ticket on holiday today, joy.
What I'm asking, is that as you can see in the pictures, the car is too wide to fit in the bay, and had to take up a couple of bays.
I attached a pictures of the car fitted in the bay, in the picture, I have less than 6 inches to get out, and being err... Fat I can't get out in that gap.
As I literally had no choice, and the car park was otherwise empty (one other car on level when I left, 2 when I came back) is it reasonable grounds to appeal, and has anyone had any experience with the company?
Thanks
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Driving nose in would've been just as bad as I was with the OH, so she would've struggled too. Plus, there is no way anyone, regardless of physical size could've got out of the car, too narrow.
Someone with a small car may have managed it, but I couldn't.
All of the bays were the same width, bar I think 1, so I thought parking in a corner on an otherwise empty floor would've caused the least hassle. So it wasn't like I was being deliberately awkward, I was trying to minimise any issues to anyone else, or my car.
Someone with a small car may have managed it, but I couldn't.
All of the bays were the same width, bar I think 1, so I thought parking in a corner on an otherwise empty floor would've caused the least hassle. So it wasn't like I was being deliberately awkward, I was trying to minimise any issues to anyone else, or my car.
TooMany2cvs said:
Blanchimont said:
Driving nose in would've been just as bad as I was with the OH, so she would've struggled too.
She gets out, you park.You return to the car, you pull out the space, she gets in.
Blanchimont said:
Well even so, I still would've been over the line tucked up, as pictured.
I agree that the space is small, particularly as your car is not overly large anyway.I'd try to appeal the ticket on the basis that the wheel is on the line but actually not over it into the other bay. Probably won't get much sympathy from the parking company but it's worth a try.
Yes appeal the ticket, there is no way you could have parked and be expected to climb out of your car without causing damage, the bay is clearly too narrow.
It's interesting that the address shown on the parking invoice is a PO Box number, whereas the registered office shown at Companies House records for Premier Parking Solutions Limited is Unit 3, Jetty Marsh Road, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2SL.
Perhaps give Premier Parking Solutions Limited a call on 01395 224856 and have a chat with the Directors of Premier Parking Solutions Limited, namely Richard Frederick William Cox or Barrie Douglass.
Incidentally Premier Parking Solutions Limited have been named on the BBC Watchdog program: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1sJ96tLKf...
Might be worthwhile taking a look at the advice provided at http://www.pepipoo.com/
It's interesting that the address shown on the parking invoice is a PO Box number, whereas the registered office shown at Companies House records for Premier Parking Solutions Limited is Unit 3, Jetty Marsh Road, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2SL.
Perhaps give Premier Parking Solutions Limited a call on 01395 224856 and have a chat with the Directors of Premier Parking Solutions Limited, namely Richard Frederick William Cox or Barrie Douglass.
Incidentally Premier Parking Solutions Limited have been named on the BBC Watchdog program: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1sJ96tLKf...
Might be worthwhile taking a look at the advice provided at http://www.pepipoo.com/
rich888 said:
Yes appeal the ticket, there is no way you could have parked and be expected to climb out of your car without causing damage, the bay is clearly too narrow.
It's interesting that the address shown on the parking invoice is a PO Box number, whereas the registered office shown at Companies House records for Premier Parking Solutions Limited is Unit 3, Jetty Marsh Road, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2SL.
Perhaps give Premier Parking Solutions Limited a call on 01395 224856 and have a chat with the Directors of Premier Parking Solutions Limited, namely Richard Frederick William Cox or Barrie Douglass.
Incidentally Premier Parking Solutions Limited have been named on the BBC Watchdog program: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1sJ96tLKf...
Might be worthwhile taking a look at the advice provided at http://www.pepipoo.com/
Well sIt's interesting that the address shown on the parking invoice is a PO Box number, whereas the registered office shown at Companies House records for Premier Parking Solutions Limited is Unit 3, Jetty Marsh Road, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2SL.
Perhaps give Premier Parking Solutions Limited a call on 01395 224856 and have a chat with the Directors of Premier Parking Solutions Limited, namely Richard Frederick William Cox or Barrie Douglass.
Incidentally Premier Parking Solutions Limited have been named on the BBC Watchdog program: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1sJ96tLKf...
Might be worthwhile taking a look at the advice provided at http://www.pepipoo.com/
t my bed! 
That's fantastic help!
I'll send them a letter, with the pictures saying there is no way I could get out of the car with the car in the bay, so I had little choice to go over onto the bay next to mine.
Had a car parked next to mine, I would've had no way of getting into the car at all.
I'll send them a letter, with the pictures saying there is no way I could get out of the car with the car in the bay, so I had little choice to go over onto the bay next to mine.
Had a car parked next to mine, I would've had no way of getting into the car at all.
Blanchimont said:
That's fantastic help!
I'll send them a letter, with the pictures saying there is no way I could get out of the car with the car in the bay, so I had little choice to go over onto the bay next to mine.
Had a car parked next to mine, I would've had no way of getting into the car at all.
Before you do anything, wait for them to write to you as Keeper, rather than reply to the windscreen ticket as the driver. The chances are they will screw up the Notice to Keeper requirements, giving you more arguments to have the ticket cancelled.I'll send them a letter, with the pictures saying there is no way I could get out of the car with the car in the bay, so I had little choice to go over onto the bay next to mine.
Had a car parked next to mine, I would've had no way of getting into the car at all.
If they know that you personally were driving, it does make it a bit easier for them. Premier Parking do take some people to court, but will pick and choose their battles.
Jesus... some of you people are mental. Sorry OP, but I don't think you have much hope of winning this one, and with good reason.
You're showing empty spaces next to you, but cannot prove that they weren't available when you parked (assuming you were forced into choosing the space next to the barrier, rather than an easier one with more room to exit both sides).
Your photo demonstrates around a foot of space between you and the barrier, suggesting there was ample opportunity to fit your car into the space provided. Yes, it might have been tight to open doors. Yes, your passenger might have needed to get out first. But the simple fact is that they provided a space that was physically large enough, but you didn't use it correctly.
While I sympathise with you, and am aware that private parking enforcement can be a real pig, I simply can't see what grounds you're actually basing this appeal on (unless they differentiate between on/over the line).
You're showing empty spaces next to you, but cannot prove that they weren't available when you parked (assuming you were forced into choosing the space next to the barrier, rather than an easier one with more room to exit both sides).
Your photo demonstrates around a foot of space between you and the barrier, suggesting there was ample opportunity to fit your car into the space provided. Yes, it might have been tight to open doors. Yes, your passenger might have needed to get out first. But the simple fact is that they provided a space that was physically large enough, but you didn't use it correctly.
While I sympathise with you, and am aware that private parking enforcement can be a real pig, I simply can't see what grounds you're actually basing this appeal on (unless they differentiate between on/over the line).
I don't understand the OP's point. He says that the car park was empty. So he wasn't forced to park in the corner where he couldn't get out (unless I'm not understanding it correctly) so all talk of being too fat or having a girlfriend is surely not relevant. If the car park really was empty it seems a bit harsh but on the other hand I would love to see tickets being given out at my local supermarket as it is really frustrating driving around looking for a space to find someone has parked across 2 bays (it doesn't happen often as I try to go when other people don't so getting a space not a problem).
Advice on how to weasel out of the fine sums up this country. Why are we not able to say "I messed up and it my responsibility"? Making appeals and giving the parking companies the run around (when you were in the wrong) just drives up their costs and ultimately means they have to raise the penalties or issue more tickets to balance the books.
I do empathise with the OP being pissed off as I've parked illegally by mistake before and got a ticket. It's annoying but was my fault for not reading the sign properly.
Advice on how to weasel out of the fine sums up this country. Why are we not able to say "I messed up and it my responsibility"? Making appeals and giving the parking companies the run around (when you were in the wrong) just drives up their costs and ultimately means they have to raise the penalties or issue more tickets to balance the books.
I do empathise with the OP being pissed off as I've parked illegally by mistake before and got a ticket. It's annoying but was my fault for not reading the sign properly.
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