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Sennen Cove top car park fine - half number plate on ticket, dodgy ticket machines?

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  • Snakes_Belly
    Snakes_Belly Posts: 3,704 Forumite
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    edited 29 June 2022 at 10:34AM
    When you appeal ask for copies of the VRN log for the day of the transgressions.

    This looks like a solar powered meter which is backed up by battery. If there is not enough sun it drains the battery. I wonder what happened to the meter covered with a bin bag?  

    Nolite te bast--des carborundorum.
  • Snakes_Belly
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    Mouse007 said:
    Impossible Terms and Conditions - does that not make any contract invalid?
    So the signage is asking for full registration and the meter is asking for three?  It's beginning to look a lot like a scam. 

    Nolite te bast--des carborundorum.
  • Mouse007
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    There are grounds for complaint to The Office of Fair Trading here. These are clearly unfair contract terms which can not be complied with and guarantee a breach leading to a PCN.


    BBC WatchDog “if you are struggling with an unfair parking charge do get in touch”


    Please email your PCN story to watchdog@bbc.co.uk they want to hear about it.
    Please then tell us here that you have done so.

  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 151,711 Forumite
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    The OFT no longer exist, sadly.
    PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
    CLICK at the top or bottom of any page where it says:
     Home»Motoring»Parking Tickets Fines & Parking - read the NEWBIES THREAD
  • Half_way
    Half_way Posts: 7,472 Forumite
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    Who owns the car park?
    Also the car park locked overnight sign doesn't define when overnight is.
    The car last car park I used with a gates locked sign stated what times they were locked, and then re opened 
    From the Plain Language Commission:

    "The BPA has surely become one of the most socially dangerous organisations in the UK"
  • faborson1964
    faborson1964 Posts: 32 Forumite
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    Half_way said:
    Who owns the car park?
    Also the car park locked overnight sign doesn't define when overnight is.
    The car last car park I used with a gates locked sign stated what times they were locked, and then re opened 

    he is a local, ex RNLI. I am sure he will be furious if he knows he using some cowboys
  • faborson1964
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    HoneyZog thanks so much for posting that pic!! it makes so much difference for my appeal as they clearly said I only typed the last 3 digits which make sense to me now.
  • Mouse007
    Mouse007 Posts: 1,062 Forumite
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    More review complaints here


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    BBC WatchDog “if you are struggling with an unfair parking charge do get in touch”


    Please email your PCN story to watchdog@bbc.co.uk they want to hear about it.
    Please then tell us here that you have done so.

  • HoneyZog
    HoneyZog Posts: 10 Forumite
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    faborson1964 said:
    HoneyZog thanks so much for posting that pic!! it makes so much difference for my appeal as they clearly said I only typed the last 3 digits which make sense to me now.
    Very very happy to help! Lucky really as a friend happened to be on holiday not too far away and was good enough to go and take photos for me. No doubt they rely on holidaymakers not being able to remember/double check.
  • Mouse007
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    HoneyZog said:

    No doubt they rely on holidaymakers not being able to remember/double check.

    That is certainly a key element of this scam, I've seen reviews referring to the car parks as traps. Tickets arrive well after you have returned home, possibly hundreds of miles away.

    BBC WatchDog “if you are struggling with an unfair parking charge do get in touch”


    Please email your PCN story to watchdog@bbc.co.uk they want to hear about it.
    Please then tell us here that you have done so.

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