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my grandmother received a parking charge notice yesterday. £60 at the BRI in Bristol. while my terminally ill grandfather was having cancer op.
she had parked her Smart car in the place of a bike that just moved out. it was not a bike parking area, just a small area they park in. no other bike had received a parking charge notice there at all. she was not parked anywhere to stop other vehicles. was just a small area of the car park were only bikes or Smart car's could park.
on her notice it says "Out of bay parking". she did have her blue badge displayed.
Anyone got any advice if it was legal to charge her or not.
cheers
she had parked her Smart car in the place of a bike that just moved out. it was not a bike parking area, just a small area they park in. no other bike had received a parking charge notice there at all. she was not parked anywhere to stop other vehicles. was just a small area of the car park were only bikes or Smart car's could park.
on her notice it says "Out of bay parking". she did have her blue badge displayed.
Anyone got any advice if it was legal to charge her or not.
cheers
"Out of bay parking" could be that the car was not wholly within the bay. If so, the display of a Blue Badge is meaningless (to the 'little Hitlers').
Was there no disabled parking available? Whilst people moan about the non-disabled using Disabled parking places, the opposite applies in that the use of non-reserved places by the disabled inconveniences others.
And before anyone starts in on me, both my MiL and FiL have Blue Badges so I am acutely aware of both situations. I am also conscious that many Disabled parking places are too far away from the buildings they serve.
Streaky
Was there no disabled parking available? Whilst people moan about the non-disabled using Disabled parking places, the opposite applies in that the use of non-reserved places by the disabled inconveniences others.
And before anyone starts in on me, both my MiL and FiL have Blue Badges so I am acutely aware of both situations. I am also conscious that many Disabled parking places are too far away from the buildings they serve.
Streaky
If this was at a hosptial you need to see whether it is covered by CCTV,and who is the RK for the vehicle?
Assumming its not a council run car park the car park operator will write to the RK asking for the penalty to be paid. The RK is not liable unless they were also the driver. If there is CCTV they will know who the driver is, and of course its likely to either be the RK or the RKs wife so all they need to do is turn up on the doorstep.
However its more likely they will send threatening letters and ultimately do nothing if they are ignored.
Have a look at the other threads on the subject including one about a page down.
If its a Council run car park the RK is liable.
Assumming its not a council run car park the car park operator will write to the RK asking for the penalty to be paid. The RK is not liable unless they were also the driver. If there is CCTV they will know who the driver is, and of course its likely to either be the RK or the RKs wife so all they need to do is turn up on the doorstep.
However its more likely they will send threatening letters and ultimately do nothing if they are ignored.
Have a look at the other threads on the subject including one about a page down.
If its a Council run car park the RK is liable.
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