Unfair contract terms.

peter_the_piper

Has anyone ever reported a ppc to the trading standards etc for unfair terms and conditions upon receipt of one of their invoices? Would it fly?

bromsgrovebarry

I made a complaint to Trading Standards about my favourite scammer. I had several complaints including use of the word 'penalty' on their signage and other transgressions. Trading Standards really did not want to know.

HO87

bromsgrovebarry wrote: »

I made a complaint to Trading Standards about my favourite scammer. I had several complaints including use of the word 'penalty' on their signage and other transgressions. Trading Standards really did not want to know.

I concur. I made a complaint about a well known PPC for the wording on their signs at a local supermarket (I am aware that there were a number of others) - use of the word "penalty" - and even though I blagged the extension number of the TS offices from the County Council switchboard and spoke to a real, live person at TS they could not have cared less and I have not even received an acknowledgement to the confirmatory email I sent to that same person.

TS were never that well funded and always had to pick and choose the battles they fought. Now, with cut-backs in full swing the service to the public - who are likely to be abused the more by companies trying to wring out the last few bob before they go pop - is diminishing. I don't think any further reliance should or, indeed, can be placed on TS to adequately protect the public who are probably going to have to resort to self-help (and I am not advocating anything illegal in making that comment) to a far greater degree than at present.

The service from Consumer Direct is execrable and were they to catch fire I'd struggle to find the will to cross the road let alone urinate on it on my arrival. CD is, after all, the ill-formed spawn of a half-baked idea dreamt up and scribbled in crayon on to the back of a soggy, mould-ridden fag packet and would, IMHO, be far better left to suffer a relatively quick and cleansing death.

peter_the_piper

I was just thinking of a possible way of balancing things when the clamping bill comes into being. The B's will try very hard to make the RK responsible so it would be nice to have an extra bit of ammunition when it goes to small claims.
They claim there were enough signs
We claim they are invalid due to unfair terms.
Potential hazard would be "if terms unfair why park there"