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James Wonnacott wrote:
If I did that I would be liable to any spurious damage claim the owner made up!!!tom wrote:james kilty wrote:It is a tricky one - I say this as someone who has spent ~£1000 on transport due to the fact some idle idiot had parked across our driveway blocking in our cars. I had two choices - buy a clamp+notices and get back some of the money for car hire from the dick-head who parked there or phone the police and get it towed away after several hours - this cost the prat who parked his car there £300 but I got nothing back.On Tue, 2009-11-24 at 20:39 +0000, James Wonnacott wrote:private parking?????Under the current law, if you overstay in a private car park, you are only liable to be sued for damages which is the payment you should have made. "Fines" are not actually legally enforceable unless the car park is subject to the Road Traffic Act. They in fact are a scam to get more money for the firm acting on behalf of the owners. The firm tries to coerce you with threats which lead to bailiffs arriving - not true as contract law would go before a County Court, not a magistrates court. Most people cave in thinking the sticker on the windscreen has legal backing.Alas, in the UK it appears that clamping is legal, unlike Scotland, even though it is disproportionate, which is why fines are not legal. It is am,ess and there is legislation coming forward to deal with this, but I cannot seee it restoring the correct state of affairs. Hence my letter to the MP.What would you recommend in that situation? Tom te tom te tomPersonally I'd push it out of the way but then I've got a Landrover:-)
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