Parking stories in the News/media

patient_dream

nigelbb said:

Johnersh said:

Jeez, you'd think he'd just delivered some legal miracle.

To be fair he was intending to issue proceedings pre-emptively to obtain a court declaration that, in effect, debarred them from suing him on the grounds that the ppc had no lawful claim. That is fairly novel. Its a rarely used power: a rocking-horse-poo type claim. I've never issued proceedings on that basis. 

By definition, this would have involved the court determining that £100 for a late payment of 24hrs was an unfair penalty and offends consumer law).  Those are all live issues in the correct case, Beavis is not the panacea that the ppcs like to suggest. A point that Ed Levey KC made to them. 

The signs are so obviously unfair terms as they mention a PCN being issued for non-payment of the £5 drop-off charge but don't mention that the penalty is £80.

That sign means nothing. One would assume the PCN would be £5 ?

Half_way

The sign mentions a charge for parking (parking charge notice) if the vehicle has not parked , and lets not forget that loading/unloading is not parking then no charge can be due as the vehicle has not parked.

 

 

Jenni_D

Mouse007 said:

fisherjim said:

Mouse007 said:

To be honest most cars under 20 years old should be ULEZ exempt. Very few dirty cars are going to be caught by this, what’s the problem?

https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/check-your-vehicle/

I don't know what you are basing that figure on I have a Mini and a Hyundai Ix35 one is OK the other isn't one is petrol one is diesel I suggest that is more the reason.

From Start Rescue

"Most diesel cars registered before September 2015 and most vans registered before September 2016 are subject to the ULEZ charge.

Most cars with petrol engines registered before 2001 are liable, together with some vehicles registered between 2001 and 2005.

The ULEZ must also be paid by lorries and buses registered before 2014."

Diesel cars older than 17 years and petrol cars older than 21 years

2015 was 7 years ago, not 17.  

Snakes_Belly

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/index.html

DM have got the bit between their teeth. This will not look good for their claims that the new charges are not viable.

Snakes_Belly

Snakes_Belly said:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/index.html

DM have got the bit between their teeth. This will not look good for their claims that the new charges are not viable.

0870 number on one of Creative's signs. That's another money spinner on top of the £170.00 cost of an overstay at Aldi. What are Aldi thinking of ? 

1505grandad

Wonder where they get the information from to send the invoices to that produces these vast sums?. After all it's only fair that they share this easy bounty. 

patient_dream

Snakes_Belly said:

Snakes_Belly said:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/index.html

DM have got the bit between their teeth. This will not look good for their claims that the new charges are not viable.

0870 number on one of Creative's signs. That's another money spinner on top of the £170.00 cost of an overstay at Aldi. What are Aldi thinking of ? 

Until all this changes for the good, this government will be known as the friends of money scammers and Rishi for hiring old has beens who have already proven incompetence

I do wonder if these cowboys are paying their share of tax with with their fancy villas and cars
A JOB FOR HMRC ... IF THEY HAVE THE GUTS

Mouse007

Jenni_D said:

Diesel cars older than 17 years and petrol cars older than 21 years

2015 was 7 years ago, not 17.  

I'm going to keep quiet about my day job

But having been stuck in traffic behind diesel cars delight in the idea they should all be banned full stop. Dirty dirty horrid things, I don't care if they were born yesterday - there is no justification for that tractor sounding smell. 

Jenni_D

I have my new EV, and my diesel company car is getting collected on Thursday 😎

bargepole

This from the DM tells you everything you need to know, and why the DLUHC must act to curb this extortion racket:

Fat cat parking bosses rake in DOUBLE the PMs £164K salary while slapping record fines on motorists | Daily Mail Online