ParkingEye-v-Beavis Appeal: Date Set

Half_way

Its finished, but judgement will come later.
Apart form the news above, theres not been much else yet, im guessing it wasnt a walkover like Ibotson vs VCS, and Rachel Ledson wont be needing a toothbrush

Obukit

Half_way wrote: »

Its finished, but judgement will come later.
Apart form the news above, theres not been much else yet, im guessing it wasnt a walkover like Ibotson vs VCS, and Rachel Ledson wont be needing a toothbrush

It was never going to be a walkover, PE potentially have £millions riding on this, the PPC industry much more... they spent big money to get a top QC who are skilled in arguing black is white if that's their client's position.

That's why they didn't let their usual bunch of incompetents (Ledson & LLC) loose on it... too much at stake to leave it to the usual halfwits!

trubster

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-31602876

"The hearing continues"????

daveyjp

trubster wrote: »

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-31602876

"The hearing continues"????

At the time the story was posted the hearing hadn't ended.

bazster

Word from the courtroom is that it's finished. Blows were landed by both sides it seems. Doubtless Pranky will be blogging once he's got his notes and his thoughts in order.

enfield_freddy

the bbc page gives a couple of links at the bottom to newspapers etc that have picked up on this story

look at the BT site http://home.bt.com/lifestyle/motoring/motoring-features/parking-charges-ruling-deferred-11363964289310

photo provided by the press association

shows how much the actual press know what they are writing about

fermi

enfield_freddy wrote: »

the bbc page gives a couple of links at the bottom to newspapers etc that have picked up on this story

look at the BT site http://home.bt.com/lifestyle/motoring/motoring-features/parking-charges-ruling-deferred-11363964289310

photo provided by the press association

shows how much the actual press know what they are writing about

:rotfl:

I see what you mean.

stator

Summary of the day on PP:
http://parking-prankster.blogspot.co.uk/

fb1969

"After lunch Patrick Troy of the BPA rocked up. The courtroom was full so first he tried to sit in ParkingEye's seats, but was politely moved on as he was not involved with the case."


So they mitigated their loses by asking him to move - surely they should have just slapped a ticket on his head!

esmerobbo

It seems the BPA and others have well and truly instilled the "parking chaos scenario" into peoples minds, including it seems Judges. How on earth they believe a pair of cameras on a pole can manage a car park god knows.

Thank goodness someone conveyed the disable spot point to the barrister so he could squash that one.

Lets be honest if I wanted to park all day in a PE or any other ANPR car park I could easily do so.

Hopefully the Judges will forget the chaos they seem to think may ensue, and see it for what it is simply a money making racket, which has nothing to do with car park management.

Regarding the Judges remark about it being easier if it was an agreed contractual charge, I wonder how many retailers would go along with that. Also if that was the case and they had to change the terms of existing contracts, I wonder how many retailers would take the opportunity to cancel the contract rather then amend.