Hi all!
I need somebody's advice about the following situation.
I got a «p-bot» from Stockholmsparkering AB while I'm totally disagree with it. I'm a foreigner and here, in Sweden, but I'm using the newest edition (19) of the book «Driving Licence Book» ISBN 978-91-85977-85-7 issued by Swedish National Association of Driving Schools (translated into English version) for the reason to carefully follow all the rules prescribed. Once I've parked near a building I got a fine for «UPPSTÄLLT I STRID MOT FÖRBUD ATT PARKERA FORDON».
I have had a very long e-mail conversation with the company providing the facts that prove that though there was road sign C35. “No parking of vehicles” on the entrance of that territory, there still was a road junction a little bit forward. On that road junction I made a turn and thereby the following rule «As a rule the prohibition applies from the sign to the next road junction. The prohibited zone may also end at another sign cancelling the prohibition or at a supplementary plate» listed on the page 22 (section «Prohibitory signs») of that book has applied. That means that in the area where I’ve parked my car there was no prohibition for parking anymore. I’ve also asked them to provide an exact rule which I’ve broken if they’re still standing on the correctness of the fine issued. But in spite this my requirement they didn’t provide any exact information in connection with the existing legislation but simply were keeping their course saying “you weren’t allowed to park there”.
I have numerous letters with both my photos and map’s printscreens and their printscreens of a map with markings of sing’s set places also. At the same moment in those letters there’re a lot of references to the book I’ve mentioned and event to a Swedish law “Lag (1984:318) om kontrollavgift vid olovlig parkering”. But as I wrote above, there isn’t any clear prove of my failure from them.
At the end they wrote me that they won’t continue our e-mail discussion anymore and that they expect a payment within 10 days. On my turn, I’ve asked them about what organization I’m able to contact to appeal against their unfair fine. After several days I’ve finally got a reply from them. It’s said there that if I’m not paying that illegal fine, they’ll send me case for a trial in court of law to Stockholms Tingsrätt.
I need numerous advices from your, colleagues! I’m Russian who’s temporary living in Sweden (soon I’m back to Russia). My car is with Russian registration plates. I’m not the owner of the car (the owner was and still is in Russian and even hasn’t crossed the EU border in last 8 months). That’s why I can find my situation is very-very tricky and want to discuss the following:
1) Do they really want to send me a case for a trial or it’s just their scary tactic?
2) If they really send me a case for a trial, how are they going to manage it? They have only several e-mails from me and they don’t know neither me in real nor the owner of the car who’s in Russia. Will they send that “case for a trial” to the owner according to registration plates or they’ll somehow identify me by border service (I crossed the border in Finland). And what should they do if by the time they’ve identified me I’m already in Russia again?
3) What are my chances to prove my rightness in Tingsrätt if I’m referring to that Driving Licence Book?
4) What are the risks for me not to pay them and to accept their “case for a trial”?
I would be more than thankful to everyone who’s willing to give me advices about my situation!
I don’t want simply pay them >500Kr unless I’m not provided with the legal info about my “failure” and until I’m 100% sure about that I’m right. Everything these Swedish private parking companies are doing seems to be outrageous!!!
If required, I’ll provide any additional info to those who’s going to help my with advices!
Thanks in advance!
Вот такие дела! Tingsrätt — районный суд.
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