dvla due to stop giving private companies data

peter_the_piper

Good Point.

nicechap

Wasn't there a thread on pepipoo or here saying bpa had written to all ppcs asking for details of signs & internal processes - maybe it was dvla inspired audit and as a result bpa members have only themselves to blame. I think it was ppcguy who told us?

trisontana

I think you mean this email:-

"Dear AOS Colleague

It has been drawn to our attention that there is much public concern about some operators who continue to indicate on signage, parking charge notices and similar correspondence that the keeper is liable for the payment of parking charges due as a result of a breach of contract. This is not the legal situation now nor will it be after 1 October 2012.

DVLA has told us that two AOS members have recently been suspended by them for 3 months for doing this. Others may be at risk of an immediate suspension by DVLA.

As a matter of urgency, and to protect the reputation of the Accredited Trade Association and, ultimately, your business, I am instigating a thorough audit of these elements for all AOS members with immediate effect.

Please will you confirm and provide evidence that your current signage, parking charge notices, notices to owner, or correspondence with the keeper, in no way suggests that the keeper is liable for payment. Please submit your evidence by e-mail to Alpha Parking, the organisation that we have appointed to carry out this project for us at the following address: aos@aparking.co.uk

To assist you with transition arrangements and as a service to members Alpha Parking will also check these aspects in your proposed signage, parking charge notices, notices to driver and keeper, or other correspondence with the keeper is compliant with Code 2012 and the Protection of Freedoms Act requirements. Please send this information also to the above email address.

Alpha Parking will be undertaking this audit urgently, and in commercial confidence, reporting their findings to us in the next two weeks and so your evidence should be submitted by return please and certainly no later than Friday 28th September. Failure to do so will result in sanction points being awarded against you in accordance with the Scheme of Sanctions.

I appreciate that this is a busy time for everyone in the private parking sector but I cannot overemphasise how important it is that you assist us with this special audit. If the situation is as prevalent as has been suggested to us it is a serious matter for the credibility of the AOS itself and this is clearly a situation which everyone needs to avoid. We need to ensure that compliance and auditing is robust. You are required to do this now regardless of any recent audit by NSI and whether information held within our systems has been recently supplied.

This information and request is also being sent in letter form by Royal Mail.

I look forward to your cooperation and thank you in advance."


I wonder if any "penalty points" have been given to those five companies who have fell foul of the DVLA?

nicechap

Thanks tristonia, yes that's the one, I'd bet the audit results were a shambles and bpa weren't able to demonstrate their members were compliant so dvla might be getting ready to take over such functions.

paul_cook

Crabman wrote: »

Wonder where the OP sourced their information if DVLA confirmed to you that this "isn't actually the case" :think:

iam happy to stand corrected this was when i spoke with a lady at the dvla and i may have misunderstood or she said something she did not mean to say but if someone else has spoken and it is incorrect then i stand corrected

Orford

Not to worry. You win some, you lose some.

bazster

paul_cook wrote: »

iam happy to stand corrected this was when i spoke with a lady at the dvla and i may have misunderstood or she said something she did not mean to say but if someone else has spoken and it is incorrect then i stand corrected

Hey, nothing's certain in any of this. Wouldn't be the first time that an organisation took some decision but not all the employees had been informed yet. Maybe it's not going to happen this time, but you've done pretty well so far anyway!