Hi antoninus & Timtin, I suggest you read the stickies on Private parking charges here: http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/parking-traffic-offences/ and act according to your particular circumstances, there are some very good template letters and advice etc. I think my MP scared off Ass securi-t but had he not i would have used the advice in the stickies. thejedi

Hi, I wrote to my local MP and Staples head office as i was so angry with these conmen praying on us at every opportunity, my MP wrote to AS-Securi-T Ltd. and that was the end of it, Staples never did reply, we won't ever shop there again. There is some great advice on this site on how to deal with these jerks. Good Luck and may the force be with you....!

Hi Fox Fan, Coincidently my wife has also suffered a private parking ticket in a Staples car park, this one is in Fareham Hampshire and patrolled by AS Security. We also wrote a quick letter of objection stating why my wife had parked there and then we found the CAG forum, now i am well armed and waiting for the battle to start with these [problematic]. For the record the signs are unsatisfactory and it looks like a continuation of Sainsburys car park which allows 2 hours and is adjacent to Staples, we also wrote to Staples head office but they have not had the courtesy to reply. I have written to my MP who has taken an interest and written to AS Security so it will be interesting to see what happens next. Regards

Hi Sidewinder, Thanks for the links, (i particularly like the letter written in one of the threads), the only fly in the ointment is my wife wrote a strong letter to Staples and ASS ecurit-T before we found this forum which more or less states she was the driver! (we were due to go on holiday and had to get something off quickly) We will still fight all the way as there are plenty of other lawful reasons not to pay these jerks. Thanks again.

Hi all, I thought i would start a new thread to see if any other unwary motorist has been the victim of A.S.Securi-T Ltd. at Broadcut Retail Park in Fareham, Hampshire (this is the car park outside Staples and Dreams stores adjacent to Sainsburys car park). I would like to know your experience in dealing with these parasites as i intend to fight all the way, i have already written to my local MP as my first fight back (i have received an acknowledgement and have been promised a reply) i am also currently researching contacting the OFT. For the record i think this site is fantastic and the guys who kicked it off deserve a great deal of credit.

I have read many of these threads with regard to private land and parking charges , my wife and i are in the process of dealing with one ourselves from A.S. Securi-T, my question is this aren't the firms that are employing these cowboys (in my case parking in a Staples office supplies car park) also guilty by association, i intend to write to the company secretary of Staples asking him if he is aware of what is going on in their car park at Fareham Hampshire and whether they receive any profits from A.S. Securi-T.