Parking stories in the News/media

Thorndorise

Parking firm told to pay £10k in five-minute rule row

EXCEL Get another beating in court, very similar case to Rosies.

Poor signal for Hannah, Poor choices for EXCEL

BBC News - Excel Parking ordered to pay £10,240 in five-minute parking rule row - BBC News

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2040xy9yn6o

1505grandad

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sidsnoteveret

How nice to have some good news! Well done to all of you who fight to get these unplesant and malevolent firms back under their stones.

Half_way

Currently showing on the BBC News site as the most read article (10 most read article list)

LDast

An earlier version of that article mentioned that they had approached Excel for a comment but they refused stating that they intend to appeal the decision. Hopefully, if they do appeal, they will lose and we will have some more persuasive case law to rely on.

Coupon-mad

Yep. Excel always say they'll appeal.  

Half_way

Didn't someone comment that the greed and arrogance of excel/vcs SRS could be the thing that brings down the PPC industry as it is?

Coupon-mad

Yet another double dip: this time ECP not bothering to do adequate human checks of ANPR images:

https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/25064730.man-fined-claim-parked-range-34-hours/

Man fined over claim he parked in The Range for 34 hours

Coupon-mad

And another double dip, ECP again:

https://metro.co.uk/2025/03/26/given-a-100-parking-fine-a-funeral-side-town-22790036/amp/

accused of leaving their car at Sainsburys for 6 hours but they were at a funeral elsewhere.

Coupon-mad

Finance article on CCJs quite rightly suggesting that lenders should start ignoring parking CCJs:

https://www.ftadviser.com/mortgage-brokers/2025/2/18/parking-fines-wreaking-havoc-with-peoples-credit-say-brokers/

“It’s scandalous that your mortgage capability is diminished if you park marginally over a line.”

Yellow Brick Mortgages managing director, Stephen Perkins, suggested what form this regulation reform could take, saying:

“Either CCJs should have a minimum value in order to be lodged or lenders need to start ignoring CCJs under a low-level amount.”

He argued this is necessary as CCJs for things such as parking fines really do not indicate a higher risk of non-payment of a mortgage compared to a CCJ on a credit card."