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BMPA - Gone for good?

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Umkomaas
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edited 15 April 2018 at 4:44PM in Parking tickets, fines & parking
What's happening here? 'Gone for good'?

Who/what is Parking Appeals (PADI)? Legitimate move, or a hack?

http://www.bmpa.eu
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. .

I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.

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  • KeithP
    KeithP Posts: 41,296 Forumite
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    BMPA Zendesk doesn't look too healthy either:
    Bummer. It looks like the help center at bmpa.zendesk.com no longer exists.
  • waamo
    waamo Posts: 10,298 Forumite
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    It's a real shame. I found it a fantastic resource.
  • kryten3000
    kryten3000 Posts: 581 Forumite
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    Looks like archive.org has a recent snapshot, you can also use the Google cache by searching
    "bmpa <parking company>" and then clicking on the little green arrow next to the url result and selecting "cache".
    Always remember to abide by Space Corps Directive 39436175880932/B:
    'All nations attending the conference are only allocated one parking space.'
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 152,179 Forumite
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    No, rumours of its demise are premature and wrong!

    I should have posted this earlier, sorry, been out. I have this update from the BMPA, from the horse's mouth:

    ''If you've been using or quoting the BMPA links such as the parking scams one at

    https://bmpa.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/200972401-Parking-Scams

    it will no longer work.

    All the BMPA stuff is being migrated over to PADI so you change the bmpa.zendesk part to padi.zendesk so the above link will read

    https://padi.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/200972401-Parking-Scams

    The BMPA links on the main site will be migrated over gradually''.


    It's probably to improve the hosting of the website and/or keep it cost efficient I expect, after all it's a free resource.

    Legitimately now moved to PADI and it's perfectly safe to tell people this while it moves across.

    :)
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  • System
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    It's probably to improve the hosting of the website and/or keep it cost efficient I expect, after all it's a free resource.

    You'll likely see almost all websites even this one will be changing over the next few months due to GDPR. Even the Citizens Advice one.

    Perhaps it is the time to ask CAB to change the stuff they are holding.
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  • The_Deep
    The_Deep Posts: 16,830 Forumite
    I wish people would leave things alone.
    You never know how far you can go until you go too far.
  • _Mozzy_
    _Mozzy_ Posts: 9 Forumite
    Hello,
    Has anyone got through to PADI? or any news on the BMPA move over to PADI as I have had no contact back from them since their last email to me on 23rd April. It's getting rather worrying now as they have been helping me on a case for the last year and now seem to have gone.

    Thanks in advance.
    Dave
  • Coupon-mad
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    It is becoming a self-help information resource. I believe that PADI (BMPA) now just point people to pepipoo or MSE as they know we will give good advice and stay on a case.
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