Benefit Fund Bonanza, Leicester 09/03

[Al Stewart 398]

Supporters heading for the Ben Fund Bonanza on Sunday will be given the opportunity to have their photo taken with World Champion Tai Woffinden.

Tai is making himself available between 12 and 1 on Sunday at the track, and anyone who wants to be photographed with him will be able to, for a contribution to the Benevolent Fund.

[Gemini 4,894]

Has anyone got any information with regards to parking in the retail car park this Sunday? It's not normally a problem on a Saturday night but with the shops being open for at least two hours after tapes up, I wondered if there was any risk of breaching any parking restrictions that may be in place.

Of course the car park is liable to be a lot busier on a Sunday afternoon than a Saturday night but as long as you can find a space the only restriction is parking for 4 hours. Go over that and you may get a nice £85 fine.

[Nobblytriers 201]

Thanks for the info Gemini. Weather forecast looks good so hopefully we'll be OK for a good meeting. Looking forward to this.

[robert72 845]

Of course the car park is liable to be a lot busier on a Sunday afternoon than a Saturday night but as long as you can find a space the only restriction is parking for 4 hours. Go over that and you may get a nice £85 fine.

The last time that Team GB raced at Leicester it took 4hrs to complete the meeting.

[Skodaman 192]

Thanks for the info Gemini. Weather forecast looks good so hopefully we'll be OK for a good meeting. Looking forward to this.

There has been an overflow car park organised for big meetings in the past. Look out for the signs.

[SimonB 55]

Advice on car parking on private land from citizens advice - its a civil matter and the company would have to take you to the small claims court to force you to pay, mostly they dont do this as it takes too much time and effort for relatively little return. Of course you can just make sure you dont park for more than four hours!!

 

 

 

If you get a ticket on your windscreen or through the post, and you think that it is unfair, for example, you had a good reason for staying over the time you had paid for, then you should contact the parking operator, giving your reasons and asking them to withdraw the ticket. You could also approach the private company with an interest in the car park, for example, the supermarket whose car park you had parked in, and ask them to withdraw the ticket.

 

If you get a ticket and you don’t think you should have to pay, you can decide not to pay and not to reply to the parking operator. It is possible that the parking operator will take enforcement action in order to recover the charge although in practice a threat of this nature may not be followed through as the amount of money being demanded is usually quite small. A parking operator has no power to recover a parking charge without first taking court action. The company may continue to send requests to pay and you can continue to ignore these unless they decide to take you to the small claims court. If the parking operator does take you to court, you may be able to defend the action, for example, on the grounds that you did not park in breach of the parking rules and/or that the fee being demanded is unreasonably high.

 

If the company keeps contacting you, you can ask them to stop harassing you. If the company behaves badly, you can also report to this to the landowner or to the British Parking Association if the company is a member.

 

If the company is a member of the British Parking Association, their procedures can be followed to complain against the parking ticket. Any member of the BPA should wait 28 days before sending a final demand.

[SCB 0]

If a private operate "fines" you, throw it away and ignore it. It's an invitation to pay, not a demand. Only a court can demand you pay and they won't.

 

DO NOT make contact with them, as they will see you as weak and continue to hound you, people who ignore the first couple of letters are written off as they know you're not going to fall for their scam.

 

You can't charge someone £85 for parking on some land they had not being used, to due you for trespass you have to have caused them a monetary loss, being parked on there land won't have done that. Try sticking a sign on your gate saying anyone entering your garden has to pay you £100 and see how far you get, you'd be laughed at by a judge.

[P T Preece 262]

Anybody know what time the gates open on sunday, would like to get a seat, slight foot problem at the moment. Thank you in advance.

[stevethelion 192]

Anybody know what time the gates open on sunday, would like to get a seat, slight foot problem at the moment. Thank you in advance.

Gates open at 12.00

[Triple.H. 1,986]

 

Supporters heading for the Ben Fund Bonanza on Sunday will be given the opportunity to have their photo taken with World Champion Tai Woffinden.

Tai is making himself available between 12 and 1 on Sunday at the track, and anyone who wants to be photographed with him will be able to, for a contribution to the Benevolent Fund.

 

Will there be face painting for the kids ?

[P T Preece 262]

Gates open at 12.00

Thanks matey, looking forward to this.

[Woz01 3,589]

Yep I'm also looking forward to this, never managed to go to Leicester before its usually rained off when I plan to go but the weather looks perfect for today.

[mdmc82 2,878]

Great to have speedway back. Good luck to team GB. Hope riders from both teams stay safe. X

[MaryHornage 0]

Really looking forward to the season starting today - Beaumont Park is bathed in sunshine this morning without a cloud in the sky - lets have a good meeting with lots of money raised for a great cause

[robert72 845]

Yep I'm also looking forward to this, never managed to go to Leicester before its usually rained off when I plan to go but the weather looks perfect for today.

 

the weather looks too sunny for speedway at Leicester

 

Let's hope it's doesn't get long delays for sun breaks.