Parking Fine Issued by TMS - Need Advice

LMadkiller on 22/01/2020 - 16:05

I received a parking fine 4 months ago, the company was Traffic Monitoring Services. I parked at a shopping centre for an hour and saw a parking ticket for $77 ($66 if you pay immediately) on my window screen. Did not notice that it was a paid parking. I checked with few of my friends and ignored it as they mentioned that it is not enforceable and also I haven't done any liquidated damages to them worth $77.

Not sure from where did they get my details but I have now received a letter from TMS advising me to pay the fine which has now jumped to $92.

Am I supposed to pay the fine or ask them to prove the damages worth $92 ? Will this go against my perfect credit rating if I do not pay?

Letter that I received from them - https://imgur.com/yif98HN

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Comments

  • DiceySlicey on 22/01/2020 - 16:09
    +3

    LOOOL, dont worry about it, I have gotten 5 of those letters, just throw them in the recycling bin, they cant enforce anything.

    • Madkiller on 22/01/2020 - 16:18

      Thanks - but how would they have obtained my name and address? (They mentioned via a court order). That actually worries me.

      • Ocker on 22/01/2020 - 16:48

        In Victoria VicRoads will hand over the information

        • oscargamer on 22/01/2020 - 18:20

          not any more, but that's irrelevant to the OP's question

          • Ocker on 24/01/2020 - 11:18

            @oscargamer: "Not sure from where did they get my details" - I would say my post was certainly relevant to the OP's post

        • swimmingtoad on 22/01/2020 - 21:44

          VicRoads will not hand over any information. Unless you contact them in Vic they have no idea who owns the car.

          • Ocker on 24/01/2020 - 11:18

            @swimmingtoad: The parking mob get a court order for a multitude of number plates at the same time.

            • swimmingtoad on 26/01/2020 - 14:45

              @Ocker: Not in Victoria they don't. Not since the law changes 26 Aug 2015 they cannot access the VicRoads database and the courts will not hear their cases as it was wasting their time.

    • Madkiller on 03/03/2020 - 15:41

      Received another one this week with the fine jumped to $99. Keep ignoring it?

      • tight-ass on 10/04/2020 - 22:53

        Yes

        And you'll get a few more too and each time the amount will go up a little more. You'll then get a letter or two from a legal firm advising the matter has been referred to them for recovery of the costs with their costs added to it - just ignore them all. Don't even respond to them. They'll give up after a while

  • GG57 on 22/01/2020 - 16:12
    +1

    If they were serious they would accept BPay.

  • Gronk on 22/01/2020 - 16:20

    It's toilet paper mate, ignore it and get on with your life.

  • orangetrain on 22/01/2020 - 16:32
    +2

    https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-02/shopping-centre-ca…

    Maybe sue them for information on how they got your personal details. Then sue the org that gave your details away for subjecting you to harassment.

    Or ignore it.

  • tight-ass on 22/01/2020 - 16:36

    Have a read of this thread to put your mind at ease - https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/thread/3k525553

    Just keep putting them in the bin and make sure you buy a parking ticket if parking in one of their carparks again or have a cordless angle grinder!

    • 87percent on 22/01/2020 - 17:01

      Does this mean that for all private parking sites, you can effectively ignore the signs and not pay anything?

      • [Deactivated] on 27/07/2021 - 23:38

        How about council ones?

      • SlavOz on 05/03/2022 - 11:40

        Mostly, yes. The only way they can force you to pay is by locking your car in behind the boom gates until you pay up. Even then, they probably wouldn't hold out for that long. Most shopping centres with restaurants or other venues attached will eventually open their boomgates after a certain time as they don't charge for parking after hours. You can just come back and collect your car then.

        The only exception seems to be university campuses. Not sure how it works, but they seem to have an agreement with the government to act as a debt collector on their behalf. If you park at a university without a permit, you can get a fine from the council which is enforced by the state. This happened to me many times at uni. The rangers always made a habit of conducting flash checks during exam periods where there are so many people coming to the campus at once, parking illegally is sometimes the only option.

  • grog on 22/01/2020 - 17:05

    "supasaiyan
    Does this mean that for all private parking sites, you can effectively ignore the signs and not pay anything?"

    Careful… if the wheels get clamped you might be in sheep dip

  • Snake 4 on 22/01/2020 - 17:13
    +1

    In NSW wheel clamping is illegal.

    No idea about other states.

    • Domicron on 04/03/2022 - 22:56

      How about those locks that's bolt to the ground? (NSW)

  • crentist on 22/01/2020 - 17:51

    Mum's house is in one of those apartment/townhouse estates with privately enforced parking, possibly by the same company. Had a few similar notices over the years, ignored every one. Neighbours did the same, and the "turning area" on our street was pretty much always filled with a couple of cars. Figured I'd have to really rack up a number before they'd make the effort to pursue, if they even could. Seems I was right, nothing ever happened.

    More recently, enforcement has been handed over to the council, which is a whole different game, but apparently one that was necessary because the old guys couldn't do anything

  • oscargamer on 22/01/2020 - 18:20

    ABSOLUTELY CATEGORICALLY continue to ignore them. They cannot enforce this.

  • Candour on 23/01/2020 - 11:58

    ring consumer affairs. it may not be legal for them to sue you at all. if not a road.

  • Madkiller on 28/01/2020 - 16:00

    Thanks for the info guys. I'm gonna throw it in the bin.

    • dllianglei on 27/07/2021 - 21:36

      Hi, I just got a 'fine' from TMS as well, just want to follow up on ur incident, any updates please? Thanks

      • jv on 27/07/2021 - 23:45

        OP is in jail and cannot respond to this thread.

        • dllianglei on 28/07/2021 - 19:43

          😂

          • Bobsob123 on 02/03/2022 - 17:03

            @dllianglei: Did you ever pay this or left it? I have just got a ticket hahah

            • dllianglei on 04/03/2022 - 22:27

              @Bobsob123: No, and not in trouble at all

            • SlavOz on 05/03/2022 - 11:54

              @Bobsob123: The ticket means as much as those notes that people leave on your car saying "don't park over my driveway". I've gotten many of those because apparently some people think they own the 10sqm space around their driveway, so any invasion of such space prompts a whinge.

              Save it for toilet paper if you want or just throw it away.

  • RastaMan on 04/08/2022 - 17:28

    What are peoples thoughts. I unfortunately only came across all this info after I lodged a dispute.
    In my dispute I included photo's of my car in the car park.
    I am disputing it as they are saying I over stayed in a 1hour bay, however I have photo's to prove there are no signs indicating it is 1hr only.
    Am I buggered? They have reduced fine to $60. Do I just pay and avoid any further drama?

    • danielkcheung on 06/08/2022 - 07:37

      I got one too yesterday. TMS/Secure Parking must have convinced the owners of the lot to implement their scam. I just laughed at the ticket. Not going to pursue. Maybe I'll forward a copy to the council for lols.

      TMS are crooks and prey on your fear that they're a legit operation.

      They used to operate in Carlingford before finally getting kicked out after 2 years.

      • kiwiyonip on 17/03/2023 - 17:58

        TMS are crooks and prey on your fear that they're a legit operation.

        So is QLD Revenue Ofc and Brisbane City Council.

  • FuTMS on 28/01/2023 - 09:18

    So has anyone ever ended up in court because of an unpaid TMS parking fee?

  • Manny Calavera on 16/03/2023 - 09:00

    You can’t contract for damages.

  • arcticmonkey on 28/03/2024 - 18:46

    I had this happen to me but with a hire car. Will the hire car company resist handing my details over when threatened by these scumbags?

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