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Car parking fine advice (Autism)?
UK COUNCIL property.
An autistic friend of mine recently visited a new area for the first time.
He saw saw no signs on times and went to the cinema across the road.
When he came out the car park was closed .
This was 630 pm on a SATURDAY in a large TOWN and the normal carpark only aloud for 2hrs (which was not enough for anything).
He was obviously upset as anyone would be as all his things were in the car.
He called the number , explained the issue and his condition and they told him he would have to pay £75 charge and sign a contract before they would come out and they refused to identify themselves.
He found this all very intimidating but agreed.
They arrive made him give all his personal details (Which he really struggles with).
He went home traumatized awaiting the charge.
I visited the site and the main sign and the tickets have no info and there is not info on any floor except a small sign which is portable, along side the car below eye level.
The sign states that there is a £75 charge for overnight parking.
He was only there for 30 mins.
He now is facing the fine as he signed the contract. He can barely afford this sum as he cannot work due to his disability though he has managed to conquer driving amazingly.
Is this legal in the UK and via Councils?
It seems that there was inadequate signage and an unfair sum and it did not stay over night.
Also his disability would make the ridiculously strict conditions almost impossible to have pre-empt.
Furthermore it seems wrong that if they have your car then they refuse to let you enter it to get your belongings without signing a contract to pay £75.
Lastly there is a possibility that he was accidentally on time but they closed early though they dispute this.
Is this all perfectly legal?
Does he have a right to appeal and on what grounds?
Thank you.
4 Answers
- fodaddy19Lv 78 years ago
"It seems that there was inadequate signage "
That's going to be key. He will have to prove that the sign wasn't clearly visible.
"and an unfair sum "
That's debatable, as the fine is the same for everybody.
"and it did not stay over night."
That depends on the carpark's definition of "overnight" if their regular hours end at 6:00 PM and his car is still there at 6:30 PM, then that could easily constitute overnight park, how long his car was actually there is inconsequential. It's like checking into a hotel and then leaving a couple hours later, you're still going to pay the full rate for the room.
"Furthermore it seems wrong that if they have your car then they refuse to let you enter it to get your belongings without signing a contract to pay £75."
Happens all the time in the U.S. I had my car towed, it was taken to an impound lot where I had to part with $140 USD before I could even see it again, let alone retrieve anything from it.
Pretty much everything is going to hang on whether or not the signs were posted properly, and unless your friend has pictures that show that it wasn't, then he's going to be out of luck.
Also, I'm curious, if your friend apparently can't work due to his condition (yet somehow passed his driving test), then how can he afford to keep a car on the road?
- GODLv 68 years ago
There is always a right to appeal but the fact that he is considered competent enough to drive a car safely on the public roads means that he should be able to read and understand road signs and of course this also applies to parking legally, the fact that he is autistic would be no excuse because the very same thing happens to drivers that do not have medical problems, he may well be successful with an appeal but I somehow doubt it, he passed a driving test and he is governed by the same laws as the rest of us, of course if the car park was closed early and he can prove it, he would be exonerated just as we all would.
- GenegeeLv 78 years ago
If you can pay the fine do it and move on. Wait a minute your saying that you got a ticket for paring your car over night in a parking spot when in actuality you were only there 30 minutes. Got an idea you need to bring any whiteness who can tell the judge that you were someplace else that night and that the bobby or constable made a mistake. By the way more then likely he will be their. Do not being people who will lie for you because you then can end up in the you know where.
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