edinburgh airport- drop off fine
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malks222 said:
they reviewed the cctv footage to say i picked someone up in an area i can only drop people off!
The bloody cheek to tell you what you can or can’t do with your car. f
king Nazi bds.The moment you take your car into private land then you open yourself up for a s
t storm of potential grief. Nothing helpful, only aggro. When did this attitude start?In the past few months I’ve managed to overturn two similar fines that should never have been issued. The sheer cheek of sending me £100 invoices with legal threats with no way to inflict pain in return for boils the urine.
I’m ultra careful where I park now and given the choice I would never park on private land again but that’s almost impossible. Made more difficult by councils preventing parking on roads.
Good luck OP in battling this. Give them s
t!Unbusy said:
The bloody cheek to tell you what you can or can’t do with your car.
It is just possible that you have missed the point.They are saying what you can and can't do on their land. If you don't like it, don't go on their land.
P.S. Do you realise that all your carefully typed swear words don't appear in print? You do know that - don't you?
The Mad Monk said:
It is just possible that you have missed the point.
They are saying what you can and can't do on their land. If you don't like it, don't go on their land.
P.S. Do you realise that all your carefully typed swear words don't appear in print? You do know that - don't you?
Just a point of fact.They are saying what you can and can't do on their land. If you don't like it, don't go on their land.
P.S. Do you realise that all your carefully typed swear words don't appear in print? You do know that - don't you?
It isnt their land and they are unable to operate as there are byelaws covering airports and they just wing it hoping people just pay up without question. They are also saying "pay us £60/£100 and we wont get the airport to take you to court"
Andy20vt said:
Absolute profiteering shysters. None of the worlds best airports charge for pick up and drop off - only the sh*t ones do.
You’re going to struggle to find a British one that doesn’t do it soon. Manchester have been doing it for ages (a rate their airport as average) Heathrow are introducing it (I hate Heathrow and consider it s
t)All will follow suit as they are using it to say they are green and reduces the carbon footprint. They can claim more people will take the bus.
So not only is it a nice little earner it enables them to claim they are reducing their carbon footprint. It’s going to spread.
just to bring closure to the thread- I contacted the chief exec of the airport (email and voicemail) and someone just phoned me back and confirmed the charge will be cancelled.
they said the company are only meant to be looking for taxis/ private hire cars doing this and i shouldn’t have been issued the charge.
i acknowledged that having been reading/ researching the changes in the system and that i now know where the pick up is and the drop off is different. so i’ll be keeping this in mind in future!
they said the company are only meant to be looking for taxis/ private hire cars doing this and i shouldn’t have been issued the charge.
i acknowledged that having been reading/ researching the changes in the system and that i now know where the pick up is and the drop off is different. so i’ll be keeping this in mind in future!
Malks
Good result
Could you advise pepipoo and ask them what would have been the route to take if it hadn't been cancelled
And Pavarotti is right on the nail with the
pay us money and we wont get the landowners to take you to court
smacks of proctection money huh?
Anyway after 6months any prosecution under by laws for tresppasing, which is the only thing they can take you to court for times out.... and if the PPC do get the airport to tsake you to court.. they dont get a penny. so they do push this angle
Good result
Could you advise pepipoo and ask them what would have been the route to take if it hadn't been cancelled
And Pavarotti is right on the nail with the
pay us money and we wont get the landowners to take you to court
smacks of proctection money huh?
Anyway after 6months any prosecution under by laws for tresppasing, which is the only thing they can take you to court for times out.... and if the PPC do get the airport to tsake you to court.. they dont get a penny. so they do push this angle
malks222 said:
just to bring closure to the thread- I contacted the chief exec of the airport (email and voicemail) and someone just phoned me back and confirmed the charge will be cancelled.
they said the company are only meant to be looking for taxis/ private hire cars doing this and i shouldn’t have been issued the charge.
i acknowledged that having been reading/ researching the changes in the system and that i now know where the pick up is and the drop off is different. so i’ll be keeping this in mind in future!
So basically they're actually targeting drivers who, in general, should know better (local taxi/private hire drivers), many of whom are deliberately avoiding paying the extra £2 per visit for the drop off zone, and not those drivers who are unfamiliar with the airport layout - That's sounds pretty fair to me!they said the company are only meant to be looking for taxis/ private hire cars doing this and i shouldn’t have been issued the charge.
i acknowledged that having been reading/ researching the changes in the system and that i now know where the pick up is and the drop off is different. so i’ll be keeping this in mind in future!
Flumpo said:
Manchester have been doing it for ages (a rate their airport as average) Heathrow are introducing it (I hate Heathrow and consider it st)
I'd rather it was free, but drop-off at Manchester was a bit of nightmare before they starting charging, now it's a breeze.t)Pick up is a right faff now though as you have to park in the multi-storey for T2 and T3, and surface car park for T1. If I'm picking people up for work it makes the whole thing a right palaver now.
I did pick someone up in the drop-off area for T3 not long after it started - I meant to go into the multi-storey but the 2nd entrance was closed and once at that point I was stuffed. Parking warden told me I'd get a penalty but I never did.
Sheepshanks said:
Flumpo said:
Manchester have been doing it for ages (a rate their airport as average) Heathrow are introducing it (I hate Heathrow and consider it st)
I'd rather it was free, but drop-off at Manchester was a bit of nightmare before they starting charging, now it's a breeze.t)Pick up is a right faff now though as you have to park in the multi-storey for T2 and T3, and surface car park for T1. If I'm picking people up for work it makes the whole thing a right palaver now.
I did pick someone up in the drop-off area for T3 not long after it started - I meant to go into the multi-storey but the 2nd entrance was closed and once at that point I was stuffed. Parking warden told me I'd get a penalty but I never did.
If it was 60 or even 30 mins free collection period there would have been no circulating traffic clogging the place up or to collect for free at the drop off area.
MIA turned their own money making scam into a bigger money making scam.
The Mad Monk said:
It is just possible that you have missed the point.
They are saying what you can and can't do on their land. If you don't like it, don't go on their land.
P.S. Do you realise that all your carefully typed swear words don't appear in print? You do know that - don't you?
They are saying what you can and can't do on their land. If you don't like it, don't go on their land.
P.S. Do you realise that all your carefully typed swear words don't appear in print? You do know that - don't you?
pavarotti1980 said:
It is the airport land. However it isnt the land of the parking company who are operating on it
So, the Airport have decided to put in a restriction, and presumably appointed the PC to enforce it.Not unlike any other service or outsourcing agreement.
Edited by Hol on Friday 6th December 16:24
run a airport transfer company with cars in and out of EDI many of times a day
i have probably about 300 of these sitting in my shredder atm
note the signs as you drive in, NO PICKUP FOR TAXIS
doesnt say a thing about private cars chauffeur vehicles or minicabs which is why i'm quite happily ignoring them all.
if they cant tell the difference between a private hire car and a taxi thats their problem
i have probably about 300 of these sitting in my shredder atm
note the signs as you drive in, NO PICKUP FOR TAXIS
doesnt say a thing about private cars chauffeur vehicles or minicabs which is why i'm quite happily ignoring them all.
if they cant tell the difference between a private hire car and a taxi thats their problem
loskie said:
Are the terms and conditions clearly displayed BEFORE you enter the zone? Displayed so you can read them in safety without impeding other traffic?
If not all of that then ignore.
signs are tiny and you cant stop to read them If not all of that then ignore.
deliberate methinks
the ony one that is clearly legible is taxis are prohibited from picking up in this area,
tends to imply its fine for anyone else
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