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Class action against parking companies?

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  • bod1467
    bod1467 Posts: 15,214 Forumite
    G24 are between 42.8% and 71.4% more expensive for their speculative invoice versus the council's legally-enforceable penalty charge. The only similarity is that the amount goes up after the swift payment bribe period ends. :)
  • fil_cad
    fil_cad Posts: 837 Forumite
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    Dont forget to tune in to the today programe on BBC Raidio4 tomorrow morning, it could be very entertaining
    PPCs say its carpark management, BPA say its raising standards..... we all know its just about raking in the revenue. :eek:
  • bargepole
    bargepole Posts: 3,238 Forumite
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    fil_cad wrote: »
    Dont forget to tune in to the today programe on BBC Raidio4 tomorrow morning, it could be very entertaining
    It's been postponed, now on Friday instead.

    I have been providing assistance, including Lay Representation at Court hearings (current score: won 57, lost 14), to defendants in parking cases for over 5 years. I have an LLB (Hons) degree, and have a Graduate Diploma in Civil Litigation from CILEx. However, any advice given on these forums by me is NOT formal legal advice, and I accept no liability for its accuracy.
  • fil_cad
    fil_cad Posts: 837 Forumite
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    Thanx Bargepole, roll on friday ((:
    PPCs say its carpark management, BPA say its raising standards..... we all know its just about raking in the revenue. :eek:
  • Half_way
    Half_way Posts: 7,712 Forumite
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    fil_cad wrote: »
    Thanx Bargepole, roll on friday ((:

    doesnt that sum up the entire working week?
    From the Plain Language Commission:

    "The BPA has surely become one of the most socially dangerous organisations in the UK"
  • Umkomaas
    Umkomaas Posts: 44,390 Forumite
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    Well, young Michael has appeared on BBC South East this evening, with input from MSE's Guy Anker and old smarmy pants himself (although the credits for the two have been transposed - sure Guy won't be too pleased he's come up on-screen as Patrick Troy!).

    Usual rubbish from pants on fire saying that unless private car parks are 'managed' then 'you and I' will have nowhere to park! Yeh, right.

    Michael acquitted himself very well - in extremely sharp contrast to PT!

    Here's the link - scroll through to 5 minutes 30 seconds.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04nv3g1/south-east-today-12112014
    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
  • fisherjim
    fisherjim Posts: 7,111 Forumite
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    Is it me or does (the real) Patrick Troy come across as a right plonker!
  • Umkomaas
    Umkomaas Posts: 44,390 Forumite
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    fisherjim wrote: »
    Is it me or does (the real) Patrick Troy come across as a right plonker!

    @fj - you certainly are a master of the under-statement. :rotfl:
    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
  • Hot_Bring
    Hot_Bring Posts: 1,596 Forumite
    edited 13 November 2014 at 11:42AM
    fisherjim wrote: »
    Is it me or does (the real) Patrick Troy come across as a right plonker!

    I assume the 'real' bit is because the BBC muddled up the names of a rather handsome gentleman with the completely ugly conman ?

    EDIT - and just in case I've emailed the builder in the piece just to make sure he knows not to pay the 'fine'.
    "The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis." - Dante Alighieri
  • jaydeeuk1
    jaydeeuk1 Posts: 7,714 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Surely if the parking companies (I'm presuming majority are LTD) had anything about them, the directors would just wind the Co. up and then setup a new one? So whilst it may prevent fines in the future, the number getting refunds will be small. Unless I'm missing the point here and the refunds will come from the multinationals and NHS who employed these agents?
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