Technical errors or smartphone requirements can make it difficult for car owners who want to park.
The car owners are at a disadvantage against the parking companies and may find it difficult to get justice in the event of a dispute. In addition, many feel that they have received incorrect fines, according to Riksförbundet M Sweden.
One of the reasons is that the parking companies are in some cases part of a debt collection company and thus have financial incentives to deny drivers access.
– There is an ownership interest in the fine not being paid and instead being converted into a demand on the private person from the debt collection company, says Olle Haglund, lawyer at M Sweden.
Unreasonable burden of proof
Many elderly people who do not have a smartphone are also unable to pay for parking everywhere and sometimes information is missing from the parking machine – or it does not work at all. According to Olle Haglund, an unreasonably high burden of proof is often placed on private individuals in connection with parking disputes.
– It cannot be correct that certain groups are excluded from the possibility of being able to do the right thing for themselves in a parking situation. The excerpts from the case law that are available from the courts are very disappointing and testify to a misunderstanding view of motorists who tried to do the right thing for themselves in a parking situation and received a fine, he says.
We Bilägare recently wrote about 88-year-old Henry Simmerström, who fought against the parking company and was right. You can also read our guide on how to dispute a faulty p-bot.
