Government Regulations for off street parking

fermi

OK here, and can read straight away, but I may have anything annoying AdBlocked out or blocked some other way.

Herzlos

beamerguy wrote: »

Well as all the PPC's are unscrupulous and the reform says "protect drivers" things have got to get better

Just like things got better when POFA 2012 was introduced?

pappa_golf

DollyDee wrote: »

And in the comments section below that article:

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/police-called-over-row-over-6947532

Hope that link works, 3rd time lucky?

try the link above

ManxRed

That link keeps asking me annoying questions, can't be bothered.

I have concerns over this whole thing.

Key figures in the Government will no doubt be having their strings pulled by Capita, so I imagine the level of charges will not change. Similarly the DVLA will continue to be allowed to give out confidential information like confetti to anyone who asks for it.

The only potential good things I can see coming out of this:

1. The BPA will have it's wrist slapped with a directive to actually sanction it's members if they break the rules, rather than sit on a naughty step for five minutes. With any luck the IPC will be rendered useless.

2. The cowboy PPC's will be driven out of business, but this will simply generate additional business for Capita, sorry my mistake, Parking Eye, who will continue their rabid approach to pursuing motorists for profit.

We're doooooomed, I tell you, doooooooomed.

beamerguy

Herzlos wrote: »

Just like things got better when POFA 2012 was introduced?

Clearly the government know that POFA 2012 was a pig's ear

fermi

ManxRed wrote: »

That link keeps asking me annoying questions, can't be bothered.

http://i.imgur.com/aZRVjGn.png

pappa_golf

beamerguy wrote: »

Clearly the government know that POFA 2012 was a pig's ear

NO


if the POFa
A act is adhered to correctly , it can work however more and more operators are going to the IPC when challenged by the BPA / POPLa for non compliance


the IPC , just do not bother with POFA.


perhaps the government should ban any company that does not comply with POFA from pursuing or debt collection , that would shut the IPC down overnight

beamerguy

ManxRed wrote: »

That link keeps asking me annoying questions, can't be bothered.

I have concerns over this whole thing.

Key figures in the Government will no doubt be having their strings pulled by Capita, so I imagine the level of charges will not change. Similarly the DVLA will continue to be allowed to give out confidential information like confetti to anyone who asks for it.

The only potential good things I can see coming out of this:

1. The BPA will have it's wrist slapped with a directive to actually sanction it's members if they break the rules, rather than sit on a naughty step for five minutes. With any luck the IPC will be rendered useless.

2. The cowboy PPC's will be driven out of business, but this will simply generate additional business for Capita, sorry my mistake, Parking Eye, who will continue their rabid approach to pursuing motorists for profit.

We're doooooomed, I tell you, doooooooomed.

To stop those pop ups like questions etc, if you use Google Chrome or Firefox and some other browsers there is a great extension called adblock which stops the problem and blocks cookies related to them

And as far as Parking Eye are concerned, this is where supermarkets will take over, that's if they want their profits to increase

Castle

One thing which must happen is a reduction in the time limit for commencing legal action; 6 years is far too long. Ideally I'd suggest 6 months from the date of the parking event, but allowing 9 months if an appeal body (POPLA/IAS) is used.

pappa_golf

Castle wrote: »

One thing which must happen is a reduction in the time limit for commencing legal action; 6 years is far too long. Ideally I'd suggest 6 months from the date of the parking event, but allowing 9 months if an appeal body (POPLA/IAS) is used.

yes I agree


and the outright banning of parking companies operating on "by law" and public roads (that's killed JLA) with sanctions/bans imposed