Private Parking Fine - I have the ticket

mmakov · 2nd July 2009, 13:41

Hi all,

My post is with regards to receiving a fine from a private company when the ticket has been purchased. The ticket is from CPS Plus and the car was parked in a train station car park. Someone else told me they had this happen to them and appealed saying their ticket fell onto the floor but was face up and therefore displayed, and the fine was dropped.

First of all what is the law on where the ticket should be displayed, or is that completely dependant on the company who issues the ticket / the terms according to the property owner?

Second, do these companies take photos of the car and could this prove indefinitely if the ticket was or was not displayed?

Lastly, would I be better off appealing using the ticket as proof (does the benifit of the doubt go to the private company) or would the template approach as per the stickied thread in this forum be the more reliable option?

I would appreciate any information so thanks in advance

dx100uk · 2nd July 2009, 13:47

totally ignore them
you did not sign a contract upon parking.
their 'invoice' has no legal standing.

do some reading in this forum

dx

wheelergeezer · 2nd July 2009, 14:11

There is NO appeal. Evera tried appealing about your Tesco's till bill? Ever tried appealing your gas bill? Same success rate. NIL.

IF you send in an appeal I can 100% guarantee it will be refused. You will however then have identified who the driver was - You!

Ignore them. And read this forum.

mmakov · 2nd July 2009, 14:24

Ok I have read some threads and it seems these companies are rogue companies that do not have a leg to stand on.

The company is PC Plus and the car park was at a railway, why would such large organisations use private companies, because that is their only option?

wheelergeezer · 2nd July 2009, 14:54

At a railway is NOT the same. Were you in a Railway car park?

Neek1 · 2nd July 2009, 15:00

Ignore

mmakov · 2nd July 2009, 15:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by wheelergeezer

At a railway is NOT the same. Were you in a Railway car park?

Yes it was in a station car park.

lamma · 2nd July 2009, 16:28

that is not a response to the question asked. does the ticket mention Railway Bylaws ? many do but are fraudulent.

mmakov · 2nd July 2009, 16:41

I'm not sure how that isn't an answer to the question asked, he asked if it was in a railway car park, which it was so I answered yes. Railway / train station - same thing right?

I will check the ticket when I get hom and post the info. Thanks for the replies so far.

lamma · 2nd July 2009, 16:54

its in the nouns. A station and a railway are very different things. Station car park - car park located next to a station. Railway car park - car park owned by the Railway company

mmakov · 2nd July 2009, 17:23

I'm assuming the railway own the car park seeing as I bought the parking ticket autolinker.com autolinking image

from them. Also on the CP Plus website they advertise the fact that they monitor car parks for this particular railway company.

mmakov · 2nd July 2009, 18:51

I've made a big correction to my original post, the company is actually CP Plus. Here is the ticket:

Here are the signs at the car park:

lamma · 2nd July 2009, 18:54

they claim Bylaws and contract ! buffoons ! fraud I think.

mmakov · 2nd July 2009, 19:07

So do you think I should pay, appeal or ignore it?

crem · 2nd July 2009, 21:34

Ignore

mmakov · 3rd July 2009, 09:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by crem

Ignore

So the car park being owned by the railway doesn't change things? wheelergeezer said it's not the same at a railway, so still not sure

dx100uk · 3rd July 2009, 09:47

the search bar above always seems to find the answers:

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk...-car-park.html

dx

sorrylittlelot · 3rd July 2009, 10:05

Parking companies, man I'd love to kick them in the willy

sorrylittlelot · 3rd July 2009, 10:06

That is just my opinion and I am not advising you to follow this course of action mmakov

mmakov · 3rd July 2009, 10:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by dx100uk

the search bar above always seems to find the answers:

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk...-car-park.html

dx

I have read that thread and some others but seems a few of the regular posters often start disagreeing about byelaws which leaves me unsure.

When does a byelaw actually have an effect, when the railway company issue the fine themselves or when the private company are legally permitted to enforce the law?

2nd July 2009, 13:41	#1 (permalink)
mmakov Basic Account Holder Free trial on our eBay auction sniper Cagger since : Jul 2009 Posts: 16	Private Parking Fine - When you have the ticket Hi all, My post is with regards to receiving a fine from a private company when the ticket has been purchased. The ticket is from CPS Plus and the car was parked in a train station car park. Someone else told me they had this happen to them and appealed saying their ticket fell onto the floor but was face up and therefore displayed, and the fine was dropped. First of all what is the law on where the ticket should be displayed, or is that completely dependant on the company who issues the ticket / the terms according to the property owner? Second, do these companies take photos of the car and could this prove indefinitely if the ticket was or was not displayed? Lastly, would I be better off appealing using the ticket as proof (does the benifit of the doubt go to the private company) or would the template approach as per the stickied thread in this forum be the more reliable option? I would appreciate any information so thanks in advance Last edited by mmakov; 2nd July 2009 at 18:33.

2nd July 2009, 13:47	#2 (permalink)
dx100uk Platinum Account Holder Is your bank avoiding its debts Data disclosure poll Cagger since : Dec 2006 Posts: 6,110	Re: Private Parking Fine - I have the ticket totally ignore them you did not sign a contract upon parking. their 'invoice' has no legal standing. do some reading in this forum dx

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wheelergeezer Basic Account Holder We need funds Please donate something Cagger since : Feb 2009 Posts: 243	Re: Private Parking Fine - I have the ticket There is NO appeal. Evera tried appealing about your Tesco's till bill? Ever tried appealing your gas bill? Same success rate. NIL. IF you send in an appeal I can 100% guarantee it will be refused. You will however then have identified who the driver was - You! Ignore them. And read this forum.

2nd July 2009, 14:24	#4 (permalink)
mmakov Basic Account Holder Where else can you earn 8% interest on your money? Start your County Court claim NOW!!! Cagger since : Jul 2009 Posts: 16	Re: Private Parking Fine - I have the ticket Ok I have read some threads and it seems these companies are rogue companies that do not have a leg to stand on. The company is PC Plus and the car park was at a railway, why would such large organisations use private companies, because that is their only option? Last edited by mmakov; 2nd July 2009 at 18:33.

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wheelergeezer Basic Account Holder Worried about companies stealing your signature? Use our new digital signature service Cagger since : Feb 2009 Posts: 243	Re: Private Parking Fine - I have the ticket At a railway is NOT the same. Were you in a Railway car park?

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lamma Gold Account Holder Watch out, there are Claims Touts about! Cagger since : Apr 2008 Posts: 5,324	Re: Private Parking Fine - I have the ticket that is not a response to the question asked. does the ticket mention Railway Bylaws ? many do but are fraudulent.

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mmakov Basic Account Holder Try our new digital signature service Cagger since : Jul 2009 Posts: 16	Re: Private Parking Fine - I have the ticket I'm not sure how that isn't an answer to the question asked, he asked if it was in a railway car park, which it was so I answered yes. Railway / train station - same thing right? I will check the ticket when I get hom and post the info. Thanks for the replies so far.

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lamma Gold Account Holder Protect your signature with SignGuard Cagger since : Apr 2008 Posts: 5,324	Re: Private Parking Fine - I have the ticket its in the nouns. A station and a railway are very different things. Station car park - car park located next to a station. Railway car park - car park owned by the Railway company

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mmakov Basic Account Holder eBay user? Find misspellings and zero-bid items Cagger since : Jul 2009 Posts: 16	Re: Private Parking Fine - I have the ticket I'm assuming the railway own the car park seeing as I bought the parking ticket from them. Also on the CP Plus website they advertise the fact that they monitor car parks for this particular railway company. Last edited by mmakov; 2nd July 2009 at 18:52.

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mmakov Basic Account Holder Your bank owes you an awful lot more money than you realise See here Cagger since : Jul 2009 Posts: 16	Re: Private Parking Fine - I have the ticket I've made a big correction to my original post, the company is actually CP Plus. Here is the ticket: Here are the signs at the car park:

2nd July 2009, 18:54	#13 (permalink)
lamma Gold Account Holder Free trial on our eBay auction sniper Cagger since : Apr 2008 Posts: 5,324	Re: Private Parking Fine - I have the ticket they claim Bylaws and contract ! buffoons ! fraud I think.

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mmakov Basic Account Holder We need funds Please donate something Cagger since : Jul 2009 Posts: 16	Re: Private Parking Fine - I have the ticket So do you think I should pay, appeal or ignore it?

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crem Classic Account Holder Have we helped you? Please help us by making a donation Cagger since : Jun 2008 I am in: Sunderland Posts: 2,847	Re: Private Parking Fine - I have the ticket Ignore

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dx100uk Platinum Account Holder Worried about your signature being copied onto CCAs etc? Use SignGuard Cagger since : Dec 2006 Posts: 6,110	Re: Private Parking Fine - I have the ticket the search bar above always seems to find the answers: http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk...-car-park.html dx

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sorrylittlelot Basic Account Holder Watch out, there are Claims Touts about! Cagger since : Nov 2008 I am in: North Lincolnshire Posts: 442	Re: Private Parking Fine - I have the ticket Parking companies, man I'd love to kick them in the willy

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sorrylittlelot Basic Account Holder Your bank owes you an awful lot more money than you realise See here Cagger since : Nov 2008 I am in: North Lincolnshire Posts: 442	Re: Private Parking Fine - I have the ticket That is just my opinion and I am not advising you to follow this course of action mmakov