Parliamentary Early Day Motion

ampersand

Have just sent this to my MP, all whose hustings I recently attended and the author, Pete Wishart, who is an SNP man:
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Good evening x,

[To those copied in, I either attended your recent hustings or am represented by you in Parliament.]

re: http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/business-papers/commons/early-day-motions/edm-detail1/?session=2015-16&edmnumber=458

This is a very active interest of mine on moneysavingexpert.com.

First, I am shocked to see the word 'f - - -s' being used for these unenforceable invoices / facsimile invoices / fake invoices / speculative invoices.

Call them what you will, they are NOT 'fines'.

The use of this word actually renders this Early Day Motion invalid.
Surely this is not the aim?

I will copy its author, Pete Wishart, into this, but ask you strongly to support its intention.

Mr Wishart, as an SNP Member of Parliament, needs to be aware that civil law concerning private parking companies in England and Wales is not applicable in Scotland, or Northern Ireland. There are, however, varying steps to follow in all of the United KIingdom's four countries in response to the receipt of one of these scam demands for money.

This advice is constantly updated and manned by unpaid volunteers.
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4816822

Only police, London Transport officers and Council traffic wardens have the power to issue parking fines. The fact that private parking companies issue Parking Charge Notices [PCNs], while the former issue Penalty Charge Notices [also PCNs] is deliberate, so that the notion of legality for all tickets issued for parking events is conflated in a victim's mind.

Private Parking Companies play on this, count on it, profit by it obscenely.
There is much more to say about the entire issue, modus operandi and ongoing ParkingEye vs Beavis Appeal.
https://www.supremecourt.uk/news/beavis-v-parkingeye-ltd.html

The current scandal of UKPC's fraudulently altered timestamps doesn't even begin to tackle the unregulated excesses of these free-ranging bounty hunters.

Further exposure is necessary and criminal proceedings must be invoked against all offenders.

I urge you to subscribe to the Parking Prankster's blog:

http://parking-prankster.blogspot.co.uk/

Please make this issue as widely known as possible to all Members of the House.

Do reply please, saying whether or not you will be supporting this important Early Day Motion, and if not, why not?

Thankyou,
&

Iceweasel

I'm a party activist too. My MP has been informed.

Spread the word.

The time is overdue that something be done about these vile, greedy, unfair, lying companies.

Grandad123

I contacted my MP a little while ago about PPC's and she said there was a 'consultation' in March and the result will be published 'later' this year.

ampersand

...but have you [STRIKE]pushed[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]inveigled[/STRIKE] invited her to support this EDM, Grandad?
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Social networker I am not, but have just found Pete Wishart's page, and others, and messaged them individually, explaining why the 'f - - -s' word could blight this EDM., while thanking him for bringing it forward.
'The inevitability of gradualness' is & putting best Fabian foot forward here.

patman99

Priti Patel has now been asked to sign the EDM. However, based on her previous responses to PPC issues, I'm not holding my breath. Of course, I have also posted on FB so more people may contact her.

bazster

My MP is very interested in the subject, I have been corresponding with her (personally, she doesn't leave it to her minions) for a couple of years and she's written to various agencies numerous times at my prompting. I shall point this out to her, I'm sure she'll sign.

bod1467

Currently 15 signatories ... 13 SNP, 1 DUP and 1 CON.

Edit - email sent to my (SNP) MP.

ampersand

Is that all, bod? That's where it was when parkrage started this Thread yesterday.
And not a single Labour MP yet? - I won't let that rest! :-)
[broom revving as we speak]

[Sneaking in a 'Go, ABs' for later today :-))) wearing THE genuine new2me silver fern shirt]
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Will now head for Tom Watson[not my MP]but who responded instantly and effectively re: something else a month ago. Co-ordinated a mass response to an Amnesty International matter.

peter_the_piper

I wonder why so many SNP when the rules are different up there?

ampersand

Just contacted Tom -

Tom, my earnest endeavours have hit each MP's email wall, coming back with the usual, 'could take up to a month' blahblah.

There is no time for this.

Checking on mse this morning, I am ashamed to see that not a single Labour MP has yet signed.

Again I ask for your help and will message x's office.

My warm wishes, & [Labour Party Member xxxxxxx]