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MSE News: Motorists may be able to recover 'illegal' private parking fines

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Former_MSE_Helen
Former_MSE_Helen Posts: 2,382 Forumite
in Parking tickets, fines & parking
Drivers may have been illegally charged millions of pounds by overzealous private parking firms, according to the RAC...
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Motorists may be able to recover 'illegal' private parking fines

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  • Umkomaas
    Umkomaas Posts: 43,376 Forumite
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    What time did you get out of bed today MSE Helen?
    Please note, we are not a legal advice forum. I personally don't get involved in critiquing court case Defences/Witness Statements, so unable to help on that front. Please don't ask. .

    I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.

    Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.

    Private Parking Firms - Killing the High Street
  • wiogs
    wiogs Posts: 2,744 Forumite
    Why do journalists continue to be lazy and use the word "fines" ?

    It does a great disservice to those who know the difference and just confuses the general public.

    It is bad enough that PPC scum like to dress these invoices up as fines without the constant failure of people reporting events helping increase the confusion.
  • Herbalus
    Herbalus Posts: 2,634 Forumite
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    Umkomaas wrote: »
    What time did you get out of bed today MSE Helen?

    MSE Helen just posted the link to the story. If you're getting at the quality of the story, she didn't write it.....

    Or did I get out of bed too late to see whatever you're referring to? :D
  • Fruitcake
    Fruitcake Posts: 59,463 Forumite
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    edited 20 February 2015 at 5:22PM
    There were several threads about this started this morning. It is not the RAC, it is an RAC charity called the RAC Foundation. So, MSE Helen is late to the party and hasn't quite got her facts right.
    I married my cousin. I had to...
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  • enfield_freddy
    enfield_freddy Posts: 6,147 Forumite
    least you forget , or missed this.


    DEAL are finished , Mr Swartze (or people with similar names) failed to re submit a new court claim


    game over CEL ,


    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5180186=
  • wiogs
    wiogs Posts: 2,744 Forumite
    I believe the reference is to do with the lateness in the day which this story has been "officially MSE" reported.
  • Umkomaas
    Umkomaas Posts: 43,376 Forumite
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    wiogs wrote: »
    I believe the reference is to do with the lateness in the day which this story has been "officially MSE" reported.

    Correctomundo..... :)
    Please note, we are not a legal advice forum. I personally don't get involved in critiquing court case Defences/Witness Statements, so unable to help on that front. Please don't ask. .

    I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.

    Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.

    Private Parking Firms - Killing the High Street
  • Nodding_Donkey
    Nodding_Donkey Posts: 2,738 Forumite
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    I expect MSE towers have to run the wording past the PPCs first if the post editing and deletion on the PPCs behalf is anything to go by.
  • fatbelly
    fatbelly Posts: 22,978 Forumite
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    The press release is here

    http://www.racfoundation.org/media-centre/private-parking-public-concern-press-release
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