Fredxxx wrote in :

On 11/10/2015 16:34, Harold Davis wrote:
"tim....." wrote in
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"Harold Davis" wrote in
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Just ignore the idiots is the best policy.

you might be right

Private companies can't issue enforceable fines.

but not because this is true, because it isn't (provided that they
don't call then "fines", which they don't)

Penalties, then.

They're trying it on.

No they're not

They are. If they weren't, ignoring them probably wouldn't be the best
policy.

No, they are making a commercial decision where it is simply not cost
effective to pursue the debt.

What would be interesting if they start a database where if you
transgress more than a couple of times whether the tables will be
turned on commercial viability and the victim find themselves in court.

The very fact it is not worthwhile to pursue these debts gives more
credibility to an increase in the parking charge if you don't pay
within a certain timescale.

How long a period of parking are you buying for the additional "charge",
colloquially referred to as a "fine"? Is that specified on the
"contract"?

Harry