Parking stories in the News/media

Coupon-mad

Can't see how an ANPR operator (as used by all supermarkets) can 'ask people to move' let alone issue a fine!

  

Humdinger1

Coupon-mad said:

Can't see how an ANPR operator (as used by all supermarkets) can 'ask people to move' let alone issue a fine!

  

Robocop rides again?

Half_way

And another one  this time a minimum wage issue.
Minimum age, minimum effort, but what if you dont even get that?
the news article is from the Sheffield star, guess the PPC.....

https://www.thestar.co.uk/business/sheffield-jobs-four-firms-criticised-for-failing-to-pay-minimum-wage-including-excel-parking-5192422

Nellymoser

Coupon-mad said:

Another day another ANPR double dip:

https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/25261224.dorset-man-charged-going-mcdonalds-twice-morning/

"Stewart Dawson, 47, made two trips to McDonald’s in Ferndown on June 16, and days later he received an unexpected letter in the post.

At around 7.30am, he took his 16-year-old son to school for his final day, having completed his GCSEs. They stopped at the fast food restaurant for a toffee latte on the way in and Mr Dawson dropped his son off, planning to pick him up when he was finished at 11am.

He headed home and then returned, with his partner, to pick up his son from school. With it being in a convenient location when travelling from their home in Wimborne, the couple decided to get a coffee from McDonald’s on the way back to the school.

Mr Dawson was greeted with a parking fine posted through the door, charging him £100 for parking at the restaurant for more than three hours, registering his car entering the restaurant in the first visit and leaving during the second visit".

ParkingEye yet again.

Whatever happened to their 19 human checks?

ParkingEye responds.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/parking-company-defends-simple-user-082927150.html

Mr Dawson DID use the car park responsibly, he received a PCN because ParkingEye DIDN'T use their ANPR cameras responsibly and perform the required CoP human checks.

PE cancelled his PCN. A result of his appeal or was it the media article?

Umkomaas

Nellymoser said:

Coupon-mad said:

Another day another ANPR double dip:

https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/25261224.dorset-man-charged-going-mcdonalds-twice-morning/

"Stewart Dawson, 47, made two trips to McDonald’s in Ferndown on June 16, and days later he received an unexpected letter in the post.

At around 7.30am, he took his 16-year-old son to school for his final day, having completed his GCSEs. They stopped at the fast food restaurant for a toffee latte on the way in and Mr Dawson dropped his son off, planning to pick him up when he was finished at 11am.

He headed home and then returned, with his partner, to pick up his son from school. With it being in a convenient location when travelling from their home in Wimborne, the couple decided to get a coffee from McDonald’s on the way back to the school.

Mr Dawson was greeted with a parking fine posted through the door, charging him £100 for parking at the restaurant for more than three hours, registering his car entering the restaurant in the first visit and leaving during the second visit".

ParkingEye yet again.

Whatever happened to their 19 human checks?

ParkingEye responds.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/parking-company-defends-simple-user-082927150.html

Mr Dawson DID use the car park responsibly, he received a PCN because ParkingEye DIDN'T use their ANPR cameras responsibly and perform the required CoP human checks.

PE cancelled his PCN. A result of his appeal or was it the media article?

Even in the PE response there was no acknowledgement that this was a double-dip, stating that "The motorist received a parking charge for parking for longer than the maximum stay period"

No he didn't!

patient_dream

QR CODES and parking scams

Some of you may have seen on the news abouy the QR CODE SCAM.  Used by councils and private parking companies

Like the ANPR SCAM they should be banned to protect the public

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isgANO89csU

Umkomaas

Would you believe it, one scammer jumping on the back of another scammer. Like a cockroach on a dog turd!

kryten3000

Umkomaas said:

Would you believe it, one scammer jumping on the back of another scammer. Like a cockroach on a dog turd!

With the added bonus that the parking company will issue a PCN for non-payment, so the motorist ends up paying twice.

Nellymoser

Never seen this method of audience participation used before.

Members of the 100+ public audience were handed green and red cards to hold up after questions were answered to show their support or rejection of the speaker's answers.

It's a quick and visual way to gather immediate feedback and assess consensus in a group setting for the speaker and the audience.

Speakers may choose to disregard the audience opinions but they can't deny it wasn't communicated to them.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/east-lothian-parking-meter-plans-110422888.html

Nellymoser

Council-owned parking operator Ipserv is refusing to disclose the number of pcns it issued at Duke Street car park, stating its commercial interests outweigh public transparency, despite knowing that payment machines were broken.

https://www.ipswich.co.uk/articles/ipserv-refuses-to-disclose-number-of-parking-fines-at-duke-street-car-park

"The bottom line: The tension between commercial confidentiality and public accountability raises important questions about transparency in council-owned businesses".

"While Ipserv maintains it "takes customer fairness seriously" and provides "clear signage in our car parks with the contact details for our customer service team," the refusal to disclose basic data about fines issued during known fault periods makes it impossible for the public to verify whether the company's enforcement practices are fair."

"This creates a fundamental conflict between the company's commercial interests and the public's right to scrutinise services ultimately owned by local taxpayers".