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Non-standard appeal to IAS - advice welcome

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  • Fruitcake
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    edited 26 March 2017 at 7:53PM
    xilverhawk wrote: »
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    Remove the DOT and replace with .

    Er, are you sure the dot is in the right place? Is there an e missing? No matter what I do I can't get that link to work. Please post the link then change http to hxxp before you click submit. Someone will change it to a live link for you.

    Remove the bit about who the cars belong to as I have done.
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  • xilverhawk
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    Thanks Fruitcake - I've made that correction now.
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  • I'd do a land registry search, ask for the official copy register entries and the title plan. Each cost £3, and I think it's money well spent in this case. There may be some unregistered land bordering your MIL's house and then they'd find it difficult to show that this land is included in the land they are managing pursuant to whatever contract they are claiming gives them rights.
    Although a practising Solicitor, my posts here are NOT legal advice, but are personal opinion based on limited facts provided anonymously by forum users. I accept no liability for the accuracy of any such posts and users are advised that, if they wish to obtain formal legal advice specific to their case, they must seek instruct and pay a solicitor.
  • xilverhawk
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    So....An update. I spoke to the school yesterday and ended up getting a callback from the facilities manager who confirmed that he has the contract with UK CPM. However, he was considerably less than helpful and the conversation did not go particularly well....I certainly felt like I was just another in a long line of sob-stories to him, he even said as much.

    It was actually pointless him calling back as he just reiterating the same point 'the signs are there, you should have checked them'. Even said that in the case of medical emergency, we should call the school immediately if we had to park there. Probably would be the last thing on my wife's mind in that scenario.

    We have a case with medical and social care records that can back it up, plus some historical precedent. I called back and complained about the guy's attitude... At least the school office were quite sympathetic and said they would see if there was anything else they could do. Wifey and MIL might pop in later in the week to discuss things further with the head.
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  • Umkomaas
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    I'd write to the school head asking, in the event that this case goes to court (and UKCPM are becoming increasingly litigious), would it be the head him/herself you will be asking the court to require their attendance, if not, to whom should the court address the requirement? Ask for a list of dates over the next six months when the attendee is not available, so you can provide the court with these in advance.

    A bit of bluff, but if they're going to be playing silly beggars and being difficult about this, let them have some back. This forum is all about fighting back, not meekly surrendering to 'authority'. Who the F does that facility manager think he is?
    Please note, we are not a legal advice forum. I personally don't get involved in critiquing court case Defences/Witness Statements, so unable to help on that front. Please don't ask. .

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  • Umkomass, that's very interesting. Means the facilities manager's lack of flexibility/common sense/community spirit could potentially cause the head or the school a bigger headache...:rotfl:
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  • And now i have debt recovery plus texting me....
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  • DoaM
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    Block the number.
  • beamerguy
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    edited 28 March 2017 at 12:27PM
    The facilities manager should really be looking for a new job as he is pretty hopeless

    However could the facilities manager be on commission ??? he has the contract with UK CPM after all ??

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  • Loadsofchildren123
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    edited 28 March 2017 at 5:53PM
    The LEA will be subject to the Freedom of Information Act.
    In addition to the meeting with the head, write to the LEA (copy to school) with a FOI request:
    1. a copy of the parking contract to show who the parties to it are
    2. details of what payment(s) the LEA receives as a result of the contract, or what it pays the PPC pursuant to the contract
    3. details of how many complaints the school/LEA has received about the PPC's practices at the school, and copies of such complaints (redacted for confidentiality/Data Protection)
    4. Copy Minutes of Meetings/internal email communications/written communications between the school and the LEA about entering into parking contract, the operation of the contract, and any complaints received about the PPC's operations.
    5. All correspondence between the PPC and the school/LEA concerning entering into, and the operation of, the parking contract
    6. All correspondence, internal/external, regarding how the LEA/school will deal with unfair PCNs issued by the PPC
    7. You might ask for this information in relation to all schools in the LEA's area ,but this might be a bit OTT

    In my experience, local authorities HATE FOI requests and this may make them cave in.
    Although a practising Solicitor, my posts here are NOT legal advice, but are personal opinion based on limited facts provided anonymously by forum users. I accept no liability for the accuracy of any such posts and users are advised that, if they wish to obtain formal legal advice specific to their case, they must seek instruct and pay a solicitor.
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