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Help! Ukpc have 'photographic evidence' which isn't real

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  • enfield_freddy
    enfield_freddy Posts: 6,147 Forumite
    trisontana wrote: »
    Over on the FB page dealing with this matter,somebody has reported receiving a letter from UKPC claiming they "regularly take people to court". From memory, I don't think that's true is it?


    http://www.bmpa.eu/companydata/UK_Parking_Control.html
  • peter_the_piper
    peter_the_piper Posts: 30,269 Forumite
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    I know its a weekend but if they make 21 claims how do they get 71 default wins?
    I'd rather be an Optimist and be proved wrong than a Pessimist and be proved right.
  • Umkomaas
    Umkomaas Posts: 43,373 Forumite
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    peter_the_piper wrote: »
    I know its a weekend but if they make 21 claims how do they get 71 default wins?

    I read that as achieving 71% default wins - 15/21.
    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.

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  • ManxRed
    ManxRed Posts: 3,530 Forumite
    "It's a civil matter, Sir."







    [Not what I think obviously, but that's the line they're taking I think]
    Je Suis Cecil.
  • hoohoo
    hoohoo Posts: 1,717 Forumite
    edited 5 September 2015 at 5:16PM
    Marktheshark wrote: »
    Dont have an android device any more but it opens and runs in developer mode without log in, bet they dont know that !
    The times are entered by the person using the app not the phones camera.
    You can put what you like.
    What is anyone going to do about ?

    My android phone is in developer mode. I just get 'Alert - wrong email or password' when I try and log in.

    How would you bypass the login screen? (PM me if you dont want this online)

    Or is this just an apple thing?
    Dedicated to driving up standards in parking
  • g0wfv
    g0wfv Posts: 212 Forumite
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    edited 5 September 2015 at 8:09PM
    Umkomaas wrote: »
    I read that as achieving 71% default wins - 15/21.
    Interestingly, ParkingEye have the same 71.00 stat for both 2014 and Q1 2015 ...

    http://www.bmpa.eu/companydata/ParkingEye.html

    I haven't checked any other PPC's data - could just be coincidental! Edit: it is - other PPCs have differing figures
  • trisontana
    trisontana Posts: 9,472 Forumite
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    This story is featured in the "Driving" section of today's Sunday Times with a contribution from Parking Prankster:-

    The BPA is investigating this fraud, but after being confronted by the Sunday Times, UKPC admitted that the scam had taken place. It said it had sacked the staff responsible.

    The company's software has been reviewed and updated to close the loophole.
    What part of "A whop bop-a-lu a whop bam boo" don't you understand?
  • fisherjim
    fisherjim Posts: 7,111 Forumite
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    trisontana wrote: »
    This story is featured in the "Driving" section of today's Sunday Times with a contribution from Parking Prankster:-

    The BPA is investigating this fraud, but after being confronted by the Sunday Times, UKPC admitted that the scam had taken place. It said it had sacked the staff responsible.

    The company's software has been reviewed and updated to close the loophole.

    I bet one statement you will not see from all of this is "The BPA have stated that any member incentivising staff in future will have sanction points awarded"!
  • trisontana
    trisontana Posts: 9,472 Forumite
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    fisherjim wrote: »
    I bet one statement you will not see from all of this is "The BPA have stated that any member incentivising staff in future will have sanction points awarded"!

    It would be interesting to hear from one of those staff who were sacked to see what pressures they were put under to get meet their targets.
    What part of "A whop bop-a-lu a whop bam boo" don't you understand?
  • Umkomaas
    Umkomaas Posts: 43,373 Forumite
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    trisontana wrote: »
    It would be interesting to hear from one of those staff who were sacked to see what pressures they were put under to get meet their targets.

    I'm sure one will raise his head above the parapet and start singing before too long.
    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
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