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Napier parking shysters ticket after 12 seconds

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  • esmerobbo
    esmerobbo Posts: 4,979 Forumite
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    However he is a higher class of scammer who can write a good letter.

    Funny why did I just think of Lord Lucan?
  • Guys_Dad
    Guys_Dad Posts: 11,025 Forumite
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    esmerobbo wrote: »
    However he is a higher class of scammer who can write a good letter.

    Funny why did I just think of Lord Lucan?

    Probably because his ancestor knew how to charge as well !
  • bod1467
    bod1467 Posts: 15,214 Forumite
    The_Deep wrote: »
    The 12 second parking period is only detailed on the ticket for the purposes of satisfying the Protection of Freedoms Act. It is as you are aware necessary for all Notice to Drivers to refer to a parking period, the Act does not specify the min or max. So it is just to tick that box in case a Judge scrutinises the relevant section. In reality the driver was probably parked for around 4-5 minutes and made no effort to read signs or pay, he simply left the car park on his own business and we issued him with a ticket correctly. I doubt anyone can agree that he found the 40p charge too much and decided to leave?

    So in other words he doesn't know and is guessing. Why is his interpretation (guess) any more valid than what the OP said? Just because he has had a privileged education and can write well (after having time to compose and study his response)?
  • Herzlos
    Herzlos Posts: 15,908 Forumite
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    edited 11 September 2014 at 9:31AM
    The_Deep wrote: »
    leaving him 24,000 to live on.

    Which is more than most of us start with (before tax), which was sort of the point.

    Anyway, that's been done to death. Literacy has no correlation to honesty, and the spokesman has to speculate in his statement, so I'm more likely to believe the story according to the victim (the driver).

    N**pier do appear to be a more coherent PPC, but they are still no better than the rest, as this spate of near instant tickets is showing (record appears to be 6 seconds, less time than it'd take more people to get to the ticket machine, and can only indicate that the attendants are waiting to pounce whilst ignoring any grace periods and certainly any attempts at loss mitigation).

    I'd be more supportive if there was a visible attendant saying to the customer that it's P&D and offering to give them change for the machine, than people finding tickets being placed on their cars within seconds.
  • The_Deep
    The_Deep Posts: 16,830 Forumite
    Well, approve or not, Mr de Savary appears to have his ducks in a row and, if you try to bilk at this car park, be prepared to pay heavily.
    You never know how far you can go until you go too far.
  • Herzlos
    Herzlos Posts: 15,908 Forumite
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    Rather than proportionately?
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 152,491 Forumite
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    The_Deep wrote: »
    Well, approve or not, Mr de Savary appears to have his ducks in a row and, if you try to bilk at this car park, be prepared to pay heavily.
    You are wrong - Napier are easy to beat at POPLA.
    PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
    CLICK at the top or bottom of any page where it says:
     Home»Motoring»Parking Tickets Fines & Parking - read the NEWBIES THREAD
  • The_Deep
    The_Deep Posts: 16,830 Forumite
    Coupon-mad wrote: »
    You are wrong - Napier are easy to beat at POPLA.

    Come on CM, you will have to do better than that. Show us.
    You never know how far you can go until you go too far.
  • Guys_Dad
    Guys_Dad Posts: 11,025 Forumite
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    It is interesting to note that N****r web siite has a latest news section.

    This has 3 entries.

    POFA 2012
    A win in 2012
    A win in March 2013.

    Hardly breaking news.
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 152,491 Forumite
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    The_Deep wrote: »
    Come on CM, you will have to do better than that. Show us.
    One here on pepipoo I helped with, includes the POPLA decision so you can see it's genuine:

    http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?showtopic=77378&st=60&start=60


    :)
    PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
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