Private Parking Article in Today's "Times"

trisontana

There is a double-spread feature in today's Times covering various aspects of the private parking "industry". The most interesting is the news that the government is considering curtailing the amount the PPCs can charge and bringing them into line with the amount councils charge, plus the 10 minute grace period.

Also mentioned is Crapiter's ownership of Parking Eye and their very aggressive attitude to court cases. UKPC's time-stamp "problems" also gets a mention. There are also quotes from the RAC Foundation and David Carrod.

Last, but not least is the case featuring our own Ivor Pecheque and the case he won where the judge ruled that driving around a car park looking for a space cannot be classed as parking.

beamerguy

trisontana wrote: »

There is a double-spread feature in today's Times covering various aspects of the private parking "industry". The most interesting is the news that the government is considering curtailing the amount the PPCs can charge and bringing them into line with the amount councils charge, plus the 10 minute grace period.

Also mentioned is Crapiter's ownership of Parking Eye and their very aggressive attitude to court cases. UKPC's time-stamp "problems" also gets a mention. There are also quotes from the RAC Foundation and David Carrod.

Last, but not least is the case featuring our own Ivor Pecheque and the case he won where the judge ruled that driving around a car park looking for a space cannot be classed as parking.

A very interesting news article that everyone should read.

It is amazing that Capita have stooped so low to allow this fraud, well that is all it can be called, now on par with the phone scammers , Parking Eye are firmly in this low life robbery

Capita are a respected company with dealings in many areas, in particular the government and judiciary.
HOWEVER, it does make one think if the Beavis case would have had a different outcome had he fought one of the lower level PPC's, most think he would have won !

The question now is, do we have another Watergate type on our hands. This is something the media can establish and this should happen quickly before the voters decide that this government is ripping them off

trisontana

Just because they are big and powerful I wouldn't class Capita as a "respected company" Why do you think Private Eye calls them "Crapita"?

The_Deep

They are as respected as the DVLA, in other words. not a lot.

beamerguy

trisontana wrote: »

Just because they are big and powerful I wouldn't class Capita as a "respected company" Why do you think Private Eye calls them "Crapita"?

Well I do not read Private Eye, but whatever name they are called, let's hope that some up and coming reporter gets to grips with this as its not rocket science into what is happening

pappa_golf

The_Deep wrote: »

They are as respected as the DVLA, in other words. not a lot.

thought they bailed out from the DVLA?




trisontana:


the RAC FOUNDATION , is !!!!!! all to do with the more commonly known RAC

arthurx1234

Capita = SCUM
Do they still have the contract to collect unpaid TV License Fee?
Read http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2553496/BBC-pays-100-000-compensation-people-bullied-TV-licence-collectors-Corporation-500-goodwill-payments-past-five-years.html

or look them up on you tube ---Not nice people-- they make the Krays look like The Chuckle Bros
"Peter Troy, of County Durham, was threatened with a £1,000 fine unless he paid the fee, despite the fact his mother had died six months earlier and her house was empty.
He repeatedly explained the situation to officers from Capita – the firm with a £560million contract to collect the fee for the BBC's TV Licensing – but received an apology only when he threatened to sue.
Another viewer was eventually given £100 after reporting TV Licensing officers who repeatedly turned up on his doorstep threatening legal action, even though he did not own a TV."

Arthur

fil_cad

beamerguy wrote: »

A very interesting news article that everyone should read.

It is amazing that Capita have stooped so low to allow this fraud, well that is all it can be called, now on par with the phone scammers , e firmly in this low life robbery

Capita are a respected company with dealings in many areas, in particular the government and judiciary.
HOWEVER, it does make one think if the Beavis case would have had a different outcome had he fought one of the lower level PPC's, most think he would have won !

The question now is, do we have another Watergate type on our hands. This is something the media can establish and this should happen quickly before the voters decide that this government is ripping them off

Spot on! they are all in it together. :eek:

beamerguy

arthurx1234 wrote: »

Capita = SCUM
Do they still have the contract to collect unpaid TV License Fee?
Read http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2553496/BBC-pays-100-000-compensation-people-bullied-TV-licence-collectors-Corporation-500-goodwill-payments-past-five-years.html

or look them up on you tube ---Not nice people-- they make the Krays look like The Chuckle Bros
"Peter Troy, of County Durham, was threatened with a £1,000 fine unless he paid the fee, despite the fact his mother had died six months earlier and her house was empty.
He repeatedly explained the situation to officers from Capita – the firm with a £560million contract to collect the fee for the BBC's TV Licensing – but received an apology only when he threatened to sue.
Another viewer was eventually given £100 after reporting TV Licensing officers who repeatedly turned up on his doorstep threatening legal action, even though he did not own a TV."

Arthur

CAPITA ..... This is so funny I p..d myself laughing :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

"Not nice people-- they make the Krays look like The Chuckle Bros"

thank you for that, it's better than the TV tonight:T

I hereby retract my word "respectable"

beamerguy

CAPITA

As we all know, Capita purchased Parking Eye.

We all know that Parking Eye are not in the interests of the general public. They target anyone including young mums to whom many are struggling to feed their family. In the UK there are countless 1000's of families on the breadline.

Families and Children in need

On the board of Capita is a Non-Executive Director called Gillian Sheldon who is also a senior banker at Credit Suisse.
http://investors.capita.co.uk/leadership-and-governance/board-of-directors.aspx
AND .... she is also a Trustee of BBC Children in Need, appointed in September 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/W4gl45JwK5mtJxSfDXnPKX/our-trustees

The question is this, is Gillian just interested in children in other countries or children in the UK whose parents are under attack by a Capita sub company called Parking Eye and they simply cannot afford such extortion, so much so that by paying up because they are scared, probably means lack of food until the next benefit payment arrives.
Gillian Sheldon, take a long hard look at yourself

Half_way

On the subject of sick children, capita and parking eye, the Parking prankster blogged about a case at a Hospital in Burton, although the outcome of the case is unknown
link to article
http://parking-prankster.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/parkingeye-sue-parent-of-seriously-ill.html

the below is lifted directly from the above link

Monday, 3 November 2014

ParkingEye sue parent of seriously ill child


ParkingEye have commenced action against the parent of a seriously ill child. As if the family do not have enough to worry about, they are being pursued for a substantial amount by the heartless money grabbers at ParkingEye.

In this latest case, the child was diagnosed with a serious illness and was undergoing treatment. However, she can become unwell quickly and require emergency help. On the day in question this happened and she was rushed to hospital on the advice of her doctor. The driver remained with the child throughout as she was distressed and was unaware that the parking rules had been transgressed until a postal notice was sent.

The hospital in question was Queens Hospital, Burton on Trent. This hospital has been previously reported as having misleading and confusing signage, plus a complex parking system designed to maximise income from transgressions.

ParkingEye do not get paid to manage the site and their only income comes from motorists who inadvertently break the rules. To their credit and the delight of their investors, ParkingEye have managed to devise a wonderfully complicated scheme which is very easy to fall foul of and which allows them to trouser huge amounts of cash from vulnerable people. Although the system is unfit for purpose, and directly against government directives, the hospital have so far refused to replace the system with one which is fair to both the hospital and the motorist.

The action was taken by the head of their legal services, Rachel Ledson, There have been a number of complaints to the Solicitor Regulator Association about Ms Ledson regarding her predatory tactics, She has been known to provide false information to the courts and incorrectly redact information in her quest to win at all costs. In addition, she often tries to mislead the court that documents cannot be provided as they are 'commercially sensitive' when they have already been made available elsewhere through Freedom of Information requests.

Happy Parking

The Parking Prankster