A B.C. driver is sharing his frustration after receiving a parking ticket he says he didn’t deserve.
“Morally and ethically I don’t believe I should pay this,” Eric Findlay told Consumer Matters.
Back in December, Findlay visited a fast food restaurant in Vancouver and parked his vehicle at the private lot managed by Diamond Parking. The parking rules are posted outside the restaurant indicating anyone leaving the property without their vehicle will be ticketed or towed at the owner’s expense.
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Vancouver-based lawyer Kyla Lee says when it comes to private parking companies customers have few rights.
“With these private parking companies unfortunately effectively it is the wild wild west. They get to do what they want with their private property and the people who are parking there naively are the ones who end up paying the consequences,” said Lee of Acumen Law Corporation.
Lee also says if people feel they are being treated unfairly by private parking companies contact their MLA and ask for more regulations around the sale of private parking services to make it more fair.
“I think it’s something that the government could easily legislate on and could create legislation that gave people a proper review process in situations where they felt they’ve been wronged,” she said.
Findlay says while he’s happy his ticket has been cancelled he would like to see change when it comes to the resolution process with private parking companies like Diamond.
