P Smart parking

The_Deep

The alternative is to make a pig's ear of it and end up paying them double.

Read what Pete Wishert, MP said in the House of Commons recently about Smart Parking.

"I am sick and tired of receiving emails from people complaining about the behaviour of parking companies, telling me that they will never again visit Perth city centre because of the negative experience they had when they had the misfortune to end up in a car park operated by one of these companies. I have received more complaints about one car park in the city of Perth than about any other issue. That car park is operated by the lone ranger of the parking cowboys: the hated and appalling Smart Parking—I see that many other Members are unfortunate enough to have Smart Parking operating in their constituencies. It has reached the stage where one member of my staff now spends a good part of each day just helping my constituents and visitors to my constituency to navigate the appeals process.
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The BPA does not have the ability to regulate these companies and has shown no sign whatsoever that it is trying to get on top of some of the sharper practices. The BPA gives a veneer of legitimacy to some of the more outlandish rogue operators by including them in their membership, allowing them to continue to operate. The Bill will oblige operators such as Smart Parking to amend their practices."

Nine times out of ten these tickets are scams so complain to your MP.

Parliament is well aware of the MO of these private parking companies, and on 15th March 2019 a Bill was enacted to curb the excesses of these shysters. Codes of Practice are being drawn up, an independent appeals service will be set up, and access to the DVLA's date base more rigorously policed, persistent offenders denied access to the DVLA database and unable to operate.

Hopefully life will become impossible for the worst of these scammers, but until this is done you should still complain to your MP, citing the new legislation.

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2019/8/contents/enacted

Just as the clampers were finally closed down, so hopefully will many of these Private Parking Companies.

busajohn

yep I think I best just pay them I cant do this forum I cant seem to find out what I goto do im reading and cliking link and getting lost and starting again me and laptop computer don't work very well together im a disabled pensioner £60 is a lot of money I did get one 6 years ago and my printed a template of here I sent that of and won but hes not here now and I cant find the letter im really not computer friendly

Redx

We understand that you have laptop issues and technophobia or whatever, but you have been given the correct advice throughout

Read the first post of that thread and use the text coloured in blue, which makes it different and stand out from the rest

Yes it's a complicated topic , if it was simple then we wouldn't need this forum

busajohn

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4816822/newbies-private-parking-ticket-old-or-new-read-these-faqs-first-thankyou

busajohn

then
https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/faqs/how-do-i-ask-a-question-on-the-forum/

Ralph-y

" have I goto read all those pages it will take days"


you do not have to read it all ..... there is lots of info for thing that do not affect you .......


it starts with a list of Q&A



then a short bit further down you will see




TEMPLATE ''ONE SIZE FITS ALL'' FIRST APPEAL THAT DOESN'T SAY WHO WAS DRIVING

that is the template you need to send


Smart will some times fold when they see the forum template.


Where was the car park ? retail park? supermarket? doctors?



many people feel overwhelmed when they first get here .... some find it easy ...... forum members will help .......


Ralph:cool:

busajohn

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/69906180#Comment_69906180 is this the page

busajohn

it was a car park at fantasy island skegness I hae found the page now but I cant find a template to copy or print or am I looking for something that not there anymore . I used one 6 years ago my son printed it of but I cant find it

busajohn

I found the template sorry everyone for being a pain is the butt or being thick but I cant do windows7laptop thingy I think I can go from here all the best everyone

Ralph-y

"it was a car park at fantasy island skegness"


so .... now we know this .....



while your are sending the template to SP


you will be complaining to the manager of fantasy island ,



not customer services ... and if they are part of a larger national group then to the company CEO.



this is the easiest / quickest way to sort this out.


good luck


Ralph:cool: