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The_Deep

Ignore the naysayers, if you really want to cause them grief take them a modicum of annoyance, take them to court, it will cost you about the same as a takeaway for two.

I have taken out a few claims against firms who thought they could cheat me, among them Fiat and Amazon, all settled before the hearing.

pustit

MistyZ wrote: »

Before getting a PCN and coming here, I knew nothing whatsoever about PPCs. It has been an eye-opener to say the least.

What strikes me is that the process required for fighting back is not so much opaque as virtually invisible. Yes, PCNs state the right to appeal and, if it's a BPA company, a POPLA code accompanies the almost inevitable rejection of that appeal. That's about as good as it gets.

Apart from that the public are left floundering unless they come across a source of very specific information and support, of which this board is, I think, the best example. Then there's Pepipoo and the Prankster and a few other bits and bobs that hint at the process required.

There's a need to get to grips with PoFA, with BPA guidelines and if necessary with SARs, witness and defence statements and so on & so forth. What I've learned here is that cases are usually very winnable if the procedure is followed to the letter. How many people would imagine that one-word slip-ups could be so costly, that mitigating circumstances - even quite compelling ones - usually count for nothing? How many people realise that the PPCs are indeed a flaming racket, a scam, and that their extremely unpleasant debt-collecting associates can hound people for up to 6 years?

People who struggle with words, who lack confidence, who have mental health issues or are just plain battling to get through jam-packed days as it is can have a hard time even getting off the starting block let alone winning.

The OP sounds like an assertive sort on the face of it (though for various reasons I can imagine one of the PPCs writing something like this in a roundabout attempt to discredit the forum) yet they paid. Most pay.

OP, assuming you're for real, complain vigorously to all and sundry. Collect your thoughts as to why you 'just paid' and write hard hitting letters / emails to your MP, the BPA, the DVLA (maybe), the local newspaper .... any individual or body that may have some clout or publicise this scam.

When I win the lottery I will fund a full page ad./article in all the Nationals along those lines, with suitable additions and guidance from C-M and all the other top contributors on here

flazinho

Thanks for all the replies!

Especially to Putsit, I like the cut of your jib and can assure you I’m not a an undercover operative for the parking scum

I will deffo pester everyone mentioned and write a couple of GDPRs

Thanks again

flazinho

Sorry I mean baby thanks to MistyZ