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    • How does one obtain the permit? The permit team number is only open between the hours of 9am to 3pm. It says on the website, To obtain an additional 2 hours, the driver must pay a tariff of £3.00 + booking fees in person at our Security Hut, is that how you get the permit also, from the security hut? What a rigmaroll that would be but maybe just another step to take to try and catch people out?  
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    • The argument about the date of receipt is now dead because the PCN  does not comply with the wording  of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 Schedule 4.  First reason Section 9 [2] [e]  "state that the creditor does not know both the name of the driver and a current address for service for the driver and invite the keeper—(i)to pay the unpaid parking charges;" Second Reason Section 9 [2][a] "specify the vehicle, the relevant land on which it was parked and the period of parking to which the notice relates;" All your PCN does is mark the time you entered and left the car park. It does not include all the myriad things you do in between-driving into the car park, looking for a parking space-perhaps a disabled space or  parent and Child place@ getting the children or disabled person out of the car then going shopping. Coming back; loading the car with shopping [, getting the children or disabled into the car, taking the trolley back to the store; driving to the exit perhaps stopping to let vehicles/pedestrians cross in front of you etc. so subtracting the driving times from before and after parking can make quite a difference from their time to the actual period parking time. So the upshot is now that only the driver is responsible for paying the PCN and the keeper is not liable at all even if the name of the driver is never known by Nexus so well done for not appealing. You obviously want to keep it that way to make it very difficult for them to win in Court if it ever goes that far. Although your question is now moot since  the same objective has been achieved by the non compliant PCN [ie no keeper liability] just  about the only way to dispute the timing of the PCN would be if one kept the envelope and there was a discernible date stamp on it that did not match the date on the PCN. There is a new Act coming out [and it cannot come quickly enough ] and one of the things required is that parking companies will have to prove the date of sending out their PCNs. We are not the only ones who sometimes doubt the veracity of their dates particularly as the later it is sent [unlawfully] the shorter the period motorists have to benefit [?] from the reduced payment. I haven't seen it on your posts but do you know how long you are permitted to park for free?
    • I was so annoyed and frustrated about the fact this case was lost it's been floating around my head all night. Dave962, are you sure that's what the Judge said? .... It doesn't make sense. Did the judge in fact dismiss the case on the grounds that the defendant did not make an appeal within 28 days? Effectively telling the PPC about the error entering the registration number and providing proof of payment at that time? To me, that's an important point.  
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I have an ongoing dispute with DFS two 'Sparks' 2 seater sofas delivered 3 weeks ago. Creaking like old Galeon ships. Complained immediately Customer Service Manager came out said it was feet on wooden floor, so I bought velvet pads, sofas still creaking and groaning, came out a second time found arms were not fastened/screwed in ,repaired this and went away. Sofas still clanking and groaning, different customer services man came out today and has admitted one of the sofas is faulty but not the other! although they are making identical noises. In the meantime whilst all this is going on I have written to Finance Company to let them know I am in dispute with DFS and written to DFS head office asking them to remove the sofas as they were delivered faulty as per the 'Sale of Goods Act'. I do not want a replacement as I have lost confidence in any DFS products I want my money back, where do I stand can anyone give me any advice. Thanks

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I had real problems with DFS. They repaired my sofa's 3 times.

One day my 8 year old lost something down the back and when he put his hand down a staple stuck into it!!!

I phoned them immediatley 3 of them came out (including the repair guy who claimed to have never met me!)

It wasn't until I relayed a story he had told me about his greenhouse blowing down that he admitted he may have been to my house once!

After threatening legal action (due to the staple!!) they caved and gave me a refund, the couch was only 6 months old.

I know this does not help much but wanted to prepare you for the shiseters you may have to deal with.

Good luck with this!

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Hi everyone

 

We too are having problems with dfs, specifically the shrewsbury store. we purchased a sofa in october last year, and have had nothing but problems. The order was wrong (although my wife called within an hour, they claimed we were mistaken and as we did not have the invoice to hand to prove otherwise at the time, they were unwilling to accept any sort of responsibility), corner unit creaking like the mary rose, and now another section of the sofa has collapsed when i sat on it! Unfortunately, how the back collapsed lead me to bang my head quite seriously on the window, and also cause injury to my back. I am very unhappy, as it appears that the back has collapsed due to ill construction, and this sort of thing is known to dfs (the creaks were caused by poor fitting frame components) At the time, I was annoyed that I had to take a day off work to accomodate thier rather poor customer service process, but i now have to have around 3 weeks off (as a freelancer, this means without pay) all because dfs can't manufacture furniture. the way i feel about this company and specifically this store, i can honestly say i would rather recommend people sit stone piles than buy furniture from this sham of an outfit. as a warning and to summarise, this is a list of issues with dfs. think sofas, forget dfs! i am straight to trading standards next week, even if it just draws more attention to the incompetence of these [unjustifiably] arrogant cowboys:

 

Problems with the furniture / store

1. Chair is not what we ordered (wrong pattern), customer service at shrewsbury not really service at all

2. creaks caused by poor manufacture (loose bolts)

3. split fabric

4. low grade collapsed foam cushion on sofa unit, causing seat to slope and dip

5. back collapsed causing serious injury

6. fabric obviously low grade, bobbles

7. 'top of the range' super stain protection as much use as air conditioning in the arctic

8. fixing brackets (connect the various components of the furniture together) not adequate, and ineffective (not helped by the fact they have all fallen off, even after replacement by the specialist)

9. Customer service seems to revolve around dfs, not the customer

 

Issues with the 'specialist' repairs

1. repair temporary and not complete (botton of one unit not attached)

2. Split in fabric looks pulled, not sewed to a standard which 'hides' the defect, in fact it enhances it

3. fixing brackets did not remain on the furniture, hence furniture no longer remains in one piece...

4. ignorant, arrogant attitude of the fellow. apparently, i don't know where my own table is placed in the room (yes, the position of the table was given as a reason for one of the defects, not sure is my feng shui is bad here)

 

The customer service does not want to know, which is what makes this 100 times worse. I know things go wrong, mistakes happen, but it would be nice to think the matters would be resolved. sadly, once dfs have the money in thier hand, you are no longer of value. so as a warning, don't spend a penny in this store, or even with this firm.

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