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34LH89

Brief update - getting on for two weeks and nothing yet from anyone.

Will check this week and see if anything turns up.

Le_Kirk

34LH89 said:

Brief update - getting on for two weeks and nothing yet from anyone.

Will check this week and see if anything turns up.

PPCs along with any company have 30 days to respond to a SAR.

34LH89

I haven't heard anything from DCB regards the extension either - is it worth a follow up email or is my having sent the email proof enough?

Umkomaas

34LH89 said:

I haven't heard anything from DCB regards the extension either - is it worth a follow up email or is my having sent the email proof enough?

I don't think there's any requirement to confirm a delay in processing. Just diary 30 days then be prepared for more paperwork. Why were you seeking a 30-day suspension of action?

34LH89

Umkomaas said:

34LH89 said:

I haven't heard anything from DCB regards the extension either - is it worth a follow up email or is my having sent the email proof enough?

I don't think there's any requirement to confirm a delay in processing. Just diary 30 days then be prepared for more paperwork. Why were you seeking a 30-day suspension of action?

Umkomaas - I was just following advice to delay through seeking debt advice.

**Update**

I have now received the SAR - it has included the three letters apparently sent to me over the past three years, which I don't remember receiving, certainly not the latter two as I had moved address.

What's the next step from here?

Umkomaas

34LH89 said:

Umkomaas said:

34LH89 said:

I haven't heard anything from DCB regards the extension either - is it worth a follow up email or is my having sent the email proof enough?

I don't think there's any requirement to confirm a delay in processing. Just diary 30 days then be prepared for more paperwork. Why were you seeking a 30-day suspension of action?

Umkomaas - I was just following advice to delay through seeking debt advice.

**Update**

I have now received the SAR - it has included the three letters apparently sent to me over the past three years, which I don't remember receiving, certainly not the latter two as I had moved address.

What's the next step from here?

Data Rectification Notification to the PPC's DPO requiring them to erase your old address and only use the current one you are now giving them. Require them to inform their agents who are/have been handling your data to do likewise. You'll find the email address to use in the Privacy section of the PPC's website. 

Then await a court claim via the Northampton CCBC. 

34LH89

Quick update:

MP has replied by email to offer his thoughts on parking charge notices. 

Nothing further as yet from anyone else.

Umkomaas

34LH89 said:

Quick update:

MP has replied by email to offer his thoughts on parking charge notices. 

Nothing further as yet from anyone else.

Can you give us a flavour of his thoughts please?

34LH89

I will share his response shortly, although I have also had an email as below from DCB Legal.

How should I respond?

Dear Sir,

We write in response to your email dated xxx 2021.

For data protection please provide the following:

•           Your full name  

•           Your first line of address 

•           Your postcode  

Please note, failure to respond to this email with the required information may result in the matter progressing further.  

34LH89

MP's response:

Thank you for your email about your experience with a private parking charge.   .

I know that parking charge notices issued by private companies are often designed to look like penalty charge notices - which are issued by local authorities - in an attempt to blur the rules between public and private car parks. I also understand that many people feel intimidated into paying unfair charges and I believe the indiscriminate and excessive enforcement used by some private parking companies is a real problem.

A Private Member's Bill was introduced on this issue in Parliament back in July 2017. It set out plans to create a higher standard for parking across the sector by creating a single code of practice for parking operators. The code was expected to include obligations for private car park operators to have clear signage and accessible displays of terms and conditions. Parking operators that fail to comply with the code of conduct will also be blocked from accessing driver data and issuing fines, effectively forcing them out of the industry.

The Bill was supported by the Government, the Opposition, the RAC and the British Parking Association and received Royal Assent on 15 March 2019.

I believe it is vital that the code of practice outlaws dodgy practices in the industry, which is why I was pleased to support the Bill.

The legislation was long overdue and I had hoped it will go some way to rebuilding the shattered trust between car park operators and the motoring public.

Thank you once again for contacting me and I will bear your experience in mind when this subject is debated in the future.