UKPC Theiving gits

muckybutt

As far as I am aware they arent anymore, but am led to believe they were for some weeks if not months after the council adopted the road, which is why the NHS got the police involved.

muckybutt

Right then, ive just spoken to highways at Wakefield council, the road in question here is Bevan Grove and they confirmed that initially parts were adopted back in 2007, however the part where my mate and many others were parked - paralell with Aberford Road was adopted by the council back in November 2011. My mates ticket was dated in Feb this year so they were still ticketing 3 months later....illegally !
I do have a contact at the council if anyone who has recieved a ticket should wish to contact him then pm me.
Wonder if a foia request to see how many tickets issued and how many had been paid since Nov last year ?
Highways have told ukpc not to ticket there anymore.

Now to convince the editor of the local rag to do a story and see if any come forward...might also get in touch with the beeb and itv with this ?

give_them_FA

Good work Mucky! Though whether UKPC will answer any FOI requests with a possible Police investigation hanging over their heads is a moot point... they may want to plead the Fifth!

The_Slithy_Tove

FoI requests only relate to public bodies. UKPC is not one of these. The best you can do is to get information under Data Protection, but obviously you're only allowed to ask about your data, not anyone else's.

Still hope the police/TS do something about it. Just because they've now stopped doesn't make it any less of a crime.

Coupon-mad

Yes but the Hospital could be FOI'd to answer for the PCNs issued by their agents.

muckybutt

Coupon-mad wrote: »

Yes but the Hospital could be FOI'd to answer for the PCNs issued by their agents.

Its not actually on hospital grounds CM, NHS didnt hire them from what I know they were contracted by the residential company who look after the flats that are next to the hospital.

Anyhow I have been talking to the BBC and the Wakefield Express - both are interested in doing a story on it however they would like more folk to come forward to complain, I know another member on here has see this thread as they have emailed me, so theres one i'm going to do some flyers and stick them under a few windscreens see what response I get.

At £90 a throw with no discount period they've made some money the last few months from those that have unwittingly paid these scamvoices.

Now ive got the press interested and hopefully some of those affected next stop is going to be plod to see what they are doing about it, and just for good measure trading standards as well.

I'm going for it with this one f eck em

give_them_FA

Think this one's going to get VERY interesting... let's hope the CPS (the REAL CPS, not the scammer one!) take the bull by the horns here.

vax2002

Can you send me a google map link to this road please and pm me any conformation you have.
Leave the rest up to me......

trisontana

Playing devil's advocate here, but does anyone actually know whether the PPC had been informed by the management company or council that the road was going to be adopted on that date?

muckybutt

trisontana wrote: »

Playing devil's advocate here, but does anyone actually know whether the PPC had been informed by the management company or council that the road was going to be adopted on that date?

From what I gathered this morning when I spoke to the council they made them aware pretty quickly as they were getting complains about the tickets





Appeal and letter they sent back, looks pretty standard to me.

Pm-ing you now vax