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  1. Get them to check previous years for overpayments, hopefully its simply a case of being allocated to the "wrong year." It may even be the case that you paid them to the account of the previous owner. This should be your first move, with a bit of luck this will clear it up. However, if this has happened, be prepared for the ludicrous situation of the council refunding you and then having to pay from the refund, they may use common sense and transfer it over if you demand interest though:D
  2. First of all check the figures, are they saying nothing at all was paid between the dates in question? How did you pay the council tax at the time? If by DD then get copies of the payments from your bank. One problem I encountered was when I paid my Council Tax by standing order (wasnt gonna let them take it in 10 instalments when 12 seems fairer). At the end of the second year of doing this I was contacted saying I had paid nothing at all, it seems that my council changed one digit in the referance each year and my tax for the previous year was overpaid by the exact amount they claimed was short. However apparantly they don't contact you when you overpay
  3. The OP actually stated he passed through the barriers at Waterloo WITH the ticket. It was after this he was asked to produce it. Therefore, as he was travelling with his sister (she purchased the ticket on the train so was there with him) he COULD produce a valid ticket WHILST he was travelling. By his original post he was asked to produce this ticket after he had completed the journey for which this ticket applied, whilst trying to pay for the next leg of the journey via oyster. Seems to me that in the process of explaining to ticket staff why he did not have his oyster card someone over zealously questioned how he had managed to get back to Waterloo. If this is the case then the railstaff member had no right to expect to see the ticket, as the journey had been completed and quite legitimately the ticket could have been disposed of. The point you seem to be ignoring Old-Codja is that he did produce the ticket on demand at the time of travel. He could not produce a ticket in retrospect AFTER the time of travel, and if this was in a publicly accessible area of the station then he did not need a ticket to be there.
  4. There you go, page 5 of the link. Penalty fares only when there are warning notices, travelling on the train or in areas where a ticket is required. You do not need a ticket to be on the station concourse on the public access side of a barrier. http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/system/galleries/download/misc/NRCOC.pdf
  5. After the barrier? In the station concourse? To pass the barrier he must have shown his ticket to staff or passed it through a machine. You cannot be obligated to show a ticket once on the concourse which has public access, how many bins had he passed? Whats to stop him, like thousands of others chucking the USED ticket in the first bin? Once his jorney is complete, ie he has left the train,platform and passed the barrier into the publicly accessed area of the station the contract he has with the train company is complete. Therefor he is no longer a passenger, thus no longer subject to section 5(1) of the act.
  6. louby, do a new post in the employment section, you will get more relevant caggers responding.
  7. Exactly what I was thinking. You only need to have a ticket when travelling, once past the barrier no one should be requesting a ticket.
  8. Another voice to add weight to the ignore advice. And while you are at it fire off a complaint to Sainsburys'. You might not get your £40 back, however maybe they will see how one of their customers have been treated disgracefully by a company they effectively employ. Link them to this thread if necessary, and to Sainsburys when you read this I expect the OP to recieve at LEAST £40 of shopping vouchers!!!
  9. You obey them unless you feel you can wriggle out? You didn't obey this one. You would deliberately (in theory) set the clock for 6pm when you park at 1.30 pm because 7pm is MORE than 3 hours from 1.30pm. Where does your disability come into this? Why are you mentioning it except to gain a sympathy vote:-x Your disability allows you to have a BB, which shields you from 99% of the parking crap that other motorists face every day. You need to realise, quickly, that you parked in contravention to the law. Of that you are guilty. You will not have this overturned because of a break in the yellow lines as by displaying the BB you proved to the authority that you were aware it was a yellow line and restrictions applied. IF you want to find a way out, the most successful route nowadays is in the paperwork. Scan and wash both sides of the ticket and any further correspondence and post it here or on pepipoo.
  10. This isn't right, speak to the police again seeing as they know that he was not in the vehicle at the time I am sure a conviction for fraud will weaken his case
  11. In your initial post you said you looked to see if it was clear before opening your door. The fact that you then opened it led me to believe you thought it was clear. Now you say you saw the other vehicle, yet opened the car door anyway, expecting the volvo to slow/stop. Words fail me. The referance to owning a BMW was a tongue in cheek referance because BMW drivers are percieved to think they own the road. Obviously this went over your head at about the same height as the understanding of personal safety. Please hand your licence in at the next Police station. Do not pass go....
  12. The loophole which allowed you to get off parking charges because the lines had faded, were broken by repairs etc was closed, in so much as if the meaning of the lines was still clear then they stood. Going by your pic the lines which can be seen are clear, not worn and the meaning is still portrayed. I think you are getting too caught up in the pics you have, why would the warden pick on you by taking pictures later to "make up" an earlier ticket? He will not even remember your car from earlier. The "legislastion" you remember about the lines being continous etc can be found in the Highway Code
  13. Hmmm, ice? Are we sure? Could this have been diesel? I think it unlikely to have enough of a build up of ice to cause a slide/skid if the exit to the car park was under cover... however whether it was ice or diesel I would assume the same applies. IF NCP were aware that there was a problem at the barriers with lack of traction, yet had done nothing to try to solve the problem, then they are liable. As a colleague of the OP had also lost traction we know the problem was building/existing earlier in the day. If a driver has reported this to staff, or indeed staff have witnessed it, then they are liable. Now, I believe NCP car parks have 24 hr security. NCP have 24 hr CCTV. As the OP confirms CCTV moniters the exit. Therefor NCP must have known the traction problem was there as they will have witnessed cars sliding via cctv.
  14. Yes lines need a bar, however if the break is due to repairs, yet the meaning is clear then they still stand. Is that yellow paint all over the street or were you trying photoshop? You have a "a legitimate means of parking for free, why would I abuse it" blue badge which you abused/set wrong. You were caught out. Its up to you whether you try to fight on a technicality or realise that you intentionally or not inconvenienced other road users without the proper authority in place.(ie a properly displayed badge)
  15. Hi stilleddiesangel, what you have from UKCPS is a nice bit of paper to keep as a reminder of what you were doing that day at that time. They will send you further reminders of this initial reminder just in case it slips your memory. They are such generous guys that they will even pay £2.50 to obtain your home address and this will allow them to post them to your home. Some might even have a red & white checked border!!!! File them away in case you ever need to prove where you were at that precise time. Although they do ask for payment for this reminder service, both they and we know only a fool would pay.
  16. Ah ok, I understand, you failed to see a volvo 4x4 (no mean feat) yet expect her to not only see you( I presume you are smaller than a volvo 4x4) but to know that you are gonna open your door rather than stand against the car until she passes like anyone else would. I can only conclude you own a BMW
  17. Your car door will stick into the road further than you when it is opened, however as said above not really enough info to go on here. I take it the car that hit you was a camoflauge prius?
  18. Back to your original points, for the sake of the cost of a headset/mouse/keyboard I think I would simply purchase my own. Apart from the fact it would be for my own benefit, it would hopefully shame the company into action over the chair by showing that you are not trying to play the situation to your advantage. Whilst HSE guidlines may say you are entitled to recieve these things from the employer, in my experience you can obtain better quality "tools" yourself which lead to a better quality worklife.
  19. Would you want to work with this guy again? Even if he did give an opinion of you, all he would need to mention is you were off for stress, many potential employers would think twice knowing this, especially if they have another candidate with similar attributes. As this is true there isnt much you can do about it. Have you not considered contacting your previous employer now that this guy has left? They may welcome you back with open arms.
  20. Thing is they didn't actually say they were going to pay a bonus. They simply said that "any bonus you are entitled to...", seems the employer believes he was not entitled to it as the employment terminated before the due date.
  21. VOSA may be interested to hear about a dealer doing this, seeing as the MOT paperwork will be out if the reg is to change. This may be common in private sales, but a dealer should certainly not leave you in this position.
  22. What are you doing???? Why are you claiming this off your own (mothers) insurance, resulting in increased future premiums and loss of NCB. The answer was given earlier, a claim should have been submitted to the council, it was their responsibility. If I was your insurer I would be asking the same questions, ESPECIALLY if you then look for a cash payout rather than repair.
  23. Pretty standard across the board to be honest. Step back has always been applied from 5 years to 3 years regardless. Has been the case since I worked in insurance 15 yrs ago, and has been the case with DL since they started. It is not a rip off, in fact if you were able to see the underwriting load due to the claim if it was indeed minor, then you would probably find DL are limiting the increase and applying some discretional discounts. In effect they will prob be competitive in renewal prices. Phone ANY company, tell them you had one fault claim on the policy with an unprotected bonus which had started that year at 9 plus. Every single one will tell you it has stepped back to 3 years.
  24. You need to speak to your insurer, stop this letter tennis as it is patently creating as many problems as it solves. If they want to send an assessor out, then let them. I am sure the assessors report that the car in question is not yours or available, but that you look nothing like the description of the driver will get them to take notice. If they inspect your main car and find no damage then same result. At the end of the day Elephant WANT to believe you were not involved in an incident. By the way, I don't suppose the friend who recieved the car from a debtor matches the description? Maybe the debtor wasn't too happy about giving up the car.
  25. Certainly seems the accident is your fault, you did not leave sufficient stopping distance from the vehicle in front. Not what you want to hear however it is what it is. Looking at the PDF posted above you do not have a guarranteed courtesy car with this company, all you have is a courtesy car in the event of a non fault claim which is obtained through the legal cover. This is dressed up as a benefit however in reality is nothing more than the basic cover. As someone has already said, you will need to find a repairer who has an available courtesy car and is willing to release it to you, if you do (will not be easy as there has been many bumps and repairers will need to give these to the insurance companies whose contract insists) then hope for a quick repair incase they ask for it back. Next year when taking out your insurance read the policy doc carefully.
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