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On Tue, 2009-11-24 at 20:39 +0000, James Wonnacott wrote: > private parking????? Under the current law, if you overstay in a private car park, you are only liable to be sued for damages which is the payment you should have made. "Fines" are not actually legally enforceable unless the car park is subject to the Road Traffic Act. They in fact are a scam to get more money for the firm acting on behalf of the owners. The firm tries to coerce you with threats which lead to bailiffs arriving - not true as contract law would go before a County Court, not a magistrates court. Most people cave in thinking the sticker on the windscreen has legal backing. Alas, in the UK it appears that clamping is legal, unlike Scotland, even though it is disproportionate, which is why fines are not legal. It is a m,ess and there is legislation coming forward to deal with this, but I cannot seee it restoring the correct state of affairs. Hence my letter to the MP. <rant> This is another piece of c**p legislation for this term as well as Mandelsohn's stupidity. </rant> James -- james kilty http://www.kilty.demon.co.uk -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html