Parking Control Unit in Brampton ?

[Diegs]

So I got a parking ticket this morning by a company called Parking Control Unit , I was at the visitors parking in a townhouse complex ... has anyone heard of this company ? I just find it strange that their website looks so old and you have to call to pay or mail them money.


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[Cjcoolen]

Does it say on the ticket anything related to the City of Brampton?

[S.F.W.]

Not issued by city. Ignore the ticket.

[Diegs]

No it doesn't say city of brampton http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161106/66b551cf4544ca9292fefd81fbe6db88.jpg


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[bpsmicro]

A quick Google search of the company brings up a bunch of articles, like this one:
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/07/21/company_disputes_torontos_private_parking_ticket_b an.html

Short answer, they're not legal "tickets" and not legally enforceable. In the above article, and several others I found, they're supposed to have been renamed as "invoices", because there's supposedly a large sign at the venues where they're hired to say you'll be invoiced some amount to park without permission. Basically a retro-active charge to park. If it actually said that (yours doesn't) then they could try to put it through a collections agency, but a lot of the threads I found say they never do.

If you're a Brampton resident, you should actually raise a complaint with the City about the wording of the "ticket". Though since I'm finding articles dating back many years from many GTA-area cities, they're not stopping anytime soon.

[Reddie1337]

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161106/ac4c2e981c873013083c73bd27991cfe.jpg

Seems like a money grab to me. I understand parking lots wanting to make some money if you park over time, but they should have a better system of it.


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[Diegs]

Yeah their website looks sketchy , I called the city of brampton and they said that complexes hire their own parking enforcers but I don't want this to appear on my credit history , if I don't pay it


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[Cjcoolen]

I had an Impark invoice before and I didnt pay it because of the articles online. They did call because they passed it onto a collection agency. However, i have never paid to have a check on my credit history but my credit didnt appear to be affected by it.

When i was going through my MLEO training 6 months later, I was told they were going through court process to have those things banned, atleast in City of Toronto. The Impark ticket guys still exist till today lol. I dont park in Impark spots anymore.

[Diegs]

Yeah I probably won't park there anymore , I live like a 10 minute walk from my girlfriends complex anyways .. I'm gonna make sure and maybe call the city of Brampton's parking office to see if everything will be alright , if that is a good idea at least


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[CloudPump]

Yeah their website looks sketchy , I called the city of brampton and they said that complexes hire their own parking enforcers but I don't want this to appear on my credit history , if I don't pay it


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How could this end up on your credit history?

They don't have your name, address, Social Insurance Number, banking info, date of birth, etc.

A license plate is not enough info, especially since they are a private company not affiliated with the government and unable to run your plate.

-Geoff

[Diegs]

How could this end up on your credit history?

They don't have your name, address, Social Insurance Number, banking info, date of birth, etc.

A license plate is not enough info, especially since they are a private company not affiliated with the government and unable to run your plate.

-Geoff

Makes sense , thanks .. I went to the police and they said I didn't have to pay anyways


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[Reddie1337]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/marketplace-parking-private-lots-1.3851956?cmp=fbtl

[shift8]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/marketplace-parking-private-lots-1.3851956?cmp=fbtl
Was just about to quote this :)

Basically, if private property, the fines are not enforceable and you can safely ignore.

[ryan2.3]

How could this end up on your credit history?

They don't have your name, address, Social Insurance Number, banking info, date of birth, etc.

A license plate is not enough info, especially since they are a private company not affiliated with the government and unable to run your plate.

-Geoff

Not that i'm defendign the parking people because i also never pay non-city "tickets", but they could be like the 407 where they have a deal worked out to submit a list of plates to MTO and in return they get names and addresses