RAC: Millions in private parking fines 'charged illegally'

bazster

Daily Wail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2960986/Thousands-rip-parking-fines-dished-town-hall-car-parks-illegally-using-automatic-number-plate-recognition.html

Torygraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/11424093/Thousands-of-illegal-private-parking-fines-may-be-refunded.html

bazster

enfield_freddy wrote: »

umm jo abbot is the leader of the RAC foundation , absolutely nothing to do with the RAC


the RAC foundation is nothing more than a charity http://www.racfoundation.org/about-us


I wonder how many TV viewers will know that.


much hype , no teeth

Doesn't matter, most TV viewers and readers will think it's the RAC saying this. Why do you think it's getting so much coverage?

It's terrific publicity for the cause, the widest coverage ever.

ampersand

It's just been a featured news item on Radio 4's 0800h news, not sure how to make the specific time link here.

Tail end is comment from a bpa spokesman: gist - 'park where you should, pay what you should.'

Are the oicks listening? Not to Radio 4, that's for sure.

It directly precedes news of England's rhubarb-less defeat in ODI World Cup by my little countree:-)))))))))))))))).

fisherjim

Sky news have been running this story this morning.

fil_cad

Troy dosent like anyone RATTLEING his cage.

Grimble

HOW THEY TRAP YOU: AUTOMATIC NUMBER PLATE RECOGNITION
Cameras are linked to computers which recognise numbers and letters on a plate
Cameras are linked to computers which recognise numbers and letters on a plate
Automatic number plate recognition allows cameras to read car number plates.
Invented in Britain in the 1970s, its use by police was followed up by private car park operators who use it because cameras do all the work. Fewer, if any, attendants are needed.
Cameras are linked to computers which recognise numbers and letters on a plate, check cars coming into a car park and then recognise it when it leaves.
If the driver has not paid, or the car has been in the car park longer than allowed, the operator sends the number to the DVLA which will send on the details of the owner’s address to the operator.
The operator will send out a penalty notice – which is unofficial but carries a similar name to the statutory penalty charge notices sent out by councils – demanding a fine be paid.
But it is illegal for councils to use it because the system is deemed to be unreliable.


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bazster

trisontana wrote: »

Troy has just said that charges should be based on genuine pre estimate of loss. I :thought that the BPA had dropped GPEOL in their latest cop?

Probably only just got to the end of the interview before his trousers combusted.

Obviously expects PE to lose Beavis and is now back-pedalling from commercial justification.

bazster

This just in: a severe weather warning for a tiny corner of Hayward's Heath.



By sheer coincidence a similar warning has just been issued for a small corner of Chorley.

Herzlos

Was on BBC1 at about 7:10am, so I suspect a lot of people will have seen it. Especially the comment about the charges being at least 4 times the genuine lost and therefore not enforceable at court.

They even mentioned an appeal decision being made next week.

Good stuff

Jim_AFCB

Also on 5 Live around 0715. They had an IPC weasel on, missed the start of it.