London Parking Solutions - Question on Legality.

[CharlieH21]

Hello,

Wondering if any of you could give your view on this?




The car park in question is opposite Belmarsh Prison in east London. I was working at the court ands needed to park for 90 min.

The question relates to the fact that the actual Pub 'the princess alice' is closed permanently so even though i attempted to use the pub ( to buy a drink ) and or speak to the landlord i could not. The sinage states 'Patrons only' but given the Pub is closed would this make the sign void in its current state if its impossible to be a patron?

Sounds a bit silly but worth the question do you agree?

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[ostell]

Perhaps you might care for this about forbidding signs. Though this extract talks about permits a similar process applies in that parking is for patrons only.

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The signage in the car park is of a “forbidding” nature. It is limited to cars displaying a valid permit only and therefore the terms cannot apply to cars without a permit because the signage does not offer an invitation to park on certain terms. The terms are forbidding. This means that there was never a contractual relationship. I refer you to the following case law: PCM-UK v Bull et all B4GF26K6 [2016], UKPC v Masterson B4GF26K6[2016], Horizon Parking v Mr J C5GF17X2 [2016] – In all three of these cases the signage was found to be forbidding and thus only a trespass had occurred and would be a matter for the landowner.
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