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ParkingEye Limited v Beavis

[2015] UKSC 67
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtUnited Kingdom Supreme Court
Year2015
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Joined with Cavendish Square Holding v Makdessi at the Supreme Court. A £85 overstay charge in a free car park was not an unenforceable penalty because the landowner had a legitimate interest in maintaining the charge beyond mere compensation for loss (efficient management of the car-park space).

Area of Law

contract

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