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Sue McQuinn asks…
How many people have received Parking Charge Notices since the new Parking Eye system was introduced at ULHT hospitals?
How many people have had other issues with paying, using blue badges, queues etc?
Be interested to know, as it seems to have been introduced in haste, without much thought as to the type of people using it.
How much longer do we have to endure that hideous barrier at the Wharf Road-Harlaxton Road junction.
It’s over a year now, and apart from being unsightly it is dangerous.
Okay, no problem for truckers, white van man and even the elevated boys in their Chelsea tractors, but for people in small family cars it blocks vision.
You just cannot see any traffic coming from Station Road and you have to nose-out before you can see what’s coming from Wharf Road.
For heaven’s sake, let’s get it fixed properly.
Wharf Road junction
The other day I saw SKDC’s sweeping cleaning the roadside gutters and the roads. Good. Nothing wrong with that.
But what about those forgotten people – the pedestrian.
While the roads get a clean and occasional repairs – even the odd pot hole filled in – pavements are ignored.
They are slippery thanks to wet leaves from the deciduous trees and when winter comes will not be salted.
And while rubbish is cleared from the roads – the pavements are full of litter and puddles – especially where one has to cross the road.
Our town elders should be encouraging people to walk – not making those who do feel like the neglected army.
Sam Smith says…
Just a bit of advice regarding parking eye and the new hospital parking system and some things to remember and keep in mind.
In England and Wales, the owner is liable for the costs rather than driver of the car. Hired cars are the exception, as in the hire agreement you agree to be liable for ticket costs.
With the above in mind…Example: Car is in husbands name who works away from home all week! Wife uses car to visit hospital and gets a ticket/Fine! Husband can prove he wasn’t in town at said time of overstay! Wife can’t recall 
….ticket isn’t payed.
Parking Fine Notifications are not the same as Council issued tickets.They are actually invoices. If you do not pay the ticket, it cannot affect your credit record and the issuers cannot send bailiffs to recover the money.
If they want to force you to pay, they will need to take you to court, which is costly and time-consuming. What they are sending you is an invoice for a breach of contract. When you drive onto private land or a car park, you enter into an unwritten contract.
The issue is therefore a contractual, civil matter and not a criminal one.
Do not pay if you are asked to pay at the time of the event. All legitimate firms will accept communications by post or email and will not expect you to pay on the spot.
Then simply respond that you are refusing to pay. DON’T say you are appealing the ticket, as this legitimises the ticket. Also write “Without Prejudice” on the letter – then no information in the letter can be used against you.
If you wish to dispute the ticket, then you have 28 days in which to dispute after the firm that issued the ticket has rejected your appeal.
If you do not pay, then their next step is to recover the money. To do this they must take legal action against you. Most fines will go to the Small Claims Court. However, the firm may threaten/use the County Court.
If handled through the Smalls Claims Court, you will be required to pay the fine but NOT the company’s costs. Only around 2-5% of cases go to court per year.
PAY SOMETHING: ?? This option is the one I’ve always used and recommend!! Basically you pay what you feel is a “Reasonable “ amount. In the past I’ve paid anything from £3 to £10 depending and normally by postal order. Include a letter and write on the postal orders PAYMENT UNDER PROTEST without these 3 words sending a lower amount you are legally excepting liability for the whole sum. With these 3 words you are not!! Explain in the letter that you are paying UNDER PROTEST a reasonable amount for the time you went over.
There is always the chance they will still want to take you to court !!
Parking eye indulge in pernicious bullying tactics against motorists and rely on apathy or the driver not being able to fight back! By paying a reasonable amount UNDER PROTEST one of two things will happen ! They will either back off knowing it’s a lost cause or take you to court at which point the fact you have paid a reasonable amount will only weigh in your favour . All the above is based on my personal experience! I’m a construction manager ! Not a solicitor 
But if anything I’ve written helps the people of Grantham and saves anybody a few quid then …..
All the above is just from my personal experience! If you are unfortunate enough to forget to pay and receive an invoice …the choice of whether to pay or not is yours to make! Me personally would never pay ever!! That’s my way others may be different and pay ! All the above is without prejudice.
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Hi! I went to the chippy on Springfield Road this evening (Wellies) and I was absolutely appalled at the state of the public footpath.
The amount of dog faeces left behind by lazy and disgusting owners is incredible!
Thank goodness I had a torch on me as I was tip-toeing through it.
A lot of it had clearly been trodden in, and as that route is heavily used by schoolchildren.
I can’t imagine the poor parents having to scrub shoes!
There needs to be some improvement in the attitude of these lazy and irresponsible dog owners.
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