Parking stories in the News/media

Nellymoser

They’ve been at it for years!

Why has this industry been allowed to get away with it for years ??

1505grandad

"They’ve been at it for years!"

Presumably breaching the KADOE contract:-

"A6. Compliance with the Law and Industry Best Practice
A6.1. The Customer shall at all times comply with Law and Industry Best Practice in carrying out its obligations under the Contract."

Not that the DVLA give a toss.

patient_dream

Nellymoser said:

They’ve been at it for years!

Why has this industry been allowed to get away with it for years ??

Any member of the public would be refused retro planning permission. As we often see people are being told to tear down buildings such as a summer house etc.

I fail to see how a council could back date planning permission UNLESS someone is given a presnt

Where are the BPA, don't they ask about planning permission for the signs and why are the DVLA giving out personal data when all those parking tickets issued were not legal ?

ParkingEye should refund everyone who paid during this illegal operation

A full investigation is required for both ParkingEye and the council, plus the BPA and the DVLA

daveyjp

Retrospective permission is based on the premise of 'if they had applied before the development was carried out would it have been given?'.  It is not designed to punish.

Nellymoser

I didn't think retrospective permission was granted based on that premise. My understanding is retrospective applications are assessed and judged exactly like any new planning/advertising applications.

Private parking companies know fine well planning/advertising permission is required for their business. They repeatedly don't apply to avoid paying the cost of the application. Their selfish greedy action deprives cash-strapped councils of planning fees revenue.

And the MHCLG believes this industry plays an important role in supporting our local economies and high streets  🙄

patient_dream

And the MHCLG believes this industry plays an important role in supporting our local economies and high streets 

Such rubbish, I guess they got that from the BPA propaganda comic

Nellymoser

You guess right. They certainly didn't get it from any research undertaken OR looking at the evidence provided.

Nellymoser

IT’S STILL HAPPENING’: Starbucks customer at petrol station slams coffee giant over £100 parking overstay charge just before Christmas

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/business/its-still-happening-starbucks-customer-at-busy-petrol-station-near-northampton-slams-coffee-giant-over-ps100-fine-just-before-christmas-5434632

Starbucks don’t do anything to warn customers or point out the very unobvious parking validation machine. Why ??

"It is unbelievable they haven’t done anything about this in THREE years.”

Starbucks declined to comment. Asda, the car park owner, has not responded. Both businesses deserve to lose customers.

Thorndorise

I see West Suffolk Hospital are using an expiration of contract for their idiot Parking company to refresh their approach...oh no, they've chosen another one, removed the barriers and will be praying it all works fine.

Whilst we're saying "fine", this website of theirs is as usual talking about PENALTY parking charges rather than private parking charges...eejits.

https://www.facebook.com/WestSuffolkNHS/posts/car-parking-is-changing-at-the-west-suffolk-hospital-the-trust-will-be-moving-to/1331075405715648/

The website for WSH shows these 'helpful answers' to the FAQs, extra steps for Blue badge holders and payment clarity!!!

Umkomaas

UKCPM - they chose badly!  More grief than ever for them.