Advice needed - County Court claim, UK Parking Control Ltd

beamerguy

6 months ?    will UKPC be around then with covid and their empty car parks ???

As asked, who is the legal the judge chewed up ?

venousdata

Up to 6 months depending on how busy they are*

And yes, it was SCS-Law.

nosferatu1001

Thanks for the update. Good they got a chewing
And yes, compelte GDPR breach - have you let the person named iknow about the breach?

venousdata

Hi all,

So I had my hearing on Monday (09/08/21) and the outcome wasn’t exactly what I wanted, but still a win, I guess.

6 of my 7 parking charges were dropped, but for the last one I was ordered to pay the full £160 plus £100 costs, totaling £260 which I paid yesterday.

It’s annoying that I had to pay anything at all, but I suppose it’s better than being ordered to pay for all 7 tickets.

Judge was Mark Baumohal of Watford Family Court, I believe.

Many thanks for all your help over the years!

D_P_Dance

When you say the full £160, ehat do your mean?  Do you mean the very likely unlawful debt collection charges.  If so read this

Excel v Wilkinson

At the Bradford County Court, District Judge Claire Jackson (now HHJ Jackson, a Specialist Civil Circuit Judge) decided to hear a 'test case' a few months ago, where £60 had been added to a parking charge despite Judges up and down the country repeatedly disallowing that sum and warning parking firms not to waste court time with such spurious claims.   That case was Excel v Wilkinson: G4QZ465V, heard in July 2020 and leave to appeal was refused and that route was not pursued.  The Judge concluded that such claims are proceedings with 'an improper collateral purpose'.   This Judge - and others who have since copied her words and struck dozens of cases out in late 2020 and into 2021 - went into significant detail and concluded that parking operators (such as this Claimant) are seeking to circumvent CPR 27.14 as well as breaching the Consumer Rights Act 2015.   DJ Hickinbottom has recently struck more cases out in that court area, stating: ''I find that striking out this claim is the only appropriate manner in which the disapproval of the court can be shown''.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/16qovzulab1szem/G4QZ465V Excel v Wilkinson.pdf?dl=0

and complain here, copying it to your MP.   Judges in the Family Court are very possibly not up to speed on this aspect of contract Law nor familiar with POFA.

https://www.gov.uk/complain-judge-magistrate-tribunal-coroner

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Redx

Should have been £200 , not £260 , but you got off likely for 7 PCN s !!!  🤔🤔👍👍

D_P_Dance

I would not say that losing a BOC against a PPC is "getting of lightly", especially in a residential car park.  Thes companies have nmo place in such places, they deter tenants and depress resales amounts.