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Parking fines are destroying our business!!!!!!!!!!

Written by Laura Serghe

Saturday, 13 September 2008

I would be so grateful if somebody could help me out. I run a furniture company and we employ people to do our deliveries. Up until now, we have been paying for all their parking fines. However we have noticed that because they aren't liable for any fines that they may be given whilst delivering they are literally parking anywhere and are being given daily parking fines. My company is literally wasting thousands of pounds each year on parking fines and we simply can't afford to do so anymore. We would therefore like to introduce a system whereby the drivers are responsible for any fines incurred and we would take it out of their wages. As we have had a history of paying parking fines on behalf of the drivers would we legally be allowed to introduce a new system such as this one? I would be grateful for any advice. Thank you. City Mules.

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1. Written by frank_s, on 09-11-2009 11:54
LexisNexis has a forum for employment law at http://www.employmentlawforum.co.uk

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2. Written by mowerman, on 03-11-2009 22:10
As a side issue you may not be able to offset the cost against tax. Although many years ago my tax inspector refused to allow any cost incurred in civil offences.

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3. Written by kps75, on 17-09-2008 13:20
i am not expert in employment law but think that what the contract or policy says would dictate this.
do the employment contracts include this as a term? or is there a policy which refers to the practice, or is this just something that developed over time and isn't documented? i think if you just issue a new policy, with sufficient warning (say 1 month) you should be able to change this.
it occurs to me that your drivers' practice of parking illegally could be construed as a breach of their employment contracts...

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