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Heard this on the radio - just a shame such bad advice is usually given.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2k0qlpjgk2o

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If the car park operates using ANPR, it's hard to see any commercial justification for a charge of £100 for taking longer than 5 minutes to pay.

The only purpose the time limit seems to serve is generating more parking charges.
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Just saw this on the BBC News. Could someone reach out to her and see if the situation can be recovered?
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Quote from: John Glacier on November 30, 2024, 05:30:05 pm
Just saw this on the BBC News. Could someone reach out to her and see if the situation can be recovered?
This is being looked into.
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I practice law in the Traffic Penalty Tribunal, London Tribunals, the First-tier tribunal for Scotland, and the Traffic Penalty Tribunal for Northern Ireland, but I am not a solicitor or a barrister. Notwithstanding this, I voluntarily apply the cab rank rule. I am a member of the Society of Professional McKenzie Friends, my membership number is FM193 and I abide by the SPMF service standards.

Quote from: 'Gumph' date='Thu, 19 Jan 2023 - 10:23'
cp8759 is, indeed, a Wizard of the First Order
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Mick, you are a very, very bad man
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Quote from: John Glacier on November 30, 2024, 05:30:05 pm
Just saw this on the BBC News. Could someone reach out to her and see if the situation can be recovered?

I have already done so when I saw the news today and I hadn't seen this post.  She will be posting later today all being well.

I cannot abide Excel.

I hope with the wealth of knowledge on this forum she can be saved providing it has not gone too far.

One interesting point in the BBC Article just above is the solicitor mentioning POPLA.  The signage to the car park on Google Street View states it is a PUBLIC CAR PARK.  Of course, it is private land but I wonder how that could affect a case.  It's like they are almost trying to pull the wool over peoples' eyes using more nefarious means.

I'll get my popcorn...
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Interesting chat on Politics East Midlands this morning with the Derby North MP, Catharine Atkinson talking about a new Code of Practice.

It would be better if they went in better prepared knowing more about this 5 minute penalty than simply saying, "It is plain wrong".  They should be able to make the point that it is not legally enforceable under the relevant Consumer Act.  That then gets the message out to the populous that this is unlawful and fear not.

When will they get a grip on this? Are the courts still overrun with these types of cases?  I guess so.
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Are the courts still overrun with these types of cases?
Between them, Civil Enforcement, ParkingEye, and UKPC issued a combined 69,794 claims in 2023.

That's just the 3 companies about whom I was able to get figures.
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was this with help from Ivan?
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I gather she was on Radio 2's Jeremy Vile slot at 12pm yesterday.
No idea if the broadcast slot was only this case or parking penalties in general with this case highlighted
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Funny how Excel would not comment.

What a surprise!

Especially when we all know they are actually guilty.

What happened to SRS in the ‘Toothpaste’ case?

Did he actually appear before the judge to answer questions about contempt of court in 2012?

Obviously made little difference!
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Quote from: mickR on December 15, 2024, 11:11:49 am
was this with help from Ivan?
Nothing to do with me, credit goes to @Nosy Parker
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I practice law in the Traffic Penalty Tribunal, London Tribunals, the First-tier tribunal for Scotland, and the Traffic Penalty Tribunal for Northern Ireland, but I am not a solicitor or a barrister. Notwithstanding this, I voluntarily apply the cab rank rule. I am a member of the Society of Professional McKenzie Friends, my membership number is FM193 and I abide by the SPMF service standards.

Quote from: 'Gumph' date='Thu, 19 Jan 2023 - 10:23'
cp8759 is, indeed, a Wizard of the First Order
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