On Mon, 26 Nov 2012 20:37:03 -0000, John Williamson wrote:

Lieutenant Scott wrote:
On Mon, 26 Nov 2012 20:09:23 -0000, Dave Liquorice
I suspect a "fine" has a specfic legal meaning and the parking co's won't
be issuing a fine but a leving the charge as per the contract you accept
by parking ...

Which they cannot enforce.

You might like to check on the recent changes in legislation in England.
Vehicles may no longer lawfully be clamped, but parking penalty charges
can be enforced through the civil courts, and failure to pay the fee
determined by the civil court is contempt of court, a criminal offence.
I believe that similar legislation has also been passed in Scotland and
Wales.

Haven't they always been able to use the civil court but don't (maybe due to cost reasons?)

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