PCN for breastfeeding - Appeal lost with Premier Parking

damargil

Loadsofchildren123 wrote: »

I would rather focusing my attention on things that are more relevant to us like getting rid of this PCN
I honestly think pressing the landowner and making them take this seriously is one of your best chances of getting rid of it! Don't let the opportunity pass you by.

We got in touch with the landowner as suggested and he didn't even bother to reply to our letter. It was not an LBA though but if we send one it is because we are going to go all the way.

Loadsofchildren123

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/discrimination-in-the-provision-of-goods-and-services/discrimination-in-the-provision-of-goods-and-services1/goods-and-services-what-are-the-different-types-of-discrimination/provision-of-goods-and-services-pregnancy-and-maternity-discrimination/


Do some google research.


Equality Act may still be the way to go. You CAN then write a legitimate LBC to the landowner.


I've helped before with LBCs in residential cases written to the freeholder and/or management company/agent, where they have previously been totally disinterested. The LBCs led to the immediate withdrawal of the PCN when they thought that they may actually be sued. The point is that they will wash their hands of this until they are forced to confront it.


I think you should do some further research - this site says that there is no 26 week bar - they may help you if you contact them.
https://www.maternityaction.org.uk/advice-2/mums-dads-scenarios/6-breastfeeding-rights/breastfeeding-in-public-places/

Loadsofchildren123

Also, are you/your wife on Mumsnet? It can be a very good resource for this sort of thing (the breastfeeding/equality issue I mean, not private parking companies). I think there is a legal "board", and there is bound to be a breastfeeding one. It's easy to join.

damargil

Loadsofchildren123 wrote: »

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/discrimination-in-the-provision-of-goods-and-services/discrimination-in-the-provision-of-goods-and-services1/goods-and-services-what-are-the-different-types-of-discrimination/provision-of-goods-and-services-pregnancy-and-maternity-discrimination/


Do some google research.


Equality Act may still be the way to go. You CAN then write a legitimate LBC to the landowner.


I've helped before with LBCs in residential cases written to the freeholder and/or management company/agent, where they have previously been totally disinterested. The LBCs led to the immediate withdrawal of the PCN when they thought that they may actually be sued. The point is that they will wash their hands of this until they are forced to confront it.


I think you should do some further research - this site says that there is no 26 week bar - they may help you if you contact them.
https://www.maternityaction.org.uk/advice-2/mums-dads-scenarios/6-breastfeeding-rights/breastfeeding-in-public-places/

Also, are you/your wife on Mumsnet? It can be a very good resource for this sort of thing (the breastfeeding/equality issue I mean, not private parking companies). I think there is a legal "board", and there is bound to be a breastfeeding one. It's easy to join.

Thanks for your help, I am trying to get the draft with our comments finished by tomorrow night so that I can upload it and share it for feedback at the weekend. I will have a look at it after that.

damargil

Hi all,

I am almost done writing our comments to the evidence presented by the parking operator to our POPLA appeal.

I have uploaded it to the following location.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4ziAJSZy6JReHhzVXlZaVYxRWs/view?usp=sharing


Any feedback will be much appreciated, thanks.

I will upload the whole thing hopefully tomorrow night.

Cheers

damargil

I have finished our comments on the evidence presented by the parking operator. The final draft has been uploaded to the link shown below.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4ziAJSZy6JRa0huc2xpOGM2SFU/view?usp=sharing


Any feedback is much appreciated. I will be sending the document tonight.

We are now going to start enquiring organisations as suggested by Loadsofchildren123 to see if we can start a case against them.

Thanks for your support.

damargil

Our POPLA appeal was unsuccessful, reading the comments from the POPLA assessor, I would say that our rebuttal was completely ignored.

Let me know, if you need to outcome for reference.

Cheers

MothballsWallet

damargil wrote: »

We got in touch with the landowner as suggested and he didn't even bother to reply to our letter. It was not an LBA though but if we send one it is because we are going to go all the way.

Sometimes just receiving a LBA will make a company sit up and take notice, especially when they know that their staff or agents haven't complied with the law and they have no leg to stand on (PPCs and their employers in a nutshell).

Also, it may make them, as Loadsofchildren123 said, cancel the PCN and want to come to a settlement agreement without seeing a court room.

FYI, I'm about to raise a Data Protection Act (DPA) complaint to a company and, if I'm not happy with their response, I'll be hitting them with a LBA - and I'll do my damndest to follow through with it too.

Umkomaas

Please let us see the assessors reasons for rejection.

Can you let us see the Premier Park Evidence Pack

I can’t seem to be able to open your rebuttal of the PP EP

Coupon-mad

Happens sometimes, it's only POPLA. No need to panic or pay them of course, no-one else has in your position.