Esmerobbo, I've checked my photo of the carpark sign and the parking charge notice and the only identification is "A.S. Securi-T" on both. There are no company or VAT No's. The Serial No. on the ticket begins with VP, which I guess would imply the "V P Parking T/a A-Surcuri-t". The address on the ticket and website is the same as AS Securi-T Ltd. Is it legal for a wound up company to start re-trading by simply changing its name, which must be what has happened?

Very good YouTube clip. Thank you.

I discussed the incident with my elderly father. He said that he couldn't cope with the stress of letters, threats, court action, etc. and would pay up straight away. Why are our politicians not bothering to tackle what is clearly a [problem] preying on the vulnerable who are making genuinely innocent mistakes? I don’t think anyone could dispute stores controlling access to car parks or private companies trying to make a reasonable income on their service, but at what point does it become entrapment or racketeering? Would it be worth raising this issue with my MP? Another thought. Are we not customers/consumers of the private car park owners? If so why are we not protected under the Consumer Rights Act?

Parking Charge Notice - Issued for and on behalf of A.S. Securi-T. Therefore, private company. Their website is very basic. I would have thought an amatuer operation if it were not for the well known name of the retailer who they are managing the carpark for.

Hi, I recently received a PCN for parking in a retail store's carpark. It is set away from the main shopping area and most people I know only use the carpark when they visit the store. Frequently though, rather than then move the car they pop round the corner to another store to pick up a sandwich, etc. I did this in this occasion to return an item to another shop but I believed that I fulfilled my moral obligation to this store by also purchasing items from it. However, in reading the "contract" posted on the signs in the carpark in hindsight (isn't hindsight wonderful) the legalese speak says that the car park is for customer use only and users must not go elsewhere. The car park is free except for the failure to comply fee of £75. I could not dispute the signs are clearly placed in the carpark if anybody refers to them, which I know nobody does. This exclusivity clause is new as it has been added to all the signs. The point is there are no signs on the access road to or the entrance to the carpark to indicate anything other than the fact that it is the store's carpark, i.e. no indication that terms and conditions are in place, no barriers, no attendants, etc. Bizzarely I guess that if you enter and park and then read the terms and conditions and disagree and leave, you are not a customer of the store and therefore that you are in breach of the terms and conditions and can receive a PCN! (Unless, of course you parked elsewhere and walked over to read them). Further, it won't surprise anyone that there was an attendant on hand to watch me leave the carpark and issue me a PCN but was nowhere to be seen when it came to possibly negotiating terms and conditions of the "contract". He must of been hiding in a bush because if CCT was in operation there were no signs displayed anywhere indicting this. I thought that was meant to happen under the Data protection Act. I'm happy to be taken to court over this because as I mentioned, I feel that I fulfilled an obligation to use the store but it has acted in bad faith to trap me (and others). The publicity can't be good for the store. It may be trying to stop people parking, walking and shopping elsewhere, but other stores in our area avoid this by making a small charge which is repayable once in store. There is no loss of revenue to the PPC as the parking is free. The car park is never busy and on this day it was no more than a third full. If I am taken to court and a fair contract is judged, can I be really be forced to pay £75 + court fees, etc. or, as indicated elsewhere, court fees + amount proportional to lost revenue, i.e. nothing?