Parking Ticket Defence - any lawyers ?

[realyweely]

You should just ignore their threat, besides the fact that they dont know who was driving the car. They can obtain the name of the registered keeper but not who was driving at the time of the alleged parking. You have no legal obligation to tell them either. Again this is only relevant if it was a PPC.
Who issued the ticket to you? OH OK Ive just seen it is Excel parking. They are a private company, so the ticket can be ignored. You will probably get around 5 more demands for money then the red chequered scary one. Aftre that they will probably give up and go away. Dont respond to them though.
But do check the Pepipoo site mentioned earlier and post your question there.

[Clive]

The second graphic kind of hints that it is pay and display.

[realyweely]

Yep but there are Council Pay and Display and Private.
Excell Parking are a Private Parking Company who would be administering the parking for any of the big supermarkets etc.
The ticket is still unenforceable. Its a simple Tort. Contract law.
They cant claim damages for something they havent lost.
To impose a penalty you have to have suffered loss – Excel Parking only act on behalf the local shops therefore they are not in a position of loss when motorists stay longer than two hours or return within five hours. Effectively penalties cannot be entered into a contract. Under these circumstances they cannot charge a penalty unless they can demonstrate a loss.

[wilf]

The sign is a red herring.

At the precise time of the alledged infringment, you already had a valid ticket and were on your way to display it as required.

So ph*k 'em.

[Happy Jim]

Originally Posted by realyweely

To impose a penalty you have to have suffered loss – Excel Parking only act on behalf the local shops therefore they are not in a position of loss when motorists stay longer than two hours or return within five hours. Effectively penalties cannot be entered into a contract. Under these circumstances they cannot charge a penalty unless they can demonstrate a loss.

Originally Posted by wilf

So ph*k 'em.

That's what I like about this site, Informative yet succinct all in the same thread