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ukpc parking charge HEEEEEELLLLPPP

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  • taffy056
    taffy056 Posts: 4,895 Forumite
    Corncrake2 wrote: »
    Oh ! So PPCs sometimes do go to court ! I am now a little more woried than I was before !! I dont want court hassle over our ignored "charge" :(

    Oh yes sometimes they do court, last count verified by a FOI request it was 49 (forty nine) out of 1.8m (one million eight hundred thousand) invoices issued by the whole industry in 2011 . And the link Stephen provided is hmrc taking them to court for vat avoidance .
    Excel Parking, MET Parking, Combined Parking Solutions, VP Parking Solutions, ANPR PC Ltd, & Roxburghe Debt Collectors. What do they all have in common?
    They are all or have been suspended from accessing the DVLA database for gross misconduct!
    Do you really need to ask what kind of people run parking companies?
  • bazster
    bazster Posts: 7,436 Forumite
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    Corncrake2, you've got more chance of winning the lottery than winding up in court. Stand firm.
    Je suis Charlie.
  • bazster
    bazster Posts: 7,436 Forumite
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    taffy056 wrote: »
    Oh yes sometimes they do court, last count verified by a FOI request it was 49 (forty nine) out of 1.8m (one million eight hundred thousand) invoices issued by the whole industry in 2011 . And the link Stephen provided is hmrc taking them to court for vat avoidance .

    Actually it isn't, it's the famous Judge McIlwaine show wherein the PPC got their backside well-and-truly spanked ("next time bring a toothbrush").

    Corncrake2, I recommend you read it, it's hilarious.
    Je suis Charlie.
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 155,731 Forumite
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    edited 15 June 2014 at 7:25PM
    why
    why
    why
    why
    why
    why

    WHY?

    ...would anyone in 2014 or later Google a subject then just read an ancient old 2012 thread about it?


    This advice is out of date. You must now appeal and win, if in England/Wales!


    When you Google a financial subject matter, for the love of God, never just read the first random thread from a forum that you find.


    MY SIGNATURE BELOW TELLS YOU WHERE TO CLICK TO GET TO PAGE ONE AND READ CURRENT ADVICE. ONE CLICK takes you 'home' to page one of any forum you find from Googling!!


    NEVER STAY ON THE FORUM THREAD YOU FIND, ALWAYS CLICK OFF IT TO THE FORUM IT SITS ON.


    THANKS :)
    PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
    CLICK at the top or bottom of any page where it says:
    Home»Motoring»Parking Tickets Fines & Parking - read the NEWBIES THREAD
  • bazster wrote: »
    ("next time bring a toothbrush").
    Corncrake2, I recommend you read it, it's hilarious.
    :):)
    Yes I did , just before I posted and I too thought it hilarious, especially the toothbrush bit !!
    :):)
  • Coupon-mad wrote: »
    But yours was G24 wasn't it? Calm down, they don't do Court, never ever.
    :)
    It was indeed. I am trying to be calm, honest :)

    Forum support is very calming, thank you.
  • Stephen_Leak
    Stephen_Leak Posts: 8,762 Forumite
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    edited 8 September 2012 at 2:33PM
    Corncrake2 wrote: »
    Oh ! So PPCs sometimes do go to court ! I am now a little more woried than I was before !! I dont want court hassle over our ignored "charge" :(

    Excuse me, but why didn't you read the rest of the paragraph?
    <snip> In these cases, the judges ruled that only the car park owner can take drivers to court. The Upper Tax Tribunal is a court of record, equivalent to the High Court, and therefore its judgement sets a legal precedent. <snip>

    No private ticketing company or car park owner has taken any alleged offender to court since.
    The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in my life. :)
  • Corncrake2
    Corncrake2 Posts: 92 Forumite
    edited 8 September 2012 at 2:32PM
    Excuse me, but why didn't you read the rest of the paragraph?
    Umm, sorry, I thought I had !
    But I suppose I must have misunderstood something,
    is VCS Parking Control not a ticketing company then ?
    The fact that none have _since_ doesnt mean that PPC with bad or no legal advice * might not try, does it ?

    Edit : just means that the case would get thrown out earlier/quicker. or are you meaning that it would not be allowed, by a court, in the first place /edit

    * Judge was pretty dismissive of the VCS legal advisers :)

    Anyhow, I'm just a bear of little brain so you will have to forgive me. Obviously I was mistaken about something so your post was not as helpful to me as I thort it was so I'll go remove my "Thanks" from it.
  • 27col
    27col Posts: 6,554 Forumite
    OP. I'll bet that the removal of your thanks has really upset Stephen. No, I think not!
    You would see that it was a very childish gesture, especially if you had taken the time to read his high quality posts to other OP's.
    Keep up the good work Stephen!
    I can afford anything that I want.
    Just so long as I don't want much.
  • SodG24
    SodG24 Posts: 1,123 Forumite
    Corncrake2 wrote: »
    It was indeed. I am trying to be calm, honest :)

    Forum support is very calming, thank you.

    G24 are one of the biggest bunch of scammers and don't have the guts to do court. Cowards each and every one of them ! I've even given them my private details to take me to court as I broke their pathetic rules and guess what ....... nothing !
    All aboard the Gus Bus !
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