Legalities
ParkingEye Limited v Beavis
The ‘Supreme Court’ has confirmed that parking charges issued on private land are fully enforceable. In the case of ParkingEye v Beavis [2015] UKSC 67their Lordships stated that private parking charges were enforceable because they served a legitimate purpose and were in the interests of the public generally. The case confirmed that the amount of the charge does not have to reflect any loss that might have been caused by breach of the terms and conditions of parking.
The ‘Supreme Court’ is the highest court in the UK and the decision is binding law on all other courts throughout the UK.
Protection of Freedoms Act 2012
In England & Wales, the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 gives statutory authority to private parking companies to obtain payment of a parking charge issued to a driver of a vehicle who breached the terms and conditions of parking. If we are not notified by the registered keeper of the name and address of the driver (within 28 days of requesting that information) the registered keeper will be liable for the parking charge.