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Private parking tickets / SIXT paid UKCPS parking charge before I could appeal
« Last post by DelusionalSteak on Today at 02:58:14 am »Hi all, first time posting here. I originally posted about this on Reddit and a few people advised me to come here for more specialist advice, so hopefully someone can help me understand this a bit better.
I rented a car from SIXT and received a UKCPS private parking charge at Abbey Wood Shopping Park for overstaying the 4-hour limit by 43 minutes.
I accept that I overstayed. I’m from Singapore and I’m also used to driving in Malaysia, where from my experience I wouldn’t normally expect an open car park with no barriers to be monitored in this way. So I genuinely didn’t realise how these free private car parks work in the UK. Lesson learnt!
I was at one of the businesses there the whole time and was planning to appeal, but before I had the chance, SIXT had already paid the £60 charge and then charged my UK debit card £100 (£60 + £40 admin fee).
What I’m trying to understand is why SIXT paid it rather than passing my details to UKCPS as the hirer and allowing me to deal with it myself.
SIXT’s terms say they can recover “the fine or charge itself (if we have to pay it)”, while my rental agreement specifically mentions parking charge notices and the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.
So did SIXT actually have to pay this private parking charge, or could they have transferred liability to me and allowed UKCPS to pursue me directly? And now that they’ve paid it, is there anything I can realistically do about the £60 and/or £40 admin fee?
I’ve attached redacted copies of the original UKCPS notice sent to SIXT, the SIXT invoice and the relevant part of my rental agreement.
Any advice would be really appreciated.
I rented a car from SIXT and received a UKCPS private parking charge at Abbey Wood Shopping Park for overstaying the 4-hour limit by 43 minutes.
I accept that I overstayed. I’m from Singapore and I’m also used to driving in Malaysia, where from my experience I wouldn’t normally expect an open car park with no barriers to be monitored in this way. So I genuinely didn’t realise how these free private car parks work in the UK. Lesson learnt!
I was at one of the businesses there the whole time and was planning to appeal, but before I had the chance, SIXT had already paid the £60 charge and then charged my UK debit card £100 (£60 + £40 admin fee).
What I’m trying to understand is why SIXT paid it rather than passing my details to UKCPS as the hirer and allowing me to deal with it myself.
SIXT’s terms say they can recover “the fine or charge itself (if we have to pay it)”, while my rental agreement specifically mentions parking charge notices and the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.
So did SIXT actually have to pay this private parking charge, or could they have transferred liability to me and allowed UKCPS to pursue me directly? And now that they’ve paid it, is there anything I can realistically do about the £60 and/or £40 admin fee?
I’ve attached redacted copies of the original UKCPS notice sent to SIXT, the SIXT invoice and the relevant part of my rental agreement.
Any advice would be really appreciated.
