Parking stories in the News/media

Coupon-mad

This looks like a red route being set up by the Council on an A road near Bristol Airport:
https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/regional-news/bristol-airport-drivers-face-70-8564991.amp

Now if I am right and this is to be a Local Authority initiative with £70 penalty charges (seen as a hefty deterrent when well signed), this is great evidence to tell the DLUHC in the Public Consultation, if they ask whether you think £100 is right for Airport no-stopping zones:

ANSWER: NO.

Why the Hell should the likes of VCS (particularly greedy ex-clampers, notorious for issuing a no-stopping PCN to Mr Ward and dragging him to two hearings when his engine failed for FOUR SECONDS, plus other PCNs for stopping at barriers and zebra crossings) be enabled by the Government to get £100, especially given they have an unhealthy monopoly on Airport red-route roads?

How can that be acceptable when the brand new red route to be operated by the Local Authority near to Bristol Airport on the A38 is charging £70 - which is a hefty penalty and more than sufficient.  Make VCS prove they can operate fairly; reduce Airport 'no stopping' cash-cow level to £70 to match the Local Authority equivalent.

OR IS THIS ROAD ALSO GOING TO BE VCS-DOMINATED?

The article is useless as it also says:

"Once in place they will be enforced by the Bristol Airport policing team and anyone parked on them will be issued with a fine."

...Say what now?

North Somerset Council are no clearer:
https://n-somerset.gov.uk/news/red-lines-installed-stop-dangerous-parking-a38

Coupon-mad

Hopeless Freeman of the Land stuff this deluded guy found on Faceache fails to get him off a Speeding fine:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/cars/article-12245961/Man-tried-sue-police-210million-terrorism-charges-using-medieval-laws-speeding-battle.html?ico=mol_mobile_home

This is similar to the rubbish spouted by the carefully cherry-picked pushover Defendant in Britannia v Semark-Jullien and I met that guy in court. Hopeless defence and  I'm being charitable to even call it a 'defence' .

Fruitcake

Coupon-mad said:

This looks like a red route being set up by the Council on an A road near Bristol Airport:
https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/regional-news/bristol-airport-drivers-face-70-8564991.amp

Now if I am right and this is to be a Local Authority initiative with £70 penalty charges (seen as a hefty deterrent when well signed), this is great evidence to tell the DLUHC in the Public Consultation, if they ask whether you think £100 is right for Airport no-stopping zones:

ANSWER: NO.

Why the Hell should the likes of VCS (particularly greedy ex-clampers, notorious for issuing a no-stopping PCN to Mr Ward and dragging him to two hearings when his engine failed for FOUR SECONDS, plus other PCNs for stopping at barriers and zebra crossings) be enabled by the Government to get £100, especially given they have an unhealthy monopoly on Airport red-route roads?

How can that be acceptable when the brand new red route to be operated by the Local Authority near to Bristol Airport on the A38 is charging £70 - which is a hefty penalty and more than sufficient.  Make VCS prove they can operate fairly; reduce Airport 'no stopping' cash-cow level to £70 to match the Local Authority equivalent.

OR IS THIS ROAD ALSO GOING TO BE VCS-DOMINATED?

The article is useless as it also says:

"Once in place they will be enforced by the Bristol Airport policing team and anyone parked on them will be issued with a fine."

...Say what now?

North Somerset Council are no clearer:
https://n-somerset.gov.uk/news/red-lines-installed-stop-dangerous-parking-a38

I'll swing by after the lines are in place to have a look, dashcam fully primed and loaded. I suspect this will be on the "bump-out" where the A38 was rerouted several years ago in order to extend the runway.
I suspect this section of the A38 might therefore belong to the airport and be covered by byelaws as opposed to being adopted by the council.
I need to do some digging.

If I can find a drop off point near enough to walk there I will see if I can get a driver to take me at a later date to take stills of the site and signage.

This is purely because of the greedy airport owners and operators who have hiked the parking charges and drop-off charges, and of course the actions of VCS within the airport.
Several "independent" car parks have been set up in pubs and fields around the place to undercut the airport costs. This resulted in cars being dumped when one company went bust overnight, and cars being damaged when moved around cramped car parks by unlicenced drivers.
Local residents hate the inconvenience caused by inconsiderate drop-offs and parking, but it's all down to the absent foreign airport owners and their sub-contractors who are only interested in making more money to shovel out the country (in my opinion).

Umkomaas

Coupon-mad said:

Hopeless Freeman of the Land stuff this deluded guy found on Faceache fails to get him off a Speeding fine:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/cars/article-12245961/Man-tried-sue-police-210million-terrorism-charges-using-medieval-laws-speeding-battle.html?ico=mol_mobile_home

This is similar to the rubbish spouted by the carefully cherry-picked pushover Defendant in Britannia v Semark-Jullien and I met that guy in court. Hopeless defence and  I'm being charitable to even call it a 'defence' .

🤦‍♂️ - FMOTL B/S!  Tried to counter-sue the police for £210 million, using 'mediaeval laws and customs'!

I spluttered out my coffee when I read this comment:

Melt with Mullet Magistrated to the tune of 1000.

Classic. 

Coupon-mad

The latest BPA member to refuse an appeal then furiously back-pedal when a newspaper got involved, is F1rst Parking:
https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/23629068.southend-hospital-parking-firm-scrap-fine-injured-womans-daughter/

Almost like the BPA has told the all to do this.  The BPA must be so proud of this extreme carpet-lifting.

We aren't.  The PCN was predatory crap:

"Jill Taylor, 75, was taken to Southend Hospital after a serious and “potentially life threatening” accident on June 21.

Ms Taylor had fallen outside London Road’s Leigh Primary Care Centre suffering a wound to her head. Her daughter was told to drive her straight to A&E, but when they arrived they were unable to find a parking space.

In desperation, the family left the car in the drop-off zone and left a note on the car."

But F1rst pounced anyway.  

The ticketer would have seen the note, apparently ignored it.  Possibly even saw them arrive & watched the injured passenger struggle into A&E. Never mind that... there's money to be made, eh?

Got the appeal, and (reportedly) refused it.

Why don't you all just get lost from hospital car parks, F1rst, UKPC, ParkingEye et al...not wanted. Clear off.

patient_dream

Coupon-mad said:

The latest BPA member to refuse an appeal then furiously back-pedal when a newspaper got involved, is F1rst Parking:
https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/23629068.southend-hospital-parking-firm-scrap-fine-injured-womans-daughter/

Almost like the BPA has told the all to do this.  The BPA must be so proud of this extreme carpet-lifting.

The BPA is no longer what government approved and is now run by the stooges we see on here daily

This wild scamming bunch have gone totally against Sunak's promises ..... Transparency .... Integrity .... Honesty

1505grandad

Which of course the integrity of this entity (BPA) the DVLA rely on to give out motorists personal data willy nilly.

I can't help but wonder how many more officials seem to be enthralled by the "men in suits". Hope the officials involved in the new CoP are not:-  

https://www.britishparking-media.co.uk/news/transport-minister-addresses-parking-sector-at-bpa-live

"He began by saying "We all know that working in partnership provides better transport services and I am delighted that the department has been working closely with the BPA to develop smarter parking - maximising the benefit of real-time data and IT systems to improve the experience of the user." "

"I know that the constructive working relationship with the BPA, which my department has enjoyed over many years will continue."

Coupon-mad

Yes I saw that.

Breathed a huge sigh of relief that the statutory CoP is NOTHING to do with the blinkered Dept for Transport who have been in the BPA's pocket for far too long.

Don't worry.

The DLUHC is not in a PPC suit pocket.

Coupon-mad

No surprise that the years-long notorious scam site of Earlham House in Norwich is still being rinsed dry by the questionable 'rules' cooked up by the greedy landowner and/or NPE:

https://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/23631312.npe-parking-fines-earlham-house-norwich-challenged/

The IPC must be so proud. This is parking management, is it?  In your cloud cuckoo land!

Just imagine the 'carmaggeddon', though, if Earlham House had no PPC and people could shop safe from a scammer.

Oooer.  Worried? Maybe the UK public are wrong!

Let's never forget, according to this laughable BPA propaganda piece, losing the 'benefit' of scam, badly signed predatory operations like those we feature in this thread will cost the UK's economy a £19.5 billion hit:

https://www.britishparking-media.co.uk/news/government-proposals-to-reduce-parking-charges-will-lead-to-a-gbp-19-5-billion-hit-to-the-uk-economy

patient_dream

Coupon-mad said:

Let's never forget, according to this laughable BPA propaganda piece, losing the 'benefit' of scam, badly signed predatory operations like those we feature in this thread will cost the UK's economy a £19.5 billion hit:

https://www.britishparking-media.co.uk/news/government-proposals-to-reduce-parking-charges-will-lead-to-a-gbp-19-5-billion-hit-to-the-uk-economy

The propaganda by the BPA is just part of the "Pinocchio" scam club

People will not STOP spending money, they will just go elsewhere where there are no scammers

NO, there will not be a hit of £19.5 billion, sadly this is the dreamworld the BPA live in, maybe they should move from Haywards Heath to Disney Land