Parking stories in the News/media

Coupon-mad

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81911190#Comment_81911190

To be fair, that's my interpretation because the BPA undoubtedly has a major interest in this - and has been pushing this agenda - and all I meant was 'both' (not collusion).

But I have just done a FOI request to see any BPA or IPC comms:

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/communications_with_the_bpa_ipc

Kaizen2024

Some people give far too much credit to the Robert Goodwill letter. One mans opinion carries no weight in law, it’s not legislation. In any event, if the LA is not the creditor; they will at no point request DVLA data or issue a PC.

Coupon-mad

Prudhoe Co-op forced by previous planning consent to U-turn on a planned ANPR racket and they had to take down the signs:

https://www.hexham-courant.co.uk/news/25900048.no-restrictions-prudhoe-co-op-car-park-northumberland/

Signs going up in 2025 had 'upset many residents', according to county councillor, Gordon Stewart. The plans were to install the camera, which would collect details of all vehicles leaving and entering the car park.

Cllr Stewart said 'such a move would cause a huge amount of damage to the well-being of the town centre, including the Co-op, potentially closing many small businesses and creating job losses'.

Cllr Stewart has said that there are planning conditions relating to the site which date back to the 1980s, preventing any car park restrictions.

He added that when residents saw the signage go up last year, the car park 'soon had less use, and the side streets were full, upsetting many residents'.

A Co-op spokesperson has now said that there are no restrictions planned at the site, a decision described by the Councillor as a 'huge boost to Prudhoe town centre and residents'.

patient_dream

A good Councillor, wish more were like that and kick out the vermin

patient_dream

NOT A PARKING STORY

But given the mega parking scam and everything going on at the moment, some light relief to watch

Remember the movie ALFIE ? It's on Youtube for free

How long on Youtube, who knows

"Not a lot of people know this"

foden11

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81911109#Comment_81911109

The Landlord told me i quote there will be to much signage and staff communication for customers to get tickets,if a genuine falls through the cracks ( i suppose there will be ots in the future) it can be cancelled with proof of purchase.🤣

Coupon-mad

Yes I'm sure PCNs will be easy to cancel … not!

The pub will regret it.

patient_dream

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81912348#Comment_81912348

A landlord of a pub who is stupid enough to think that will go bust, customers are not that stupid

WHAT A FOOL TO FALL IN THE TRAP OF A MONEY SCAMMER

Nellymoser

Here's another one:

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/pub-plans-to-install-anpr-cameras-amid-numerous-complaints-336733/

Pub bosses faced with “numerous complaints” about unsafe parking want to introduce cameras in their car park to crack down on the problem. Many parking spaces are currently taken up by non-customers - forcing punters to leave their cars in the road.

Coupon-mad

That'll drive even more people to avoid the car park and instead park on the local streets…