the mrs has just got a ticket is it worth paying up or ignoring it? it was in a shopping centre type car park,whats the worst that could happen,its £60 if paid within a certain time,if not then it goes up to a ton

 

council run or private company??

private companys are easy to get out of. council ones you cant avoid.

 

council run or private company??

private companys are easy to get out of. council ones you cant avoid.

 

If private run sod erm
if not go over with a combe andf sure you might get out of it

 

its excel parking of sheffield,so not council one,how do you get round this then?

 

i got a parking ticket in a multi story in scotland once. a pipe split on my sierra and all my water pissed out of my car, so i pulled over (not in the way of anything, infact, i was by a wall, out of the way of everything) locked it up, and went to the ticket office to let them know. they said no problem, so i nipped in the shopping centre to buy a stanley knife and cheap screwdriver to fix it. went back to the car and the fuckers had issued me a fine !!!

The fact that there was loads of water on the floor and a line of water up to my car didnt give them a clue it was mine.

I had to send it off to head office and contest it. didn't have to pay in the end, but what tossers !!!

 

Ignore it.
They will threaten you with all sorts of action, but they don't have any power to take any action.

I've just had a session with Europarc over one.

If it says PCN (parking charge notice) it's worthless

If it says Penalty Charge Notice it's legally enforceable usually issued by or on behalf of a Council

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Was it actually in Sheffield then Nick, I was going to say if it was in Lincoln it's getting a real nightmare parking anywhere these days.

 

no trev,it was in the toys r us one

 

if it is a private and not council owned carpark u dont have too tell them who was driving the car just send them a letter saying u wasnt driving and that u leagally dont have to tell them who was, worked for me hope this helps

 

Oh yes, I know where you mean. When I'm down there I park a bit further down in the carpark where Screwfix is. I don't think they're limiting how long you can stay there yet.