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Council Taxpayers Subsidise Private Parking
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bargepole
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As reported by the Prankster, London Councils and the BPA have now agreed via mediation to settle the long-running dispute over the final invoice for providing POPLA services, and a figure of £25,000 has been agreed out of court, instead of the £69,000 allegedly outstanding.
http://parking-prankster.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/popla-dispute-resolved.html
The LC took the view that the likely substantial legal fees, and the perils of litigation, were not worth the risk, and so have written off £44,000 of the debt (any court case would have been outside the scope of the small claims track).
This means that Council Tax payers living in the 32 London Boroughs have effectively subsidised a private company, to the tune of just under £1,500 per Council.
Will those responsible for this fiasco be held to account?
http://parking-prankster.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/popla-dispute-resolved.html
The LC took the view that the likely substantial legal fees, and the perils of litigation, were not worth the risk, and so have written off £44,000 of the debt (any court case would have been outside the scope of the small claims track).
This means that Council Tax payers living in the 32 London Boroughs have effectively subsidised a private company, to the tune of just under £1,500 per Council.
Will those responsible for this fiasco be held to account?
I have been providing assistance, including Lay Representation at Court hearings (current score: won 57, lost 14), to defendants in parking cases for over 5 years. I have an LLB (Hons) degree, and have a Graduate Diploma in Civil Litigation from CILEx. However, any advice given on these forums by me is NOT formal legal advice, and I accept no liability for its accuracy.
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I expect the carpet will just be lifted even higher. Those responsible are rarely held to account for their actions.Will those responsible for this fiasco be held to account?
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Looking at this, London Councils have written off more than £44,000 as it apparently have to meet £68,517 of Auditor costs:-
http://www.britishparking.co.uk/News/popla-resolution-of-dispute-between-london-councils-and-the-british-parking-association-bpa-over-contract-costs?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter0 -
London Councils and the BPA are pleased to announce that they have resolved a dispute about the apportionment of London Council’s central overhead costs which threatened to detract from the success story that is POPLA
You really do have to smile at this nonsense, who on earth do they think they are kidding?
No wait I forgot about the government!0 -
London Councils and the BPA are pleased to announce that they have resolved a dispute about the apportionment of London Council’s central overhead costs which threatened to detract from the success story that is POPLA
You really do have to smile at this nonsense, who on earth do they think they are kidding?
No wait I forgot about the government!
Just another wheeze by Troy, his rubbish is getting so boring0
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