Euro Car parks parking fine
Discussion
I've just been to a small branch of Marks and Spencer with a private car park in Petersfield. I had no idea that I had to pay to park there and on the previous couple of occasions I popped in there I didn't pay not realising it wasn't anything other than a Marks and Spencer operated car park provided free for the benefit of their customers.
I was in the store about 15 mins and came out to find Euro car parks had issued me with a ticket with a pay £40 now or £80 after he next 14 days ticket.
The car park is operated by Euro car parks and sure enough there is a notice by the entrance which I hadn't seem before saying this is a pay and display car park etc.
So the question is whether to challenge the fine or not. I vaguely remember hearing that these private car parking companies have no right to impose fines (because they aren't the police or and official government agency - is this true??)
Ironically you end up parking there for free if you shop at M&S because they give you a voucher for the 50p back so I wasn't trying to avoid paying - I just didn't know.
Advice?
Saxon
PS This has come at a particularly bad time because I have been off work for 6 months with cartilage problems and the bloody salary stopped this month!!
I was in the store about 15 mins and came out to find Euro car parks had issued me with a ticket with a pay £40 now or £80 after he next 14 days ticket.
The car park is operated by Euro car parks and sure enough there is a notice by the entrance which I hadn't seem before saying this is a pay and display car park etc.
So the question is whether to challenge the fine or not. I vaguely remember hearing that these private car parking companies have no right to impose fines (because they aren't the police or and official government agency - is this true??)
Ironically you end up parking there for free if you shop at M&S because they give you a voucher for the 50p back so I wasn't trying to avoid paying - I just didn't know.
Advice?
Saxon
PS This has come at a particularly bad time because I have been off work for 6 months with cartilage problems and the bloody salary stopped this month!!
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