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  • patient_dream
    patient_dream Posts: 3,910 Forumite
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    With this MEGA scam at Stansted, why the BPA abd DVLA should take action and terminate MET parking
    It also means that the DVLA are making money from a scam
  • Kaizen2024
    Kaizen2024 Posts: 123 Forumite
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    edited 4 July at 6:11PM
    Pick-up points are not intended for parking. The operator was correct to issue the charge and decline the appeal as users should only pull into the facility when their passenger is ready to be picked up i.e once the patient has been discharged and is ready to leave (which was perfectly within the drivers control). Otherwise, the area would be clogged up with people loitering inside depriving others from benefiting from the facility.
  • Kaizen2024
    Kaizen2024 Posts: 123 Forumite
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    edited 4 July at 9:45PM
    It perfectly straight forward: 1) the driver parks in the car park along with everyone else 2) the patient is formally discharged, they can remain at the bed or similar after discharge 3) the driver collects the car from the car park and moves it to the pick-up point 4) collects the patient (there will be no delay as they have already been discharged) and drives off. 
  • Kaizen2024
    Kaizen2024 Posts: 123 Forumite
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    edited 4 July at 9:47PM
    You'll actually find alot of people 'loitering' in hospital areas!
    Indeed, but there is no reason why they can’t park in the main car park whilst doing so.
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