Question Regarding Private parking
Discussion
Basically, myself and my girlfriend were dropped off at the airport by a family member, the car went into the short term stay carpark, paid £1 for 5 minutes parking and left.
However, I managed to leave the printed tickets in the car, I realised 5 minutes after the car had left, so I rang the family member explaining what had happened and could they pop back. I left the suitcases with my girlfriend and walked out of the airport to the roundabout. The car pulled over, I was handed the tickets, through the door/window (Can’t remember) and the car drove away. The car was probably only stopped for 2 seconds.
Anyway, our household has now received a “fine” for “Dropping off/Picking up in a restricted area”
Any recommendations how to deal with this
I know the law has changed last year and it’s supposedly fairer to appeal now. To me it seems very harsh
However, I managed to leave the printed tickets in the car, I realised 5 minutes after the car had left, so I rang the family member explaining what had happened and could they pop back. I left the suitcases with my girlfriend and walked out of the airport to the roundabout. The car pulled over, I was handed the tickets, through the door/window (Can’t remember) and the car drove away. The car was probably only stopped for 2 seconds.
Anyway, our household has now received a “fine” for “Dropping off/Picking up in a restricted area”
Any recommendations how to deal with this
I know the law has changed last year and it’s supposedly fairer to appeal now. To me it seems very harsh
littleredrooster said:
You have to remember that airports are now absolutely paranoid about vehicles stopping in the wrong place after the attempted bombing at Glasgow.
I know. This wasn't even in the airport, it was the roundabout to the edge next to the petrol station. Would google street view it but in my phone now. the car had already been through the £1 charge. Numbnuts here just forgot the ticketsging84 said:
is it a private parking company charge, would it have been possible to have fully read the terms and conditions and agree to them without stopping for 2 seconds? i would tell them to take them to stop trying to load the costs of maintaining security unfairly onto motorists
Yes it is a private company. dave4959 said:
ging84 said:
is it a private parking company charge, would it have been possible to have fully read the terms and conditions and agree to them without stopping for 2 seconds? i would tell them to take them to stop trying to load the costs of maintaining security unfairly onto motorists
Yes it is a private company. Mojooo said:
are you sure it is a private charge or do airports ahve special status (i.e like a local authority car park/road)
In answer to this question - Section 65 of the Airports Act 1986 gives the airport authority the same powers as a normal highway authority, in respect of roads maintained by the airport authority, within the boundary of the airport (if the airport is a prescribed airport)That means that waiting / parking / stopping restrictions must be introduced only by a Traffic Regulation Order - no Order, no enforcement. I believe that the airport can appoint a private company to enforce, but I am not sure of those arrangements - never done it. But what it does mean is that, if the PPC is properly appointed, the tickets are every bit as enforceable as a local authority ticket, not a PPC invoice in a private car park.
It also means that the restrictions must be signed in accordance with the Traffic Signs Regs and General Directions,
and double yellow lines do not mean "no stopping", they mean "no waiting: as others have said. That's why "red routes" are red, not yellow - the red lines have a different specific meaning.
tvrgit said:
In answer to this question - Section 65 of the Airports Act 1986 gives the airport authority the same powers as a normal highway authority, in respect of roads maintained by the airport authority, within the boundary of the airport (if the airport is a prescribed airport)
It also means that the restrictions must be signed in accordance with the Traffic Signs Regs and General Directions,
and double yellow lines do not mean "no stopping", they mean "no waiting: as others have said. That's why "red routes" are red, not yellow - the red lines have a different specific meaning.
The car did stop on double yellows. For a matter of seconds to pass an a4 sheet of paper. No waiting. It also means that the restrictions must be signed in accordance with the Traffic Signs Regs and General Directions,
and double yellow lines do not mean "no stopping", they mean "no waiting: as others have said. That's why "red routes" are red, not yellow - the red lines have a different specific meaning.
Your post was very informative and helpful by the way
dave4959 said:
The car did stop on double yellows. For a matter of seconds to pass an a4 sheet of paper. No waiting.
Your post was very informative and helpful by the way
Is the road signed as an "urban clearway"? That DOES mean "no stopping" regardless of yellow line markings (and also needs a Traffic Regulation Order).Your post was very informative and helpful by the way
streaky said:
Do we know that's the airport the OP was referring to?tvrgit said:
streaky said:
Do we know that's the airport the OP was referring to?The OP mentions a roundabout with a garage and I don't see that, but some of the images are quite old and development is ongoing.
tvrgit said:
Mojooo said:
are you sure it is a private charge or do airports ahve special status (i.e like a local authority car park/road)
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