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HardWorker2010_2
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Would it not help newbies who find there way here to be able to look on a map showing where the PPCs are plying their 'trade'.
Perhaps a map of the UK with dots representing each site that we know about. Clicking on each dot would open a tab for that parking site where victims of the scam could post generic info (month the attempted scam started, number of scamograms received etc).
In conjunction with the sticky that shows what letters to expect it could help show that IGNORE is always the best option when dealing with PPC vermin.
We could then celebrate in a very public way when a PPC gets thrown off site :T:T:T
Over to the web gurus....
Perhaps a map of the UK with dots representing each site that we know about. Clicking on each dot would open a tab for that parking site where victims of the scam could post generic info (month the attempted scam started, number of scamograms received etc).
In conjunction with the sticky that shows what letters to expect it could help show that IGNORE is always the best option when dealing with PPC vermin.
We could then celebrate in a very public way when a PPC gets thrown off site :T:T:T
Over to the web gurus....
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A good idea I suppose but there are literally 1000's of places these paracites operate from and I dont think the board has room for any more stickiesYou may click thanks if you found my advice useful0
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HardWorker2010 wrote: »
Would it not help newbies who find there way here to be able to look on a map showing where the PPCs are plying their 'trade'.
Perhaps a map of the UK with dots representing each site that we know about. Clicking on each dot would open a tab for that parking site where victims of the scam could post generic info (month the attempted scam started, number of scamograms received etc).
In conjunction with the sticky that shows what letters to expect it could help show that IGNORE is always the best option when dealing with PPC vermin.
We could then celebrate in a very public way when a PPC gets thrown off site :T:T:T
Over to the web gurus...
Nice idea, but I'm not sure Mr Lewis, even with his newly acquired £millions, would want to fund the three trillion lines of code that this would probably entail.
I have been providing assistance, including Lay Representation at Court hearings (current score: won 57, lost 14), to defendants in parking cases for over 5 years. I have an LLB (Hons) degree, and have a Graduate Diploma in Civil Litigation from CILEx. However, any advice given on these forums by me is NOT formal legal advice, and I accept no liability for its accuracy.0 -
...only to be replaced by another PPC. PPC World is utterly cut-throat - there are huge profits to be made. As a result PPC's fight tooth and nail for what are regarded as the prime contracts such as the larger supermarkets sites and particularly retail parks. What is worse is that the market is far from saturated and with PPC's now offering quite reasonable rake-offs to car park owners we are likely to see a degree of marketing evolution yet.HardWorker2010 wrote: »We could then celebrate in a very public way when a PPC gets thrown off site
Do like the idea though but as BP suggests it is likely to be a mammoth task - not from the outline development but from the capturing and updating of data and the detail/scale of mapping would be significant.My very sincere apologies for those hoping to request off-board assistance but I am now so inundated with requests that in order to do justice to those "already in the system" I am no longer accepting PM's and am unlikely to do so for the foreseeable future (August 2016).
For those seeking more detailed advice and guidance regarding small claims cases arising from private parking issues I recommend that you visit the Private Parking forum on PePiPoo.com0 -
HO87 - as a general rule of thumb yes PPC's go for the major contracts ... We have never bothered as we do actually like to provide management (as I'm sure i'm boring you all with saying)Hi, we’ve had to remove your signature. If you’re not sure why please read the forum rules or email the forum team if you’re still unsure - MSE ForumTeam0
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HO87 - as a general rule of thumb yes PPC's go for the major contracts ... We have never bothered as we do actually like to provide management (as I'm sure i'm boring you all with saying)
Hey PPC_GUY,
Perhaps you'd like enlighten us with how a reputable PPC operates and what benefit they offer the land owner and the land owners customers.
What does 'management' actually consist of? Well know the the scammers don't actually do any management, they just look for excuses to issue tickets.
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HardWorker2010 wrote: »Hey PPC_GUY,
Perhaps you'd like enlighten us with how a reputable PPC operates and what benefit they offer the land owner and the land owners customers.
What does 'management' actually consist of? Well know the the scammers don't actually do any management, they just look for excuses to issue tickets.
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I suppose the management part of it comes in if they actually own the land, I recently reported the old NCP car park on Templar Lane in Leeds had been bought and taken over by a PPC, this is a Leeds based co and as far as I am aware they actually own the land. Since they have taken it over they are actually putting some of the money back into the car park, unfortunatley anpr cameras have just gone in but if they get folks not paying then they could recoup their costs that way.
Dont get me wrong I dont like ppc's as much as the next guy / gal but if they have been cheated out of their money then they are allowed to go after it.
If they wanted to plough some more money back into the car park and resurfce it that would be a welcome bonusYou may click thanks if you found my advice useful0
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