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Private parking tickets / Re: Fined for being in a completely empty car park at night.
« on: July 11, 2025, 09:35:36 pm »
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Private parking tickets / Re: Fined for being in a completely empty car park at night.
« on: July 11, 2025, 02:37:10 pm »
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Private parking tickets / Fined for being in a completely empty car park at night.
« on: July 11, 2025, 02:19:47 pm »
Hi
I live in Edinburgh and parked my car at Hermiston Gait Retail Park there between 2342 and 0026 on the night of the 26th of June. I am a recreational drone pilot and have a Youtube Channel. I wanted to film something near that location and figured the empty car park would be the perfect location. I'll be honest and say i didn't look for or see any signs saying the car park was a no go in the very late evening/early morning. I have parked there loads of times and although i know they have signs about the max stay being 4 hours i can't remember even seeing cars cannot park outwith certain times although i am not saying they don't.
So it is a car park with no barrier or gates and i literally entered it and parked 50ft from my entry point. I am going to check, but i think there may be signs about max stay time, but none about out of hours times. I am the only car in a car park with several hundred spaces.
Anyway i get or rather my wife gets a letter today from UKPC as she is the registered keeper saying the car was parked there during a restricted period. It has a discounted fine of £60 within 14 days or £100 after that.If no payment made within 28 days it will go to debt recovery agency. As the car is my wife's name that is the last thing i want and i know it is down to me. I have added a picture. It is taken by my drone and the red circle is my car and the red line shows my route in and out of the car park. That's a very short distance and i don't think a sign about times is displayed on that route.
So
1) If there are no signs about restricted times in the entrance and area of the car park i was in and i can prove it then could i appeal.
2) Or if i am in Scotland can i ignore it anyway as they really cannot do what they say they will and this is all bluff on their part hoping i will pay?
Thanks a lot
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I live in Edinburgh and parked my car at Hermiston Gait Retail Park there between 2342 and 0026 on the night of the 26th of June. I am a recreational drone pilot and have a Youtube Channel. I wanted to film something near that location and figured the empty car park would be the perfect location. I'll be honest and say i didn't look for or see any signs saying the car park was a no go in the very late evening/early morning. I have parked there loads of times and although i know they have signs about the max stay being 4 hours i can't remember even seeing cars cannot park outwith certain times although i am not saying they don't.
So it is a car park with no barrier or gates and i literally entered it and parked 50ft from my entry point. I am going to check, but i think there may be signs about max stay time, but none about out of hours times. I am the only car in a car park with several hundred spaces.
Anyway i get or rather my wife gets a letter today from UKPC as she is the registered keeper saying the car was parked there during a restricted period. It has a discounted fine of £60 within 14 days or £100 after that.If no payment made within 28 days it will go to debt recovery agency. As the car is my wife's name that is the last thing i want and i know it is down to me. I have added a picture. It is taken by my drone and the red circle is my car and the red line shows my route in and out of the car park. That's a very short distance and i don't think a sign about times is displayed on that route.
So
1) If there are no signs about restricted times in the entrance and area of the car park i was in and i can prove it then could i appeal.
2) Or if i am in Scotland can i ignore it anyway as they really cannot do what they say they will and this is all bluff on their part hoping i will pay?
Thanks a lot
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