Breaking News: Government has announced the statutory Code of Practice, and Enforcement Framework

ihatetrump

Trainerman said:

NCC1701-A said:

Well done Bargepole, Coupon-mad and all the regulars.  I hope you get nominated in Queens honours for your services to the community.

I would vote for that !!!!  I really do have to applaud the regulars on here who tirelessly help people with these scams, even including those who don't do much to help themselves. Thank you all

I think there's some viable candidates here and on this board to be nominated to the new Independent Appeals body (or whatever it is eventually called) - it should be balanced and will prevent the PPC's from stuffing it full of their own cronies (which sort of reminds me of what Trump did with the US Supreme Court!).

Umkomaas

ihatetrump said:

Trainerman said:

NCC1701-A said:

Well done Bargepole, Coupon-mad and all the regulars.  I hope you get nominated in Queens honours for your services to the community.

I would vote for that !!!!  I really do have to applaud the regulars on here who tirelessly help people with these scams, even including those who don't do much to help themselves. Thank you all

I think there's some viable candidates here and on this board to be nominated to the new Independent Appeals body (or whatever it is eventually called) - it should be balanced and will prevent the PPC's from stuffing it full of their own cronies (which sort of reminds me of what Trump did with the US Supreme Court!).

I don't expect the PPCs will have very much (if any) say in membership of the Appeals body. 

patient_dream

Umkomaas said:

ihatetrump said:

Trainerman said:

NCC1701-A said:

Well done Bargepole, Coupon-mad and all the regulars.  I hope you get nominated in Queens honours for your services to the community.

I would vote for that !!!!  I really do have to applaud the regulars on here who tirelessly help people with these scams, even including those who don't do much to help themselves. Thank you all

I think there's some viable candidates here and on this board to be nominated to the new Independent Appeals body (or whatever it is eventually called) - it should be balanced and will prevent the PPC's from stuffing it full of their own cronies (which sort of reminds me of what Trump did with the US Supreme Court!).

I don't expect the PPCs will have very much (if any) say in membership of the Appeals body. 

IE: The day of the Triffids is nearly over

EarlsdonUK

I applaud the dedication and hard work of regulars on this site for their contribution in bringing about change. 

D_P_Dance

Many years ago I took a tenant to curt for unpaid rent.  I won and he was told to pay me circa £2000.  He paid nothing and I engaged a DCA to collect the rent.  I was willing to pay them 50% of the debt but they still were unable to collect a penny.  

Coupon-mad

Very happy with this outcome.  Fully expect to see the PPCs try Judicial Review, so time will tell.

But the decisions are far from illogical (one of the reasons for JR).

It took a great deal of knowledge, research and effort.  All those who wrote to your MPs and responded to the Public Consultations - KUDOS!

Huge thanks to @bargepole for sterling work in the early days of the 2019 Act and for all your ongoing work.

Some of you may have been wondering during the past 18 months about this...

...I can't talk about the 'work of the Steering Group' or any other participants and didn't say this before but yes, I was a participant (the only individual consumer not representing an organisation) and never missed a meeting.

ihatetrump

Some of you may have been wondering during the past 18 months about this...

...I can't talk about the 'work of the Steering Group' or any other participants and didn't say this before but yes, I was a participant (the only individual consumer not representing an organisation) and never missed a meeting.

Then an extra big thank you for your wonderful work and what a great outcome.

BrownTrout

Coupon-mad said:

Very happy with this outcome.  Fully expect to see the PPCs try Judicial Review, so time will tell.

But the decisions are far from illogical (one of the reasons for JR).

It took a great deal of knowledge, research and effort.  All those who wrote to your MPs and responded to the Public Consultations - KUDOS!

Huge thanks to @bargepole for sterling work in the early days of the 2019 Act and for all your ongoing work.

Some of you may have been wondering during the past 18 months about this...

...I can't talk about the 'work of the Steering Group' or any other participants and didn't say this before but yes, I was a participant (the only individual consumer not representing an organisation) and never missed a meeting.

Indeed and i can imagine you took no prisoners!

There is no illegality in the decision, and the illogical ground has such a high bar to get over and that only leaves them the ground of Procedural unfairness, so time will tell. 
https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/guides/judicial-review

bargepole

It would be difficult to overstate the importance of @Coupon-mad 's contribution to the Steering Group, which was largely responsible for getting to this point.

The parking industry probably thought that they could feed the Government their usual BS propaganda, and end up with a cut-and-paste CoP which was an amalgamation of the current BPA and IPC versions, with very little change to the current status quo.

But that has proved to be not the case, and unlike in the lead-up to POFA 2012, where the BPA falsely inflated court claim figures by a factor of 100, the Government were not going to be fooled again. 

Ironically, it was the whinging by the industry about the lower level capped charges, that led to the further consultation in August 2021. That consultation also raised the issue of the added £70 debt collection fees, which were robustly opposed by consumer groups, and MPs. During the last few months, the Department clearly did a U-turn on that issue, and rightly so,

BrownTrout

bargepole said:

It would be difficult to overstate the importance of @Coupon-mad 's contribution to the Steering Group, which was largely responsible for getting to this point.

The parking industry probably thought that they could feed the Government their usual BS propaganda, and end up with a cut-and-paste CoP which was an amalgamation of the current BPA and IPC versions, with very little change to the current status quo.

But that has proved to be not the case, and unlike in the lead-up to POFA 2012, where the BPA falsely inflated court claim figures by a factor of 100, the Government were not going to be fooled again. 

Ironically, it was the whinging by the industry about the lower level capped charges, that led to the further consultation in August 2021. That consultation also raised the issue of the added £70 debt collection fees, which were robustly opposed by consumer groups, and MPs. During the last few months, the Department clearly did a U-turn on that issue, and rightly so,

Indeed she has worked so hardOver the last few years and has been a tireless campaigner on here (many late late nights) and away from here doing the Consultation work etc, and she has never just given up.  (Getting the backs up of the parking firms in the meantime which is an added bonus) I have known her for what seems many years now and although there are several issues we don't see eye to eye on I am very proud of the work she has achieved! (although she still supports some rubbish football team) unlike myself who is ardent Hereford FC fan!