Doug
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Apparantly if you were to display a sheet of paper saying that you don't agree to the contract of the parking lot then you cant get ticketed or clamped
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Lynny
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Registered: 3rd Jan 03
Location: oop north! Where people talk properly
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Originally posted by Doug
Apparantly if you were to display a sheet of paper saying that you don't agree to the contract of the parking lot then you cant get ticketed or clamped
Does this work with other 'rules of the road'? 
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Carl
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Registered: 9th May 04
Location: Jimmy Bennett's la la land.
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Originally posted by Doug
Apparantly if you were to display a sheet of paper saying that you don't agree to the contract of the parking lot then you cant get ticketed or clamped
more likely to get clamped then i bet, bit harder to get out of than just ignoring a ticket!
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Timbaland
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Registered: 20th Jan 07
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I couldnt give a fuck where you were parked, I hate parking tickets with a passion, REALLY hate them.
The people who say 'you should have parked in a space...blah blah blah..' Couldnt give a shit, We pay road tax and thats enough for me. If they want us to use there facilties wether its a Shopping centre, swimming, train station then they should shove there tickets.
In this case its a private company and they cant actually pursue the case, But for the fact that they will send your ticket to you purely by knowing your reg suggests that they are within the authority to check the database.
Usually they put the ticket on and hope you pay it because they cant find your address as they cant access the DVLA system, But this company seem to have access which is the first iv heard.
Its a touchy one imo.
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Colin
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Bucket....job done.
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Timbaland
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Originally posted by Doug
Apparantly if you were to display a sheet of paper saying that you don't agree to the contract of the parking lot then you cant get ticketed or clamped
If they have a sign anywhere in the car park stating you leave your car there at your 'own risk' then this doesnt apply and they can clamp it. They cannot lift it though as its theft as opposed to legally removing it e.g Council, Police, DVLA etc.
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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The companies can all access the dvla, they just ask for your address.
I've currently had the first 'debt collector' letter through, told them to www.gettaefuck.com
They have got me slightly worried though.
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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Anyone can request DVLA details with reasonable cause.
The not accepting the contract one is a good one, unless they then do you for trespass?
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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I made a booboo when I was complaining, said I was in the McDonalds at the time, should have just said I didn't know who was driving  , i'll just need to see how it pans out.
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blebo
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Originally posted by Doug
Apparantly if you were to display a sheet of paper saying that you don't agree to the contract of the parking lot then you cant get ticketed or clamped
Small print somewhere will say that by using the carpark you are accepting the conditions of the contract
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LeeM
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Registered: 26th Sep 05
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Originally posted by John
I made a booboo when I was complaining, said I was in the McDonalds at the time, should have just said I didn't know who was driving , i'll just need to see how it pans out.
you wakllked to mcdonalds and someone else was driving youre car? 
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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I did think about that, I didn't say I was driving the car.
I'll update this with how it pans out anyway.
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Ren
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Originally posted by blebo
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Originally posted by Doug
Apparantly if you were to display a sheet of paper saying that you don't agree to the contract of the parking lot then you cant get ticketed or clamped
Small print somewhere will say that by using the carpark you are accepting the conditions of the contract
But surely there must be a loophole, in which, if you say you're not accepting the contract in plain writing, then it doesn't matter if you park there?
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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I had to pay a council one. Mate hasn't bothered with Euro Car Parks etc though. Is no worries there.
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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nova_gteuk
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Registered: 15th May 02
Location: South Wales Drives: The Bandwagon
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Ive had numerous fines from ncp they run the trainstation car park in neath. and i always used to park there for days when i worked in neath,id get a fine most weeks 
Always had letter's demanding payment,after i phoned citizens advice after the first fine they told me im not obliged to pay it unless its a council run car park
They used to send letters saying my car would be clamped/towed debt collectors would come etc.
That was over 2 years ago after three months they gave up.
and that car park had me on cctv so they knew i was driving lol.
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Brett
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I got one for parking in a disabled bay at Asda from EuroCarParks. Just chucked it and never heard anything again 
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Carl
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quote:
Originally posted by blebo
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Originally posted by Doug
Apparantly if you were to display a sheet of paper saying that you don't agree to the contract of the parking lot then you cant get ticketed or clamped
Small print somewhere will say that by using the carpark you are accepting the conditions of the contract
yep, but they can't prove who it was that entered into this contract, thats the point. They have no power to force someone to admit they entered that contract either so unless they have clear evidence of the driver, on that day, they are stuck. They just try and scare people into paying up.
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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Got a final notice through this morning before they take me to court.
I know it's scare tactics but its talking about credit rating etc which i'm not willing to fuck up for the sake of a parking ticket.
I don't know enough about it to be confident that i'd 100% win if i went to court 
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nova_gteuk
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Registered: 15th May 02
Location: South Wales Drives: The Bandwagon
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It cant fuck up your credit rating, ignore it.
And you want have to go to court,just ignore them they will go away in the end.
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John
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It can if they actually take me to court though and i'm not confident enough that they won't.
They seem to have taken it further than most of the other reports in here.
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Robbo
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Registered: 6th Aug 02
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Originally posted by nova_gteuk
It cant fuck up your credit rating, ignore it.
And you want have to go to court,just ignore them they will go away in the end.
a) yes it can
b) it wont go away
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nova_gteuk
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Registered: 15th May 02
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I had some years ago they went away.
And it cant affect your credit rating,they cant affect the credit rating without knowing who was driving the car at that point in time
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John
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I'm admitting defeat on this one and shitting my pants I think, i'd much rather pay them than have trouble getting a mortgage because of something so stupid
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
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How can it affect your credit rating? Pretty sure it can't.
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nova_gteuk
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Originally posted by John
I'm admitting defeat on this one and shitting my pants I think, i'd much rather pay them than have trouble getting a mortgage because of something so stupid
How many letters have you had threatning court/legal action?
I used to get 2 a week saying if i didnt pay up in 7 days it would be straight in court, and i had letters saying id have debt collectors or my car would be twoed/clamped this went on for three months.
After the three months it stopped must of got bored.
Ring citizens advice they even told me i wasnt obliged to pay it
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