Euro Car Parks Parking Fine

MikeyReilly · 03-04-2011 9:54pm #1

I got a parking ticket the other day from euro car parks in the old esso(I think!) petrol station by the Uluru. There was no spaces available in the WRH car park and after driving around for about 15 mins looking for one decided that I'd try across the road.

There was a few spaces available on what was the old forecourt of the petrol station so I parked there. Had a good look around and there is no signs in that area regarding parking charges or clamping etc. I know there is signs up around the car park outside ardkeen stores but none down where I parked.

When I came back to the car I saw a guy going around taking numbers of cars. But I had no ticket so I didn't worry. This was 10.45am.

I had to go back to the hospital later so when I arrived out I saw that there was spaces available in the same place so parked there in case the hospital was still full. When I got back to the car at about 5.30pm I had a ticket with a fine stating that I was parked there from 10.40am to 5.20pm. I wasn't even in the same space.

Problem I have is that there is no signs down where I parked but there is one up past the Supermacs but thats at the entrance to the Ardkeen stores car park. Didn't think where I parked was part of that car park!
Do I have any comeback on this due to lack of signage. Also someone said to me today that legally you don't have to pay the fines of private car park operators, only the parking fines of the council but this sounds ridiculous to me!

Deisekickboxing · 03-04-2011 9:58pm

Is there some appeals procedure so
you can make your case

karbonkoncepts · 03-04-2011 10:00pm

They have no way of getting ur address...legally that is..the only agencies that can get/use that information are the local authorities for car tax/ traffic fine and environmental reasons, the gardai for obvious reasons and the customs service..private firms have no way of getting your address from your reg number for fines....throw the fine in the bin....

obrien.cathal · 03-04-2011 10:05pm

Hi,

As far as I know private car parking companies have no legal authority to charge you a fine. That's why the clamp you, when you are clamped you don't pay a fine you pay a clamp release fee.

Cathal

MikeyReilly · 03-04-2011 10:23pm

Okay so I just forget about this fine? Do they just rely on peoples honesty to pay fines to make money? Just doesn't sound like a good way to make money to me. A bit too good to be true.

waterford1 · 03-04-2011 11:05pm

I always get fines from Euro Car Parks best thing is tear it up and bin it they never chase them up.

MikeyReilly · 03-04-2011 11:18pm

Really? I use the carpark at the hyper center regularly and this is also run by them. Would they not have a record of my car reg and clamp me if my number was entered into the device they use to record the car reg numbers.

fbrophy · 04-04-2011 12:33am

MikeyReilly wrote: »

Really? I use the carpark at the hyper center regularly and this is also run by them. Would they not have a record of my car reg and clamp me if my number was entered into the device they use to record the car reg numbers.

For a fixed penalty notice (ie a fine) to be legally enforceable then there must be a law or bylaw to back it up. Private car parks are not covered by the Road Traffic act or waterford city council bylaws and have no right to any information regarding a car reg. As for them having your details, i doubt it is cost efffective for them to maintain the database as then they would have to comply with the Data protection act.

bin the ticket, it is litter.

MikeyReilly · 04-04-2011 1:24am

Thanks guys. Tickets going in the fire so.

quinni · 06-04-2011 4:24pm

Hi All, this a fairly interesting thread as it seems to be a grey area. Private companies enter you into a contract when you park on their property and this is not covered by by laws etc.

Did any off ye receive a letter stating you have been fined or was it just a ticket on the car?

seanybiker · 06-04-2011 7:58pm

MikeyReilly wrote: »

Really? I use the carpark at the hyper center regularly and this is also run by them. Would they not have a record of my car reg and clamp me if my number was entered into the device they use to record the car reg numbers.

I used to work in heatons and they put a ticket on my bike once. I said it to my boss and he said to throw it in the bin and tell them to fook off if they say anything to you. Was in the bin already.

kryogen · 07-04-2011 2:53am

I have gotten a few fines from them in my time, never paid any of them. never had any comeback

MikeyReilly · 07-04-2011 3:06am

Thanks for the replys lads. The ticket went in the fire.

t00116201 · 02-12-2015 7:45pm

hi,

Need advice :

Got a ticket from euro parks today : in a hospital carpark:

will I bother paying it :

Thanks

HELEN

lassykk · 03-12-2015 1:08am

t00116201 wrote: »

hi,

Need advice :

Got a ticket from euro parks today : in a hospital carpark:

will I bother paying it :

Thanks

HELEN

No need to pay. Throw it in the bin and you will never hear anything more about it

deadybai · 03-12-2015 3:22pm

So if IM ever looking for parking and see the Euro car park sign, I dont have to pay no matter where I am?

Johnboy1951 · 03-12-2015 4:41pm

deadybai wrote: »

So if IM ever looking for parking and see the Euro car park sign, I dont have to pay no matter where I am?

They could clamp you, could they not?

fbrophy wrote:

For a fixed penalty notice (ie a fine) to be legally enforceable then there must be a law or bylaw to back it up. Private car parks are not covered by the Road Traffic act or waterford city council bylaws and have no right to any information regarding a car reg. As for them having your details, i doubt it is cost efffective for them to maintain the database as then they would have to comply with the Data protection act.

As they would only be holding a list of reg numbers there would be no Data Protection implications ..... and that would hardly be much to 'maintain'.

The difficulty they would have is with a vehicle changing ownership .... they could highlight particular vehicles with a list, but could do nothing except apply their rules strictly to those vehicles, in the future.

Past deeds/non-payments could not be applied.

Wanderer2010 · 06-12-2015 12:27pm

seanybiker wrote: »

I used to work in heatons and they put a ticket on my bike once. I said it to my boss and he said to throw it in the bin and tell them to fook off if they say anything to you. Was in the bin already.

The man who works on the car parks in the hyper centre really really takes his job seriously! I have seen him circle cars for up to 5 minutes as if there was a bomb in it, then shaking his head and writing down the reg number. You would think from his demeanour that you are headed for jail if you don't pay the fine. I wasn't aware they mean so little. Bin in future then!

obezyana · 06-12-2015 7:11pm

Wanderer2010 wrote: »

The man who works on the car parks in the hyper centre really really takes his job seriously! I have seen him circle cars for up to 5 minutes as if there was a bomb in it, then shaking his head and writing down the reg number. You would think from his demeanour that you are headed for jail if you don't pay the fine. I wasn't aware they mean so little. Bin in future theln!

He is living out his younger days when he used to be a cop. Ticket everyone. :-D

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