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Euro Car Parks - Ticketed for Charity!!

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Siecroz:
So I was out in the local Shopping Centre today (Weston Favell), collecting for the Royal British Legion Poppy appeal.

In my Army kit.. all the part. Spent the day there from 10am till 5pm. Before I went in, knowing that it was one of these controlled car parks I left a nice A4 sign in the window of my Frontera stating "RBL Poppy Appeal Collector. See inside for details"

So after 7 hours standing or pacing around the centre listening to ye olde war stories from the dear old veterans, and getting the usual abuse from the chavs.. I get back to the frontera to find a nice friendly note from Euro Car Parks with a lovely little suprise on it...

A new car... a winning lottery prise?? NO.. A TICKET.. Pay £50 in 21 days or we'll see you in court sonny!

So thinking this would be fine, I took it to the security station, still in kit.. beret and all.. expecting that this would simply be a case of explaining who I was.. showing them the paper that I left on the Dash and them apologising and destroying the ticket.

No.. turns out its an external company called Euro Car Parks, and to appeal against the ticket I need to send a letter in writing for their consideration.. with a Stamped Addressed envelope for their reply!!

So not only do they charge people for parking a little too long... even though you cant exactly walk into town from there so people are only going to spend money in the centres shops anyway... No.. On top of the charge you have to PAY for their apology in the form of a Stamped Addressed Envelope!!!

What is this world coming to!?!

Ok.. Rant over.  :evil:

C C:
Sounds like a story for the local press to me.

Bob696:
If its a private company ticketing a private carpark how can they enforce it? Surly they wont have access to DVLA database.

drum:

--- Quote from: "Bob696" ---If its a private company ticketing a private carpark how can they enforce it? Surly they wont have access to DVLA database.
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They can apply for your records, given that they will claim that you've parked illegally on private land, DVLA will give them your name and address. If it gets this far the will take you to court cos it has cost them money, I think there is small admin charge from DVLA to stop us getting everybodies records that cuts you up on a roundabout etc.

That said I can see that if everybody ignored the fines etc. it would be uneconomical to persue. This is already happening with gatso cameras in some areas, even though they don't pay for your records.

Colin 009:

--- Quote from: "C C" ---Sounds like a story for the local press to me.
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Contact the press first mate. no likes bad press :wink:

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