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Parking stories in the News/media
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Gove has always been a bit of a snake.
Nolite te bast--des carborundorum.4 -
UKPC AND MCDONALDS AGAIN... Sounds like another double dip
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10997905/Driver-hit-100-parking-fine-visiting-McDonalds-twice-one-day.html
A spokesperson for McDonald's said: 'We are sorry to hear about this customer's experience.
We understand that if the customer contacts the provider directly, their case will be considered under the appeals process <<<<<< This is nothing new to McD's with UKPC BUT THE SIZE OF THEM, SURELY THEY CAN DICTATE what happens to the landlords ..
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On a more happier note, my local Co-op which is based below many flats in a new development where you would normally see parking vermin, I had reason to complain about this branch
The reason was a terrible lack of stock, I went to buy 12 items and came out with one. Today I had a very good chat with the Regional manager who explained the reasons which are being sorted.
The car park for the shop holds about 30 cars and I told him the reason I frequent his empty store and that being NO parking scammers.
He then told me that Euro had been sniffing around but the landowner would not allow parking scammers on his land.
The actual site apart from the Co-op is vast, probably a mix of 1000 properties ..... a scam haven
I explained how the parking scam works and asked him to review what CEL did to the Co-op
I also told him that introducing a parking scammer would destroy a business ...... hopefully it sunk in
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/cars/article-10998359/Motorists-expect-summer-parking-tickets-misery.htmlAwful simply awful - but typical DM
BBC WatchDog “if you are struggling with an unfair parking charge do get in touch”
Please email your PCN story to watchdog@bbc.co.uk they want to hear about it.Please then tell us here that you have done so.4 -
Nolite te bast--des carborundorum.4 -
Mouse007 said:patient_dream said:
But, Mr Gove was sacked yesterday .... was Gove fit for purpose, being sacked suggests he was not ??I don't think he was sacked for not being "fit for purpose"I think he was sacked (by Boris) for trying to stab Boris with a blunt pencil2 -
ANOTHER EURO STORY
Driver, 69, is given £100 parking fine after she got stuck in car wash queue for more than 30 minutes
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11005513/Driver-fined-100-queuing-car-wash-Sutton-filling-station.html
I wish the DAILY MAIL would fully understand that these are NOT fines
This will be an ANPR ticket and proves once again that ANPR is NOT suitable in modern times and private parking firms should be banned from using them ??
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DM advice should come with a stupidity warning"If your appeal is rejected then you should pay or the parking company will take you to court. When you can pay you should write that you are 'paying under protest' and keep a copy. If you still think you were wrongly fined you can take the firm to small claims court to try and reclaim the money. "
BBC WatchDog “if you are struggling with an unfair parking charge do get in touch”
Please email your PCN story to watchdog@bbc.co.uk they want to hear about it.Please then tell us here that you have done so.3 -
Sigh...that's terrible.
A crying shame, because the DM could be reaching a lot of UK motorists and ensuring that thousands more people respond to the upcoming Public Consultation to see off the legal challenges and bring home the new Code of Practice and the vital ban on false 'debt recovery fees'.PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
CLICK at the top or bottom of any page where it says:
Home»Motoring»Parking Tickets Fines & Parking - read the NEWBIES THREAD6 -
I'm certain we all will be active in advising the press/media both local and National
We need to bring this to the attention of millions and we will
As far as the fake add-on scam, it still is a scam . What the BPA have not understood is they are in charge of the UK's biggest scam.
I don't know of any other company/organisation who allows scammers to be board members. This is one question to ask as nothing much will change whilst the BPA promote a scam ... do they you might say ? where did the fake add-on come from ?
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