Parking stories in the News/media

Umkomaas

IMHO this'll likely be ParkingEye.

ECP seem to be Ms national preferred operator .... unless PE are muscling in? Not all thieves have honour!

1505grandad

Ruin Rude Britannia obviously have loads of money to burn:-

https://www.contestorlegal.co.uk/blog-3/discover-how-britannia-parking-group-limited-represented-by-bw-legal-spent-over-5000-in-a-legal-battle-over-a-100-parking-ticket

"Britannia Parking Group went to great lengths, investing over £5,000 in an attempt to pursue our former client, Mrs. Michelle Morris, for a mere £100 parking charge. However, their claim was promptly dismissed after it surfaced that they were endeavouring to enforce a concealed 10-minute payment rule."

patient_dream

1505grandad said:

Ruin Rude Britannia obviously have loads of money to burn:-

https://www.contestorlegal.co.uk/blog-3/discover-how-britannia-parking-group-limited-represented-by-bw-legal-spent-over-5000-in-a-legal-battle-over-a-100-parking-ticket

"Britannia Parking Group went to great lengths, investing over £5,000 in an attempt to pursue our former client, Mrs. Michelle Morris, for a mere £100 parking charge. However, their claim was promptly dismissed after it surfaced that they were endeavouring to enforce a concealed 10-minute payment rule."

The HIGHWAYMEN of the BPA

A few hundred years ago they hung Highwaymen

Coupon-mad

Yet another one where ParkingEye and ANPR is ruining (long term disabled) patients' peace of mind at a Hospital:

https://www.warwickshireworld.com/news/people/ps100-hospital-parking-fine-for-angry-rugby-woman-injured-in-hit-and-run-accident-4535853

"A woman injured in a drink drive hit and run incident is angry after being ordered to pay a parking fine at Rugby’s Hospital of St Cross.

Angela Burt, who needs regular trips to the hospital for physio and pain relief, said the machine was faulty and wouldn’t let her pay."

That naive journalist actually thinks "She now has to pay £100."

Sigh... the victim says:

"Innocent people are being punished because of their faulty equipment. It’s just not fair. I’d hate anyone else to get caught out.

"The equipment was faulty and I looked for details on who to contact and couldn’t find any details. The ‘pay here’ sign is where I went to and I never really thought about other options. I did look for a phone number or button to press to speak to someone but there wasn’t anything, so that’s why I tried again and took the photos to prove I tried, but they still want me to pay.”

Shame in you, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.

Shame on you ParkingEye, who methinks doth protest too much: "we've got some signs up, and we're in the BPA, innit"

(NB: I am paraphrasing. Tongue in cheek).

The BPA must be so proud.

Coupon-mad

Another article features ex-clampers UKPC:

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/retired-magistrate-who-stopped-spend-28705995.amp

Retired magistrate who stopped to spend a penny ends up with demand for £170

"Raymond Roberts was given a ticket by the same man who directed him to the toilets, his daughter said.  Ms Roberts claimed a man who gave her dad directions to a toilet was the person who issued him with the fine.

"My father has several health issues, one of them being that he needs to use rest rooms often. Once he realised how far KFC was from the car park he turned back and noticed a gentleman in a high viz jacket. My father approached the gentleman and asked if he could direct him the nearest public convenience."

She claims the man apologised and advised Mr Roberts how to appeal... "This has caused my father huge stress and anxiety. He is only just home from the hospital after a bad kidney infection which hospitalised him for six days."

'Gentleman'?  Working for that bunch?!

Shame on you, UKPC.

This is parking management is it, UKPC?

The BPA must be so proud.

Umkomaas

Contestor Legal Services are offering a 'Guaranteed Win, Or Your Money Back' service for contesting parking charges. Restricted to PCNs from

CP Plus
Highview
Smart Parking

..... provided 'your driver's liability is not admitted'!  No sh*t Sherlock!  We don't charge any fee to get rid of that lot!

https://www.contestorlegal.co.uk/blog-3/guarantee-your-win-or-your-money-back-contestor-legal-services-challenges-cp-plus-highview-parking-and-smart-parking-limited-to-fairness-

Whatever2023

This forum may not charge a fee but there is still a cost in terms of time, time that could be spent more productively,

Yes, a loophole may be identified to facilitate the theft of parking or parking somewhere you shouldn’t; however, the time spent dealing with it will more often than not far exceed the £60 Parking Charge.

So if someone intends to weasel out of a charge, they may as well pay someone a small fee as is more cost effective.

Coupon-mad

Whatever2023 said:

Yes, a loophole may be identified to facilitate the theft of parking or parking somewhere you shouldn’t...

So if someone intends to weasel out of a charge, they may as well pay someone a small fee as is more cost effective.

Do you think the following is THEFT and weaselling out if the victim refuses to pay?!

- double dips (ANPR common rip-off)

- dropping off/picking up passengers

- unloading when moving into your home (flat) or having bought a bulky item 

- not managing to download an app within 5 minutes but then paying for the full stay

- not seeing a hidden keypad on a counter (gym) or not having it presented to the victim at all (restaurants/cinemas)

- keying errors

- a disabled person needing longer to shop than the fixed free stay

- parking where the signage is tiny, obscured or unlit in hours of darkness

- parking when all methods of payment are not working

- stopping at a pedestrian crossing or barrier within an Airport roadway area

etc., etc. 

Jenni_D

Looks like someone took umbrage to my previous post. 🤷‍♀️

Removing the first sentence 🙄 what I'd said was - If the majority of PPCs weren't such shysters then there wouldn't be any need to challenge such PCNs as they would (possibly) be deserved.

NCC1701-A

Whatever2023 said:

This forum may not charge a fee but there is still a cost in terms of time, time that could be spent more productively,

Yes, a loophole may be identified to facilitate the theft of parking or parking somewhere you shouldn’t; however, the time spent dealing with it will more often than not far exceed the £60 Parking Charge.

So if someone intends to weasel out of a charge, they may as well pay someone a small fee as is more cost effective.

Wouldn't your time be more effectively spent on trying to stop the deceptive and immoral practices in your industry?