Maybe this will put a stop to the misinformation in ignoring these invoices. They ARE enforceable.
Nurses and Doctors will have to cough up thousands.....
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wa...=FB-Wales-main
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Maybe this will put a stop to the misinformation in ignoring these invoices. They ARE enforceable.
Nurses and Doctors will have to cough up thousands.....
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wa...=FB-Wales-main
Oooof! That's gotta hurt!Originally Posted by Thoth
Sympathy for those who simply have to drive to their place of work due to poor public transport, although there are those that fly in the face of the law.
The law and the courts closing ranks on drivers.
People parking there decided to do so thinking they could ignore them. There are plenty of staff there who think nothing of parking on pavements near the hospital, blocking access to those with buggies, wheelchairs et al.
70 doctors and nurses form 2% of staff. Does the hospital really employ 3,500 people?
The title of this thread tells you the real story here.
Ultimately ignoring the charges is what these people should have done.
The fact that they didn't is why they're now being ordered to pay.
Don't acknowledge them and there's nothing they can do. Respond to them and they can take action.
My missus works there and every single person she works with doesn't pay. Some days they get tickets, some days they don't. The tickets go in the bin, as do the letters they send 'asking' for payment. This has gone on for years and not one of the tickets has been chased through further action.
The reason they took these people through the civil court system was because the people tried to get the charges ruled as invalid. Technically they shot themselves in the foot by getting involved as a collective group - the parking company pursued it because collectively the fines amounted to such a large amount. If they'd just ignored the charges on an individual basis then they would have been fine.
Before anyone replies with the 'why should people think they can get away without paying' line, I'll just add this:
About ten years ago it was announced that parking charges were to be abolished at Welsh NHS hospitals. However staff were told that any private parking firms that had contracts would be allowed to see out the contracts so people might still have to pay at some hospitals 'for a few years' - ten years later these cowboys are still fleecing people and nobody seems to know why these people are still allowed to charge (surely it can't be a money making scheme can it?)
The title of this thread tells you the real story here.
Ultimately ignoring the charges is what these people should have done.
The fact that they didn't is why they're now being ordered to pay.
Don't acknowledge them and there's nothing they can do. Respond to them and they can take action.
My missus works there and every single person she works with doesn't pay. Some days they get tickets, some days they don't. The tickets go in the bin, as do the letters they send 'asking' for payment. This has gone on for years and not one of the tickets has been chased through further action.
The reason they took these people through the civil court system was because the people tried to get the charges ruled as invalid. Technically they shot themselves in the foot by getting involved as a collective group - the parking company pursued it because collectively the fines amounted to such a large amount. If they'd just ignored the charges on an individual basis then they would have been fine.
Before anyone replies with the 'why should people think they can get away without paying' line, I'll just add this:
About ten years ago it was announced that parking charges were to be abolished at Welsh NHS hospitals. However staff were told that any private parking firms that had contracts would be allowed to see out the contracts so people might still have to pay at some hospitals 'for a few years' - ten years later these cowboys are still fleecing people and nobody seems to know why these people are still allowed to charge (surely it can't be a money making scheme can it?
I am not going to get into the detail of this case but only to say I have had 3 private charges served against me and like you have ignored them completely and they have gone away.
On this particular case wouldn't it a breath of fresh air if the parking company turned around and said Okay - we won, we proved our point and we will not call in the debt but from this day on charges apply - I know I am deluded but hey ho - I dream of a better world
Just one last thought - how can we spend 55 billion on some train track yet charge our doctors and nurses to park in work?
@Nobody's rep
Why should doctors and nurses receive preferential treatment regarding the use of their cars travelling to and from work? Hospitals are generally well served by public transport
I'm sure you'll understand perfectly next time you're elderly mother is left in her own piss because the nurse looking after her has been trying to find somewhere to park for 45 minutes.
Or maybe the doctor waiting to examine your distressed newborn baby has been unexpectedly held up because he's had to walk half a mile due to the lack of spaces.
As for public transport, do you think nurses work 9-5?
Well done on your missus matey
Making money out of people being sick and ill is sick in itself
Of course doctors and uses shouldn't have to pay to park, neither should patients or those visiting patients.
My father is disabled and registered blind, and has regular appointments at the hospital. It makes my blood boil that despite him having a blue badge I still have to pay when I take him for his appointments.
The title of this thread tells you the real story here.
Ultimately ignoring the charges is what these people should have done.
The fact that they didn't is why they're now being ordered to pay.
Don't acknowledge them and there's nothing they can do. Respond to them and they can take action.
My missus works there and every single person she works with doesn't pay. Some days they get tickets, some days they don't. The tickets go in the bin, as do the letters they send 'asking' for payment. This has gone on for years and not one of the tickets has been chased through further action.
The reason they took these people through the civil court system was because the people tried to get the charges ruled as invalid. Technically they shot themselves in the foot by getting involved as a collective group - the parking company pursued it because collectively the fines amounted to such a large amount. If they'd just ignored the charges on an individual basis then they would have been fine.
Before anyone replies with the 'why should people think they can get away without paying' line, I'll just add this:
About ten years ago it was announced that parking charges were to be abolished at Welsh NHS hospitals. However staff were told that any private parking firms that had contracts would be allowed to see out the contracts so people might still have to pay at some hospitals 'for a few years' - ten years later these cowboys are still fleecing people and nobody seems to know why these people are still allowed to charge (surely it can't be a money making scheme can it?
If you indulge in ANY correspondence at all with them, then they will chase you for payment. Just ignore them altogether.The title of this thread tells you the real story here.
Ultimately ignoring the charges is what these people should have done.
The fact that they didn't is why they're now being ordered to pay.
Don't acknowledge them and there's nothing they can do. Respond to them and they can take action.
My missus works there and every single person she works with doesn't pay. Some days they get tickets, some days they don't. The tickets go in the bin, as do the letters they send 'asking' for payment. This has gone on for years and not one of the tickets has been chased through further action.
The reason they took these people through the civil court system was because the people tried to get the charges ruled as invalid. Technically they shot themselves in the foot by getting involved as a collective group - the parking company pursued it because collectively the fines amounted to such a large amount. If they'd just ignored the charges on an individual basis then they would have been fine.
Before anyone replies with the 'why should people think they can get away without paying' line, I'll just add this:
About ten years ago it was announced that parking charges were to be abolished at Welsh NHS hospitals. However staff were told that any private parking firms that had contracts would be allowed to see out the contracts so people might still have to pay at some hospitals 'for a few years' - ten years later these cowboys are still fleecing people and nobody seems to know why these people are still allowed to charge (surely it can't be a money making scheme can it?
The best I can think of is , know where youv'e parked, read the parking notice, a
understand the rules,don't cheat its dearer in the long run .
The best I can think of is 'stop ripping off people providing and using vital services that ALL of us will use and need at some point just to make money'
People aren't parking there for a day out at the beach or to do a bit of shopping.
Unfortunately people just can't be trusted unless there's a deterrent. The Royal Glam got rid of the parking wardens and despite there being a massive car park opposite the hospital people just parked on the pavements and anywhere else they could to save themselves a minutes walk. It was bloody ridiculous.
Same thing happened in Aberystwyth when they got rid of their parking wardens, total anarchy with no thought given to the safety of others so long as people got to park right outside the shop they wanted to visit.
I think this threads going a bit off track.
My issue is with people being charged for parking in the hospital grounds.
Of course if people are causing an obstruction then they deserve a ticket.
Spot on.
I'm happy to pay for parking when I have cause to go to the UHW but even then it's still a pain in the knob to find a space. Just can't win.
Ironic that your malady worsens upon visiting the hospital.
It's ironic that ma lady caused the problem in the first place.
Exactly.
If you can't find a space and you're shift starts in five minutes, or you're appointment was ten minutes ago then what's the alternative?
Personally I think they need to only allow parking for staff and disabled.
Alternatively build a few layers onto the multi story and charge people a quid until the cost of building it is recovered.
Or underground parking. Take a tip from the new LIDL in Llandaff North village and carve out the underneath of all the buildings for parking space.
Problems looking for a car parking space at the hospital? You just have to be patient.
Just saying but if they allocate more spaces to staff then there'll be less spaces for patients and visitors.
I see what you're saying. We need to get rid of these patients.
It's Heath Hospital Street not UHW Alley ffs.
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The park and ride is a great idea to relieve parking, however it is not suitable for those who work day shifts and don't finish until 7.30 like nurses.
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