Silverstone GP Parking Fine Help

[Kev_mk3]

I was at Silverstone yesterday and every car was ushered into the big fields to park so i followed suit. I came back to my car at the end of the day to find that i had a parking fine on the window, strange to see but looking around 1 in 3 had them aswell. Now there was no mention of payment by marshals, no signs and no paying stations anywhere. I drove over to a marshal at on the way out and asked were we where meant to pay and how come we had not been advised of this he just thrust a bit of paper in my hand and looked away 

Basically it says that i was to call a number and pay over the phone a fee of £30 to park for the day and if not i would be fined £60 (£30 if i pay within 14days).

It seems like this should of been given to us before we got into the car park 

It seems that there was a few issues in 2009 but has anyone advise on these at all? I plan on emailing them today (strange there is no number to call them) but seems a big con to me!

I have been told to ignore it but i wasn't in my car as its being repaired but i was in a courtesy car and dont want them to pay it and come after me.

Any advise?

Ticket below -





Kev

[Stu]

Just a quick Google brought up this

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=2600273

Looks like a scam so ignore it according to Martins Money Savers

[Kev_mk3]

Thanks Stu ill get onto the company now

[Stu]

Reading the Silverstone site, they say civil parking notices will be issued if a parking permit is not displayed.

http://www.silverstone.co.uk/popup/events/gettingthere2011/  - About half way down under the parking heading.

[nopanic - neil]

One link will take u to Pistonheads, check for more updated info there as well

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=10&t=709939&nmt=Silverstone%20%20parking%20ticket

Also you already been ripped off by them, as Vinci own most of the toll roads in france.

Big company Vinci group. They give nothing away (oh yea and there French!   )

Have fun, hope if did not mess up F1 to much for you. - Any pics? (besides the wheelie bin)

[Kev_mk3]

pics will be up tonight btw but contacted the hire company who have added notes to the affect of "dont pay its a scam" to the account. Got the guys full name, ext number, direct number the works and he agrees dont pay. Only issue is they have my card details so fingers crossed dont take the funds lol :lol:

[Andy Zarse]

Firstly it is important to note tht in such cases that unless the carpark is council/Govt operated then THIS IS NOT A FINE!

It is a penalty notice and it means the driver of your car breached the terms of a civil contract entered into when he/she parked. The parking company, if it is a legitimate company, will get the registered keeper info from the DVLA and will start to churn out a series of preprinted letters of increasing menace. This frightens many people into paying up.

If they want to take the matter to court (and they almost virtually never do) they need to know who the driver was (as opposed to registered keeper) as the driver is the one who breached the contract. Legally you, as the RK, are under NO legal obligation to tell them. Thus they are f**ked!!

I would do two things:

1. Do not respond or reply to ANY communication from them WHATSOEVER until they actually file a case at the small claims court (which they won't, and anyway if they do, let me know as I have a draft letter that will f**k them right up).

2. Have a look around on Pepipoo forums, here's a good place to start... http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?s=51d28ce600ce2d1d3a561f73301e2336&showforum=60

Finally, these people are bullies, but the law is clear, you do not have to tell them who was driving, nor have any legal obligation to reply to them whatsoever. And unless you tell them who was driving they can't ake the matter further.

[Kev_mk3]

thank you chaps and merci Mr Zarse

[nopanic - neil]

let me know as I have a draft letter that will f**k them right up.

Andy - why does that not surprise me 

[Brad Zarse]

SPEAK TO YOUR HIRE COMPANY!

Clearly request verbally, followed immediately by a written correspondence, that they DO NOT pay the charge.

This is extremely important - if you don't do this, they will pay it, bill you, and charge you for the administration - then you have no come back/chance of not paying.

Vinci are sheisters though - always have been.

[Nordic]

Scamming barsstards.

As Brad says make sure in triplicate that the hire company dont pay the fine. They have your card details and will be alot less hassle for them to just pay it on your behalf.

Cancel all your credit cards or at least call the card company as well to advise them no more money is to be taken by the hire company.

 

[Kev_mk3]

spoken to them and sent a letter signed recorded delivery to back it up. Have advised the bank that the payment if taken is fraud also for now

[Kpy]

Hang on chaps.
It's very difficult to classify the above as "fraud". In fact it's easier to classify Kev's letter to the bank as libel!
The fact is that Silverstone intended to charge £30 for parking, as evidenced by their website. Silverstone appointed Vinci as their agents to collect that charge and for whatever reason Vinci are now seeking to recover that £30 from Kev with no surcharge, so long as he pays within a fortnight of last Friday.
Personally I wouldn't go anywhere near Silverstone, as I won't pay their ticket prices, but turning up and then labelling a perfectly legitimate charge as fraud is out of order.

[Snoring Rhino]

The biggest Pirate's here are Silverstone and of course Berni, a GE for what, about £140 + £30 for parking and then shift in the bully boys to clean up. *astrads, at some stage in the future it might be worth going to an F1 race, but many of us will just be locked out on cost, Bas*ards.

[Steve Pyro]

Looks like yet another good reason not to go to the British GP / Silverstone!