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Posted: 22:27 - 30 Jan 2006 Post subject: What's the story on supermarket car park fines? |
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Just asking as a friend (disabled) got one for parking too long.
Was 2 hrs (Morrisons), where she normally shops is 3 hrs.
So now gets a letter from a firm of solicitors threatening taking her to court unless she pays.
Now IMO this is really demanding money with menaces but I thought I'd ask if anyone knows the legal position and the validity of such 'fines'.
Thanks in anticipation.
P.S. If already done in another post please reply with the link. Thanks. ____________________ ...and the whirlwind is in the thorn trees, it's hard for thee to kick against the pricks...
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Posted: 22:37 - 30 Jan 2006 Post subject: |
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Disabled or not...
Can she prove that she was there for only 2 hours ?
My stepdad has the same problems - only got 1 leg - but sometimes gets the same threatening letters. Just asks the issuer to prove he was outside his limit
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Posted: 22:39 - 30 Jan 2006 Post subject: |
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Sorry, she got fined for staying over the 2 hour limit. She normally shops where they have a 3 hour maximum stay. Hope that makes it clearer. ____________________ ...and the whirlwind is in the thorn trees, it's hard for thee to kick against the pricks...
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Posted: 23:48 - 30 Jan 2006 Post subject: |
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I am an expert on this subject.
This is what you do... you take the ticket off your windscreen and chuck it on the floor
Thats what I did, cheeky fuckers.
I herd nothing from them.
(that wont work with council parking fines though) |
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Posted: 00:11 - 31 Jan 2006 Post subject: |
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I hate Morrisons.
I was looking for a post office last week.
When it was Safeway (The good olde days) they had an instore PO.
Well Morrisons have no PO.
I saw a sign next to a counter that said
"Stamps Sold Here"
I asked the lady for some stamps.
She told me, "Oh they're sold over there at the other counter."
Why did she have a sign that clearly stated, 'Stamps Sold Here' when it should state 'Stamps Sold Over There'!!!
FFS
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Posted: 16:17 - 31 Jan 2006 Post subject: |
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Sorry for the delay in reply, have been busy.
The car park is supervised by another company. However, the car park is owned by Morrisons and the company is contracted to Morrisons for the work. Therefore Morrisons are responsible for the actions of its contrators.
The car park only allows 2 hours for everybody. At ANOTHER SUPERMARKET (i.e. ASDA) THEY ALLOW 3 hrs. That's where she normally shops.
Hope the above makes it clearer.
So to get back to the original question does anyone know the legality of these comapnies imposing 'fines'. Thanks. ____________________ ...and the whirlwind is in the thorn trees, it's hard for thee to kick against the pricks...
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Posted: 17:57 - 31 Jan 2006 Post subject: |
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Well what you do, is you piss them off as much as possible, and pay the fine the day before court
They will waste ALOT more money.
At least it will make ya smile. ____________________ China traffic/travel bike vid - When I make a sweeping statement, please add the word 'statistically' in to the sentence before you bitch...
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Posted: 18:20 - 31 Jan 2006 Post subject: |
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Hi,
Firstly I assume is a penatly notice not a fine (A fine can only be imposed by a court.
Is there correct and clear signage inthe carkpark, if not that the person does not have the details of the contract being entered into.
How do they know who send the ticket to ?, it will have been sent to the registered keeper who may not have been the driver ? this may invovle lying through.
Also for them to claim money in court they would have to prove loss which would be be much.
So,
If you fight and/or ignore it will probably go away and if not you can talk to the judge in the small claims court.
Or you can write to the supermarket to try to get off
or pay up.
Regards
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Is she an Asian, Turkish, Iraqi etc. refugee/immigrant?
If so, she'll be able to 'own' part of Morrisons group under one of the many convenient race relations act laws that have been brought in to offer some kind of protection to these sort of folk. ____________________ W-ireless A-rtificial L-ifeform L-imited to O-bservation P-eacekeeping and E-fficient R-epair |
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