This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Stop allowing private companies to issue disproportionate fines on motorists
Motorists are increasingly being targeted by companies for what are relatively minor driving transgressions and these fines are usually disproportionate, unjust and meted out too frequently. The money that these firms are raking in is testament to the unjust nature of the practices of such companies
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Parking Eye, just one private parking company, made £9.8 million in pre tax profits in 2017. The DVLA also made £17 million in 2018 from selling the details of vehicle owners to private companies. This practice, from a governmental body which should be safeguarding our personal data, needs to be reviewed.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
When you park on a private car park you enter a contract between the person using the car park and the car park operator. Parking tickets issued by private companies are claims of breach of contract by the car park owner. The enforcement of contracts is the responsibility of the courts, which are independent of the UK Government and Parliament. It would ultimately be for a court to decide whether the amount charged was unreasonable.
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