Parking stories in the News/media

KeithP

patient_dream said:

Stuckupahill said:

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/man-awarded-compensation-after-parking-27796666

Pontypridd man awarded £200 after being harassed by New Generation Parking 5 years after PCN issued

.... shame the article did not say who the idiot legal was. 

DCB Legal are mentioned in the article....
Other than a reminder notice in March 2018, Mr Goffart said he didn’t receive any further correspondence from New Generation until May this year, when DCB Legal wrote to Mr Goffart on behalf of the parking company...

patient_dream

KeithP said:

patient_dream said:

Stuckupahill said:

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/man-awarded-compensation-after-parking-27796666

Pontypridd man awarded £200 after being harassed by New Generation Parking 5 years after PCN issued

.... shame the article did not say who the idiot legal was. 

DCB Legal are mentioned in the article....
Other than a reminder notice in March 2018, Mr Goffart said he didn’t receive any further correspondence from New Generation until May this year, when DCB Legal wrote to Mr Goffart on behalf of the parking company...

Ah, missed that but I did skim read it.

No need for DCBL to admit the deed, it's in print

Coupon-mad

HUNDREDS OF SHOPPERS MAY HAVE BEEN WRONGLY HIT WITH £100 FINES FOR PARKING IN SUPERMARKET CAR PARK

https://huddersfieldhub.co.uk/hundreds-of-shoppers-may-have-been-wrongly-hit-with-100-fines-for-parking-in-supermarket-car-park/

Take a bow, Smart Parking.

The BPA must be so proud.

That's how to drive people away from High Streets.

Coupon-mad

Dyslexic driver ripped off and frightened into paying £170 by Excel Parking Services Ltd for putting his VRM in the wrong box when using an app, which SRS' greedy firm knew, but still decided to reply to his appeal by blaming and rinsing him (adding £70 on top):

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/dyslexic-man-furious-100-parking-8764268.amp

"Ally has since paid the fine, which he said increased to £170 after his appeal was rejected, as he did not want the parking company to take further action against him. However, he has described the situation as “appalling” and “unfair” for what he said was a simple mistake.

“I reluctantly paid the £170 because I felt I had no other choice and I didn’t want to be dragged through the process of going through legal action if I didn’t,” Ally told CornwallLive.

 “I feel that [it was] a small yet simple mistake to make, especially for someone like myself who suffers from dyslexia and dyscalculia.  I’m not good with numbers and those apps aren’t very dyslexia friendly because they aren’t on a yellow background.

It’s an easy mistake and not one I make very often but to me, the most important thing is that all the information they needed was there, it was just in the wrong boxes.”

He added: “I find it appalling that they are allowed to treat people this way. I paid the fine but I’m not going to pay it quietly."

patient_dream

Rishi Sunak to unveil pro-motorist measures curbing councils' powers to impose 20mph speed limits and levy fines from traffic cameras

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12572793/Rishi-Sunak-unveil-pro-motorist-measures.html

The 20mph story broke only a couple of weeks ago and Sunak is on it already ???

Motorists around the UK have been waiting years for government to cull the private parking scam yet we are still at consultation stage and as eggs are eggs, their will be a consultation on the consultation and so on.

The great private parking scam is far bigger than the 20mph lark
Sunak should stop being weak and start to become a leader

1505grandad

WARNING  -  the following publication may prompt strong language, and contain some that may offend:-

(and if anybody is offended I am more than willing to delete this post)

https://theceopublication.com/working-for-the-greater-good-gary-osner/

OMG look who has been recognised as being in top 20 UK CEO's 2023 in todays THE CEO PUBLICATION and (in last para) "...has been hailed as a genuinely humble man whose focus is the goal for the greater good...."

(THE CEO PUBLICATION is a global business magazine recognizing CEOs across the industry vertical in the United States and the United Kingdom.)

patient_dream

1505grandad said:

OMG look who has been recognised as being in top 20 UK CEO's 2023 in todays THE CEO PUBLICATION and (in last para) "...has been hailed as a genuinely humble man whose focus is the goal for the greater good...."

And the HEADLINE

Working for the Greater Good | Gary Osner

Should read ....

Working for the Greater PROFIT | Gary Osner, THE FACE OF A UK MONEY SCAMMER

The face of ZZPS ...... where is the number on this mugshot ?

patient_dream

Revealed - the parking firm list of shame: How private wardens are hitting motorists with 30,400 tickets A DAY - see which ruthless companies are the worst in YOUR area

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12574537/Parking-firm-list-private-wardens-tickets-companies-worst.html

And the DVLA atill state they do not make a profit ????
WHAT A LOAD OF RUBBISH

Umkomaas

1505grandad said:

WARNING  -  the following publication may prompt strong language, and contain some that may offend:-

(and if anybody is offended I am more than willing to delete this post)

https://theceopublication.com/working-for-the-greater-good-gary-osner/

OMG look who has been recognised as being in top 20 UK CEO's 2023 in todays THE CEO PUBLICATION and (in last para) "...has been hailed as a genuinely humble man whose focus is the goal for the greater good...."

(THE CEO PUBLICATION is a global business magazine recognizing CEOs across the industry vertical in the United States and the United Kingdom.)

Failed to mention his involvement in the disgraced and removed Roxburghe (UK) Ltd!

https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03137269/officers

KeithP

Umkomaas said:
Failed to mention his involvement in the disgraced and removed Roxburghe (UK) Ltd!

It does (just about) mention Roxburghe...

During his first period as a BPA Board Director Gary worked with the Operational Services Board to launch the first Approved Operator Scheme Code of Practice (CoP) in 2007, Roxburghe became one of the founder members of the scheme.