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    • Euro have got a lot wrong and have failed to comply with the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 Schedule 4.  According to Section 13 after ECP have written to Arval they should then send a NTH to the Hirer  which they have done.This eliminates Arval from any further pursuit by ECP. When they wrote to your company they should have sent copies of everything that they asked Arval for. This is to prove that your company agree what happened on the day of the breach. If ECP then comply with the Act they are allowed to pursue the hirer. If they fail, to comply they cannot make the hirer pay. They can pursue until they are blue in the face but the Hirer is not lawfully required to pay them and if it went to Court ECP would lose. Your company could say who was driving but the only person that can be pursued is the Hirer, there does not appear to be an extension for a driver to be pursued. Even if there was, because ECP have failed miserably to comply with the Act  they still have no chance of winning in Court. Here are the relevant Hire sections from the Act below.
    • Thank-you FTMDave for your feedback. May I take this opportunity to say that after reading numerous threads to which you are a contributor, I have great admiration for you. You really do go above and beyond in your efforts to help other people. The time you put in to help, in particular with witness statements is incredible. I am also impressed by the way in which you will defer to others with more experience should there be a particular point that you are not 100% clear on and return with answers or advice that you have sought. I wish I had the ability to help others as you do. There is another forum expert that I must also thank for his time and patience answering my questions and allowing me to come to a “penny drops” moment on one particular issue. I believe he has helped me immensely to understand and to strengthen my own case. I shall not mention who it is here at the moment just in case he would rather I didn't but I greatly appreciate the time he took working through that issue with me. I spent 20+ years of working in an industry that rules and regulations had to be strictly adhered to, indeed, exams had to be taken in order that one had to become qualified in those rules and regulations in order to carry out the duties of the post. In a way, such things as PoFA 2012 are rules and regulations that are not completely alien to me. It has been very enjoyable for me to learn these regulations and the law surrounding them. I wish I had found this forum years ago. I admit that perhaps I had been too keen to express my opinions given that I am still in the learning process. After a suitable period in this industry I became Qualified to teach the rules and regulations and I always said to those I taught that there is no such thing as a stupid question. If opinions, theories and observations are put forward, discussion can take place and as long as the result is that the student is able to clearly see where they went wrong and got to that moment where the penny drops then that is a valuable learning experience. No matter how experienced one is, there is always something to learn and if I did not know the answer to a question, I would say, I don't know the answer to that question but I will go and find out what the answer is. In any posts I have made, I have stated, “unless I am wrong” or “as far as I can see” awaiting a response telling me what I got wrong, if it was wrong. If I am wrong I am only too happy to admit it and take it as a valuable learning experience. I take the point that perhaps I should not post on other peoples threads and I shall refrain from doing so going forward. 🤐 As alluded to, circumstances can change, FTMDave made the following point that it had been boasted that no Caggers, over two years, who had sent a PPC the wrong registration snotty letter, had even been taken to court, let alone lost a court hearing .... but now they have. I too used the word "seemed" because it is true, we haven't had all the details. After perusing this forum I believe certain advice changed here after the Beavis case, I could be wrong but that is what I seem to remember reading. Could it be that after winning the above case in question, a claimant could refer back to this case and claim that a defendant had not made use of the appeal process, therefore allowing the claimant to win? Again, in this instance only, I do not know what is to be gained by not making an appeal or concealing the identity of the driver, especially if it is later admitted that the defendant was the driver and was the one to input the incorrect VRN in error. So far no one has educated me as to the reason why. But, of course, when making an appeal, it should be worded carefully so that an error in the appeal process cannot be referred back to. I thought long and hard about whether or not to post here but I wanted to bring up this point for discussion. Yes, I admit I have limited knowledge, but does that mean I should have kept silent? After I posted that I moved away from this forum slightly to find other avenues to increase my knowledge. I bought a law book and am now following certain lawyers on Youtube in the hope of arming myself with enough ammunition to use in my own case. In one video titled “7 Reasons You Will LOSE Your Court Case (and how to avoid them)” by Black Belt Barrister I believe he makes my point by saying the following, and I quote: “If you ignore the complaint in the first instance and it does eventually end up in court then it's going to look bad that you didn't co-operate in the first place. The court is not going to look kindly on you simply ignoring the company and not, let's say, availing yourself of any kind of appeal opportunities, particularly if we are talking about parking charge notices and things like that.” This point makes me think that, it is not such a bizarre judgement in the end. Only in the case of having proof of payment and inputting an incorrect VRN .... could it be worthwhile making a carefully worded appeal in the first instance? .... If the appeal fails, depending on the reason, surely this could only help if it went to court? As always, any feedback gratefully received.
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My brother in law was parked appropriately in a disabled bay

displaying his disabled badge wallet albeit closed,

but as he had parked in a retail car park, this was just a gesture as he didn't think that this would apply.

 

He returned to his car to find a car parking fine of £50.

 

Being a law abiding person he made the payment via visa immediately.

 

He is now received a letter demanding the money and saying that the fine has not been paid.

 

He rang their office number as he was very upset by this and did a stupid thing,

left a message quoting his card number.

 

I believe these charges should ignored but how can I be sure that he will not get into further trouble.

 

He is 68 and has difficulty walking hence the disabled badge.

 

What should I advise him please?

 

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

 

I have tweeted on twitter to try to bring awareness to these charges which are causing distress to many.

 

How can we , the people , stop these charges?

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My brother in law was parked appropriately in a disabled bay

displaying his disabled badge wallet albeit closed,

but as he had parked in a retail car park, this was just a gesture as he didn't think that this would apply.

 

He returned to his car to find a car parking fine of £50.

 

Being a law abiding person he made the payment via visa immediately.

 

He is now received a letter demanding the money and saying that the fine has not been paid.

 

He rang their office number as he was very upset by this and did a stupid thing,

left a message quoting his card number.

 

I believe these charges should ignored but how can I be sure that he will not get into further trouble.

 

He is 68 and has difficulty walking hence the disabled badge.

 

What should I advise him please?

 

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

 

I have tweeted on twitter to try to bring awareness to these charges which are causing distress to many.

 

How can we , the people , stop these charges?

 

 

 

do a chargeback now!!

http://whatconsumer.co.uk/visa-debit-chargeback/

 

and get him to cancel his card

tell the provider the secdurity code has been compromised or something.

 

just for ref

as you have been told above

 

these ar not fines

they are a speculative invoice withNO legal backing.

 

just also remember that Blue Badges mean nothing on private land

 

neither do aNY road marking or bay markings

they are purely graffitti

with no statute under law whatsoever.

 

dx

please don't hit Quote...just type we know what we said earlier..

DCA's view debtors as suckers, marks and mugs

NO DCA has ANY legal powers whatsoever on ANY debt no matter what it's Type

and they

are NOT and can NEVER  be BAILIFFS. even if a debt has been to court..

If everyone stopped blindly paying DCA's Tomorrow, their industry would collapse overnight... 

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I have always sent letters to these parasites playing dumb.I wait for a reply then start sending them more ruthless letters quoting laws.I have won ove rthe likes of A S securi-T,Capital parking,town and County Parking just to name a few.

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Thanks everyone for your replies and help on this problem, my latest update, took all advice, cancelled charge on card and have written to local Councillors and MP and AM (Welsh Assembly Member), good response from all, local Councillor has referred to Council's legal department for research, MP and AM both looking into, I will update again on any progress so that anyone in a similar position can may be follow my route to solve this injustice.

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so the chargeback has happened?

 

dx

please don't hit Quote...just type we know what we said earlier..

DCA's view debtors as suckers, marks and mugs

NO DCA has ANY legal powers whatsoever on ANY debt no matter what it's Type

and they

are NOT and can NEVER  be BAILIFFS. even if a debt has been to court..

If everyone stopped blindly paying DCA's Tomorrow, their industry would collapse overnight... 

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No, what happened, my brother in law paid immediately in Dec but it wasn't until he received the threatening letter that the checked with his bank and as luck would have it, the charge hadn't gone through, so then he did the stupid thing of ringing their number and left his card number. I told him to go to bank and cancel card payment which has done, therefore no charge has been made. I will post again why I see what the Council etc come up with, I am thankful to this site for its advice and support.

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woe that was lucky!

 

dx

please don't hit Quote...just type we know what we said earlier..

DCA's view debtors as suckers, marks and mugs

NO DCA has ANY legal powers whatsoever on ANY debt no matter what it's Type

and they

are NOT and can NEVER  be BAILIFFS. even if a debt has been to court..

If everyone stopped blindly paying DCA's Tomorrow, their industry would collapse overnight... 

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Council? I hope you mean Councillor. The Council will not be interested, even in firms trying to mimic them fraudulently.

 

A friend sent off a cheque to one of these begging firms just before mentioning his 'ticket' to me.

He had already 'appealed' which, Surprise, Surprise, was rejected. So he sent a cheque.

Just in time, after our chat, he stopped the cheque.

Payment of the cheque was refused by his Bank when presented the next day.

 

That was over 3 years ago.

He has never heard another word despite them knowing his name and address, and he admitting to being the driver there.

 

Presumably, by having the cheque stopped, they realised he realised and turned their attention to other, weaker victims.

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but its NOT a penalty charge notice is it!

 

dx

please don't hit Quote...just type we know what we said earlier..

DCA's view debtors as suckers, marks and mugs

NO DCA has ANY legal powers whatsoever on ANY debt no matter what it's Type

and they

are NOT and can NEVER  be BAILIFFS. even if a debt has been to court..

If everyone stopped blindly paying DCA's Tomorrow, their industry would collapse overnight... 

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then why use those words

 

that s a speculative invoice as you know!

 

dx

please don't hit Quote...just type we know what we said earlier..

DCA's view debtors as suckers, marks and mugs

NO DCA has ANY legal powers whatsoever on ANY debt no matter what it's Type

and they

are NOT and can NEVER  be BAILIFFS. even if a debt has been to court..

If everyone stopped blindly paying DCA's Tomorrow, their industry would collapse overnight... 

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Update to my earlier thread. My local Councillor referred the matter to Newport City Council's Legal Department they said.....

 

"This is a privately operated car park in Spytty, not a Council pay-and-display car park.

 

With official Council car parks, the parking tickets are subject to enforcement through criminal fines in the magistrates court because they are statutory offences. However, private car parks on retail parks such as Spytty do not have criminalised enforcement powers. In effect, these are civil penalties imposed on a contractual basis - there should be prominent signs displayed which set out the parking "terms and conditions" and the financial penalties for non-compliance. If you park your car there, then you are effectively "accepting" these terms and agreeing to pay any financial penalties if you break their rules

 

If you don't pay the "fine" then all they can do is issue a claim in the small claims court to recover this financial penalty as a "debt". Anyone who feels that they have a valid defence on the basis that the terms and conditions were not clearly displayed or that they complied with any conditions would be entitled to refuse to pay and force them to take the case through the courts. In the case of a disabled driver with a valid disc, I can't see that the Parking Enforcement company would want to incur the time and trouble of court proceedings, but they would have to take their own advice on this. As for the Council's policy on "fluttering tickets" for our pay-and-display car parks, you would have to check with the Car Parks Manager. However, if someone could produce a valid ticket, then we certainly wouldn't prosecute just for its non-display in the window. Of course, if the ticket was blown away and there was no evidence of its purchase, then it would depend on whether we accepted the person's word on it (or if the court believed their evidence if it went to the magistrates court)."

 

.. AM Assembly Member for Wales, Welsh Assembly wrote to Car Parking Partnership and received this reply which I have uploaded, also my local MP is writing to Car Parking Partnership. I am going to reply to AM and MP giving them both permission to discuss this matter on my behalf. Car Parking Partnership re not backing down. I am going to say that I am confused by what Car Parking Partnership says in their reply regarding 'terms and conditions'.

 

Car Parking Partnership’s letter refers to the terms of the contract which is displayed in the car park. They say that if vehicles are parked in breach of the terms and conditions, then additional parking charges will apply.

I find this confusing as there is no charge to park in the car park. If I had parked in the space next to where I was parked no ticket would have been issued. As stated previously, I was parked appropriately in a disabled bay, displaying my disabled badge wallet, albeit closed, but as I had parked in a retail car park, this was just a gesture on my part as I did not think that this would apply. I was not blocking any other vehicle(s) or blocking access to any shops or parked on the walkway, I was parked responsibly.

 

I decided to park in the disabled bay as I am disabled and have walking difficulties which necessitate me to be as close to shops as possible. After all the only reason I was parked in the retail car park was that I was shopping. This was three days before Christmas.

 

Any further advice would be most helpful.

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The council's legal bod has everything correct apart from one major issue. you cannot charge penalties for breach of a contract - this is enshrined in contract law. So the statement about 'paying any financial penalties if you break their rules' is contrary to what contract law actually states. Have a read of clause 3.4 of this: http://www.goldsmithibs.com/resources/free/Breach-of-Contract/notes/Breach-of-Contract-Remedies.pdf

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