PPC "Losses"

trisontana

I think it was in that famous case in Lincolnshire where VCS (or at least their legal beagle) tried to include the cost of the parking attendant's uniform as part of their losses.

Sirdan

trisontana wrote: »

I think it was in that famous case in Lincolnshire where VCS (or at least their legal beagle) tried to include the cost of the parking attendant's uniform as part of their losses.

says it all really ..cucking funts :rotfl:

AlexisV

Ask for a copy of their accounts and ask how many people fail to pay.

Then ask them why they aren't making a massive loss.

taffy056

Yes if they were losing circa £5 an invoice, how do they manage to stay in business with all these losses ? The judge in the vcs case said that if you are claiming back vat on any expenses these are normal business costs. Also if they are claiming popla costs them £32 now and their invoice takes into account that, what about when they still charged the same money previously before popla, does it mean that this sum was an illegal penalty ?

trisontana

But, of course, it's nothing to do with PPC losses It's supposed to be about losses suffered by the landowner, nothing else.

NotanIdiot

trisontana wrote: »

I think it was in that famous case in Lincolnshire where VCS (or at least their legal beagle) .

She was female, which must make her a b!tch, or a cow.

esmerobbo

The only thing it does confirm is that they are clueless!

sploits

Hi everyone,

I'm the guy who got the silly reply from Secure Car Parks Limited (thanks to trisontana for starting this thread).

I replied to Secure Car Parks Limited stating that their loss of earnings was wrong and they have replied with the following:

Good Morning Sploits,

The fee of £60 has been approved as appropriate by the British Parking Association and is deemed fair.

We have requested payment and acted reasonably and invited you if you were not the driver to supply us with the name and address of the diver at the time.

We will continue to follow the process to reclaim all cost due.

Kind Regards

Louise Sall


I guess now the only option is to beg them to take me to court :-)

esmerobbo

Why do they always quote the BPA as an authority they may as well say we deem it reasonable as our Goldfish say it is.

After all the first thing the BPA say is we are not a regulator!

trisontana

They just don't get it, do they.

Although the BPA does mention a maximum figure of £100 they also have this in their Code of Practice:-

19.5 If the parking charge that the driver is being asked to pay
is for a breach of contract or act of trespass, this charge
must be based on the genuine pre-estimate of loss that
you suffer. We would not expect this amount to be more
than £100. If the charge is more than this, operators must
be able to justify the amount in advance.

19.6 If your parking charge is based upon a contractually
agreed sum, that charge cannot be punitive or
unreasonable. If it is more than the recommended
amount in 19.5 and is not justified in advance, it could
lead to an investigation by The Office of Fair Trading.

Note the magic words - "genuine pre-estimate of loss".

Also, as I have mentioned before, any loss must be that suffered by the landowner and not by the PPC.