PRoof of leaving the site

fisherjim

Since when did the DVLA assume the right to make judgements over evidence, when by their own admission they don't get involved in ppc decisions. This advice should come from the trade body, and be in the COP surely, and is the usual DVLA tack!

I still think that if leaving site as TD says has such a detrimental or financial effect on the business, or land owners, it is the duty of the PPC to stop it happening, not watch it, log it, and try to pocket money for it after the event.

But of course challenging their apparent lack of due diligence in light of what the DVLA have said is a good call.

HO87

As TD has already mentioned the company (via their staff) have a duty to mitigate their losses - if that is what they argue. It was at another Wickes location that the famous case of VCS -v- Ibbotson arose where an attendant simply observed a driver leaving site and issued a PCN. The judge asked why no attempt was made to prevent the driver leaving or at least advising him of the consequences of him doing so. It was during the hearing of the case that the judge also advised VCS's legal representative that she would need to bring her toothbrush with her if she persisted with a particular line.

Dee5412

Well I have had an email from wickes customer service saying G24 have waivered the fine on this occasion!!!!! The store didn't want to know but I emailed their customer service and just got an email back. Thought you would want to know occasionally another route works. Thanks all for your help

fisherjim

Well done!

Umkomaas

Dee5412 wrote: »

Well I have had an email from wickes customer service saying G24 have waivered the fine on this occasion!!!!! The store didn't want to know but I emailed their customer service and just got an email back. Thought you would want to know occasionally another route works. Thanks all for your help

Great news, glad you've got that monkey off your back. Glad the forum could help - thanks for letting us know. You wouldn't believe the number who soak up all the advice, then never have the decency to put a single sentence together to let us know how they got on.

Every bit of information (like the Wickes customer services being more helpful than the actual store) adds to our knowledge base and will help future victims of G24.

Open the vino!

clemmybunny

Dee5412 wrote: »

Well I have had an email from wickes customer service saying G24 have waivered the fine on this occasion!!!!! The store didn't want to know but I emailed their customer service and just got an email back. Thought you would want to know occasionally another route works. Thanks all for your help

Hi Dee5412
Could you let me know what email address you used for Wickes customer service? I have now heard back from the general customer service email and they have said there is nothing they can do to make G24 waive the fine. Seems strange as your circumstances are similar to mine (I entered the store to look at kitchens and paint samples but didn't purchase anything). Just wondering if I should try again.

PasturesNew

What if ... the driver parks, goes into the correct store, but their passengers leave the site ....?

That'd be discrimination against single people!

The_Deep

What if the driver parks and catches a bus home while the passenger, the next driver, goes into the store,

HO87

The_Deep wrote: »

What if the driver parks and catches a bus home while the passenger, the next driver, goes into the store,

There you go again trailing your coattails as if all these parking "management" companies were actually interested in parking management when you know very well they're not.

There is only one thing they are interested in, well, two actually.

Money and convincing their poor customers that they are managing something. The customers believe that they are managing their car parks when in reality all they are managing is emptying our pockets - and they've become quite adept at that when you look at the numbers of people who simply pay up.

Herzlos

The_Deep wrote: »

The parking weasel has a duty to mitigate any loss which your non compliance might cause his/her employers. He could be summoned to court and questioned about such actions and what instructions he had received from them.


As Fisherjim says, this could be embarrassing for the PPC.

In addition, if it's a contractual charge for leaving the site - why doesn't the weasel go and collect it at the time instead of writing letters? Or why aren't there pay-on-exit gates?