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Parking eye - private company not part of the british parking association

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  • Stephen_Leak
    Stephen_Leak Posts: 8,762 Forumite
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    edited 18 August 2012 at 3:08PM
    The car park owner, maybe.

    PE, no. What’s in it for them to let anyone off?
    The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in my life. :)
  • Kiko4564
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    Stephen_Leak wrote: »
    The car park owner, maybe.

    PE, no. What’s in it for them to let anyone off?

    By car park owner do you mean Whitlingham country park? And would it be any better to write to both or just WCP?
  • Stephen_Leak
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    edited 18 August 2012 at 4:17PM
    Kiko4564 wrote: »
    By car park owner do you mean Whitlingham country park? And would it be any better to write to both or just WCP?

    :wall:!!!!!!!!!
    The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in my life. :)
  • The_Slithy_Tove
    The_Slithy_Tove Posts: 4,111 Forumite
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    Kiko4564 wrote: »
    I actually considered putting a line in about using proper ppcs which means not parking eye and definitely no one not in the bpa :p
    "Proper PPC" is an oxymoron. No such entity exists in this country, as far as I am aware. A PPC outside the BPA is likely to be even worse than one that's in. At least the latter makes the occasional effort to conform to the code of practice. A non-menber has no such constraints over their shameful behaviour.
  • Kiko4564
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    The_Slithy_Tove wrote: »
    "Proper PPC" is an oxymoron. No such entity exists in this country, as far as I am aware. A PPC outside the BPA is likely to be even worse than one that's in. At least the latter makes the occasional effort to conform to the code of practice. A non-menber has no such constraints over their shameful behaviour.

    Indeed. What I should have said was don't bother with any PPC, use council car parks, failing that public transport, failing that other methods of transport. And definitely avoid any non-BPA member.
  • Kiko4564
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    Stephen_Leak wrote: »
    :wall:!!!!!!!!!

    Sorry, but could you please answer the question; no offence.
  • Stephen_Leak
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    Kiko4564 wrote: »
    Sorry, but could you please answer the question; no offence.

    I thought I did.

    The car park owner (Whitlingham country park), maybe.

    The private ticketing company (Parking Eye), no. What’s in it for them to let anyone off?
    The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in my life. :)
  • Kiko4564
    Kiko4564 Posts: 217 Forumite
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    Stephen_Leak wrote: »
    I thought I did.

    The car park owner (Whitlingham country park), maybe.

    The private ticketing company (Parking Eye), no. What’s in it for them to let anyone off?

    Just wasn't to sure with what you meant :p thanks for clarifying anyway :)
  • esmerobbo
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    Kiko4564 wrote: »
    Indeed. What I should have said was don't bother with any PPC, use council car parks, failing that public transport, failing that other methods of transport. And definitely avoid any non-BPA member.

    I would use any carpark council or private, simply park and pay correctly. Just don't pay any silly charges private companies try and charge you!
  • Kiko4564
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    esmerobbo wrote: »
    I would use any carpark council or private, simply park and pay correctly. Just don't pay any silly charges private companies try and charge you!

    Unless of course they have a bad reputation for clamping or are illegal, but from October 2012 all clamping/towing will be illegal. After that, just avoid any back street car parks who do this stuff.
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