CARe PARK

[walli]

Cheap skate. :mad: At least Shy give her 5c worth. :rolleyes:

I actually found 4 2c pieces and a 1c in an old bag yesterday - emptying a box that didn't get emptied in the last move, which was 5 years ago :o

[montyb8]

I actually found 4 2c pieces and a 1c in an old bag yesterday - emptying a box that didn't get emptied in the last move, which was 5 years ago :o

There you go bashes, we've raised 7c so far to go towards your fine :dD

[tashammer]

who was the old bag then?

[walli]

who was the old bag then?

:dD :dD tash

[debs]

I actually found 4 2c pieces and a 1c in an old bag yesterday - emptying a box that didn't get emptied in the last move, which was 5 years ago :o


There you go bashes, we've raised 7c so far to go towards your fine :dD

Some accountant you are :rolleyes: 4 x 2¢ + 1¢ = 9¢ not 7¢ :pirate:

[Diabolical]

Some accountant you are :rolleyes: 4 x 2¢ + 1¢ = 9¢ not 7¢ :pirate:

Actually, he's pretty smart. He's already taken out his percentage :p

[femme fatale]

Actually, he's pretty smart. He's already taken out his percentage :p
And what percentage would that be? :p


*femme hastily reaches for calculator* http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/charlou/eusa_shifty.gif

[Diabolical]

And what percentage would that be? :p


*femme hastily reaches for calculator* http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/charlou/eusa_shifty.gif

22.22% :p

He's expensive, but is he worth it?

[montyb8]

Some accountant you are :rolleyes: 4 x 2¢ + 1¢ = 9¢ not 7¢

I didn't quite mean that, I didn't quite read the post properly in my hast to post. What I mean't was:




My 2c worth :p


Cheap skate. At least Shy give her 5c worth.

Walli's 2c + Shy's 5c = 7c :dD


Actually, he's pretty smart. He's already taken out his percentage

:boonie:


22.22%

He's expensive, but is he worth it?

Ooh yeah. :dD

[walli]

I didn't quite mean that, I didn't quite read the post properly in my hast to post. What I mean't was:





Walli's 2c + Shy's 5c = 7c :dD





methinks I must have been the only one who knew what he meant :dD

[montyb8]

methinks I must have been the only one who knew what he meant :dD

That's why I'm such a good accountant! :dD

[debs]

Actually, he's pretty smart. He's already taken out his percentage :p

And what percentage would that be?
*femme hastily reaches for calculator* http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/charlou/eusa_shifty.gif

22.22%

He's expensive, but is he worth it?


I didn't quite mean that, I didn't quite read the post properly in my hast to post. What I mean't was:

Walli's 2c + Shy's 5c = 7c

Ooh yeah. :dD


methinks I must have been the only one who knew what he meant


That's why I'm such a good accountant! :dD

I didn't see what was on the previous page :o

[siliegrrl]

http://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/CA256F2B00224F55/page/Listing-ConsumerAlerts-2008-10-09+-+Care+Park+Pty+Ltd+-+Public+Warning?OpenDocument&1=942-Consumer+Scams+%26+Alerts~&2=~&3=~&REFUNID=30ED22BEA971660CCA2574320010FA50~


Public Warning - Care Park Pty Ltd


Pursuant to section 162A of the Fair Trading Act 1999, the Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria has issued the following public warning.

The Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria warns consumers about the activities of Care Park Pty Ltd [ABN 47 083 921 215]. Consumers are advised to be cautious in their dealings with this company.

Care Park Pty Ltd operates a number of car parks on a "pay and display" system. Under this system, users of the car parks are obliged to purchase a parking ticket from a vending machine. This ticket records the date and time of purchase. The users are further obliged to display this ticket on the dashboard of the car.

Care Park Pty Ltd employs "parking officers" who patrol the car parks. These parking officers issue Payment Notices and attach these notices to the windscreen of any car which, in their determination, is not displaying a valid parking ticket. These Payment Notices are addressed to the owner of the car and require the owner to pay a sum (usually $88) to Care Park Pty Ltd for breach of "Conditions of Entry".

Consumer Affairs Victoria has received complaints and enquiries from consumers concerned that Care Park is issuing fines and/or misleading consumers by adopting procedures which closely resemble infringement procedures open to authorised law enforcement agencies. To avoid any confusion consumers are advised that:

* Care Park is not an authorised law enforcement agency.
* Care Park is a private company, it has no power to issue fines or impose penalties.
* Care Park has no power to require anyone to furnish statutory declarations.

Care Park asserts a right to recover "liquidated damages" from users of its car parks where those users breach the terms of a parking contract. "Conditions of Entry" are displayed on signs erected at or near the entrances to the car parks. The contract is said to be formed when a driver enters and parks a car at the car park.

Consumer Affairs Victoria is concerned that the procedures adopted by Care Park, which resemble the infringement penalty procedures used by law enforcement agencies, may mislead owners of cars into accepting liability for a fee in circumstances where they may not be liable.

Consumers are advised to be cautious in their dealings with this company.

[Randy]

That just said 'customers may not need to pay fines'...

Is there a more confirmed statement. In which cases do you not need to pay fines? The wording of the release isn't really all that helpful.

[tashammer]

There are other private companies that "pretend" to have more power and authority than they actually have the effect being to scare some people and/or "incentivize" others to pay up rather than go through the whole court procedure adding enormously to the costs.

Paper colour and typefaces used go along way. So, for instance, if the paper is blue with large bold black print it tends to encourage people to "see" a "bluey". When, in fact, it may JUST be a piece of blue paper with black print that carries no weight at law.

Often, in small print and tucked away is a disclaimer that says this document is not an official document.
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i wonder if parkers could charge the tyre clamping companies with rental? He went off singing, "Wouldn't it be nice if the world was made of Cadbury's but i still wouldn't eat a politician nor a dog's donkeyhole."

[Randy]

... encourage people to "see" a "bluey". :confused:

[tashammer]

a bluey is a Summons to appear before ...........<fill in which court or panel/hearing/etc>

[popeye]

Does this mean that you can display a document on your dash that states by putting an infringement notice or attaching a wheel clamp to this vehicle, you agree to pay the owner any costs associated with paying, or having such items removed, plus 100% of said monies as compensation. ;)