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Sennen Cove top car park fine - half number plate on ticket, dodgy ticket machines?
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I am in awe of everyone fighting this, especially Mouse007. What a star you are.I married my cousin. I had to...I don't have a sister.
All my screwdrivers are cordless."You're Safety Is My Primary Concern Dear" - Laks5 -
BBC WatchDog “if you are struggling with an unfair parking charge do get in touch”
Please then tell us here that you have done so.4 -
Well done everyone!2
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See article in Devon Live dot com2 -
Identical article, from a skim read. But here's a live link:WatchfulEye said:Cannot post links.
See article in Devon Live dot com
https://www.devonlive.com/news/uk-world-news/tourists-stung-huge-fines-cornwall-7279575
Please note, we are not a legal advice forum. I personally don't get involved in critiquing court case Defences/Witness Statements, so unable to help on that front. Please don't ask. .
I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.
Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.Private Parking Firms - Killing the High Street3 -
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A spokesperson for Armtrac Security Services said: "Upon further investigation regarding this matter, the incorrect payment instructions were left on the machine when it was installed recently at Mayon Green for which we can only apologise.
"The machines don’t belong to Armtrac Security and after a conversation with the landowner, the details have now been removed from the machine. They also send their apologies.
"This was an honest mistake made by the landowner and wasn’t intentional. All the other signage at the site has been updated to reflect the change and states that the full and correct vehicle registration number needs to be entered when making payment."Surely that won't fix the problem, they need to change the signs - or change the actual machine.
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.3 -
As you say, if the machines won't physically allow the whole VRM to be entered, then the PPC's signs are displaying contract terms that are void for impossibility.
It is the PPC's signs that are the problem, not the landowner's machines. I wonder how the landowner feels about this misinformation and attack on their reputation.
This needs following up with a correction/warning to all the media outlets contacted so far.
Is anyone able to take a video whilst trying to enter a VRM (or any other numbers and letters for that matter) to prove that the machine will not accept anything other than three digits?
This will prove that the PPC is lying.I married my cousin. I had to...I don't have a sister.All my screwdrivers are cordless."You're Safety Is My Primary Concern Dear" - Laks4 -
I wonder who empties the machines at night and failed to notice the wording on them, every night!Mouse007 said:What?A spokesperson for Armtrac Security Services said: "Upon further investigation regarding this matter, the incorrect payment instructions were left on the machine when it was installed recently at Mayon Green for which we can only apologise.
"The machines don’t belong to Armtrac Security and after a conversation with the landowner, the details have now been removed from the machine. They also send their apologies.
"This was an honest mistake made by the landowner and wasn’t intentional. All the other signage at the site has been updated to reflect the change and states that the full and correct vehicle registration number needs to be entered when making payment."Surely that won't fix the problem, they need to change the signs - or change the actual machine.5
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