Ticket from UKPC

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Coupon-mad

helphelphelphelp wrote: »

I parked on the visitors level as I was an accompanying parent for my daughter, not a staff member at that time. I was not working, I was there for an appointment.

And as I said earlier, I did not use my pass to enter the car park. I didnt expect a ticket when Im not there for work. The permits we are issued with are affixed to the windscreen otherwise I would have just removed this from view. But if I dont use the permit when parking for work, I would also get a ticket.

Trying to upload photos now

But what do the signs inside actually say?

And (this is what pappa golf is wondering) is this pay and display - and did you not pay and display? Or is it free for visitors? Have they merely swooped because your windscreen happened to show a permit ?

daytona0

I note that you made a successful appeal in 2014. Maybe you should draw inspiration from that....

I think that "Pay on Foot" is pretty telling though, whatever that means! Your pictures are also too low resolution to make out the text on the signs!

The more blatant thing is the fact that they have barriers!!! They are restricting you from entering and leaving. Now any rational person would look at those barriers and think, "ah ok.... am I going to be able to get out of here later on? What do I need to do to get out?"

That's your bottom line. Proof of signs is very inconclusive on your photos (and that "Pay on Foot" thing is a bit of a red flag). You've parked in a visitors bay. Your permit is only valid for the staff section. They've allocated two separate car parks for a reason!

But sadly, after a quick glance at your post history (and your mention of the daughter having cancer - is it the young one or the very young one? ) I totally 100% understand why you've probably been a bit clumsy here. Got bigger things on your plate than thinking about paying for the car park bill.

I wish your daughter luck and hope that she can fight this. As for your ticket, I think you are liable for the fine but it is one of them.

To be honest, the last time I got a UKPC ticket (and the first time) was when I was signing on a few years ago! They charged me £50 when I was finalising my £72 a fortnight dole money! Road markings unclear, but they did have signs hidden away! I decided to just take the hit and focus on finding work. Probably could have argued it though. Sometimes it just isn't worth it!

Coupon-mad

As for your ticket, I think you are liable for the fine but it is one of them.

To be honest, the last time I got a UKPC ticket (and the first time) was when I was signing on a few years ago! They charged me £50 when I was finalising my £72 a fortnight dole money! Road markings unclear, but they did have signs hidden away! I decided to just take the hit and focus on finding work. Probably could have argued it though. Sometimes it just isn't worth it!

Can't agree with the last bit, this person has no reason to pay UKPC.

In fact they are so disreputable (recent evidence of doctoring photos and in the past, they were taken to court - pretty weakly - by a city Trading Standards) that no-one should be paying UKPC and they should not be allowed anywhere near a Hospital car park, since they are breaching the 'NHS Car Parking Principles' with these penalties.

I seem to recall that it was UKPC who were exposed on Watchdog or in a Newspaper, suggesting that they should 'hammer' sites including a cancer unit because people would not be concentrating...

Nasty.

Marktheshark

What utter Scum they are these parking firms , having a daughter with Cancer and having these parasites to deal with.
I hope they sleep at night, Kama will get you, yes it will, just wait and I hope it gets them right.

Good luck and i hope she is gets through this.

daytona0

Coupon-mad wrote: »

Can't agree with the last bit, this person has no reason to pay UKPC.

In fact they are so disreputable (recent evidence of doctoring photos and in the past, they were taken to court - pretty weakly - by a city Trading Standards) that no-one should be paying UKPC and they should not be allowed anywhere near a Hospital car park, since they are breaching the 'NHS Car Parking Principles' with these penalties.

I seem to recall that it was UKPC who were exposed on Watchdog or in a Newspaper, suggesting that they should 'hammer' sites including a cancer unit because people would not be concentrating...

Nasty.

If the OP has no reason to pay UKPC, then they also have no reason to pay the same parking charges which you or me would incur if we were to visit the hospital.

Coupon-mad

daytona0 wrote: »

If the OP has no reason to pay UKPC, then they also have no reason to pay the same parking charges which you or me would incur if we were to visit the hospital.

You really ARE sounding like you temporarily (between jobs in desperation, surely) work for a PPC.

daytona0

Coupon-mad wrote: »

You really ARE sounding like you temporarily (between jobs in desperation, surely) work for a PPC.

But it is true! If OP gets out of paying UKPC then they would have paid £0 to park! Whereas the likes of me or you would have paid £x, where X>0.

Doesn't that bother you?

I'm leaving UKPC and their charges out of it! I'm just saying that OP would have paid £0. No penalty either! How is that fair on me or you, who would have paid the £x amount to park as a guest?

Baffled that you'd be against me on that point...

Coupon-mad

These links about UKPC in post #4 bother me far, far, more:

http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?showtopic=109385&st=0&p=1223423&#entry1223423

You accused me of deceit on another thread. You are wrong. Was I wrong that you work for a PPC?

fisherjim

daytona0 wrote: »

But it is true! If OP gets out of paying UKPC then they would have paid £0 to park! Whereas the likes of me or you would have paid £x, where X>0.

Doesn't that bother you?

I'm leaving UKPC and their charges out of it! I'm just saying that OP would have paid £0. No penalty either! How is that fair on me or you, who would have paid the £x amount to park as a guest?

Baffled that you'd be against me on that point...

If the OP has a staff pass she is probably paying a monthly fee from her salary for the privilege, so technically paid but just for the wrong location.

But though I accept your opinion that paying nothing is not right or fair on others, neither are the over inflated scam charges that a disreputable company like UKPC trouser purely to fund their owners millionaire lifestyle,