Re: WJ Parking . Charge ticket

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> Hi.
> We've been parking in the private car park opposite Didcot Parkway
> run by WJ Parking for a while. Recently, we've twice returned to our car
> at the end of the day to find a parking ticket for "not parked in
> allocated bay", and a demand for £80 (reduced to £40 if paid within 2
> weeks).
> Has anyone else experienced this? It seems something of a scam, as
> there are a limited number of marked bays in this car park, so the
> majority of cars park where there are no marked bays. The terms and
> conditions state that "where there are no marked bays vehicles must park
> so as not to cause an obstruction", and as we were not causing an
> obstruction I fail to see how they can give us a ticket.
> What makes it seem like a scam all the more is that there is always a
> parking attendant there who watches you park, and usually walks over to
> your car when you leave. If the car was parked incorrectly surely he
> should say so? Instead, it seems he waits for you to walk round the corner
> then calls his mate to give you a parking ticket!
> As it's a privately run car park, the ticket is for a "charge" not a
> fine, and even though the amount is shown on their signs, I don't really
> see how an £80 charge in a car park that charges just £5 for 24 hours
> parking can be justified, as it's not proptionate or reasonable.
> WJ parking themselves refuse to enter into correspondence unless you
> pay the charge first!
> We're thinking of taking this to trading standards covering Didcot,
> but wondered if anyone else had experienced this.

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