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stupid question time

I am having brain fade this morning so please can people assist :)
RK Lives in Scotland
Parking Event in England
Does POFA apply? (am 95% sure it does)

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  • D_P_Dance
    D_P_Dance Posts: 11,593 Forumite
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    edited 10 March 2020 at 9:59AM
    Not only does POFA not apply but IIMU that  they would struggle to make a BOC claim under English contract law,  . 

    Nine times out of ten these tickets are scams, so consider complaining to your MP, it can cause the scammer extra costs and work, and has been known to get the charge cancelled.

    Parliament is well aware of the MO of these private parking companies, many of whom are former clampers, 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.




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  • BrownTrout
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    cheers it was just a brain fade this morning
  • Umkomaas
    Umkomaas Posts: 44,326 Forumite
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    edited 10 March 2020 at 3:47PM
    cheers it was just a brain fade this morning
    But look on the positive side, you've been lucky enough to have received sage (copy and paste) advice from The Deep:

    Nine times out of ten these tickets are scams, so consider complaining to your MP ....... 😩

    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.

    Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.

    #Private Parking Firms - Killing the High Street
  • BrownTrout
    BrownTrout Posts: 2,298 Forumite
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    Umkomaas said:
    cheers it was just a brain fade this morning
    But look on the positive side, you've been lucky enough to have received sage (copy and paste) advice from The Deep:

    Nine times out of ten these tickets are scams, so consider complaining to your MP ....... 😩

    yes what would i do without that....
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