Dear Sir,
I have been following the arguments about Parking Eye and Aldi. I too was issued a ticket for overstaying my welcome by 15 mins.
I have never and will never pay this fine as, if you read the notice carefully, it is a penalty ‘charge’.
Only the Police and Local Authority can issue fines. Parking Eye have no rights to enforce these matters, it is just an invoice and you DO NOT have to pay. May I direct your readers to Moneysavingexpert.com to read about YOUR rights in regard to these so called ‘charges’. Type in Parking Eye Complaints and read the messages. Spread the word. One small victory for the common man.
Scout Weller
Aldi Reply . . .
At Aldi we hope our customers can appreciate the need to have a car pack management system in place, in a number of our stores across the UK, to ensure provision of car parking availability to all of our customers.
ParkingEye manage many of our car parks, mostly with a simple time-sensitive automatic number plate recognition system. This system is in place solely to ensure free parking for our customers. Aldi do not receive any revenue from these car parking measures.
If any customer feels they have received a charge unfairly, please do let us know as we are more than happy to look into individual cases.
Aldi Press Office
