ISPA statement on appointment of Wright Hassall

Grandad123

The ISPA statement still gives credibility to the fact that the cases were dependant on the Beavis case but it was pointed out to them that it was not the case.

There is also the point that there can not be two POPLA's.

If you Google POPLA I'm sure it won't point you to WH. At least one poster on here has had that confusion.

The original appeals were sent to a known POPLA, with a reasonable track record of independence. Despite all the assurances how can they then present them to a completely unknown untested body.

pappa_golf

POPLA is a brand name , they can sell whatever they want


HOWEVER , most people accepted POPLa as it was being run by London counsils , and they were truly independent of private parking Cos ,


much as the IPC is run by goldstone's and Gladstone's run both an ATA and an appeal , and people do not trust their impartiality or involvement with each other




what happens next , the BPA do not pay Popla , and there is a standoff again (nothing done) so they hand the lot to WH????

nigelbb

Umkomaas wrote: »

So, given the contracting of WH by the BPA, one could draw a number of possible conclusions:

1. There were no other bidders;
2. There were other bidders, but their bids were so pitifully poor that the WH bid, even with all its negatives, just managed to crawl across the finish line; or
3. The BPA wanted a tame lapdog to provide its members with the kind of 2nd tier appeals service they have craved (and perhaps have demanded).

4. Wright Hassall offered to do the work a lower price than any of the other bidders

It's inconceivable that Ombudsman Services weren't invited to tender as they are the incumbent. It's also inconceivable that they wouldn't have submitted a bid as they already have all the people & processes in place to hear POPLA appeals. One can only conclude that WH offered such a low price to hear 3500 appeals that the BPA Ltd thought the price worthwhile to tough out criticisms of 'potential for the public to perceive bias' in the appointment of WH.

pappa_golf

is the BPA a company that we could do a request to


Please name all companies you contacted or list of advertisements placed in order to start a tender process for those cases


please supply a list of all companies that sent tender replies back to you

Zero_Gravitas

I think that as a private organisation, the BPA would be under no obligation to answer such questions. And I would have to say that in their position I wouldn't answer.

beamerguy

Zero_Gravitas wrote: »

I think that as a private organisation, the BPA would be under no obligation to answer such questions. And I would have to say that in their position I wouldn't answer.

The BPA are no different to any other company, they are not a secret coven

British Parking Association

Registered in London with Limited Liability

Registered No. 979689

http://www.britishparking.co.uk/write/Documents/Annual%20Reports/BPA_Annual_Reports_and_Accounts_2014-15.pdf

Accounts for 2015/2016 ARE DUE

Looking at the last published accounts, it is difficult to see they could afford an outside adjudicator to assess 3.500 plus cases. Unless of course Wright Hassall are in the business of a "£1 store"
Of course it could be that Wright Hassall are counting on failures to which they can then threaten motorists with debt collection etc etc ... to recover their costs.
This is the "Watergate" of the parking industry and as this is a well known subject, often in the press, exposure is not far away. The BPA could be destroyed and the ISPA with known lawyers, one of which is in the CPS could suffer immense damage

If the BPA refused to engage in questions and provide truthful answers, then suspicions must be raised as to the ethics of their operation.
The ISPA to which the "S" stands for scrutiny, are the first port of call to request such information as pappa_golf suggests and to which I agree, the BPA must now demonstrate that they are in the interests of the motorist and not just living off the scammers

dazster

beamerguy wrote: »

the BPA must now demonstrate that they are in the interests of the motorist and not just living off the scammers

Why on earth would you expect a private members' club to care about anyone's interests other than its members?

Umkomaas

dazster wrote: »

Why on earth would you expect a private members' club to care about anyone's interests other than its members?

Why let logic get in the way of a rant from BG!

beamerguy

dazster wrote: »

Why on earth would you expect a private members' club to care about anyone's interests other than its members?

In much plainer words .... the BPA has become a completely useless organisation

beamerguy

Umkomaas wrote: »

Why let logic get in the way of a rant from BG!

Rants as you say are good:) especially exposure on such a huge forum as this, who knows who will read it ?