Parking stories in the News/media

Coupon-mad

No, but a little bird tells me the DLUHC may have seen it...!

Here's a new one, an update to an old one:
https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/23368291.wrexham-ms-provides-update-parking-fine-issues-island-green/

Euro Car Parks and the BPA are still insisting to a slightly clueless Welsh MS that they can completely ignore the soon-incoming DLUHC Code of Practice, put their fingers in their ears and sing "la, la, la" about keying errors.

The IPC Are singing the same song.

Looks to me like both APAs seem desperate to let their crappy, anti-consumer, money-grabbing AOS members make hay while the sun still shines in 2023.

But the days are numbered re Dracula being in charge of the AOS blood bank.

ALL keying errors will see all PCNs cancelled by this time next year and any court cases about keying error PCNs will have no 'legitimate interest' to support the claims.

patient_dream

Coupon-mad said:

No, but a little bird tells me the DLUHC may have seen it...!

Here's a new one, an update to an old one:
https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/23368291.wrexham-ms-provides-update-parking-fine-issues-island-green/

Euro Car Parks and the BPA are still insisting to a slightly clueless Welsh MS that they can completely ignore the soon-incoming DLUHC Code of Practice, put their fingers in their ears and sing "la, la, la" about keying errors.

The IPC Are singing the same song.

Looks to me like both APAs seem desperate to let their crappy, anti-consumer, money-grabbing AOS members make hay while the sun still shines in 2023.

But the days are numbered re Dracula being in charge of the AOS blood bank.

ALL keying errors will see all PCNs cancelled by this time next year and any court cases about keying error PCNs will have no 'legitimate interest' to support the claims.

"She continued: “Unfortunately, the BPA states it's reasonable for a parking operator to make a ‘modest’ charge of up to £20 to cover their processing costs.  This would have needed to be paid within 14 days, as after this the 'fine' will revert to the original rate."

Who says it's reasonable ?  Just the cloud dreaming BPA. Same as their cloud dreaming fake add-ons

"But the days are numbered re Dracula being in charge of the AOS blood bank"

Has government finally woken up that the BPA and IPC operate the biggest scam in the UK and are not in the interests of the public

Coupon-mad

Mother & her young children are wrongly locked out of an NCP Car Park that closed early. She was among 4 drivers who had to leave their cars overnight and find an alternative way home in the dark/rain, due to the error.

Then NCP decided to add money-grabbing insult to injury, by sending out £100 PCNs to those drivers for 'overstay'!
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/cars/1743886/Parking-fine-row-locked-outside-car-park-Newton-Abbot-gaffe/amp

Cancelled now that a newspaper is onto it.  There goes that dust under the huge BPA carpet again.

Le_Kirk

That link requires you to click on "continue reading" don't they want us to read their paper?  I don't want to sign in or otherwise agree to their newsletter! 

Coupon-mad

When you click on 'continue reading' it just lets you.  No newsletters or sign in!

Le_Kirk

Ha, you are right, it must be the only one! I see NCP have invented a new verb "PCN'd"

Snakes_Belly

Coupon-mad said:

Excel Parking Services Ltd are given FAR too much space to chat rubbish in the second half of this article about a keying error where the PCN should have been cancelled:
https://www.northwaleschronicle.co.uk/news/23352365.gwynedd-man-fight-fine-paying-parking-wrong-vehicle/

Consumer blame culture yet again from Captain Clampit & co.

“Had Mr Scott provided evidence to support his appeal, it is likely a reduction of the charge would have been offered.

“In the absence of any such evidence, both our internal appeals team and the Independent Appeals Service dismissed Mr Scott's appeals.'

They would have dismissed his appeals even if he had provided evidence of payment. He probably did have evidence of payment from payment via the app.

Coupon-mad

Disabled woman 'fined' £100 for going to visit a new food store operated by the apparent 'one-msn-band' outfit, Have a Nice Car Park Ltd:

https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/disabled-woman-stung-with-ps100-fine-after-13-minute-visit-to-new-doncaster-food-store-4057308

Apparently, loads of customers have fallen foul of the reportedly non-prominent signs and unclear lines, and a complete lack of disabled bays. 

Why the heck of hecks have they even got a poxy "scumbag" pointless parking company in?  Do they want to drive away potential customers?

NAMED AND SHAMED, HERON FOODS.

"Heron Foods has opened the outlet inside the former Lonsdale pub in Sandringham Road, Intake."

IMHO they'll soon fail, like the pub did.

Coupon-mad

ParkingEye issue an apparently meritless parking charge at a hospital and have to cancel it:

https://www.granthamjournal.co.uk/news/hospital-parking-fine-as-a-gesture-of-goodwill-after-appea-9302937/

What's new? If more people appealed and also complained to landowners about every poxy PCN the stupid ANPR 'Auto-PCN machines' churn out, the rogue parking industry would fall over. 

Umkomaas

Coupon-mad said:

ParkingEye issue an apparently meritless parking charge at a hospital and have to cancel it:

https://www.granthamjournal.co.uk/news/hospital-parking-fine-as-a-gesture-of-goodwill-after-appea-9302937/

What's new? If more people appealed and also complained to landowners about every poxy PCN the stupid ANPR 'Auto-PCN machines' churn out, the rogue parking industry would fall over. 

Same old drivel spouted by PE, insinuating some blame attaching to the motorist and about them being audited by the BPA!  Seen it so many times now!