just had a story on itvwest about a chap who felt tired while driving in the early hours on the M4, so pulled into the next services (fleet services) and had a nap, unfortunatly his nap lasted more than the 2 hour limit of free parking, he recieved a £100 fine/charge for not paying for his over stay

 

Done the same before, fell asleep in Corley services on the M6, woke up 4hrs later.

And the wheels were still on my car!

 

I do loads of brake downs there on Daf aid and quite a few times I've had to go the security office to show I've been working on a truck so me or the driver don't get fines

 

They make loads of money each week I no one Hgv driver had 4 in 4 weeks was only over by 30 mins each time

 

i work nights on roads and cover plenty of miles,when im tired i pull into a services and always set my alarm first off to wake me in an hour and half this is enough to refresh me for carrying on safely

but yes i agree its a joke

 

Dont pay it simple. Its private so they can't do anything.

Or cover your plates when you leave so it doesnt catch you on the way out as its automated and pull off the next slip road and plates back on.

It does take the piss though. Especially as you get fined for doing as the government asks by taking a break when tired.

 

I've had quite a few when I've broken down.

You have no obligation to pay them!

 

Was about to say the same myself nothing they can do if you don't pay send threats etc but that's all........ they rely on scare mongering

 

yeah as above you dont have to pay them i never have, you dont have to pay dvla sorn fines either but thats a different story ha ha

 

Its even funnier I having this issue at the mo waiting for them to take me to court lol "I posted it prove otherwise"

 

You just cant win.

 

fleet services is on the M3

 

The rules have now changed. You can no longer just "ignore" as per before, but have to go through POPLA.

http://www.popla.org.uk/

The net result is still the same but there is a bit more legwork involved. Moneysavingexpert forum is fantastic for info, they have step by step guides and can advise how to get out of them.

But yes, they are thieving cunts. They only need a small percentage to cough up unfortunately to make it worth their while regardless if a large proportion contest and get them cancelled.

 

I got one from a hospitel car park.

what I dont understand is they wouldn rather waste several hundreds of pounds chasing thousands.

Heres 10,000. Go chase after .1p

One hospital spent over 250,000 chasing 80,000. Nice Tax payers money for 1 hospital car park!

 

well spotted, technical error due to watching tv and making a cup of tea

 

it's all about principles, and they want your money at all costs

fooking hospital parking, my mums local hospital charged me £4 for just over an hour, my brother stayed 2 hours for £5, you get a ticket, the barrier go up on entry, when you want to leave you put the ticket in the ticket reader machine, which in 2 seconds it wants fooking £4, if you dont pay you cant leave as the barrier wont go up, nice little earner

 

that's why I carry an adjustable lol