Liverpool John Lennon airport (again)

yotmon

It would be nice to see the op come back to post up the photos if possible, to add some credence to the allegation.

Nothing better than putting some meat on the bones.....

Meddler

All, thank you for your advice and comments and i will my scanner out and upload photos asap although Budget have the originals and sent me a photocopy. You can still see the three cars queueing and my wheels turned towards enteance. I will indeed inform the Liverpool echo and David Dunford about this. I have complained to Budget who promised to speak to their Liverpool to confirm there is a barrier and call me back but I have heard nothing. I have complained to VCS but again nothing. I have made a google maps presentation that actually shows the predatory van on street view and the angle to the barrier. Thanks again for all your help.

Herzlos

Have you got your bank/credit card company to hold/reverse the charge?

peadar

Let us know if and when the Echo runs the story.

It might also be worth writing to the mayor and the local MP, Maria Eagle. The city should not tolerate people being welcomed to Liverpool by such a cynical money-making racket.

yotmon

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-serviceman-fined-90-stopping-10918441

Love this bit -

“Now that VCS are aware of the circumstances they have agreed to refund the cost of the PCN to the car hire company and we will liaise with them to ensure that Mr Carroll is not out of pocket.

“Having only recently received Mr Carroll’s appeal, it was still going through VCS’s internal appeals system. VCS do not pursue motorists who offer genuine mitigating circumstances.

“This demonstrates that drivers have the opportunity to explain their particular circumstances and if valid, their PCN will be withdrawn.”
Then why the hell was a pcn issued in the first place for a vehicle waiting to go through a lowered barrier.

It's a pity that the 'internal appeals system' wasn't allowed time to reach a decision before being pulled. It's nice to see that VCS have gone on the record to say that they accept 'genuine mitigating circumstances'.

nigelbb

yotmon wrote: »

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-serviceman-fined-90-stopping-10918441

Love this bit -

“Now that VCS are aware of the circumstances they have agreed to refund the cost of the PCN to the car hire company and we will liaise with them to ensure that Mr Carroll is not out of pocket.

“Having only recently received Mr Carroll’s appeal, it was still going through VCS’s internal appeals system. VCS do not pursue motorists who offer genuine mitigating circumstances.

“This demonstrates that drivers have the opportunity to explain their particular circumstances and if valid, their PCN will be withdrawn.”
Then why the hell was a pcn issued in the first place for a vehicle waiting to go through a lowered barrier.

It's a pity that the 'internal appeals system' wasn't allowed time to reach a decision before being pulled. It's nice to see that VCS have gone on the record to say that they accept 'genuine mitigating circumstances'.

An apology & refund because VCS got caught out pulling a fast one this time but there is no promise of re-education for the VCS employee who deliberately took a photo of cars obviously queuing up at the barrier.

yotmon

Plus, I wonder what happened to the other 3 vehicles in the queue. Did they get issued with pcns, and if so, have they been cancelled as well, or allowed to run the 'VCS/IAS gauntlet'. I suppose that if Budget paid the original one to VCS then if issued, they would have paid the others too.