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UK Parking Control - Dodgy advice on their website
mattyprice4004
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I was just having a nose through UKPC's website, and there's some pretty amusing wording on there!
Some gems include
'Amateur lawyers posting on internet forums often advise people to ignore parking charges, claiming that they’re not enforceable by law. This is bad advice.
In fact we take people to court every month and in most cases the judge finds in our favour, on the basis that:
- the parking charge was issued correctly
- our signage was clear and properly displayed
- and the charge made was fair.'
'Each month 10-20 people receive CCJs from the civil courts after trying to avoid paying one of our parking charges.'
I'd love to see some evidence to back this up, I thought they never go to court?
Website I found the information:
http://www.ukpcappeals.com/legal
:rotfl:
Some gems include
'Amateur lawyers posting on internet forums often advise people to ignore parking charges, claiming that they’re not enforceable by law. This is bad advice.
In fact we take people to court every month and in most cases the judge finds in our favour, on the basis that:
- the parking charge was issued correctly
- our signage was clear and properly displayed
- and the charge made was fair.'
'Each month 10-20 people receive CCJs from the civil courts after trying to avoid paying one of our parking charges.'
I'd love to see some evidence to back this up, I thought they never go to court?
Website I found the information:
http://www.ukpcappeals.com/legal
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'Each month 10-20 people receive CCJs from the civil courts after trying to avoid paying one of our parking charges.'
This is a complete lie, no two ways about it. UKPC have never taken anyone to Court and certainly not 10-20 people per month all of whom would have to have lost or ignored the case and then not paid, to have got a CCJ!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 THREAD0 -
If you feel like pointless excercise ask them for proof. They won't give you any as they are lying through their teeth. Whilst you are at it ask them how many car parks they actually own and not just terrorise.I'd rather be an Optimist and be proved wrong than a Pessimist and be proved right.0
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Could we not report them to the BPA for these missleading comments on their website?
I know The BPA are just a PPC club but the more complaints about its member the merrier i think.0 -
The fact is only 24 people in total could have had a ccj in 2011 as a whole , because the FOI request to the courts shows that there was only that number of a successful cases. Quite clearly and I'm putting this politely in light of the FM post, I think they are mistaken , or blatantly lying. You choose
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?0 -
hang on thats not misleading thats a downright lie.
beyond belief how they are allowed to put that stuff up.0 -
10 to 20 per month 120 to 240 per year 420 to 840 since 2008. Then they still quote the CPS V Thomas case to back themselves up! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
http://www.ukparkingcontrol.com/legal/0 -
!!!!!!!! it may be, the reality is that if it wasnt for sites like this i'd fall for it hook line and sinker.0
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If thats the case, then the website is clearly missleading and as a result then people will be loosing hard earned cash, shouldt this mis leadeing web stie be reported to someone such as trading standards?From the Plain Language Commission:
"The BPA has surely become one of the most socially dangerous organisations in the UK"0 -
Aren't all theirs sites telling perky pies. I looked at some and they all spout same Shi.The word about the scammers is spreading like marmite here in the westcountry.
We workers all love it and the ppc hate it :rotfl:0 -
Never fear - it's all in hand via the BPA ( yes I know ! ), Trading Standards and the Advertising Standards Agency !!!!!All aboard the Gus Bus !0
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