Those supermarket parking charges.

[longdogs]

One thing that's been missed by everyone is that whilst the driver was receiving a fine for £85 for parking in the space for too long, it's possible he was spending £200 in one of the shops.

...or could have been shoplfifting.
What's your point?

He may have spent more than the 'value' of the parking space.

Would YOU be upset if you received an £85 fine for a parking offence?

 

[noseall]

One thing that's been missed by everyone is that whilst the driver was receiving a fine for £85 for parking in the space for too long, it's possible he was spending £200 in one of the shops.

...or could have been shoplfifting.
What's your point?

He may have spent more than the 'value' of the parking space.

Would YOU be upset if you received an £85 fine for a parking offence?

...or he may not!

Are you really as thick as Joey makes out?

He may be denying a billionaire from spending a thousand pounds too.

Jeepers you are dumb Squark.

 

[noseall]

Would YOU be upset if you received an £85 fine for a parking offence?

Of course I would, that's why I buy two hours worth when I only need one.

 

[longdogs]

One thing that's been missed by everyone is that whilst the driver was receiving a fine for £85 for parking in the space for too long, it's possible he was spending £200 in one of the shops.

...or could have been shoplfifting.
What's your point?

He may have spent more than the 'value' of the parking space.

Would YOU be upset if you received an £85 fine for a parking offence?

...or he may not!

Are you really as thick as Joey makes out?

He may be denying a billionaire from spending a thousand pounds too.

Jeepers you are dumb Squark.

Is it true you only have sex in the morning because your egg timer is broken.

That's meant as a joke boyo

 

[longdogs]

One thing that's been missed by everyone is that whilst the driver was receiving a fine for £85 for parking in the space for too long, it's possible he was spending £200 in one of the shops.

...or could have been shoplfifting.
What's your point?

He may have spent more than the 'value' of the parking space.

Would YOU be upset if you received an £85 fine for a parking offence?

...or he may not!

Are you really as thick as Joey makes out?

He may be denying a billionaire from spending a thousand pounds too.

Jeepers you are dumb Squark.

I like joe - he winds you up

 

[noseall]

I like joe - he winds you up

Joe likes to try and bully people. Do you like hiding behind bullies?

Joe is also a coward. He is both predictable and often stupid and does not like a taste of his own medicine.

He still hasn't answered two of my recent questions, rather he has just squirmed and referred to his default setting of "don't you know how to use google".

Yeah, just about sums you up Squark.

 

[JBR]

Think about it: why are retail parks usually out-of-town? It's because they cater for the car-owning public, and so need a lot of cheaper land away from town centres, so as to lay out the car park.

Exactly. Most out-of-town car parks in my experience are free and consequently attract the motoring public. That's why supermarkets are causing many town-centre shops to go out of business.

Now if local councils weren't so short-sighted and greedy, they might consider providing free car parks in town centres (or within a close distance) to attract customers back.

Sorry. A bit off-topic.

 

[longdogs]

Joe is also a coward. He is both predictable and often stupid and does not like a taste of his own medicine.

I'm surprised you don't like him then.

 

[jeds]

Think about it: why are retail parks usually out-of-town? It's because they cater for the car-owning public, and so need a lot of cheaper land away from town centres, so as to lay out the car park.

Exactly. Most out-of-town car parks in my experience are free and consequently attract the motoring public. That's why supermarkets are causing many town-centre shops to go out of business.

Now if local councils weren't so short-sighted and greedy, they might consider providing free car parks in town centres (or within a close distance) to attract customers back.

Sorry. A bit off-topic.

Completely agree. The mayor of Bristol is systematically destroying local City trade because he's hell bent on 20mph zones, parking schemes that nobody wants, the highest parking charges in the UK apart from London, etc. They spent millions on special meters just to prevent people passing parking tickets on to other motorists to use up what was left. As if giving somebody 15 minutes of parking was breaking the bank. The result; small traders go out of business and no inward investment. Still, at least the mayor can ride his bike to work. (on nice sunny days of course)

 

[JBR]

Completely agree. The mayor of Bristol is systematically destroying local City trade because he's hell bent on 20mph zones, parking schemes that nobody wants, the highest parking charges in the UK apart from London, etc. They spent millions on special meters just to prevent people passing parking tickets on to other motorists to use up what was left. As if giving somebody 15 minutes of parking was breaking the bank. The result; small traders go out of business and no inward investment. Still, at least the mayor can ride his bike to work. (on nice sunny days of course)

If things continue along these lines, it is quite likely that Bristol (and no doubt some other cities) will eventually become a ghost town. No shops, no places of entertainment. If people have the choice of catching the bus into town or driving to a shopping centre out of town, I suspect most would choose the latter. It is even possible that offices might re-locate to out of town sites in order to provide parking for their staff.

I wonder whether the council offices will one day remain the only occupied buildings in Bristol!

 

[longdogs]

I completely agree JBR. If I drive over to Lakeside or Bluewater shopping centres, I can park all day for free. So once I have bought the things I have gone for, I can then browse around spending more money, perhaps a coffee or two and something to eat. I could even see a film if I wanted to.

If I go to my local High Street and I eventually find a parking space, I tend to rush around getting what I need, then straight back to the car. Even if I just needed a newspaper or visit the post office I would need to pay £1 for the privilege.

Obviously I prefer going to the shopping centres for a more relaxing time but the High Street is slowing dying. Car parks that used to be free have been taken over by supermarkets.

 

[securespark]

It's going to the Supreme Court.

No it isn't. Show me where it is (he won't).

This article says he is considering taking it there:

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/...-sky-high-charges-private-firms-numbered.html

 

[noseall]

It's going to the Supreme Court.

No it isn't. Show me where it is (he won't).

This article says he is considering taking it there:

I'm considering exploring Jupiter.

 

[longdogs]

It's going to the Supreme Court.

No it isn't. Show me where it is (he won't).

This article says he is considering taking it there:

I'm considering exploring Jupiter.

Excellent! When you going?

 

[jeds]

It's going to the Supreme Court.

No it isn't. Show me where it is (he won't).

This article says he is considering taking it there:

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/...h-charges-private-firms-numbered.html[/QUOTE]
Not sure he will though unless somebody (the RAC?) funds him. The problem is that this type of penalty charge isn't a new thing in contract law, they've been around for years. Liquidated damages is easy when there is a clear loss but not so easy when the loss is not easily quantifiable or - as in this case - the quantifiable loss would be insufficient. There is no charge for parking so the loss is zero. So what's to stop people parking all day long? Case law determined years ago that where a situation doesn't fit into standard contract law a 'reasonable' penalty may be justifiable for commercial reasons. There are lots of cases where this has been allowed. As I said before, the only alternative is to charge for parking which penalises everybody.