Sole Traders

bazster

The BPA Ltd. permits sole traders to be members but apparently is completely unaware of the legalities surrounding sole traders, basically that they are required by law to identify themselves by their real name in all their business dealings e.g. A. Crook t/a Scamming Parking Scum.

So to help out the BPA Ltd. with its omission here's a list of all the current AOS members who appear to be sole traders. I've got home addresses for most of them but MSE will have a hissy fit if I publish them here:

Capital Carpark Control
Real identity: Terry Szmidt of Peckham, London

Kernow Parking Solutions
Real identity: Robert Ley of Rosudgeon, Cornwall

Local Car Park Management
Real identity: Shazad Razzaq of Bradford

Searchlight Security & Parking Solutions
Real identity: Roy Stevenson of Penzance, Cornwall

VJC Parking Management
Real identity: Darren Farrell of Dartford

And not forgetting of course our old friend and former member CPMS a.k.a. Lesley Cubbin of Wigan.

Stroma

I don't think sole traders should have any access to the dvla database, there appears to be 1 or 2 in the ipc as well

Coupon-mad

Complaints all round to the DVLA about their KADOE contract then?

rdr

Sole trader invoices

If you’re a sole trader, the invoice must also include:

• your name and any business name being used
• an address where any legal documents can be delivered to you if you are using a business name

From https://www.gov.uk/invoicing-and-taking-payment-from-customers/invoices-what-they-must-include

Seems to be enforced by trading standards, also:

The legislation which covers this is the
Companies Act 2006. Anyone found guilty of
breaching the disclosure requirements can
be fined up to £1000 and pay a daily fee up
to £100 until the breach ends. Also, if you
were in breach of the Act at the time you
made a contract, and you take court action to
enforce the contract, the proceedings can be

dismissed.

from: http://www.google.co.uk/url?url=http://m.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx%3Fid%3D31251%26p%3D0&rct=j&frm=1&q=&esrc=s&sa=U&ei=xdX1U5yMNrG20QXFhIGQCw&ved=0CDwQFjADOAo&sig2=_qeuL_2pbSRIKxd_uv7C8g&usg=AFQjCNGvY2fam-ZdnxBiUHpndHOJdpGImg

could be worth adding to appeals regarding sole traders.

bazster

Absolutely. Not come across a parking sole trader yet who makes the legally-required declarations on their signage or notices. They haven't a leg to stand on.

Guessing that for the most part their landowner contracts are worthless too.

The_Slithy_Tove

For this particular class of oik, could a POPLA appeal be based on the fact that there is no contract, because the legal entity with which an alleged contract is being made has not been declared. It's impossible to make a contract with an unidentifiable, nebulous name which doesn't legally exist.

atilla

This is similar to why not so smart got banned last time.
Both bpa and dvla claimed it was ok.

A copy of the letter from companies house showing it was a criminal offence kicked them into action.

bazster

The_Slithy_Tove wrote: »

For this particular class of oik, could a POPLA appeal be based on the fact that there is no contract, because the legal entity with which an alleged contract is being made has not been declared. It's impossible to make a contract with an unidentifiable, nebulous name which doesn't legally exist.

Yes of course. You could even point out to PoPLA that any evidence the operator submits is worthless and must be disregarded if it doesn't declare the sole trader's true identity.

Guys_Dad

I do admire your never-ending "come at them from all angles and some they ain't expecting" approach, Baz. Seriously. :beer:

Maybe the old armchair is a real fighting accessory after all ! :rotfl::rotfl:

bazster

They just make me angry GD, and when I'm angry I'm like a dog with a bone.