Ocean Parking - Disabled Badge - POPLA refused appeal

Coupon-mad

mikemhac said:

Hi All,

Current update contac ted MP who contacted British Parking Association who said Ocean don enothing wrong and result still stands. Ocean as good will gesture have reduced fee from £160 to £100 for 14 days. I am terminally ill with cancer is it worth making them aware of that or will they just speed things up to make sure they catch me while they can.

So sorry to hear that news.

Yes tell them and ask for that they cease and desist with the choices being:

- no debt demands and allow 'breathing space'

or

- full cancellation and an apology to leave you alone due to clear health vulnerability

or

- a court claim now - AS IN THIS AUTUMN - no delay and no threatograms or fake added £70 because that's likely to be banned (again) this month, if MSE forumites' predictions are true.

Tell them to stop prolonging the agony with useless 'offers' because you won't be paying unless a Judge tells you to.

mikemhac

Ok the debt recovery company is now quoting supreme court ruling www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2015-0116.html which my understanding after reading all 60 odd pages of the judgement surround whether or not the charge is a penalty or not, Given that I have legitimately bought a ticket and then parked in a disabled bay I don't see how this is affected by this judgement. Furthermore they stated that Blue badge scheme does not apply , therefore am under any obligation to display it on dashboard which I believed I had done till it got knocked off in any event. Under the disability legislation they should be providing places for people with disabilities some of whom s disability doesn't qualify for a blue 0obadge. Do I engage with the debt company and put this argument forward or do I just leave it. Any input appreciated as this is weighing on me and at this rate it may still be ongoing when I "pop my clogs"

Umkomaas

Do not engage in any way with a debt collector. They are powerless to do anything to you, other than send you silly letters. Have you contacted your MP and asked him/her to help you with this, they can often weigh heavily on private parking firms? 

In all honesty, Ocean are pretty much small fry in the grand scheme of things, we don't see any major interest by them in pursuing court claims, and I can't see them taking that route with you, especially given your circumstances (so sorry to hear about your illness).

Just ignore anything from the debt recovery firm and see what transpires beyond their shenanigans.  Come back to us if you receive anything further direct from Ocean, or from solicitors representing them (highly unlikely). 

Have you written to Ocean to explain your health condition, I think it's important you do that, as recommended by @Coupon-mad, above? 

Coupon-mad

That's just the Beavis case.  Nothing new.

mikemhac

Thanks for the comments I did contact my MP all she did was refer it to the BPA who ruled Ocean had done nothing wrong and left it at that, she was pretty useless really , well she is a Tory MP after all.

Coupon-mad

But they are changing the law...

Did you miss the thread yesterday?

mikemhac

Yes I did miss the thread have you got a  link to it please

Le_Kirk

mikemhac said:

Yes I did miss the thread have you got a  link to it please

Possibly this is the one you want but if not you can always search the forum and it is good to read other threads and not just stay on your own.
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6463361/dluhc-private-parking-code-government-launches-call-for-evidence-discussion-thread/p1

Coupon-mad

mikemhac said:

Yes I did miss the thread have you got a  link to it please

No link was needed because the forum search works fairly well if you'd searched for good keywords.  Easy to spot that thread.

And it's constantly on page one every day as people add their photos - please help by adding yours. 

Anyway, we sincerely hope that you are au fait with the need to respond to the private parking draft Impact Assessment by mid-September?

Or let me do a submission containing YOUR photo evidence please...

You want to help us change the law?

To be clear, we are nearly there; it's not a petition or some weak campaign, it's a final push on a law already passed, to cap the £PCN levels and ban the fake DRA fees.

The Government has a Call for Evidence open right now.

We are wanting photos of unmanaged car parks, Hospital car park signs near you that show £50 or £60 as the deterrent, and Aldi, Asda, Tesco or Sainsburys £70 signs please.

Here on page 6 I summarise what pics I need:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6463361/dluhc-private-parking-code-government-launches-call-for-evidence-discussion-thread/p6

We need photo evidence of low or no deterrent car parks near you, please!

NOT £100, NOT £90 or £80.

Signs for lower sums, or sites with no PPC.

mikemhac

Latest update in this saga I have now received a letter from CST Law acting on Ocean's Behalf telling me I have till 30th August to pay £160 or papers will be going to the county court. Do I respond to this one rather than ignoring it?