Parking stories in the News/media

Umkomaas

Coupon-mad said:

And here we have NPC caught out providing allegedly 'false evidence! to the IAS and when the journalist raised this with the IAS, she got a response from the IPC (of course:

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/dartford/news/i-was-fined-for-parking-without-a-permit-but-there-s-not-325752/

Let's see how the IPC handle this alleged fraud.

My iPad now has coffee splattered all over it!

"We also take seriously the broader implications raised regarding public trust in the appeals system and parking enforcement practices. Transparency and fairness are core principles that underpin both the IPC and the IAS.”

NCC1701-A

Holy Moly!!!

Woman charged £4,586 for two-hour car park stay

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy683260zzo

patient_dream

EV's and ANPR do not and CANNOT MIX
As most car parks have EV charging points
ANPR is the so called "one eyed frog", ANPR is not fit for purpose and a scam, ANPR should be banned 

Coupon-mad

And here we have UKCPM using completely inappropriate, excessive and IMHO illegal camera surveillance at people's homes:

https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/25235332.grove-park-pensioner-hits-parking-company-fine/

"A 75-year-old man who lives in Grove Park says “nobody” wants to visit him anymore after his friend was slapped with a fine in the car park outside his home. Minh Saelim has lived at Marbrook Court in Grove Park for the last two decades, and often receives help with his shopping as he has a back problem and can “hardly walk”.

On April 24, a friend parked outside his home for less than 15 minutes while he was carrying Mr Saelim’s shopping inside for him."

Why on earth does a Housing Association think for a minute that this surveillance is lawful, or indeed, legal?

If it was habitual practice for over twenty years for residents to come and go using vehicles, including to park and unload, then he has an easement by prescription and very possibly a grant under his lease which UKCPM are interfering with.

Unlawful ticketing (authorities: Duchess of Bedford House and also Jopson v Homeguard).

Unlawful/illegal surveillance too. As the ICO would declare if the residents reported this. But UKCPM know old people won't, and are sitting ducks.

MHCLG:
Please protect residents in UK communities and ban postal PCNs at all residential sites, as well as banning PCN issuance COMPLETELY in most cases where an operator has failed to exempt residents.

Nellymoser

NCC1701-A said: Holy Moly!!!

Woman charged £4,586 for two-hour car park stay
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy683260zzo

3wks passed and the woman's money was still not refunded. As soon as she contacted the media the money was in her account the following morning. It's an absolute disgrace she had to turn to the media for this to happen.

nigelbb

Nellymoser said:

Portleven resident drums up support to stop Cornwall Council offloading one of its most popular car parks to a private management company.

Cornwall Council plans to privatise the parking on Kitto’s Field and numerous other car parks by using a tender system to the highest bidder. These car parks will be monitored by ANPR 24 hours, seven days a wk, 52 wks of the year to maximise the monies taken.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/more-1-000-sign-petition-082801290.html

Is it really permissible for councils to hire a private contractor to run their car parks using ANPR to evade the ban on councils using ANPR themselves?

Coupon-mad

You would think not.

Coupon-mad

Sainsburys Horsham are losing customers due to their stupidly fiddly 'scan a receipt to exempt yourself from a fine' system:

https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/people/parking-fines-at-horsham-supermarket-causing-stress-and-annoyance-5180666

"Many have taken to social media to share their views. One shopper said: “Just received a parking fine from Euro Car Parks for allegedly not scanning my till receipt in Sainsbury's car park. So very annoying as I am meticulous in making sure I do this."

Loads of replies saying people have stopped shopping there.

The BPA must be so proud. Supporting landowners eh? Try telling that to defunct Somerfield...

Coupon-mad

VCS v Carr is getting some publicity:

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/driver-wins-long-running-court-31873077.amp

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14821715/amp/Driver-Philip-Carr-wins-court-fine-parking-home.html

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/driver-wins-long-running-court-114431092.html

£9500 for parking at his own house was criminal, IMHO, and if there was any real justice, I say that VCS should be in the dock.

It's victims like Philip Carr who are the group that PPC World call 'repeat offenders' and Will Hurley embarrassingly said in his LinkedIn recently that repeat victims (who he and we know are mainly residents and their visitors) are such wrong 'uns that they shouldn't have the discount!

You could not make this stuff up.

But they do!

Thorndorise

Coupon-mad said:

VCS v Carr is getting some publicity:

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/driver-wins-long-running-court-114431092.html

£9500 for parking at his own house was criminal, IMHO, and if there was any real justice, I say that VCS should be in the dock.

It's victims like Phillip Carr who are the group that PPC World call 'repeat offenders' and Will Hurley embarrassingly said in his LinkedIn recently that repeat victims (who he and we know are mainly residents and their visitors) are such wrong 'uns that they shouldn't have the discount!

You could not make this stuff up.

But they do!

I wouldn't mind it now and then, but it is one of his persistent messages - maintain levels of 'deterrents', increase them for those 'repeat' offenders...he even cites (well actually he doesn't - probably just a LinkedIn poll with 27 answers) where he asked the motorist what they think! much to my chagrin.