Thread: Parking fine on Private land;ADVICE PLEASE

I have recieved a parking fine today for being parked in a disabled car park bay on private land. The parking fine is demanding that I pay £60.00 within 10 days. If I dont pay the full amount within 10 days they will charge me interest at £3.00 per day.

The private land in question is a leisure complex with cinemas, restaurants and bowling alleys etc. I received the parking fine whilst I was at one of the restaurants within this private leisure complex. The only reason why I parked in a disabled parking bay was because all the other parking bays were full.

To the best of my knowledge there does not appear to be any signs within the complex to say that you will be fined if you are wrongly parked in a disabled parking bay.

Could anybody please let me know if the parking fine I received is legal and if I have to pay it.

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Yes, pleae read the threads on "private parking".

You need to understand that you have not recieved a "parking fine". What you have recieved is an invoice.

There is little the company can do to get money from you even though it was very wrong of you to park in the disabled bay.

Originally Posted by Howard0181

even though it was very wrong of you to park in the disabled bay.

Why?

A disabled bay has little or no validity in a private car park. Even the details about blue badges on the DirectGov website acknowledge this.

Originally Posted by patdavies

Why?

A disabled bay has little or no validity in a private car park. Even the details about blue badges on the DirectGov website acknowledge this.

Like everything, it's rarely clear cut either way IMO.

It's wrong to park in a disabled bay just because you're too lazy to walk further.

It's understandable if there are 30 of them free and all the normal spaces are taken, and the visit is essential.