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Despite paying cash into PDT I am being pursued for non-payment

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  • Umkomaas
    Umkomaas Posts: 43,370 Forumite
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    I now realise I need to ask in more detail because if it did not register the £1 I paid into the machine there must be a discrepancy in the cash it collects.   I'd want to explore the records between the last time it was emptied of cash and the next time, which could be days apart. 
    I wouldn't disappear down this rabbit hole. They're never going to give you that level of detail, even if they've reconciled to the nearest £1. You are not entitled to it via a SAR as it's not 'personal data'. 
    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.

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  • Ortrud
    Ortrud Posts: 6 Forumite
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    Thanks, everyone, for your prompt, interesting and varied comments. 

    I haven’t written to my MP yet because I wasn’t sure what to complain about in what might appear to be a my-word-against-theirs situation, but I suppose the idiocy of being threatened with a £270 “fine” for an alleged £1 fault is the line to take.  Trading Standards, now you come to mention it, are obviously worth trying too. 

    It helps so much to have your objective views on the matter.

    D_P_Dance, can you kindly elaborate on your thinking about a counter claim?  What is the data breach?






  • D_P_Dance
    D_P_Dance Posts: 11,591 Forumite
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    D_P_Dance,   ...   What is the data breach?  

    Under the Data protection Act you have certain rights to privacy.  Have they been breached?  All the information you need is available by googling, 

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  • Not_A_Hope
    Not_A_Hope Posts: 838 Forumite
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    Ortrud the fact that the signs don't mention the PPC now trying to scam you out of £270 is a good defence. I am not sure how much effort you should put into a counter claim or what for as it will be a high bar to cross. 

    My my son did something similar on another car park and did not see the requirement to input his reg. He put his £1 in and it gave him a ticket which he displayed. Despite showing the PPC the ticket they would not accept his appeal against the invoice. We fought the court claim and the PPC did not attend the telephone hearing leading to a win and expenses.

    If I were you I would focus on the location, visibility, terms and conditions of signage and compare what has happened in your case against the new Code of Practice that PPCs will have to abide by. Lots of good ammo there to help fight your case including the banning of fake additional costs which no doubt Minster Baywatch have added
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