Popla Website

taffy056

Just had a thought on this, I notice that they will only consider an appeal on four points, but doesn't this breach the Equalities Act ? Isn't the fact that an operator not making reasonable adjustments should be one of the options. Couldn't this be challenged as Popla are refusing to hear breaches of the Equalities Act , so are breaking it themselves ?

The vehicle was not improperly parked
The parking charge (ticket) exceed the relevant amount
The vehicle was stolen
I am not liable for the parking charge

taffy056

Something interesting just found on the popla site

Where London Councils holds information relating to the POPLA services for its own purposes this can be requested under the FOI and EIR via the London Councils website Requests will be considered in the same way as any other FOI or EIR request and, unless exemptions apply, information will be disclosed.

patman99

Whoops, I 'accidentally' clicked the 'Flag as inappropriate' button next to the superfluous comment.

devonlad

patman99 wrote: »

Right, have just suggested a campaign on 38Degrees for a full Judicial review into the actions taken by the BPA.

The only way for the campaign to be considered is for enough people to vote for it.
Spread the word and this LINK .

If this goes viral, we may yet see some scum from the BPA up before someone with enough powers to jail them. Now wouldn't that be a great result.

Done i voted nice comments on there:j

BASFORDLAD

They have now taken my comments on board and have removed the word penalty and replaced it with the word ticket

bazster

This is still there:

"If you have received a penalty prior to this date, and wish to appeal, please contact the Operator that issued the ticket to enquire about the options available to you."

But this is far worse in my opinion:

If your appeal is refused, in order to avoid any further action by the operator you should pay the full parking charge within 14 days.

It's totally unacceptable for a supposedly-independent service to state that anyone should pay the charge, let alone with 14 days. It gives the alleged charge a totally unwarranted veneer of authenticity, it seeks to deny people their right to dispute the charge and make the PPC justify it in a court of law, and it could've been written by the BPA themselves.

This particular statement is one of the highlights of my complaint to the minister and is strong evidence that the independence of this service is questionable to say the least.

BASFORDLAD

Bazster will you email popla to complain as well then please?

HO87

When the possibility of a so-called "independent" appeals service was first mooted I suggested, as did a few others, that the only way in which I could envisage such a service ever being able to operate was if it made a number of assumptions and simply "did not go there".

Lo! and it came to pass. POPLA, it is very clear, will not address any element of the issue of invoices which in any respect relates to the operation of the law of contract nor other cornerstones of the law such as privity (which POFA has limited anyway) or the imposition of contractual penalties.

It is indeed a travesty and one, of which, the BPA will be rightfully proud. If the Under Secretary of State for Transport fails to recognise that he has been snowed in much the same way as PPC World has sought to snow the British public over the last 8 years at least then he does not deserve to shine the seat of trousers on green leather.

Pull yer finger out Norm and do the decent thing by the British public and dump POPLA as soon as possible!

bazster

The POPLA website directs complaints other than about misconduct by an adjudicator to the London Councils website/complaints procedure.

Accordingly I have made a formal complaint to London Councils.

bazster

HO87 wrote: »

When the possibility of a so-called "independent" appeals service was first mooted I suggested, as did a few others, that the only way in which I could envisage such a service ever being able to operate was if it made a number of assumptions and simply "did not go there".

Lo! and it came to pass. POPLA, it is very clear, will not address any element of the issue of invoices which in any respect relates to the operation of the law of contract nor other cornerstones of the law such as privity (which POFA has limited anyway) or the imposition of contractual penalties.

It is indeed a travesty and one, of which, the BPA will be rightfully proud. If the Under Secretary of State for Transport fails to recognise that he has been snowed in much the same way as PPC World has sought to snow the British public over the last 8 years at least then he does not deserve to shine the seat of trousers on green leather.

Pull yer finger out Norm and do the decent thing by the British public and dump POPLA as soon as possible!

Well I have written to him making these points and more, I suggest you do the same!