Disabled Motoring UK :

vax2002

What is forum parking experts opinion on this site Disabled Motoring UK
http://www.disabledmotoring.org/magazine/disabled-motoring-uk-assist-members-with-their-parking-appeals/
And the advice Disabled Motoring UK are giving to 'members' about paying private tickets.

edgex

1. SteveMay 29th, 2012 at 3:29 pm

3. The information supplied by this website it totally erroneous. Parking ‘tickets’ issued on private land such as Supermarket Car Parks, ARE LEGALLY UNENFORCEABLE and can be ignored. In fact One private parking company associated with Disabled Motoring Uk, Vehicle Control Services, has just lost a landmark case where it was ruled they had no implied ability to pusue anyone for damages (ie the ‘ticket’ they issued), and in a separate case another tribunal has ruled they have no lawful authority to issue ‘tickets’ (note private Parking tickets are not ‘ticket’, they are unsolicited speculative unenforceable invoices)
4. Disabled Motoring UK needs to hang its head in shame for getting into bed with these thieving shisters, and letting all disabled people in the country down by siding with these scammers

1. dmukadminMay 29th, 2012 at 3:56 pm
   They are legally enforceable and it is you misleading disabled people by saying they are not. Some cases are won some are lost but you are wrong to say they can be “ignored”. When the law changes in October then there will be a requirement for the keeper to give the drivers details (subject to an appeals service being introduced) so then there will be even more reason for people not to ignore PCNs. As for working with parking operators this is how we are able to so successfully win appeals on behalf of our members and influence the operators on how to improve their services for disabled poeple. Some parking operators continue to provide free parking for Blue Badge holders, others give extra time. Like all businesses there are some bad apples but not all are “scammers” as you seem to think. Nobody likes to get a PCN but if everyone parked wherever they liked parking would become chaotic.

could ask dmukadmin what law makes them legally enforceable?


oh, & why they have an advert from 'parking eye'
:rotfl:

Stephen_Leak

vax2002 wrote: »

What is forum parking experts opinion on this site Disabled Motoring UK
http://www.disabledmotoring.org/magazine/disabled-motoring-uk-assist-members-with-their-parking-appeals/
And the advice Disabled Motoring UK are giving to 'members' about paying private tickets.

Try as I may, I can't make myself believe that a disabled persons' charity hasn't read The Equality Act 2010.

edgex

http://www.disabledmotoring.org/magazine/to-appeal-or-not-to-appeal-that-is-the-question/


dmukstaffOctober 13th, 2011 at 1:46 pm

We have just posted two articles on our website that will help you get to grips with parking law and the using the Blue Badge. The articles are written by one of our magazine experts, Kelvin Reynolds, who is the Director of Operations and Technical Services at the British Parking Association (BPA). We hope these articles help clarify parking regulations for you… it can be very confusing.

vax2002

It would appear not, anyone have any figures that these people have taken in "payments" from private parking, may help us understand why they offer advice that is clearly supporting their own positions.

trisontana

In my comment (awaiting "moderation") I have mentioned the recent Parking Eye court case where they were only awarded £15 instead of the hundreds of pounds they were claiming.

dmukadmin is mistakenly assuming that the Freedoms Bill will give PPCs extra powers to ask for money from motorists. Of course it does no such thing.

vax2002

edgex wrote: »

http://www.disabledmotoring.org/magazine/to-appeal-or-not-to-appeal-that-is-the-question/


dmukstaffOctober 13th, 2011 at 1:46 pm

We have just posted two articles on our website that will help you get to grips with parking law and the using the Blue Badge. The articles are written by one of our magazine experts, Kelvin Reynolds, who is the Director of Operations and Technical Services at the British Parking Association (BPA). We hope these articles help clarify parking regulations for you… it can be very confusing.

That article is incredible ?
It is clearly attempting to confuse disabled motorists that the BPA are part of an official authority and part of the council parking operations.
Just how in bed with these people are this "charity"

edgex

http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithoutPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1111826&SubsidiaryNumber=0

Financial summary
Financial year end - Income - Spending
30 Sep 2011 - £392,359 - £483,76622
30 Sep 2010 - £420,589 - £437,15014
30 Sep 2009 - £399,132 - £438,52104
30 Sep 2008 - £432,952 - £457,24312
30 Sep 2007 - £426,765 - £456,40729



woops!

Stephen_Leak

vax2002 wrote: »

<snip> Just how in bed with these people are this "charity"

ISTR an article, questioning the advice given by one of their people at a parking trade fair, in, of all places, "Parking Review".

edgex

vax2002 wrote: »

That article is incredible ?
It is clearly attempting to confuse disabled motorists that the BPA are part of an official authority and part of the council parking operations.
Just how in bed with these people are this "charity"

from their annual report;

The continuing fall in the numbers of members was identified as the prime risk to the charity.

We are working with councils, local organisations for disabled people and the British Parking Association (BPA) to ensure that all disabled people are still able to access car parks

Regular contact was maintained with the Department for Transport and the British Parking Association.

The campaign to recruit corporate members of DMUK has continued, targeting Parking and other motoringrelated organisations. To date 21 Corporate members have been signed up bringing in additional income equivalent to over 300 single members.

It will intensify its efforts to increase its membership among younger disabled motorists with a series of ‘Get Going’ events and seek to increase further its growing number of corporate members.

DMUK will conduct a wider Baywatch survey to encompass more supermarkets and campaign hard to get them to bring about stronger enforcement of disabled-only parking.
The charity will work hard with The British Parking Association in bringing to the Government’s attention problems caused by pavement parking and will monitor closely any proposed changes to mobility scooter legislation. It will work with Motability to try to ensure that any policy reforms it proposes do not disadvantage its members.




http://www.disabledmotoring.org/membership/corporate-members/

Corporate Members


Thanks to the following organisations for their support;


District
Enforcement Ltd
District Enforcement offers a proven solution
tailored to drastically cut car park abuse at little or no cost to the land
owner thanks to its self-financing system


Gemini
Parking Solutions
Gemini Parking Solutions Ltd is among the
leading Parking Enforcement Companies in UK. It provides car parking control,
pay and display machines & parking enforcement.



Anchor Security Services
Anchor Security Services
provide Car Park Management and Parking Enforcement, Mobile Patrol, CCTV
Monitoring, Key Holding and Commercial Cleaning Services.



MET Parking Services
MET Parking Services Ltd is a
national provider of parking services.



Town
and City Parking
Formed in 1993, Town and City Parking is now one
of the largest and fastest growing car parking management companies in the
UK.



Vehicle
Control Services Ltd
Vehicle Control Services was founded in 1990
to provide cost-effective parking solutions to both the public and private
sectors. and operate on over 600 sites.



Excel
Parking
Excel Parking car park management services are designed to
deliver cost effective, customer focused parking control and management services
working closely to the client’s requirements.



British
Parking Association
The BPA is the largest professional
association in Europe representing organisations in the parking and traffic
management sector.



Parkforce
Park Force operates a legal, ethical and
non confrontational alternative to wheel clamping.



Parking Eye Ltd
ParkingEye was established in
2002, bringing technology-centred car park management solutions to an antiquated
industry. ParkingEye has rapidly become the number one technical solutions
parking operator in the industry, through the quality of its product, service
delivery and system integrity.



UKCPS
UKCPS provides responsible and effective car
parking management services across the UK on a variety of sites.


Debt Recovery Plus
DRPL was established in
February 2009 and are now the leading provider of Debt Recovery Services in the
country. They operate a UK wide network from our head office in Manchester and
employ over 35 full time, professional agents, Bailiffs and investigators all
trained to the highest standards.



Geoffrey
Miller Solicitors
The Geoffrey Miller Solicitors team consists of
a number of highly specialised dedicated lawyers who have made it their vocation
to help the Nation’s motorists to avoid the harshest of penalties for motoring
offences.

they have 24 corporate members, 13 of which are listed above as they all operate within the 'parking' world

vax2002

OMG !
It is a honey trap !
disabled drivers call these people up for advice about PPC charges and they are speaking to the wolf itself ?
How on earth can something like this get away with been a charity ?