there is no poetic license, a man in your position could easily make one or two phone calls to get the general opinion of this particular officer. b.t.w i am not a car trader. and watch yer speed coming through some of the villages in argyll, lochaber and glencoe. for a serving officer you must realize there is always 3 versions of the truth in any confrontation but assumption of guilt never seems to be far from some peoples mind.
Anyway, the old dear should appeal the ticket by saying exactly what had happened, ie. the copper went shopping for nappies leaving his car running and unattended, then did me for doing exactly the same. I assumed as the copper did it, it was perfectly legal...
Didn't realise it was an offense to leave a your car running and unattended. If it is then £50 is better than it being stolen with keys as she would not have been paid out.
I was fully aware of the law regarding leaving a vehicle running unattended, but in a Tesco car park, isn't that private property? Does the law still apply ?
in amongst the bollox here ARE some REAL facts.. Citizens Advice - Parking tickets on private land the bit about supermarket car parks is quite poignant ……... plus this... [TABLE] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2"] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2"] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] [/TD] [TD] Parking fines You should check first whether you have received a parking fine on public orprivate land as the rules are different. Parking fines on public land If you park on a public road and don't follow the parking restrictions, you couldhave to pay a parking fine. A parking fine is officially called a fixed penalty orpenalty charge. The rules about fixed penalties and penalty charges depend onthe policy of the local authority where you parked. In many local authorities,parking is not a criminal matter and the council, not the police, is responsible forfixed penalties and penalty charges. But in some areas, if you don't follow theparking rules, this is a criminal matter and the police and courts are responsiblefor fixed penalties and penalty charges. Fixed penalties and penalty charges if the police are responsible If you commit a parking offence, a police officer or traffic warden can fix a penaltynotice to your vehicle. The details of the offence will be on the notice. If you accept that you committed the offence, you can pay the amount theyask for. If you pay within a certain time period, the amount you have to pay isreduced. The notice will tell you how and when to pay. If you did commit the offence but don't pay within the correct period, you'll be senta 'notice to owner', reminding you to pay. If you don't pay within the correctperiod of time, the amount you must pay will be increased by a further 50%. It willbe registered as a criminal matter and you could get sent to prison if you don'tpay up. If you don't agree that you committed the offence, you can opt for a courthearing by filling in Part III on the reverse of the penalty notice and returning it tothe address provided. You will then receive a summons to attend court. If you weren't the owner of the vehicle when it was illegally parked, you can sendin a statement, called a statutory declaration, to say you are not the owner. In thiscase, you won't have to pay up. Fixed penalties and penalty charges if the local authority isresponsible If you park where you shouldn't, a local authority civil enforcement officer can fix apenalty notice to your vehicle or hand it to you. The details of what you have donewrong will be on the notice. If you accept you were in the wrong, you can pay the amount they ask for. Ifyou pay within a certain time period, the amount you have to pay is reduced. Thenotice will tell you how and when to pay. If you don't agree that you were in the wrong, you can appeal to the localauthority. The penalty notice will tell you how to appeal and the time limits. Youmight want to appeal because: [COLOR=rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 100.000000%)]www.adviceguide.org.uk [/COLOR]1/3Copyright © 2002-2013 Citizens Advice. All rights reserved Registered charity no: 279057 Company no: 1436945 England [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [TABLE] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2"][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2"] Information applies to Scotland only [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] [/TD] [TD] you weren't the owner of the vehicle when it was wrongly parked.You'll have to provide proof of this, for example, a receipt and a copyof the DVLA registration form meter time had not expired, so you weren't illegally parked your vehicle had broken down, so you weren't illegally parked you were legally loading or unloading your vehicle. Your evidence could include a garage receipt or delivery note. The local authority must consider your case and tell you whether it accepts orrejects your appeal. If it accepts your appeal, it will cancel your penalty notice. If itrejects your appeal, it must send you a notice of rejection. You should also besent details of how to make a further appeal to the Scottish Parking AppealsService (SPAS). For contact details of the Scottish Parking Appeals Service, seeunder [COLOR=rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 100.000000%)]How to appeal. [/COLOR]If you don't appeal and you don't pay, you'll be sent a 'notice to owner',reminding you to pay. If you don't pay within the correct period of time, you'll besent a charge certificate and the amount you must pay will be increased by afurther 50%. You will have to pay the local authority, but you won't havecommitted a criminal offence. If you don't pay within the correct time period, the local authority can register thedebt with the court without a court hearing, and recover the charge using sheriffofficers. Parking fines on private land If you park on private land without permission (or stay longer than you paid for,for example, in a shop car park), you might get sent a notice telling you to pay aparking fine. This might look like an official fixed penalty but it isn't one. It's anotice that they intend to take you to the civil court, and will offer to let you pay thefine to settle the case out of court. This isn't a criminal matter. If you get one ofthese notices, get advice from a Citizens Advice Bureau. You can also look on the website of the British Parking Association which acts asa trade association for companies that carry out parking enforcement activities onprivate land. Members of the Association must comply with a Code of Practice onthe issuing of parking fines. You can find the Code of Practice on the website at[COLOR=rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 100.000000%)]www.britishparking.co.uk. [/COLOR]Wheel-clamping on private land is illegal in Scotland. [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [TABLE] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2"] Information applies to Scotland only [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] and finally How lawful and valid is a parking ticket given out in a Tesco Car Park? - Yahoo UK & Ireland Answers
Or in other words, that all seems to indicate that if the car park is owned by Tesco, the police had no authority. (in respect of what would be classified as motoring offences on a public highway......)??
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