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Car Parking Charges
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He lost the Court of Appeal case. The Supreme Court case is yet to happen.
20:09 Tue 21st Jul 2015
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I agree, Eddie, but I don't know about a precedent - so many factors are involved (length of overstay, pressure for places to park) that I don't think the court will produce anything like a guide to how much is extortionate and how much is fair. So it could all happen again and again with different results. The judges so far have obviously thought £85 is a mere bagatelle; I would have thought £30 or so would be easily enough to constitute a deterrent. It's not as if the company has to tow the car away or anything, they just splash tickets around, it doesn't cost them anything.
Good luck to him, say I.
Good luck to him, say I.
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£85 seems ridiculously cheap to me. (I would suggest an absolute minimum of £200).
The courts have ruled that when stores take civil action against shoplifters they can not only be awarded compensation for the cost of the goods that were stolen but also be awarded additional compensation to go towards the cost of security measures that wouldn't be needed if people stuck by the rules (such as the costs of CCTV and employing security staff).
It would seem to follow that where car park owners/operators take civil action in respect of car parking fees, the costs of putting up notices, installing cameras and paying patrol staff should also be included.
The courts have ruled that when stores take civil action against shoplifters they can not only be awarded compensation for the cost of the goods that were stolen but also be awarded additional compensation to go towards the cost of security measures that wouldn't be needed if people stuck by the rules (such as the costs of CCTV and employing security staff).
It would seem to follow that where car park owners/operators take civil action in respect of car parking fees, the costs of putting up notices, installing cameras and paying patrol staff should also be included.
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I agree with Buenchico that this guy failed to fulfill his part of the contract so should have to pay a fee. I disagree, however, that it should be anything like £200. I think something like £30 would be more acceptable and would make it more likely that parking companies could actively pursue claims against those that flout the contract terms and simply refuse to pay up at present.
It could have been worse for him. He could have incorrectly parked his car at a railway station. Under the railway bylaws, that's a criminal offence and carries a maximum penalty of £1000. (I used to point that out to our customers as I charged them a measly £50, plus the relevant parking costs, to remove the wheel-clamps from their cars).