Parking stories in the News/media

Nellymoser

DE_612183 said:

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/paid-300-zip-world-rides-30143371

Smart Parking management skills again drives customers away. Be interesting to see how they manage Zip World new VIP passes which give customers free parking.

Nellymoser

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/money/2024/mar/18/uk-watchdogs-warn-of-crackdown-on-threatening-debt-collection-tactics

This article from march 2024 tells us four of the UK regulators published a joint letter calling on companies to improve their debt collection practices after shortcomings were identified.

The poor behaviour found risks affecting customers' mental and physical health and can lead them to make decisions not in their best interests.

The watchdogs said "where we find firms are falling short and delivering poor outcomes leading to consumer harm, we may take robust action".

'may'....surely they should be saying we 'will' take robust action. Regulators always seem so reluctant to take action these days it's hard to find reasons why.

Nellymoser

The Custom House Quay car park in Falmouth and its enforcement firm have been notorious for a number of years - and it seems was totally unlawful.

"Deputy District Judge Lucas at the County Court in Swindon found that the parking enforcement scheme operated by Civil Enforcement Limited at the time was unlawful."

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/falmouth-car-park-found-illegally-9637461?

Thorndorise

Not sure if this is the right place for this, but given it's media (albeit social) and it relates to this forum specifically.

Mr Hurley denouncing the good work of some forums - whilst saying people should appeal (which as we know, unless you have a slam dunk is so far proven to be a but of a sham)

Oh yeah - and as mentioned previously in one of my threads the awful (IMHO) www.247advice.co.uk put together by IPC & Barbour Logic (who seemed to have won the Parking Tech awards from the BPA for the last 3 years). If you want a giggle have a look here https://www.247advice.co.uk

Key thing is he is encouraging folk to stick it on their PCNs - as predicted by @Nellymoser

Castle

Thorndorise said:

Not sure if this is the right place for this, but given it's media (albeit social) and it relates to this forum specifically.

Mr Hurley denouncing the good work of some forums - whilst saying people should appeal (which as we know, unless you have a slam dunk is so far proven to be a but of a sham)

Oh yeah - and as mentioned previously in one of my threads the awful (IMHO) www.247advice.co.uk put together by IPC & Barbour Logic (who seemed to have won the Parking Tech awards from the BPA for the last 3 years). If you want a giggle have a look here https://www.247advice.co.uk

Key thing is he is encouraging folk to stick it on their PCNs - as predicted by @Nellymoser

I see that their "Privacy Policy coming soon"; probably held up in traffic.

Thorndorise

Castle said:

I see that their "Privacy Policy coming soon"; probably held up in traffic.

Ha, yeah, it's not really important to follow the rules is it....oh, hang on, that's what they hang their business on.
Imbecilic if you ask me...

Thorndorise

ooh and the 'Should I appeal' now takes you to the Barbour led chatbot - in a different window and website...
https://parkingmax.co.uk/Parking/IPC 



Blimey and on that page - the Barbour logic privacy and the T&Cs send you to these pages - what a farce!

Umkomaas

Nellymoser said:

The Custom House Quay car park in Falmouth and its enforcement firm have been notorious for a number of years - and it seems was totally unlawful.

"Deputy District Judge Lucas at the County Court in Swindon found that the parking enforcement scheme operated by Civil Enforcement Limited at the time was unlawful."

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/falmouth-car-park-found-illegally-9637461?

In one of the Comments on the article it mentions my DCB Legal Discontinuation thread count.  Word spreading! 😊

Nellymoser

Thorndorise said:

Mr Hurley denouncing the good work of some forums - whilst saying people should appeal (which as we know, unless you have a slam dunk is so far proven to be a but of a sham)
Oh yeah - and as mentioned previously in one of my threads the awful (IMHO) www.247advice.co.uk put together by IPC & Barbour Logic (who seemed to have won the Parking Tech awards from the BPA for the last 3 years). If you want a giggle have a look here https://www.247advice.co.uk
Key thing is he is encouraging folk to stick it on their PCNs - as predicted by @Nellymoser

Poor Mr Hurley he can't see it's his industry that provides the misleading advice and his appeals service is so biased Govt is to replace it.
I remember when I was in panic mode I turned to BPA for advice the email info they fed me wasn't just misleading it was completely untrue. They lied to benefit their members.

Coupon-mad

Thorndorise said:

Not sure if this is the right place for this, but given it's media (albeit social) and it relates to this forum specifically.

Mr Hurley denouncing the good work of some forums - whilst saying people should appeal (which as we know, unless you have a slam dunk is so far proven to be a but of a sham)

Oh yeah - and as mentioned previously in one of my threads the awful (IMHO) www.247advice.co.uk put together by IPC & Barbour Logic (who seemed to have won the Parking Tech awards from the BPA for the last 3 years). If you want a giggle have a look here https://www.247advice.co.uk

Key thing is he is encouraging folk to stick it on their PCNs - as predicted by @Nellymoser

Can't see that laughable comment on Twitter, can you link it please?