Eric Pickles puts his weight behind the Daily Mail Campaign - Saturday's edition!

bargepole

Aaron_Aadvark wrote: »

Whilst the coverage is welcome, it could be improved with a simple "How to appeal to POPLA and win" guide

I posted details of this in the DM comments section, on an earlier article.


Then someone replied, accusing me of being a pretend solicitor working for a PPC.


With all the idiots saying "bin it" in the comments, I predict that we'll have a whole fresh batch of ignorers who have received court claims in the coming months.

bazster

For what it's worth I've sent an email to Pickles' office, cc my MP, suggesting he begins his investigation close to home, i.e. the government, by looking at:

- the dramatic unintended (but all-too-predictable) consequences of POFA 2012 Schedule 4

- the behaviour of DVLA

- the behaviour of NHS trusts

- the behaviour (or lack thereof) of the Valuation Office Agency.

The_Deep

I predict that we'll have a whole fresh batch of ignorers who have received court claims in the coming months.

I said the same earlier in the week. However, there is only so much that one can do. All the information is out there at the click of a button.

I hate payday loan and sell you gold at a pittance companies, not forgetting Brighthouse, but if people are stupid enough to fall for their spiel, they have to accept the consequences.

Guys_Dad

bazster wrote: »

For what it's worth I've sent an email to Pickles' office, cc my MP, suggesting he begins his investigation close to home, i.e. the government, by looking at:

- the dramatic unintended (but all-too-predictable) consequences of POFA 2012 Schedule 4

- the behaviour of DVLA

- the behaviour of NHS trusts

- the behaviour (or lack thereof) of the Valuation Office Agency.

I wrote to mine asking the simple question why the DVLA, from their own figures, were subsidising PPCs by setting their access charges at less than the cost to process them. Asked him to question the relevant minister.

Will let you know when I get a reply.

I advise others to do the same as that is indefensible. Not the big issue, of course, but every little helps.

Guys_Dad

Aaron_Aadvark wrote: »

Whilst the coverage is welcome, it could be improved with a simple "How to appeal to POPLA and win" guide.

I'm also glad that Mr Pickles is taking an interest in the matter but he has a long record or spouting fine words but not doing anything.

HMG could cut the number of problems with the industry by requiring those who have access to the DVLA database to be directly regulated by the DVLA with 'fines' for those who access it inappropriately.

I know the bins campaign was stifled by others and left Eric with egg on his face, but has the ban on council camera cars due in this autumn also been squashed? If not, then cheers for Eric.

Aaron_Aadvark

Eric Pickles told the BBC last year that the law could be changed "well before Easter".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24291467

I think we've passed "well before Easter".

Fergie76

Guys_Dad wrote: »

I wrote to mine asking the simple question why the DVLA, from their own figures, were subsidising PPCs by setting their access charges at less than the cost to process them. Asked him to question the relevant minister.

Will let you know when I get a reply.

I advise others to do the same as that is indefensible. Not the gig issue, of course, but every little helps.

Have you got a template of what you wrote and I'll email my MP too?

Half_way

Ive got a feeling that this wont go anywhere and very little confidence in Mr Pickles to do anything other than produce a load of hot air, then let the fuss settle down.
The bin still only gets emptied once a fortnight.

If the government wanted to take things seriously they would put an immediate stop to the DVLA handing over data to private companies until an investigation / inquiry is complete.
And to get round the legitimate need to find RK data, make this only available by obtaining a form from the post office, and sending off the inquiry to be hand processed together with a cheque to cover any costs that manual hand requests would incur, together with a limit on how many times an individual/organisation/company could request RK data from the DVLA.

Guys_Dad

Aaron_Aadvark wrote: »

Eric Pickles told the BBC last year that the law could be changed "well before Easter".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24291467

I think we've passed "well before Easter".

Try a more up to date link post consultation http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27952341

Guys_Dad

Fergie76 wrote: »

Have you got a template of what you wrote and I'll email my MP too?

I wrote:-

You may have been made aware of the Daily Mail's recent run of articles on the huge sums being demanded by Private Parking Companies (PPCs) and their tactics on concentrating on the elderly and sick.

In order for them to contact the vehicle owners, they need to get the Registered Keeper's name and address from the DVLA. For that, the PPCs pay £2.50 yet the DVLA released figures under Freedom of Information that each enquiry costs them £2.84.

Why are the DVLA subsidising the PPCs when the DVLA have a monopoly on the information requested? Why are their charges not increased to not only cover the costs but to produce an income for the Treasury.

Would you consider raising this point with the relevant minister?

Thank you.