Private parking ticket

[brussels1]

A friend of mine recently received a private parking notice.

 

The car was parked on a stretch of road which after about 10m led to a set of gates for parking at the rear of some Housing Associatiuon flats.

 

There were no yellow lines, but there were signs about clamping approaching the gates, which she presumed related to anybody who attempted to use the housing association parking- but nothing about parking tickets.

 

 

As there is nothing displayed about parking tickets (only clamping), is this lawful?

 

Secondly, what can they do if she doesn't pay?

 

Any advice is appreciated.

[Filthy Monkey]

Assuming this is a private ticket issued on befalf of a private company, and not on behalf of a local authority then it is lawful, but it is not backed by law, so they have no way of enforcing it. Private tickets rely on contract law, so while they will try everything they can to enforce them, all they can really make are empty threats of debt enforcement. I really wouldn't worry about it. have a read through the forum and you will find a wealth of information on this subject...