Secure Parking Pty Ltd
So you have received a letter of demand from Secure Parking Pty Ltd? These pages explain the process of successfully appealing and getting off fines issued by Secure Parking. Do not blindy follow the appeal instructions on the back of your Secure Parking fine, or the appeal instructions on the Secure Parking Pty Ltd website as these are designed to make you confess. Instead, follow the instructions on this website.
In some states, Secure Parking use Traffic Monitoring Services to hand out infringement notices in Secure Parking pay and display car parks.
Shoppers stay away
On 29th March 2012, the Western Advoate ran an article on Secure Parking Pty Ltd. The article said that Secure Parking Pty Ltd planned to take over parking enforcement at Bathurst Chasefrom Bathurst Regional Council. According to several retailers, shoppers are staying away in droves. They also complained about Secure Parking Ptd Ltd terms and conditions of entry that says Secure Parking Pty Ltd "reserves the right to enter and move a car, and won’t accept responsibility for any damage done to the car in the process".
On 8th June 2012, Wilson Parking and Secure Parking Pty Ltd were named in the Herald Sun as two companies that give credit notes as change instead of cash. The article quotes Secure Parking commercial operations manager Jim Moran as confirming Secure Parking's ticket machines also issue IOU's in lieu of change.
Secure Parking were also formerly known as "S&K Car Park Managers Pty Ltd" or "S & K Car Park Management Pty Ltd"
Applications for preliminary discovery:
- 201200206863 Downing Centre 16/08/2012 Secure Parking Pty Ltd ACN 108-043-689 v Roads and Martime Services
- B13113519 Melbourne Magistrates 09/12/2012 Secure Parking Pty Ltd v Vicroads
Secure Parking admit to flaws in system
17/02/2014 Dandenong Journal - Loraine Doran unfairly fined when returning to her car to pick up her daughter at Dandenong Plaza in Melbourne. Traffic Monitoring Services who manage the car park for Secure Parking admitted the fault and said "we will hopefully have the system fixed in the future".
Secure Parking use TMS
Secure Parking have a fully owned subsidiary company called Traffic Monitoring Services (TMS) that they use to issue Infringement notices to vehicles. Secure Parking use TMS so that people do not connect TMS with Secure Parking as they do not want to damanage their own brand.
McDonalds use of Secure Parking
McDonalds have a contract with Secure Parking to manage the parking at its restaurants. There is generally between 45minutes and 2 hours free parking. If you exceed the limit, and don't pay for a ticket to extend the limit, a payment notice for $66.00 is placed on your windscreen. The Maribyrnong Leader reported on 19th April 2013 that several people had received payment notices in McDonalds Car Parks. Read more ....
This page on Secure Parking Pty Ltd will be further developed in due course. In the meantime, see the links to the left, especially the FAQ pages that explain how to get off fines.
Secure Parking shutdown by council
25/05/2012 Courier-Mail - Councillor Cooper confirmed the Secure Parking car parks in Stratton and Longland streets, Newstead, were shut down this week as council alleged Secure Parking had no approval to operate them.
Tell Secure Parking what you think of them
Go to Secure Parking's Facebook page and tell them you don't appreciate their fines https://www.facebook.com/secureparking
Secure Parking's number plate recognition system
http://sensordynamics.com.au/case-studies/secure-p/
Secure Parking withdraw another fine
Secure Parking withdrew a fine recently after the vehicle owner (who wasn't the driver of the vehicle) made a complaint to the South Australian Legal Practitioner's about about Secure Parking's lawyer Andrew Dnistriansky of law firm Botten Dnistriansky Kellis Lawyers.