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Supermaket Parking Fines issued at Aldi, Prenton The parking facilities at Aldi, Prenton on the Wirral are monitored by a company called Parking Eye. The signs state that you are allowed to park for an hour and a half. One day in May 2010 a car was driven into this car park by a driver who was not the registered keeper of the vehicle. As the driver had 2 young children in the vehicle, they waited for a parent and child space to become free as it is easier to get the children out of their car seats safely when you have the extra space provided by these bays. The car was parked in the bay for one and a half hours then it left. Some weeks later, the registered keeper received an invoice or parking fine from Parking Eye on behalf of Aldi. The parking fine was for £70. Parking Eye claimed that the car had parked for more than the allowed time but the only evidence of this was CCTV footage of the car entering and exiting the car park - it did not show the car entering the parking space or leaving the parking space. The registered keeper wrote to Parking Eye advising them that he was not the driver in question but he had been advised that the driver had not parked for longer than was allowed. The letter also pointed out that in the registered keeper's opinion Parking Eye had breached the Data Protection Act, The Adminstration of Justice Act and the Unfair Consumer Contracts Regulations. A couple of weeks later, the registered keeper received a letter advising that the parking fine appeal had been unsuccessful and that the parking fine should be paid immediately. At no point in the initial letter was the word "appeal" used. The registered keeper then sent a letter to Parking Eye advising them that he had not appealed their parking fine but merely stated that Parking Eye had no legally enforceable contract with the registered keeper of the vehicle and therefore they cannot pursue the registered keeper for breach of contract. He then advised that he would enter into further correspondence when Parking Eye successfully obtained a County Court Judgement. That letter was dated May 2010 and to date no paperwork has been received from either Parking Eye or the Courts. If you have any similar stories you wish to share, please contact us. Page|1|2|3|4 |
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