"Tim Streater" wrote in message
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In article , Norman Wells
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"Tim Streater" wrote in message
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In article , Norman Wells
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"tim....." wrote in message

the last time I was involved in trying to sold this problem we were told
that you can't "get it" removed unless you can show it has been dumped,
and part of that process involved writing to the registered keeper and
giving him a reasonable time (several weeks) to reply and claim his car
(or not).

Without a court order that is probably true, on private land at least.

During that time you could do SFA.

No. For all the time the vehicle is there over the time agreed in the
contract it represents a trespass for which accumulating damages can
be awarded.

It say that, does it, on the "contract" that you have "agreed" to?

Nope. The contract says that you're liable to pay £75 if you overstay by any
amount.

Yes, we agree on that.

The reason you have to pay at all to park on someone else's land is that it
gives you authorisation, which alleviates what would otherwise be trespass.
It's what underlies it all.

The money has nothing to do with their giving you permission. They do
that because they choose to.

You park according to whatever conditions the landowner prescribes. If you are
there with his permission then it's not trespass. If you don't have his permission
then it is. If he wants you to pay, and you want to park, then you have to pay,
otherwise you don't have his permission.

The £75 may be clearly stated as due if you overstay the time, but
that's all.

And by then your authorisation has expired, meaning that the situation
reverts to a trespass.

No it doesn't. They've given you permission to stay after one hour for
a payment of £75 - for as long as you like. They've not mentioned a
time limit after the one hour, so there is none.

No, that's your misunderstanding. The payment is not for an extension of the
contract but for breach of it. Permission to park expires at the end of the
prescribed period. At that time you have to pay the excess charge agreed in your
contract, but you get nothing extra for it. Moreover, you are then trespassing, and
action can be taken against you for that.