Parking Eye taking me to a small claims court

[brrapp]

My son is having a problem with members of the public parking on his land in spite of the usual signs etc. He's thinking along the lines of sticking up a notice something like this:-


FREE SERVICE-
CAR DISPOSAL POINT

By parking a car here, you are giving authorisation to the proprietors of this facility to dispose of the vehicle and its contents by whichever method they prefer. You agree by the action of leaving a vehicle in this area, to transfer ownership to the proprietors free of charge.


While I don't think this would have any legal standing and he'd be on pretty shaky ground if he tried 'disposing of' a vehicle parked on his land, he's hoping it might scare off some of the more stupid parkers. Any thoughts?

Edited by brrapp on Wednesday 7th September 23:30

[caymanbill]

irfan1712 said:

i responded with a formal letter of appeal, claiming that the duration was wrong showing 1 hr 47 minutes, the carpark was unlit, the store was clearly closed, there was no obvious signage, my engine was running.

You say you where only there for 20 mins. how on earth have they come up with 1 hour 47 mins? Surely they must of just made this time up? Have you asked them for proof? Do you have proof that you where somewhere else an hour later?

[anonymous-user]

I personally think that local councils should be allowed to manage private car parks if requested to do so by the landowner.

The council could ensure that the signage and suchlike was suitable, and then issue tickets the same way as they would if someone was in a council car park. The council should be able to keep the money from the fines.

I think that would go a long way to solving the problem?

[Red Devil]

janesmith1950 said:

PPCs are supposed to be the good guys?

Yes. As they are protecting the landowner from scofflaw parkers, why shouldn't they be?

janesmith1950 said:

Nope, don't see that.

Specsavers.

janesmith1950 said:

Anyone who falls foul of a 'contractual penalty notice is going to be pissed off. That's why a PPC can't win. They don't provide any consumer service. Nobody likes paying for something they don't want.

If the industry was run ethically and fairly and the usual business model didn't incentivise PPCs to look for ways to trap people (the most common being missing/badly placed/poorly written/misleading signage) then transgressors would have no pot to piss in. Add on all the other dodgy practices further down the line, it's dog eat dog.

NinjaPower said:

I personally think that local councils should be allowed to manage private car parks if requested to do so by the landowner.

The council could ensure that the signage and suchlike was suitable, and then issue tickets the same way as they would if someone was in a council car park. The council should be able to keep the money from the fines.

I think that would go a long way to solving the problem?

Neat idea on the face of it but the vast majority of local authorities outsource their parking enforcement operation. They simply don't have the financial resources to pay the increased fees that the companies would demand for the privilege. Giving CEOs (Civil Enforcement Officers) powers on private property would be problematical. Nor can I see any local authority giving a landowner powers to force it to rescind a PCN. Under the current system a landowner who wishes to can negotiate such a clause in their contract with a PPC.

[TooMany2cvs]

janesmith1950 said:

That's why a PPC can't win. They don't provide any consumer service. Nobody likes paying for something they don't want.

Oh, they do. It's just that you're not their customer.

[sugerbear]

NinjaPower said:

I personally think that local councils should be allowed to manage private car parks if requested to do so by the landowner.

The council could ensure that the signage and suchlike was suitable, and then issue tickets the same way as they would if someone was in a council car park. The council should be able to keep the money from the fines.

I think that would go a long way to solving the problem?

How much do you think the councils should charge the landowner for this service?

[surveyor_101]

don4l said:

I have an intense dislike of these parking companies. However, I have no problem at all with moving cars that are causing a real nuisance.

I see a big difference between taking the last space at a small industrial unit, and parking in an empty retail park.

Even if moving them on a pallet truck is illegal and damages them?