*** Whats my position? ***

[Slowly slowly]

If they are in business to make money then yes you have to pay, or do you mean "should I pay for two spaces(cars)"?.

Yes.

[JustinP1]

You don't *have* to do anything.

I have not heard of one of these cases being taken to court despite all of the bluff, bluster and letters the *registered keeper* are sent.

Of course, the *owner* of the car is not liable for any contractual liability it is the driver at the time the contract is entered into which is very difficult for them to prove.

However, you have deprived them from the use of one of their parking spaces, which at this time where parking as at a premium is a bit inconsiderate.

If it is a park that you don't buy a ticket for then the owner could lawfully ask you for compensation, maybe the loss of a customer. If it is a park where you buy a ticket, then what you actually have deprived them of is the space for another driver. In effect you have used two spaces and paid for one.

The exact legal situation would be that they could lawfully ask the driver for compensation relative to the extra space used and the reasonable admin cost of chasing you to pay it. If they fail to ask for this, can prove any of this or ask for more, then legally this will fail.

[mmm-five]

Plus you'll obviously get some pissed off driver thinking they've found a space, only to see you've inconsiderately parked in two, who then parks elsewhere and kicks your door in for the fun of it.

[thinfourth2]

qooqiiu said:

Allow me to propose a scenario.

I`ve just bought a nice new car (perfect condition)...

I unfortunately now have to park it in a car par run by "Euro car parks".
Terms and conditions clearly state what is and isnt allowed plus some diagrams for the illiterate.

I want to park in two spaces to prevent careless carpark dings. This involves me parking directly down the middle of a white line, contrary to the T&C.

Say i get a ticket.

Do i have to pay?

Yes you should get a ticket

You should also get a ticket for being a tt if the car is so bloody precious then you shouldn't use it

But if you were to get two parking pay and display tickets?

Now that is a different matter

[MiniMac]

thinfourth2 said:

qooqiiu said:

Allow me to propose a scenario.

I`ve just bought a nice new car (perfect condition)...

I unfortunately now have to park it in a car par run by "Euro car parks".
Terms and conditions clearly state what is and isnt allowed plus some diagrams for the illiterate.

I want to park in two spaces to prevent careless carpark dings. This involves me parking directly down the middle of a white line, contrary to the T&C.

Say i get a ticket.

Do i have to pay?

Yes you should get a ticket

You should also get a ticket for being a tt if the car is so bloody precious then you shouldn't use it

But if you were to get two parking pay and display tickets?

Now that is a different matter

I disagree, just buy two tickets, and stick them on the windscreen.

[Flintstone]

MiniMac said:

thinfourth2 said:

But if you were to get two parking pay and display tickets?

I disagree, just buy two tickets, and stick them on the windscreen.

Y'know I can almost understand people who post nonsense because they can't be arsed to read a (say) 40 page thread but you'd think someone could be bothered to read a whole post, particularly when it's the one before, prior to to replying.

No wonder this place is going downhill.

[CommanderJameson]

qooqiiu said:

Thank you for (some) of the posts.

I should explain further. You get a ticket when you enter, so there's no chance to buy two tickets, the machine issuing you with them detects that there's a car there and issues one. As for me being inconsiderate the car park is rarely more than 70% full, and i park as far away as possible from the entrance hopefully minimising the chance of damage. Yes my new car is precious to me, thanks. Point taken about someone kicking the door-in, it`s happen b4. I way up the pro`s and con`s and on balance id always park in two and take me chance.

Well, if you're prepared to take two spaces, and only pay for one (whether or not you CAN pay for two is kindasorta irrelevant; if you can't pay for two spaces, why the hell should you just take them anyway? Because you've got "a nice car"?), then morally you should cough up. Or park in one space, and stop being such a prima donna. Or get a crappier car. Or something.

The deal is very simple. You pay for one space, you take one space. If you don't like that, you should find a different car park - perhaps a more conventional pay and display where you can take two tickets. If you can't use a different car park, you should change your car.

[Slowly slowly]

Why don't you just park at the end of line, that way there will only be a car on one side of you thus reducing your chances of damage by half.

[MiniMac]

Flintstone said:

MiniMac said:

thinfourth2 said:

But if you were to get two parking pay and display tickets?

I disagree, just buy two tickets, and stick them on the windscreen.

Y'know I can almost understand people who post nonsense because they can't be arsed to read a (say) 40 page thread but you'd think someone could be bothered to read a whole post, particularly when it's the one before, prior to to replying.

No wonder this place is going downhill.

Heh, lighten up I quoted the wrong post.

[AdeTuono]

Jeezus Christ! It's a ing car. It'll get damaged at some point. Do you make sure the road is swept before you drive on it? Gotta make sure the paint doesn't get chipped. Yes, I can appreciate you want to minimise the chances, but you're being a bit bloody precious. Try some of this...




...or buy a shitter.

[Dwight VanDriver]

Terms and conditions will most probably state that a vehicle has to be parked within the remit of the white lined bay. Outside of that - bang - ticket.

dvd