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    • Hi, we are looking to get some opinions on weather or not to bother fighting this PCN. This comes from a very big retail park parking where there are restaurants, hotel, amongst other businesses. The parking is free but I suppose there must be a time limit on it that I am not aware of. We were in the area for around 4 hours. Makes us wonder how they deal with people staying in the hotel as the ANPR is on what appears to be a publicly maintained street (where london buses run) which leads to the different parking areas including the hotel.  1 Date of the infringement 26/05/2024 2 Date on the NTK  31/05/2024 3 Date received 07/06/2024 4 Does the NTK mention schedule 4 of The Protections of Freedoms Act 2012? [Y/N?]  YES 5 Is there any photographic evidence of the event? Entry and exit photos however, based on the photographs we are almost sure the photos are taken on public street. This is the location I believe photos are taken from.  https://maps.app.goo.gl/eii8zSmFFhVZDRpbA 6 Have you appealed? [Y/N?] post up your appeal] No Have you had a response? [Y/N?] post it up N/A 7 Who is the parking company? UKPA. UK Parking Administration LTD 8. Where exactly [carpark name and town] The Colonnades, Croydon, CR0 4RQ For either option, does it say which appeals body they operate under. British Parking Association (BPA) Thanks in advance for any assistance.  UKPA PCN The Collonades-redacted.pdf
    • Thank you for posting their WS. If we start with the actual WS made by the director one would have doubts that they had even read PoFA let alone understood it. Point 10  we only have the word of the director that the contract has been extended. I should have had the corroboration of the Client. Point 12 The Judge HHJ Simkiss was not the usual Judge on motoring cases and his decisions on the necessity of contracts did not align with PoFA. In Schedule 4 [1[ it is quite clearly spelt out- “relevant contract” means a contract (including a contract arising only when the vehicle was parked on the relevant land) between the driver and a person who is—(a)the owner or occupier of the land; or (b authorised, under or  by virtue of arrangements made by the owner or occupier of the land, to enter into a contract with the driver requiring the payment of parking charges in respect of the parking of the vehicle on the land; And the laughable piece of paper from the land owners cannot be described as a contract. I respectfully ask that the case be dismissed as there is no contract. WE do not even know what the parking regulations are which is really basic. It is respectfully asked that without a valid contract the case cannot continue. One would imagine that were there a valid contract it would have been produced.  So the contract that Bank has with the motorist must come from the landowner. Bank on their own cannot impose their own contract. How could a director of a parking company sign a Statement of Truth which included Point 11. Point 14. There is no offer of a contract at the entrance to the car park. Doubtful if it is even an offer to treat. The entrance sign sign does not comply with the IPC Code of Conduct nor is there any indication that ANPR cameras are in force. A major fault and breach of GDPR. Despite the lack of being offered a contract at the entrance [and how anyone could see what was offered by way of a contract in the car park is impossible owing to none of the signs in the WS being at all legible] payment was made for the car to park. A young person in the car made the payment. But before they did that, they helped an elderly lady to make her payment as she was having difficulty. After arranging payment for the lady the young lad made his payment right behind. Unfortunately he entered the old lady's number again rather than paying .for the car he was in. This can be confirmed by looking at the Allow List print out on page 25. The defendant's car arrived at 12.49 and at 12.51 and 12.52  there are two payments for the same vrm. This was also remarked on by the IPC adjudicator when the PCN was appealed.  So it is quite disgraceful that Bank have continued to pursue the Defendant knowing that it was a question of  entering the wrong vrm.  Point 21 The Defendant is not obliged to name the driver, they are only invited to do so under S9[2][e]. Also it is unreasonable to assume that the keeper is the driver. The Courts do not do that for good reason. The keeper in this case does not have a driving licence. Point 22. The Defendant DID make a further appeal which though it was also turned down their reply was very telling and should have led to the charge being dropped were the company not greedy and willing to pursue the Defendant regardless of the evidence they had in their own hands. Point 23 [111] it's a bit rich asking the Defendant to act justly and at proportionate cost while acting completely unjustly themselves and then adding an unlawful 70% on to the invoice. This  is despite PoFA S4[5] (5)The maximum sum which may be recovered from the keeper by virtue of the right conferred by this paragraph is the amount specified in the notice to keeper under paragraph 9[2][d].  Point 23 [1v] the Director can deny all he wants but the PCN does not comply with PoFA. S9 [2][a] states  (2)The notice must— (a)specify the vehicle, the relevant land on which it was parked and the period of parking to which the notice relates; The PCN only quotes the ANPR arrival and departure times which obviously includes a fair amount of driving between the two cameras. Plus the driver and passengers are a mixture of disabled and aged persons who require more time than just a young fit single driver to exit the car and later re enter. So the ANPR times cannot be the same as the required parking period as stipulated in the ACT. Moreover in S9[2][f]  (ii)the creditor does not know both the name of the driver and a current address for service for the driver, the creditor will (if all the applicable conditions under this Schedule are met) have the right to recover from the keeper so much of that amount as remains unpaid; You will note that in the PCN the words in parentheses are not included but at the start of Section 9 the word "must" is included. As there are two faults in the PCN it follows that Bank cannot pursue the keeper . And as the driver does not have a driving licence their case must fail on that alone. And that is not even taking into consideration that the payment was made. Point 23 [v] your company is wrong a payment was made. very difficult to prove a cash payment two weeks later when the PCN arrives. However the evidence was in your print out for anyone to see had they actually done due diligence prior to writing to the DVLA. Indeed as the Defendant had paid there was no reasonable cause to have applied for the keeper details. Point 24 the Defendant did not breach the contract. The PCN claimed the Defendant failed to make a payment when they had made a payment.   I haven't finished yet but that is something to start with
    • You don't appeal to anyone. You haven't' received a demand from a statutory body like the council, the police or the courts. It's just a dodgy cowboy company trying it on. You simply don't pay.  In the vast majority of these cases the company deforest the Amazon with threats about how they are going to divert a drone from Ukraine and make it land on your home - but in the end they do nothing.
    • honestly you sound like you work the claimant yes affixed dont appeal to anyone no cant be “argued either way”  
    • Because of the tsunami of cases we are having for this scam site, over the weekend I had a look at MET cases we have here stretching back to June 2014.  Yes, ten years. MET have not once had the guts to put a case in front of a judge. In about 5% of cases they have issued court papers in the hope that the motorist will be terrified of going to court and will give in.  However, when the motorist defended, it was MET who bottled it.  Every time.
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I have a tenant who is on an assured shorthold tenancy. I have been informed that there are other people living at the property paying the tenant rent. I am not opposed to this but the tenant should have asked permission as it was written into his AST agreement. The LA has just informed me that the washing machine that I provided has now broken and needs replacing. According to the AST I am responsible for W machine repairs or replacement. As the tenant has breached his contract by not informing me that other people are living at the property am I still liable for these repairs as the machine could have been broken by the illegal tenant.

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Yes you are still liable and you should deal with it to keep the balance in your favour - however I would serve a section 21 for breach on their part.

 

Can you explain how replacing a washing machine and then serving a section 21 would be cost effective for the Landlord?

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I have just read the clause that relates to the repair of the w machine and it states that I have to keep in repair and proper working order the washing machine that is included in the inventory. As there is no life left in the w machine I am liable to replace it?

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I have just read the clause that relates to the repair of the w machine and it states that I have to keep in repair and proper working order the washing machine that is included in the inventory. As there is no life left in the w machine I am liable to replace it?

 

Yes it would appear you have to meet your contractual obligations. However it appears your tenant has gone against the terms of the contract so liable to lose their deposit.

 

This is an assumption on the information here, but check your AST they signed before doing things wrong. If they have broken the agreement then you have rights of compensation. Make sure you issue the section 21, giving only the legal required notice, and verify the condition upon leaving date.

 

Most probably if you have provided a new washing machine and are in a position to retain the deposit from breach of agreement/contract this most probably cover expenses of re-advertising etc. Keep receipts. Be fair, as this will be considered if any court action is needed or taken by either party.

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However it appears your tenant has gone against the terms of the contract so liable to lose their deposit.

Eh? Says who? There's nothing like this in the housing act as far as I'm aware. The deposit is there for dilapidations not for the landlord to impose fines on a whim

 

If they have broken the agreement then you have rights of compensation.
Only for any losses and, as the rent has been paid, I can't see that there have been any
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I am not interested in serving a section 21 on the tenant as I think this is unnecessary. My AST states that I have to keep in repair and good working order the Indesit washing machine that is listed on the Inventory. Now that the W machine that is listed on the Inventory is broken and needs replacing. Am I legally obliged to replace it I'm not really interested in whether the washine was misused as the previous tenant gave it to me as a gift so therefore I didn't pay for it, and don't usually supply a washing machine. So therefore what I received as a gift is going to cost me time and money in the long run.

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Contractually speaking, if you are unable to meet your obligations by repairing the current machine, then I think you would be expected to replace it. Though other than getting irritated with you it would be hard for a tenant to get redress.

 

You might want to suggest to the tenant that you don't mind them subletting if they don't mind replacing the washing machine themselves, though. You might also want to nudge up the rent the next time you can, because like it or not, more tenants mean more costs for you in wear and tear. You can reasonably use the argument that you may not be properly insured for subletting.

 

Also, the next time the tenancy is up for renewal, you can issue a new contract without the requirement to replace the machine (Better to explicitly say that although the appliance is provided, the LL is not responsible for replacement or repair). From experience (having been phoned at 6.30 on a Sunday morning because the light bulb in the fridge had failed) it is better to reduce to a minimum your responsibility for appliances.

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I am not interested in serving a section 21 on the tenant as I think this is unnecessary. My AST states that I have to keep in repair and good working order the Indesit washing machine that is listed on the Inventory. Now that the W machine that is listed on the Inventory is broken and needs replacing. Am I legally obliged to replace it I'm not really interested in whether the washine was misused as the previous tenant gave it to me as a gift so therefore I didn't pay for it, and don't usually supply a washing machine. So therefore what I received as a gift is going to cost me time and money in the long run.

 

No, you are not legally obliged to replace the washing machine. You are legally obliged to repair it. Very few things are 'ever beyond repair' if enough money is thrown at it, I think what you mean is that it is by your standards, 'economically beyond repair'.

 

Your choices are therefore to change your view on what is beyond repair, and repair it, or save yourself money and replace it.

 

If you dont do either, then the tenant would be likley to get the appliance repaired/replaced themselves and deduct from the rent.

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However it appears your tenant has gone against the terms of the contract so liable to lose their deposit.

Eh? Says who? There's nothing like this in the housing act as far as I'm aware. The deposit is there for dilapidations not for the landlord to impose fines on a whim

If they have broken the agreement then you have rights of compensation.

Only for any losses and, as the rent has been paid, I can't see that there have been any

 

Please don't quote me out of context. I clearly stated "this is an assumption" from what is shown here as I am not able to read the exact contents of the contract, nor how the deposit is affected by the contract terms, if at all.

 

If notice is given to remeove the tenant if no longer wanted due to breach of contract I fail to see the advertising costs are non-existent. As said before do not quote me out of context, as this is what I am gathering from the previous posts. What I have put is intended to help, but I have not had the opportunity to have reviewed the contractual terms.

 

Causing a conflict between members does not serve to help those here in need of help and advice. If you know something more please supply that help to those who need it without mis-quoting anyone. I'm assuming that is your intentions anyway, so don't take this reply the wrong way.

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Òn a slightly different tangent how about the following:

 

- Arrange to collect the washing machine and take it home. Advise the tenants you will arrange for a repair asap and will let them know when sorted. Obviously say that this is on a no guarantee basis, as you are still a little unhappy about the subletting, which you are considering separately, at present.

 

- Then, Google the washing machine name and work out how best to carry out some fairly basic DIY maintenance ie pipes, pumps, impellers and so on.

 

- If you can find what you need online - and with a couple of friends around if needs be (ie potential witnesses! but photographs should be sufficient) - then proceed to carry out basic maintenance tasks.

 

- Whilst you may find nothing untoward, as the machine could well be at the end of it's little white life (and so you are back to your original question), you might well find that the pipes are blocked with tissues, playpeople, plastic UFO's, broken up credit cards (sliced up as they go through the machine), colour catchers, and other assorted odds and sods.

 

If so, you can quite reasonably go back to the tenants and advise THEM that THEY broke the machine by not emptying pockets and so on.

 

Further, whilst ordinarily you would expect THEM to replace it, or deduct the cost from their deposit, the machine was a gift to you from a previous tenant, so the current tenants are off the hook - and so are you.

 

This is not meant to be some far fetched fantasy.

 

I speak from recent experience here, save that the guilty party was a three year old boy :D. As he's not old enough for pocket money yet, there was no chance of my deducting any monies from him!

 

Plus, try as I might, he's stuffing toys in to all his pockets, which makes remembering to check all his pockets a chore to say the least. Especially as he has TShirts with zips in too. Washing is turning in to a mix of "lucky dip" and "russian roulette" at present :-o.

 

Moving quickly on, in the past month have now repaired the fan oven (knackered element), washing machine (seemed completely dead, turned out to be blocked pipe, see above!), am about to swop the motor in a dead Dyson, as well as swop an inverter in a laptop so that the screen can work again.

 

My DIY skills are relatively basic too, but all this was quite easy - and has saved call outs and the cost of new appliances. Except the Dyson, which I was fed up with anyway; it's been replaced by a Miele, which has been brilliant, so far.

 

Sorry, just realised have gone from Consumer Action Group to Consumer Appliances Group :rolleyes:

 

Just a thought though and, more seriously, might be worth a punt too.

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As for me, happy to help out. I am not a Landlord, but I have been in the past. I am not an Agent, but I have been in the past. I am, therefore, a has been, so always seek independent and suitably qualified advice elsewhere before relying upon whatever has been posted here :-)

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Please don't quote me out of context. I clearly stated "this is an assumption" from what is shown here as I am not able to read the exact contents of the contract, nor how the deposit is affected by the contract terms, if at all.

I'm not quoting you out of context. You clearly said "your tenant has gone against the terms of the contract so liable to lose their deposit". This is nonsense regardless of what the contract says. Prefixing your advice with "this is an assumption" doesn't absolve you of responsibility for getting it wrong. If you don't know what you're talking about its better that you don't post rather posting guesses in the guise of wisdom.

 

If notice is given to remeove the tenant if no longer wanted due to breach of contract I fail to see the advertising costs are non-existent. As said before do not quote me out of context, as this is what I am gathering from the previous posts. What I have put is intended to help, but I have not had the opportunity to have reviewed the contractual terms.

There you go again. Regardless of any additional costs due to having to let the premises early (assuming that the landlord can evict, which is far from certain), the deposit is for dilapidations only. Not for landlords to mitigate their losses. In what way am I quoting you out of context?

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Òn a slightly different tangent how about the following:

 

- Arrange to collect the washing machine and take it home. Advise the tenants you will arrange for a repair asap and will let them know when sorted. Obviously say that this is on a no guarantee basis, as you are still a little unhappy about the subletting, which you are considering separately, at present.

 

 

Sorry, just realised have gone from Consumer Action Group to Consumer Appliances Group :rolleyes:

 

Just a thought though and, more seriously, might be worth a punt too.

 

If you take NewSAHDs' advice (and many of us will, I'm sure follow the principles at home) be aware of your electrical safety responsibilities with regard to tenants. If you're sure you are competent - then fine - otherwise, get a tradesman in ;)

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If you take NewSAHDs' advice (and many of us will, I'm sure follow the principles at home) be aware of your electrical safety responsibilities with regard to tenants. If you're sure you are competent - then fine - otherwise, get a tradesman in ;)

 

Snorkerz, good advice, cheers.

 

I should, perhaps, have made that a littler clearer :). Snorkerz, I've seen your posts elsewhere, so cheers for stepping in too.

 

From my own personal experience I had no bother

 

- up ending the washing machine (whilst careful of H&S advice re heavy lifting),

- checking through google (beware RSI),

- washing out the pipes (a read of ROSPA's advice some years ago on drowning in shallow water was useful),

- and reminding the youngest not to stuff his pockets with plastic dinosaurs (without violating his Human Rights) :D.

 

Much more seriously though Snorkerz is quite right. I made an assumption in my earlier post and am happy to take this on board in future postings.

As for me, happy to help out. I am not a Landlord, but I have been in the past. I am not an Agent, but I have been in the past. I am, therefore, a has been, so always seek independent and suitably qualified advice elsewhere before relying upon whatever has been posted here :-)

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