To wonder if DH should appeal parking fine - photo included

It's hashed for a reason such as if emergency vehicles needed access.
He's parked on the hashed area where he should not park. No ground to stand on with appeal. I wouldn't bother, would pay the fine and not do it again.

Appeal it. If it’s a Tesco car park you’d be amazed how many people get fines overturned, they come into us with the letter but we can’t do anything because it’s run by a private company.

But he only hasn’t taken up 2 spaces because he’s in there’s hatching next to him rather than another space. It’s awful parking and he deserves a ticket.

@Doris86 a parking companies invoice is an invoice, not a speculative invoice

If the car park has adequate signage with the parking terms & conditions, penalty amounts, company contact details etc then the charges are enforceable in court (easily enforceable) then it has those facts behind it. A speculative invoice carries the threat of legal action without the basis of facts behind it (that’s the speculative element)

If the car park has adequate signage and you continue to use the car park then you have entered into a contract, fail to comply with the terms of the contract and expect a valid invoice which can be enforced in court.

If only he had driven forward into the empty bay in front.

It’s not a fine. Only councils can issue fines. Private companies can only issue speculative invoices, which don’t carry the same
legal weight as a fine. Many ways to avoid paying them.

”Only 5 mins” is the weakest excuse going. People who park in disabled spots say things like that. The hatchings are there for a reason and I can’t see a sign saying “ If you are only going to be 5 mins its OK to park here”

Nah, he parked like an entitled twat (of which there are many) pay the fine

Nah, he parked like an entitled twat (of which there are many) pay the fine

I don't see the big deal, I'd appeal..

Look at the lock on the wheel... he's just swung it into the space, he's not "parked" at all. Love to know what you're thinking of appealing. Life's not fair? The rules shoudn't apply to me?

No, he shouldn’t. Presumably that hatching is there for good reason, even if it’s not immediately obviously, eg giving cars a sight line when turning.

The next car is within its own space so no one is taking up two spaces. If the passenger had mobility difficulties he could have let them out before parking, or he could have parked the other way around and squeezed out himself (if the passenger had difficulty with this).

It’s not an appeal as such, it’s basically getting out of paying it. There are ways to do this with private parking company invoices. Speaking to the store manager being one, telling them you’re a regular customer and won’t be coming back etc etc. Store
managers often have the power to cancel them. After all these are meant to be a deterrent to stop other people parking there and keeping the car park free for customers, not to piss off genuine customers.

There is also a lot of info on the internet telling you how to get out of paying them.

I'd be interested to see that grounds you'd appeal on.

I'm not sure 'he wasn't over two spaces' and 'he was only buying the most expensive Tesco meal deal' would really hold up 🙄

I don’t think I’m seeing what you’re seeing. Is that a triangular bay? He’s all over the shop! 😂😂😂
Definitely a fine. Is your post a joke to humiliate your DH? Job done!

It’s rubbish parking yes. However the question is whether the OPs husband should challenge paying it. If it’s a speculative invoice by a private parking company, then absolutely yes. Lots of advice on the internet about not how to avoid paying these charges.

If it was an actual fine from a council, then no chance, just pay it.

Thankfully, there are no Tesco supermarkets where I live, they’re only in the city. 😂

There’s tons of mad parking locally though. Usually it’s an older person parked slightly diagonally across two spaces or a tractor taking up several spaces. We also get tourists in huge camper vans parking sideways across 3 spaces. They do annoy me as they’re the sort that won’t pay to park in a proper campsite and so park up in the local woods or at a beach and then leave their rubbish or even worse, empty their toilet container anywhere they feel like. 😡

Parking is a good demonstration of how good of a driver someone is, clearly he needs a re-test.

No. He took up space that wasn’t even a parking space

It Is standard for car park terms to require parking within the lines, a couple of example Tesco car park signs below ….

Indeed. With supermarkets you can often get it cancelled by speaking nicely to the store manager.

Oh if it’s Tesco different story - when it happened to me I was advised to approach it like an invoice..

were their signs etc? Very much depends on how clear parking rules are

it must have been in a big city as most supermarkets dont like to penalise customers for parking to my knowledge

I think the fine is a bit harsh to be honest. It's not blocking anyone's way, or stopping anyone else from parking. I could understand if he was taking two spaces, or parked somewhere that wasn't a space at all, but I really don't see the problem here.

I mean, technically yes, he wasn't in a marked bay - so you probably won't have much luck appealing..

But he's neither harming anyone nor costing anyone (the car park) money with the way he's parked, so yeah it is shit parking, but a fine is mean.

No, hasn’t got a leg to stand on

The wardens at the council car parks in my town issue tickets to people who park over the lines.