does a car park company have the right to fine me ?

[colin1]

I parked in a disabled bay in a car park outside a shop in a large shopping centre, thinking I could nip in and out before anyone noticed.

I did not notice signs saying that there may a fine for parking in a disabled bay.

I got a letter in the post demanding money, and when I went back to look, there were signs.

They are talking about a debt collection agency.

However, I'm wondering if they even have a legal right to my money, or if they just get away with asking for donations pretending they have the authority to fine people.

They have a photo of my car in the disabled bay.
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[MattHirst]

Of course they have the right to fine you. You blatantly parked in a car park space that you weren't allowed to park in

Its people like you that REALLY wind me up. Get it all the time at ASDA in the town where i live. No offence to asians but it is always the asians that park there without a blue badge.
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[Dr. DaveJPS]

yes but they have a right as you are not displaying a ticket:

[colin1]

[Stoo]

Unless it is a council car park it is little more than an invoice.

https://www.ticketfighter.co.uk/private.htm

Personally I would have no problem if someone had slashed your tires if you had denied a disabled person the space though.

[lllN30lll]

It's always people "just nipping in"
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[Dr. DaveJPS]

had a brief read of that link unclestoo but interestingly have found this:

[Ste]

There are lots of disablist parking spaces because it'd defeat the point if in each town there were just a few since the spaces need to be spread around which results in there being lots of them.

Probably worth asking on pepipoo to see if there are any specific legal requirements that have to be met in order for the owners to hand out fines. But basically, it's their car park therefore their rules apply.

Might be worth trying writing to the shop, as the parking enforcement company will be something to do with them (directly or indirectly), I doubt they want customers being fined even if the customer was parked incorrectly for a short period of time and I'm sure you only parked there due to there being no normal spaces available.

[colin1]

I would never have thought of writing to the shop. Interesting approach and worth a shot.

You are right, that there were no other spaces.
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[mistergixer]

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[stinkwheel]

Worst they can do is take you to court, then you cough up.

I've been throwing letters from debt collection agencies about SORN penalties in the bin for over three years now. Letters are all I've had, I suspect it's all they do. They threaten court action then give up, plenty more fish in the sea and easier to catch.
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[Ste]

On the subject of clamping or fines for parking on private land:

https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8212776.stm

[The Shaggy D.A.]

It's one of this week's MoneySavingExperts posts :-

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/reclaim/private-parking-tickets
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[UnknownStuntm...]

Whenever I see someone gaily jaunting out of their car they've just parked in a 'spazbay' (Mudskipper - ) to the shop entrance I always think

"You know, just because they don't outwardly display their disability doesn't mean they aren't disabled in some 'other' way."

Maybe sometimes I think this out loud too.

[yen_powell]

If shops want to keep disabled bays just for disabled people then they should put them as far way from the entrance as possible....Especially when it's raining and I'm in a hurry!

Having said that, don't even bother to acknowledge the letter demanding money. If you absolutely have to answer them (but as I said, you shouldn't), just write and say you weren't the driver at the time and you're not telling them who was so 'nah nah nana-na'.
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[Faldo]

Must admit that I don't like it when my friends park in 'Spazbays' either, but cowboy ticketing companies piss me off even more.