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[tunnie]

All depends on the local Authority or the Private Car Parking Enforcement Company, most Councils will chase up in order to get paid, Private some will some wont, the problem arises is if they do go down the route of a Court Order for payment its all a slippery downhill slope from then on.

A few years back had a Private Ticket from a Company in Hull, about 40 quid from memory, ignored it and there follow up letters, 14 months later, Car was clamped outside my house at 6 am in the morning by a Certified Bailiff in Essex, cost me £550 in total.

Can't do clamping or towing away any more sadly, as our management company looked into it recently to enforce visitor parking spaces. As they used to physically stop/take it away, you had to stump up, now they are not allowed and are not enforceable. Renders all private ones pointless.

Council ones still can be enforced by the police, so have to contest them 

Trust me, a Bailiff with a Court Order for Monies Owed, can Clamp or Seize / Remove your Vehicle.

Yeah, but they need to get one of those first. They used to be able to clamp/tow away just for breaking the rules, before court. It's the hassle of going to court to get that right, all these companies rely on is mugs just paying up straight away.

[zirk]

All depends on the local Authority or the Private Car Parking Enforcement Company, most Councils will chase up in order to get paid, Private some will some wont, the problem arises is if they do go down the route of a Court Order for payment its all a slippery downhill slope from then on.

A few years back had a Private Ticket from a Company in Hull, about 40 quid from memory, ignored it and there follow up letters, 14 months later, Car was clamped outside my house at 6 am in the morning by a Certified Bailiff in Essex, cost me £550 in total.

Can't do clamping or towing away any more sadly, as our management company looked into it recently to enforce visitor parking spaces. As they used to physically stop/take it away, you had to stump up, now they are not allowed and are not enforceable. Renders all private ones pointless.

Council ones still can be enforced by the police, so have to contest them 

Trust me, a Bailiff with a Court Order for Monies Owed, can Clamp or Seize / Remove your Vehicle.

Yeah, but they need to get one of those first. They used to be able to clamp/tow away just for breaking the rules, before court. It's the hassle of going to court to get that right, all these companies rely on is mugs just paying up straight away.

If you read my post correctly, do you really think a Certified Bailiff is going to Clamp a Car outside my House at 6 am in the morning without a Court Order.

[tunnie]

All depends on the local Authority or the Private Car Parking Enforcement Company, most Councils will chase up in order to get paid, Private some will some wont, the problem arises is if they do go down the route of a Court Order for payment its all a slippery downhill slope from then on.

A few years back had a Private Ticket from a Company in Hull, about 40 quid from memory, ignored it and there follow up letters, 14 months later, Car was clamped outside my house at 6 am in the morning by a Certified Bailiff in Essex, cost me £550 in total.

Can't do clamping or towing away any more sadly, as our management company looked into it recently to enforce visitor parking spaces. As they used to physically stop/take it away, you had to stump up, now they are not allowed and are not enforceable. Renders all private ones pointless.

Council ones still can be enforced by the police, so have to contest them 

Trust me, a Bailiff with a Court Order for Monies Owed, can Clamp or Seize / Remove your Vehicle.

Yeah, but they need to get one of those first. They used to be able to clamp/tow away just for breaking the rules, before court. It's the hassle of going to court to get that right, all these companies rely on is mugs just paying up straight away.

If you read my post correctly, do you really think a Certified Bailiff is going to Clamp a Car outside my House at 6 am in the morning without a Court Order.

Well I know that, but you missed my point. 

5 years ago, you could park in a private car park, if they deemed you in breach of their rules, they could clamp you there and then. No court order, no letters, no nothing.

Now they need one. Which is what I stated, so yes I did read it correctly 

[zirk]

All depends on the local Authority or the Private Car Parking Enforcement Company, most Councils will chase up in order to get paid, Private some will some wont, the problem arises is if they do go down the route of a Court Order for payment its all a slippery downhill slope from then on.

A few years back had a Private Ticket from a Company in Hull, about 40 quid from memory, ignored it and there follow up letters, 14 months later, Car was clamped outside my house at 6 am in the morning by a Certified Bailiff in Essex, cost me £550 in total.

Can't do clamping or towing away any more sadly, as our management company looked into it recently to enforce visitor parking spaces. As they used to physically stop/take it away, you had to stump up, now they are not allowed and are not enforceable. Renders all private ones pointless.

Council ones still can be enforced by the police, so have to contest them 

Trust me, a Bailiff with a Court Order for Monies Owed, can Clamp or Seize / Remove your Vehicle.

Yeah, but they need to get one of those first. They used to be able to clamp/tow away just for breaking the rules, before court. It's the hassle of going to court to get that right, all these companies rely on is mugs just paying up straight away.

If you read my post correctly, do you really think a Certified Bailiff is going to Clamp a Car outside my House at 6 am in the morning without a Court Order.

Well I know that, but you missed my point. 

5 years ago, you could park in a private car park, if they deemed you in breach of their rules, they could clamp you there and then. No court order, no letters, no nothing.

Now they need one. Which is what I stated, so yes I did read it correctly 

I didn't miss your point at all, other way around me thinks.

I posted - '14 months later, Car was clamped outside my house at 6 am in the morning by a Certified Bailiff in Essex'

You replied - 'Can't do clamping or towing away any more sadly'

[tunnie]

All depends on the local Authority or the Private Car Parking Enforcement Company, most Councils will chase up in order to get paid, Private some will some wont, the problem arises is if they do go down the route of a Court Order for payment its all a slippery downhill slope from then on.

A few years back had a Private Ticket from a Company in Hull, about 40 quid from memory, ignored it and there follow up letters, 14 months later, Car was clamped outside my house at 6 am in the morning by a Certified Bailiff in Essex, cost me £550 in total.

Yeah they can't

If it was issued a few years ago, then it's old rules. As you did say it was a few years ago 

[Seth]

All depends on the local Authority or the Private Car Parking Enforcement Company, most Councils will chase up in order to get paid, Private some will some wont, the problem arises is if they do go down the route of a Court Order for payment its all a slippery downhill slope from then on.

A few years back had a Private Ticket from a Company in Hull, about 40 quid from memory, ignored it and there follow up letters, 14 months later, Car was clamped outside my house at 6 am in the morning by a Certified Bailiff in Essex, cost me £550 in total.

Can't do clamping or towing away any more sadly, as our management company looked into it recently to enforce visitor parking spaces. As they used to physically stop/take it away, you had to stump up, now they are not allowed and are not enforceable. Renders all private ones pointless.

Council ones still can be enforced by the police, so have to contest them 

Possibly (very) ... BUT ... as the council clearly knows who the registered keeper actually is (via the DVLA), it then becomes a civil matter. Bog all to do with the Police ... regardless of what any aspiring PC (or probably a PCSO these days) attempts to intimidate you with.

[tunnie]

All depends on the local Authority or the Private Car Parking Enforcement Company, most Councils will chase up in order to get paid, Private some will some wont, the problem arises is if they do go down the route of a Court Order for payment its all a slippery downhill slope from then on.

A few years back had a Private Ticket from a Company in Hull, about 40 quid from memory, ignored it and there follow up letters, 14 months later, Car was clamped outside my house at 6 am in the morning by a Certified Bailiff in Essex, cost me £550 in total.

Can't do clamping or towing away any more sadly, as our management company looked into it recently to enforce visitor parking spaces. As they used to physically stop/take it away, you had to stump up, now they are not allowed and are not enforceable. Renders all private ones pointless.

Council ones still can be enforced by the police, so have to contest them 

Possibly (very) ... BUT ... as the council clearly knows who the registered keeper actually is (via the DVLA), it then becomes a civil matter. Bog all to do with the Police ... regardless of what any aspiring PC (or probably a PCSO these days) attempts to intimidate you with.

They usually use police for protection, see quite a few operations of council parking bods along with police teams pulling people in.

Big one in Ealing couple of years ago.

[zirk]

All depends on the local Authority or the Private Car Parking Enforcement Company, most Councils will chase up in order to get paid, Private some will some wont, the problem arises is if they do go down the route of a Court Order for payment its all a slippery downhill slope from then on.

A few years back had a Private Ticket from a Company in Hull, about 40 quid from memory, ignored it and there follow up letters, 14 months later, Car was clamped outside my house at 6 am in the morning by a Certified Bailiff in Essex, cost me £550 in total.

Yeah they can't

If it was issued a few years ago, then it's old rules. As you did say it was a few years ago 

I think your talking cross purposes here Tunnie, or your just trying to confuse the issue, Im fully aware about what Private Car Parks were allowed and not allowed to do in terms of Clamping a Car a few years back.

No mention of that from Me, the point that I was trying to make, was just because its a Parking Ticket from a Private Company, your advise of just 'throw it in the Bin' shoudn't be taken as gospel.

As I found out the hard way by having my car clamped by a Bailiff and having to weight out £550 for a £40 Private Parking Ticket.

[tunnie]

Cross purposes here I think 

Just going on personal experience and went on here 

[05omegav6]

People actually eat semolina

Doesn't make it right

[Stemo]

Appeal posted. We will see.

[aaronjb]

People actually eat semolina

Doesn't make it right

I used to love semolina for dessert at school ...

[zirk]

Appeal posted. We will see.

Ah, your back are you, gonna kick it all off again are we. 

[zirk]

People actually eat semolina

Doesn't make it right

I used to love semolina for dessert at school ...

Used to eat mine cold, mouded in a cup, upside down on a plate with real Black Current jam 

Other thing I used to love as a kid was Cold Ready Brek, and my favourite, Butterscotch Angel Delight, use to make it when I got back from school, would sit bythe fridge waiting for it to harden, which it very rarely did as I was testing a few spoonfuls every 5 seconds.   

[05omegav6]

Al runs of for a tactical chunder...