Playing the PPCs at their own game

bargepole

I have now recieved a 'Parking Charge Notice' from UKPC. This is the letter I've sent back to them:


Dear Sirs,

Parking Charge Notice No. 9999999999

I am in receipt of a Parking Charge Notice from yourselves, as the registered keeper of vehicle reg. no. XX12YYY.

This is to inform you that I shall not be paying your speculative invoice, for the following reasons:

1)The reason for the Parking Charge is given as “parked in a disabled person’s space without clearly displaying a valid disabled person’s badge”. If you check the relevant legislation regarding the Blue Badge scheme, you will find that they only apply to car parks operated by statutory bodies, e.g. local Councils. They have no validity or relevance in private car parks. Furthermore, had your operative bothered to observe the vehicle for longer than it took to print out the ticket, he would have noticed my wife, Mrs Bargepole, leaving and returning to the vehicle on crutches,as a result of a total hip replacement operation at Wycombe Hospital on 25/04/12. By attempting to issue an unlawful penalty charge, you are actually in breach of the Equality Act 2010 (incorporating the Disability Discrimination Act 1995).

2)Notwithstanding the above, you will no doubt be aware of the decision in the Upper Tier Tax Tribunal case of VCS v HMRC, in which the ruling was that Private Parking Companies cannot lawfully make an offer of parking, or levy charges, unless they have a proprietary interest in the land. This is binding on lower courts, including the Small Claims Court, and has been ratified by an internal memo from the Ministry of Justice to all Courts in England & Wales. The records show that UKPC have no proprietary interest in Wycombe Retail Park, therefore rendering your notices and charges unlawful and unenforceable.

Take note therefore, that I do not consider myself liable to you for this or any sum at all, and now consider the matter closed.

If I receive any further correspondence from yourselves or any so-called debt collectors, regarding this matter, you contractually agree to pay me an administration charge of £90 for each such letter received.

Yours etc.

As each of the letters in the chain comes in, they will be be referred back to this letter, with an invoice for £90 enlosed. UKPC have never done court, but it will make for an interesting counterclaim should they choose to do so.

LincolnshireYokel

Cracker.

See what happens






Spooky. my thanks/posts rate is the golden ration, 1.618........... :O

AlexisV

You might want to tweak your demand to be that any letter received that necitates a response will result in an invoice being enclosed based on an hourly rate of £50.

Stephen_Leak

Dear Mr Bargepole,

Your appeal is rejected.

Your unwillingness to follow the procedures means that the matter will now have to follow it's natural progression.

S Quiggle

UKPC

Kite2010

Dear Mr Bargepole

We have carefully considered your appeal and have decided that the ticket was issued correctly in accordance to the displayed terms & conditions of the car-park the vehicle was parked in and so have decided to reject your appeal.

Or

Dear Mr Bargepole

We have carefully considered your appeal and have decided that the ticket was issued correctly in accordance to the displayed terms & conditions of the car-park the vehicle was parked in, but as a gesture of goodwill we will cancel the parking charge this time only.

Stephen_Leak

give_them_FA

Is that Roxburghe's latest letter campaign?

husheechee

you could also send them Mrs Bargepoles crutches when she has made a full recovery cause i sense that UKPC could do with them as they might find THEY are on their last legs on this one...keep us posted

Half_way

As far as i know the disability stuff only applies to long term disabled

give_them_FA

I believe- strictly speaking- to conditions expected to last more than one year.

However, since all disabled bays on private land are not official, then anyone who has a GENUINE need (even if short-term) can use them.

LincolnshireYokel

Half_way wrote: »

As far as i know the disability stuff only applies to long term disabled

Nope its black and white. You are either disabled or you are not, and anyone who has cancer, or has had, even if they are now clear, is legally defined as disabled under the Equality and Disability Act, no ifs, no buts', no conditions.

give_them_FA wrote: »

I believe- strictly speaking- to conditions expected to last more than one year.

However, since all disabled bays on private land are not official, then anyone who has a GENUINE need (even if short-term) can use them.

To be brutally accurate, ALL markings on private land are meaningless, and you can bloody well park where you like, disabled or not.