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Parking Charge Notice and confusion over the new Protect of Freedoms Act
Hi, I recieved a Parking Charge Notice from Parking Eye the other day for the amount of £85 or £50 If I pay within 14 days. I basically went to Pizza Hut and was there for 28 minutes when apparently I was only allowed 10 minutes unless I was a pizza hut customer. The letter quotes from the protection of freedoms act 2012,…
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Suggestions for shops to increase buisness
I have read the comments regarding UKPARKINGCONTROL.COM, and because I run a small business, I find it relevant, because it is half the reason why people are not spending/able to purchase what they want. I have several friends whose family members have been very upset with unnecessary pressure from Companies like these. I…
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UKPC - Parking Fine
Completly unsure of our rights if this goes as far as court, let me explain... I live in an apartment that has it's own allocated parking space in a private underground car park. I parked in this space as I usually do, that as a resident, I have been allocated and have inconvenienced nobody, and pay for this space monthly…
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Formal Notice from PPS, despite paying!!
Hi folks I'm new to this forum but thought I'd share something with you as I too have been a victim of PPS. My girlfriend & I received a PCN for parking in Exeter one night. I paid the £60 fine by cheque within 2 weeks, and checked my bank account too to make sure the cheque had gone through (since reading this forum, I…
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NO ticket machines, parked half an hour, HELP!!
Hi Readers, I'm so sorry to bring up Excel Parking again (I note there are a few threads re. this private parking company) but need help please. We parked in the Lincoln PCWorld/Halfords/Currys (Tritton Road) car park earlier today, it is NOT a pay and display park, but has a 2-hour parking limit. On returning to the car…
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Expert Advice on Parking needed..
Hi guys I apologise in advance for the mammoth post, but I really need advice, from the 'other side' so to speak. Our company car park is shared with two other businesses (A and B) . We each have a proportion of the spaces allocated to us. A & B have marked their spaces with their company names, only our spaces remain…
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TCP reported to DVLA
I have just sent the following to DVLA: "I have attached a photo of a TCP sign in Sainsburys newish store in Nairn, Highland. The photo was taken on Saturday 24th November. There are 3 main issues with the sign: 1. The height of the sign from the ground makes it impossible to read the small print, breaching BPA guidelines;…
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UK Parking Solutions (UKPS)
Today I parked up in an industrial estate. I went for a very short 5 minute walk. When I returned to my car there was a white van parked near it. The 2 chaps came over to me and told me I'd received a ticket (although nothing had been stuck on my car yet)... whilst he was talking to me, he handed me the ticket and his…
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"Fine" from Asda on Remembrance Sunday
Hi all, first time poster. On 11th November me and my fiancee went into town for the Remembrance Sunday service, as did hundreds of others. As such, all the local public car parks were full and we ended up parking on the Asda car park. Afterwards we stopped in town for a little while before returning home and have today…
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Is my employer breaking the law?
My employer uses their own in-house security department to patrol the company private car park, checking for cars parked there but not displaying a company parking permit in the windscreen. If they do find such a car, a warning notice is put on the windscreen stating that the car may be clamped if it's found in the parked…
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ParkingEye booted out
I was very pleased to see that our local doctors surgery has got rid of ParkingEye! PE have been present for about a year, and were brought in to combat people parking in the surgery carpark who then went shopping in town. The surgery had stern warnings posted up everywhere, telling people they must key their car reg…
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Civil Enforcement - Help!
Hi all, after getting my charge notice through the post from Civil Enforcement Ltd £150 (reduced to £75 paid in the first 2 weeks) I happened to put an annoyed status on my facebook page and had a lot of friends posting and saying 'do not pay' and directing me here. Bit of background, I parked on a retail park in Bury,…
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Is this legal
I spotted this on a sign posted by a PPC. Vehicles parking or waiting on this land not displaying a valid parking permit and a road tax disc. It goes on to make the usual threats.This is on private land.Who gave them this authority.
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Parking & data protection
I have read so many blogs about excel parking, I recently unknowingly broke one of their rules at liverpool airport I have received ticket from the them through the post demanding £60.00 I have taken on board what advice is given from this forum, what really annoys me is the fact they actually photograph my car & number…
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Parking Control Management (UK) Ltd at Bluewater
Can anyone shed any light on this company? They issued me a ticket whilst I was parked at Bluewater, I of course appealed, and of course it was rejected. I was sent the POPLA paperwork but am wondering whether I should just ignore the whole lot of it? I parked in error on one of the hatched spaces which was an honest…
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road traffic fine
hi im new to the forum, so not sure if this is in the right place, i had a letter from newham council earlier this year stating i had driven through a road i shouldnt have which had a picture showing it as proof, (hidden camera in boot of a car) thing is i live in ipswich so i rang them up saying i didnt see any signs…
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Civil Enforcement Limited, Court Papers
So after just two letter from these hillbilly's they stopped for a month..........until this morning. I have today received some amusing 'court papers' asking for...wait for it...£425!! No stamp, no claim number... Heres the thing, they have also said in the same letter that they are still willing to accept £75 in full…
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Premier Park in Auto Express
Sorry if already posted but looks like another PPC feature in this weeks 'watchdog' page of auto express about how Premier Park is trying to charge someone £150 for driving into a car park and exiting straight away on seeing it was private. Good quote that charges from private companies can only be enforced in court. Looks…
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disciplinary at work for avoiding to pay PPC by meteor
my friend works in hospital. he parked in a disabled bay but he stuck the old PPC notice of a friend so that he doesnt get a ticket. Now his employers are looking to give him a disciplinary(for committing a fraud). how should he approach this? Help please:(
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CP Plus Charge Notice HELP!
I got captured on camera entering and leaving the services at Tamworth - over 2 hours. I foolishly tried to pay the £50 charge but for some reason the payment system didnt process so I got the next letter for £90 - I have emailed them to say that I tried to pay but it rejected can they check, also said that I was the…
