Parking stories in the News/media

patient_dream

As Judges are now understanding the signs and very small print, I wonder if the Beavis case would have been different because Parking Eye signs then and now uses small unreadable print

Looking forward to the next EXCEL/VCS court spanking

Umkomaas

Not sure about any further Excel/VCS spanking, but UKPC seem to be copping some financial grief at the hands of Jackson Yamba. A few new 2024 reports after a period of radio silence about the esteemed one!

https://www.contestorlegal.co.uk/blog-3

Castle

In the 14th Feb blog about the parking period it should read "Schedule 4-Para 8(2)(a)", not para "8(a)".

(I wonder whether they meant Hereford or Hertford county court?)

patient_dream

TOTAL PARKING SOLUTIONS PLAYING THE DOUBLE DIP GAME

Pensioner's fury after he's slapped with £100 parking fine for visiting a car wash twice in one day - without actually parking

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13084073/Pensioners-fury-hes-slapped-100-parking-fine-visiting-car-wash-twice-one-day-without-actually-parking.html

Coupon-mad

Yet another STUPID Health Centre talked into thinking they have a parking problem (that probably doesn't exist in reality...this is what this industry does, in our experience) letting a PPC harass their patients and staff:

https://www.mynewsmag.co.uk/parking-problems-bushey-residents-say-private-company-needs-to-be-challenged/


"Bushey Medical Centre is a large site with two GP practices – Attenborough Surgery and Manor View Practice – and a busy pharmacy.

The car park is operated by Private Parking Solutions (PPS), who have been causing deep upset in recent months after repeatedly slapping residents with hefty fines for parking in the same space in the car park.  Residents say the space in question is deceptive because it looks like a parking bay and have described the yellow lines as “misleading, inadequate and unclear”.

This image seems to show 2 cars parked in what looks like 2 bays at the back.  So it is a parking space.  The article shows some shoddy double WHITE lines which have no meaning, and no signs:



"...some residents say they have observed a plain clothes parking attendant standing at a distance and watching as unsuspecting residents park in the location in question. The moment the driver leaves their vehicle, the attendant allegedly then hits them with a ticket.

She said: “I am friends with a receptionist who works for Attenborough Surgery. She told me they get complaints from patients all the time. Some people have been issued fines while sitting in their cars. Even delivery drivers dropping medical supplies have been fined.

“Bushey Medical Centre is for NHS patients in the local community, and I am shocked that this kind of practice is allowed to continue.

This is affecting sick, elderly, vulnerable people.  It’s extortion and entrapment, and it’s relentless and lawless. Someone is making thousands of pounds and it’s not the NHS.”

Coupon-mad

Yet another article about ParkingEye ducking out of an unfair PCN only when an MP gets involved.

The BPA line seems to be, IMHO:
"if there's any noise, cancel the odd one to shut down publicity/MPs getting wind of what's going on":

https://www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/news/24117766.couples-parking-charge-cancelled-thanks-help-mp/

STOURBRIDGE’S MP has met up with a Wollaston couple who have had their £100 parking charge cancelled after she intervened on their behalf.

In this case, the payment machine was broken and the victim had taken a photo.

Look what the MP said!

She urged people who feel they have been wrongly fined for parking to seek advice and she added: “Martin Lewis’s Money Saving Expert website is a good source.”

They can't shut down this noise... 

exongrad

I thought you would be interested in this story from The Times:

Watch out for private parking fines — they raked in 1bn last year.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/33a740c4-e434-43e5-8b79-995d027eba0c?shareToken=5cfadb594903becf67c99a715939687c

Lots of important stuff omitted.

Umkomaas

exongrad said:

I thought you would be interested in this story from The Times:

Watch out for private parking fines — they raked in 1bn last year.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/33a740c4-e434-43e5-8b79-995d027eba0c?shareToken=5cfadb594903becf67c99a715939687c

Lots of important stuff omitted.

From the article:

The BPA said: “The parking sector manages millions of spaces every day and witnesses the impact of a few drivers who block spaces, park in blue badge zones or cause a nuisance to motorists who park with care and attention. The system has to be robust enough to deter this behaviour.”

So 13 million motorists are the 'few' responsible for blocking spaces, park in blue badge zones or cause a nuisance to (other) motorists. Wow!  Looks like more Kelvin Krappage!

Coupon-mad

A really weak article. Waste of print space.

I was suggested for that journalist to chat to yesterday, but she didn't.

Coupon-mad

This one is Britannia Parking and DCB Ltd 'terrorising' a disabled driver for daring to shop at a retail park in Scotland:

https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/inverness-man-left-feeling-terrorised-after-receiving-park-342765/

I've noticed before in largish retail parks I use, that many ANPR firms have no t&cs signs whatsoever in entire runs of accessible bays nor in Parent & child bays nearest to stores.

I mean no t&cs signs AT ALL in those bays.  Nowhere near. Almost like they want to prey on the unsuspecting and more vulnerable drivers.

The BPA must be so proud.