Management agent appointing PPC to patrol in garage area

MothballsWallet

PPCs are like herpes simplex: annoying and unsightly, but not easily treatable with medicines.

D_P_Dance

Mr B, Mr W and Miss L had all received penalty charge notices from a private parking company,

Are you sure the word "penalty " was used?  If so that is a serious breach of both ATA's codes of practices and should be reported to them.   

bargepole

D_P_Dance said:

Mr B, Mr W and Miss L had all received penalty charge notices from a private parking company,

Are you sure the word "penalty " was used?  If so that is a serious breach of both ATA's codes of practices and should be reported to them.   

This was heard in court back in 2016, so a bit late for that now. Anyway, the PPC didn't use the word 'penalty', but the Judge ruled that, since the ratio of Beavis didn't apply in these cases, they were classed as penalties, and that was the main reason they were dismissed.

cybervic

Thanks for all the info and encouragement. OPS has started to "monitor" our parking while we await for MA's reply. Residents are very annoyed that every time when OPS is here, they park in a way that's blocking residents' garages, one rule for us, another for them. 

 Large majority of residents and leaseholders signed the rejection letter. However, if the reply is unsatisfactory, what are other actions we can take? Will getting a solicitor to write the letter be any useful if we are to take complaint further up to director of the MA or The Property Ombudsman? Is it expansive and difficult to take out injunction? 

nosferatu1001

A solicitor letter may be enough. we cannot know this, we are nto the MA
I would be suing the MA, each and every time the lease is violated. 

D_P_Dance

 Will getting a solicitor to write the letter be any useful if we are to take complaint further up to director of the MA or The Property Ombudsman?

It might

Is it expansive and difficult to take out injunction? 

Have you not googled this?

Coupon-mad

I think in Roger Davey v UKPC he took out an emergency injunction for a few hundred quid and got his solicitor to claim all his costs straight back and to warn the PPC not to trespass on the land again.

D_P_Dance

IMO he let them off lightly, he could have gone the data abuse route.  

Fruitcake

Residents should be taking photos of the offending scammer's van blocking the garages and forward them to the MA, each and every time it happens, asking what they are going to do about this persistent offender they have employed.

I'm not sure which way round it is, but either stopping someone from getting into their property, or perhaps it is out, is an offence, and the police can be involved, so photos should also be passed to them.
Again, I'm not sure which way round it is, but you are permitted by law to move a vehicle blocking your access, even if it involves causing minor damage such as breaking a window in order to release the brake.

KeithP

@Fruitcake, it's blocking access to the public highway that is unlawful.