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Meadowhall - CP Plus OUT/Minster Baywatch IN

PKandF
PKandF Posts: 19 Forumite
edited 18 February 2019 at 2:32PM in Parking tickets, fines & parking
As there have been quite a few threads on the subject of CP Plus, Meadowhall and staff parking (mine included), I thought I would see what you all made of this.

CP Plus have been given the boot, and now Minster Baywatch has the site.

Sign: https://imgur.com/a/OK6fHek

Apparently, there was also a two page document given to stores this week further emphasising the points made on the above sign.

CP Plus mustn't have penalised enough staff!
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  • waamo
    waamo Posts: 10,298 Forumite
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    It shows what value they place on their staff. They are the ppcs sole source of revenue from the looks of those signs.
  • steve1500
    steve1500 Posts: 1,462 Forumite
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    edited 18 February 2019 at 3:32PM
    One huge Data Protection question, how does the scum bag company know a car belongs to a member of staff.

    If my wife worked there & used my car, then I subsequently got an invoice, boy would I have some fun
    Private Parking Tickets - Make sure you put your Subject Access Request in after 25th May 2018 - It's free & ask for everything, don't forget the DVLA :D
  • waamo
    waamo Posts: 10,298 Forumite
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    steve1500 wrote: »
    One huge Data Protection question, how does the scum bag company know a car belongs to a member of staff.

    If my wife worked there & used my car, then I subsequently got an invoice, boy would I have some fun

    Indeed. Every member of staff should send a SAR to find out what information is being held by the various parties involved about them.
  • pysspd
    pysspd Posts: 28 Forumite
    The terms and conditions on this notice are utterly stupid! If you work there why on earth would you want to tell them (your employer or MB) what your VRM is anyway - then you can continue using the car park with impunity. Agree, the data protection issues will be interesting ....
  • PKandF
    PKandF Posts: 19 Forumite
    The VRM is required for access to the staff car park.

    I do know that CP Plus were definitely in communication with Meadowhall in regards to the number plates they had on their system, even though Meadowhall had a very specific disclaimer on their app saying that the data would not be shared with any other third party! The reveal came when CP Plus laughably decided to include an e-mail in their evidence pack from a member of Meadowhall management openly sharing this information :rotfl: .
  • waamo
    waamo Posts: 10,298 Forumite
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    Simple solution don't park in the staff car park. :D
  • PKandF
    PKandF Posts: 19 Forumite
    edited 18 February 2019 at 4:59PM
    The problem is that people just aren't aware of their rights. Meadowhall security staff go from shop to shop telling people that they will be taken to court if not parked in the correct place.

    It's very much a sheep mentality, and the staff that park in the main car park get no support from their employer because they are pretty much regarded as 'criminals'.
  • waamo
    waamo Posts: 10,298 Forumite
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    The irony is that parking in the correct place is more likely to land you in court.

    This issue has been rumbling on for a few years now. The staff really should be grasping this.
  • DoaM
    DoaM Posts: 11,863 Forumite
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    Nice to see the clear "forbidding" penalty wording on that sign. (Parking in breach of the T&Cs will lead to a Parking Charge Notice for £100) :D One cannot contract to do that which is forbidden.
  • Half_way
    Half_way Posts: 7,519 Forumite
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    This problem:
    The problem is that people just aren't aware of their rights
    Is key to the business model of PPCs



    As for the sign, whats the definition of a vehicle associated with an employee? is this a vehicle for which the RK is a friend of an employee, and that friend gives the employee a lift into work - and then does the shop?
    From the Plain Language Commission:

    "The BPA has surely become one of the most socially dangerous organisations in the UK"
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