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TCP not that Smart? suspended from DVLA access??

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  • trisontana
    trisontana Posts: 9,472 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    It appears that the ban has been lifted and that both Companies House and the DVLA are happy that the signs just say "Town and City Parking" ( with "Ltd" deleted) even though that's not the name of the new company.
    What part of "A whop bop-a-lu a whop bam boo" don't you understand?
  • ManxRed
    ManxRed Posts: 3,530 Forumite
    The only thing left I can think of is a complaint to the ICO that the DVLA are releasing data to a PPC that do not have 'Reasonable Cause' to obtain DVLA data, as they cannot form a contract with those signs. And what's more, the DVLA have been informed of such.

    Clutching at straws now though.

    Clearly this has nothing to do with the rather large revenue stream from TCP that the DVLA receives. Oh no sirree Bob.
    Je Suis Cecil.
  • atilla
    atilla Posts: 862 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Well well, only another 45 mins on site and that's me due another 'ticket'.
    I do hope they carry through with their threats.
  • Umkomaas
    Umkomaas Posts: 43,362 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Can confirm that felt tip man has visited my local ASDA and done his bit for mankind!

    Presumably if the application of a felt tip to a word on a 'contractual notice' can make the company compliant again, wouldn't a (vexatious) felt tip to another PPC's notice, erasing part of their company name, make them non-compliant - in the context of DVLA criteria? :)
    Please note, we are not a legal advice forum. I personally don't get involved in critiquing court case Defences/Witness Statements, so unable to help on that front. Please don't ask. .

    I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.

    Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.

    Private Parking Firms - Killing the High Street
  • Half_way
    Half_way Posts: 7,472 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    n, wouldn't a (vexatious) felt tip to another PPC's notice, erasing part of their company name, make them non-compliant - in the context of DVLA criteria?
    Maybe, but it could also be taken as damage ( ie vandalism)
    However if you were feeling charitable you could always clean their signs for them, and get rid of any dirty marks that may be present.
    From the Plain Language Commission:

    "The BPA has surely become one of the most socially dangerous organisations in the UK"
  • trisontana
    trisontana Posts: 9,472 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    You could always say that you thought it was the local yobs defacing the signs, and that you were acting as a good citizen in cleaning the marks off.
    What part of "A whop bop-a-lu a whop bam boo" don't you understand?
  • AltheHibby
    AltheHibby Posts: 733 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    There are still signs in Perth stating "Town and City Parking Ltd". They also threaten "Civil Penalties".

    Tut, tut. That's illegal.
  • atilla
    atilla Posts: 862 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    AltheHibby wrote: »
    There are still signs in Perth stating "Town and City Parking Ltd". They also threaten "Civil Penalties".

    Tut, tut. That's illegal.

    A complaint to mike Butler with photo evidence would leave them with a problem.
  • AltheHibby
    AltheHibby Posts: 733 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    I'll try to get one tomorrow.

    Also, I'm old, okay, so remind me who Mike Butler is. :-)

    Trisontana, it WAS local yobs - TCP!
  • atilla
    atilla Posts: 862 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    AltheHibby wrote: »
    I'll try to get one tomorrow.

    Also, I'm old, okay, so remind me who Mike Butler is. :-)

    Trisontana, it WAS local yobs - TCP!
    Mike Butler - DVLA
    The chap who insists TCP/Smart are now compliant because they provided evidence that ALL their signs have been modified.
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