Bye Bye Parkforce, UK Parking Enforcement Agency!

esmerobbo

Until they re-emerge!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2119990/DVLA-sold-43-000-drivers-names-parking-enforcer.html

vax2002

New director, new company, back in business within the hour.

Stephen_Leak

vax2002 wrote: »

New director, new company, back in business within the hour.

You do get the impression that we're fighting a Hydra. But Hydras can be killed. Maybe I should change my username to Heracles.

I loved the quote, "A DVLA spokesman said: ‘We take our responsibility for the information we hold very seriously. Information is only provided under strict controls."

We like our fivers used but not too wrinkled, with no consecutive serial numbers, the same way up, with the Queen's head at the same end and with the corners straightened out.

"When a contract is terminated, any DVLA data held must be securely deleted or destroyed. In this case we have written to the company concerned insisting that they provide written confirmation that this has been done."

Ooo, scary.

I wonder if they'll send the DVLA an appeal refusal letter?

no_spring_chicken

esmerobbo wrote: »

Until they re-emerge!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2119990/DVLA-sold-43-000-drivers-names-parking-enforcer.html

is this the same company as uk parking?

taffy056

And of course the dvla has made over a £100k in the process of giving our details out to a company not fit to have them, together with the breaking of the dpa by doing so.

Kite2010

Another fine use of the word Fine by the daily mail.

Minutes of the latest BPA Meeting:
1 - We have sadly had to expel UK Parking Enforcement Agency
2 - We welcome to the ranks a new company by the name of "Parking Enforcement Agency UK"

ppc_guy

UKPEAL are now the owners of Parkforce... They have updated their site with a little header on the top left

digital81

Last week I wanted to leave my car in a private car park round the corner from my flat so I read the signs in the car park to see if I could park there. The sign said the car park was enforced by parkforce so I visited the website to see a message saying they'd discontinued their ticketing operations so I thought what the hell, I'll just park there. A few days later, I had a "ticket" from parkforce so I started doing some research and it lead me here. My question is, if they're not operating or have been "dumped" by the dvla, will they still be able to get my details to chase me, not that I have any intention of paying it!

Edit: FYI this has all happened since 25/3....

taffy056

Well their website says they have closed, which is a crying shame lol if they write to you just ignore them like any other private parking company.

vax2002

DVLA would sell their mothers for £2.50

Kite2010

digital81 wrote: »

Last week I wanted to leave my car in a private car park round the corner from my flat so I read the signs in the car park to see if I could park there. The sign said the car park was enforced by parkforce so I visited the website to see a message saying they'd discontinued their ticketing operations so I thought what the hell, I'll just park there. A few days later, I had a "ticket" from parkforce so I started doing some research and it lead me here. My question is, if they're not operating or have been "dumped" by the dvla, will they still be able to get my details to chase me, not that I have any intention of paying it!

Edit: FYI this has all happened since 25/3....

It's such a shame when the parking companies do a phoenix the landowners don't realise and don't cancel the contracts allowing the new company to continue with the contract