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VCS Caught Issuing PCNs on Public Highway - Hit For £1,000 Counterclaim
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These PCNs were all issued in early 2018, over three and a half years ago. The Council were obviously already aware, which is why they ordered VCS to remove the lines from the public highway part of the road surface.95Rollers said:How about a report to the police and council? Wrongfully obtaining and extorting money from motorists they have zero entitlement to!? I think this is personally newsworthy!
The Police are very unlikely to be interested in this kind of thing. Polite cough ''It's a civil matter, sir''.
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Are you suggesting that TS will buy this? I have a mate in Reading TS who certainly would not.You never know how far you can go until you go too far.2
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Good resultOn a side note - if I have read correctly where he has parked - then I hope the motorist involved has stopped parking on the drop kerb, otherwise, he may get a proper PCN.
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Unless one of their senior officers or the Chief Constable (or a friend/relative of one of those people) got stung by VCS, then they'd do something.bargepole said:
These PCNs were all issued in early 2018, over three and a half years ago. The Council were obviously already aware, which is why they ordered VCS to remove the lines from the public highway part of the road surface.95Rollers said:How about a report to the police and council? Wrongfully obtaining and extorting money from motorists they have zero entitlement to!? I think this is personally newsworthy!
The Police are very unlikely to be interested in this kind of thing. Polite cough ''It's a civil matter, sir''.1 -
I very much doubt that this is a civil matter. Have the press been informed?. Will the PPC be reqiuired to everyone who wrong paid and pefund their money? This pot needs stirring.You never know how far you can go until you go too far.1
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100%. It is a big matter of public interest.D_P_Dance said:I very much doubt that this is a civil matter. Have the press been informed?. Will the PPC be reqiuired to everyone who wrong paid and pefund their money? This pot needs stirring.
I'm not really happy about the "quasi-police" powers these people have on private land enforcing made up offences (passengers alighting in non-designated zones) and enforcing RTA l/ Council style offences there too. Now they are encroaching onto public land and unfairly and improperly "Taxing" people. Would any civil liberty groups be interested in this sort of thing? 🤔0 -
These court reports are very informative, will there be one for VCS v Percy (latest court of appeal ruling that the add on £60 is lawful); or have I missed it?0
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Why don't you enlighten us or post a link ?AnotherForumite said:These court reports are very informative, will there be one for VCS v Percy (latest court of appeal ruling that the add on £60 is lawful); or have I missed it?
After all I could say the moon is made of cream cheese, but without corroboration I might as well be smoking kippers...
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Yes, they really are informative. Surely you have an opinion on a private parking company charging motorists on land they have no authority to ticket or charge for on?AnotherForumite said:These court reports are very informative, will there be one for VCS v Percy (latest court of appeal ruling that the add on £60 is lawful); or have I missed it?2 -
Bargepole represented the motorist, so I would have thought that he would prefer to have the pleasure; unless only the wins are reported 🤷🏼♂️Curlyben said:
Why don't you enlighten us or post a link ?AnotherForumite said:These court reports are very informative, will there be one for VCS v Percy (latest court of appeal ruling that the add on £60 is lawful); or have I missed it?
After all I could say the moon is made of cream cheese, but without corroboration I might as well be smoking kippers...The full transcript is on Elms Legal Linkedin page.0
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