CASHBACK for reporting parking offences?

Wtf?!!

I received a Parking Charge Notice today. I park my bike behind the bank where I work in a dead quiet little alley, which also acts as fire escape from the surrounding shops. The alley is not large enough for cars, but wide enough for my bike with room for movement of wheelie bins in and out. I park considerately, right up against the building. The alley has a key code gate where it leads onto the service area of the neighbouring shopping centre. The service area is obviously a no parking zone and well marked as such.

The company that manages the service area zone - Flashpark - has issued the ticket. Advice on the net is don't pay and don't initiate any correspondence. I plan to follow this advice.

My 'wtf' moment came when I visited their website where they offer £10 cashback to anyone who issues a PCN which is then paid!!!

You cannot even see my bike from the service area as the alley is almost 'Z' shaped - you have to walk well into it to even see me parked around the corner. Someone's snitched on me for a tenner!!

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To be fair you really shouldn't be blocking an emergency exit route regardless.

[ian505050]

just say you broke down, they ask for proof, make a fake recipte for some parts purchased, e-mail it to them then they let you off

Just do sod all, see if they can be bothered to chase you. And if you find out who fingered you, catch 'em in the alley and kick 'em in the wedding tackle! What an ar*eh*le!

This is surely enforceable as a contract only, so question is - will they sue you...

My 'wtf' moment came when I visited their website where they offer £10 cashback to anyone who issues a PCN which is then paid!!!

This makes me think they know they cant enforce the fine and if someone doesnt know this, then pays they are happy with the free cash and give a tenner out

Originally Posted by Ed

This is surely enforceable as a contract only, so question is - will they sue you...

This is exactly how they work. My ex- had a ticket from a company doing exactly the same as these guys, and they bluster and send letters and will do just about anything to make you think that you're going to go to court over it...right up to the point where you tell them, "Go on then".

At that point they disappear because they have no way of proving that you knowingly entered into the contract (in the case of my ex-, their sign advising of their terms was on a 10ft high pole, obscured by a tree so it wasn't even visible), and even if they somehow "prove" that, they can't prove that the amount they're invoicing for is proportional to the loss they suffered.

Best thing to do is completely ignore them. They go away...eventually.

[disco]

do you still park there?

Originally Posted by disco

do you still park there?

No, didn't today. Will need to do a recce and find another spot. Someone's obviously pi55ed off that I park there and their next move could well be a cigarette burn through my seat! There's quite a bit of permit free street parking, but I just know some div would reverse into my bike and I'd find it on the floor at 5.30.

This is where I parked -- I was not obstructing any fire escape, in fact there are no 'Fire Exit - Keep Clear' signs in sight: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ie=...,0.003433&z=19

Shop yourself repeatedly for free tenners.

Job jobbed.