Can you be party to a contract without acknowledging it. For a contract to be formed in law don't you need consideration to have taken place?

I guess that the issue can only occur if the person (or company) who own the land have specifically employed the "Parking Company" to "invoice" the "offenders" and there is a big shiny notice in clear sight to confirm that parking here will incur a charge.

I'm no expert on this matter, but I'd fancy my chances against a bunch of Shisters like they appear to be.

Check this site out found it to be very useful against these parking sharks. www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/fo ... c-Offences

Check this site out found it to be very useful against these parking sharks. www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/fo ... c-Offences

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A clearly signed area and you leaving your car there is ll that is required, by doing so you agree to the terms as set out.

So I would imagine it comes down to whether there were any signs, if there were, that those signs were clear.
I seem to remember a while ago someone was let off a parking ticket because the double yellow lines had worn away and were barely visible.

Or it's a total scam which may be more likely!

Indeed.

And if they take you to court dispute it.

There's a very good chance they will drop the claim rather than pay hearing fees and attend court.

What they said!!

I'd give them a call, and rearrange the words... Bo[ill[/iocks, you & can. Then tell them if they want the money you'll see them in court. NO WAY would a company like that take you to court over £100.00. They'll probably just send someone out on Match Night hoping to make a quick buck on the back of the people that phone up and pay in a panic (as Tad has said).

That is the worst thing you can do, if it just a private firm (NOTE not a council or sub-contracted council ticket) just ignore it.

Important point to note:

If it's a private firm, then your "ticket" is an invoice which effectively seeks payment in a matter of your perceived entry into a contract. In these cases, it is the driver of the vehicle, not the registered keeper who is liable. They would, therefore, have to demonstrate that it was you who parked it there, not just you who owned it. And they can't ask you to prove that you didn't or tell them who else might have been.

Just in case the cowboys try to follow it up.

I had a similar case a few months ago when parked on the premises of a business where I was a customer. They sent me various threatening letters which generally indicated that failure to pay would affect my credit record (a common ploy it seems). This is a lie. There is no credit involved. The fact that they are happy to send such empty threats tells you all you need to know about the organiastion you're dealing with. I ignored the letters and eventually they stopped arriving.

I trust you took your custom elsewhere after that (mis)treatment.

I might park there on Saturday. I'm the proud "owner" of a car registered in another country. Mc F dont even ask

I had a bugger of a job once selling a car that turned out to have not been registered in ANY country, (I'm sure you'll know who's car it was, I'll say the word Benidorm) in the end I gave it to my father-in-law in Newcastle just to get it out of my sight and after he died I haven't a clue what happened to it.

^ This one for a change is road legal.

It is been used for evaluation purposes and transporting items from said country of registration to England.

The evaluation part is to find out at what speed the camera at the end of the M606 takes a picture.

Lets just say passing through Customs at Euro Tunnel last week was a new experiance and one I wouldn't want to repeat.

The evaluation is Tomorrow morning