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    • Thank-you dx, What you have written is certainly helpful to my understanding. The only thing I would say, what I found to be most worrying and led me to start this discussion is, I believe the judge did not merely admonish the defendant in the case in question, but used that point to dismiss the case in the claimants favour. To me, and I don't have your experience or knowledge, that is somewhat troubling. Again, the caveat being that we don't know exactly what went on but I think we can infer the reason for the judgement. Thank-you for your feedback. EDIT: I guess that the case I refer to is only one case and it may never happen again and the strategy not to appeal is still the best strategy even in this event, but I really did find the outcome of that case, not only extremely annoying but also worrying.
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    • the claimant in their WS can refer to whatever previous CC judgements they like, as we do in our WS's, but CC judgements do not set a legal precedence. however, they do often refer to judgements like Bevis, those cases do created a precedence as they were court of appeal rulings. as for if the defendant, prior to the raising of a claim, dobbed themselves in as the driver in writing during any appeal to the PPC, i don't think we've seen one case whereby the claimant referred to such in their WS.. ?? but they certainly typically include said appeal letters in their exhibits. i certainly dont think it's a good idea to 'remind' them of such at the defence stage, even if the defendant did admit such in a written appeal. i would further go as far to say, that could be even more damaging to the whole case than a judge admonishing a defendant for not appealing to the PPC in the 1st place. it sort of blows the defendant out the water before the judge reads anything else. dx  
    • Hi LFI, Your knowledge in this area is greater than I could possibly hope to have and as such I appreciate your feedback. I'm not sure that I agree the reason why a barrister would say that, only to get new customers, I'm sure he must have had professional experience in this area that qualifies him to make that point. 🙂 In your point 1 you mention: 1] there is a real danger that some part of the appeal will point out that the person appealing [the keeper ] is also the driver. I understand the point you are making but I was referring to when the keeper is also the driver and admits it later and only in this circumstance, but I understand what you are saying. I take on board the issues you raise in point 2. Is it possible that a PPC (claimant) could refer back to the case above as proof that the motorist should have appealed, like they refer back to other cases? Thanks once again for the feedback.
    • Well barristers would say that in the hope that motorists would go to them for advice -obviously paid advice.  The problem with appealing is at least twofold. 1] there is a real danger that some part of the appeal will point out that the person appealing [the keeper ] is also the driver.  And in a lot of cases the last thing the keeper wants when they are also the driver is that the parking company knows that. It makes it so much easier for them as the majority  of Judges do not accept that the keeper and the driver are the same person for obvious reasons. Often they are not the same person especially when it is a family car where the husband, wife and children are all insured to drive the same car. On top of that  just about every person who has a valid insurance policy is able to drive another person's vehicle. So there are many possibilities and it should be up to the parking company to prove it to some extent.  Most parking company's do not accept appeals under virtually any circumstances. But insist that you carry on and appeal to their so called impartial jury who are often anything but impartial. By turning down that second appeal, many motorists pay up because they don't know enough about PoFA to argue with those decisions which brings us to the second problem. 2] the major parking companies are mostly unscrupulous, lying cheating scrotes. So when you appeal and your reasons look as if they would have merit in Court, they then go about  concocting a Witness Statement to debunk that challenge. We feel that by leaving what we think are the strongest arguments to our Member's Witness Statements, it leaves insufficient time to be thwarted with their lies etc. And when the motorists defence is good enough to win, it should win regardless of when it is first produced.   
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I had one from NCP which led to googling and this site & ignoring the 6 standard letters

and a bit of wait and hope they are right and convince the wife they were right, they were!

 

Safe now in the knowledge to help others and spread the word and save them money too...

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Did you get any phone calls, did they turn up at your house at all?

What happens if they come to my house and i answer the door, can they force entry to recover items to the value of the charge & can they tow my car if its outside the house on a public road?

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Just letters, they are NOT bailiffs, only bailiffs can do that and it would have to go to court for them to do that which they won`t.

Stop panicking!

 

Read more on here or wait for someone else to confirm, which you will also see on other posts.

 

Off to bed now, don`t worry about it.

 

You found this site so you beat the **** people, they are like rogue traders.

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Hi All,

I have been back in touch with the parking office at work

and they have told me that the parking officers take digital photographs of the cars

and the permits used in the car,

 

they said that I received a ticket because i filled out the permit incorrectly

(put a circle around the day, date, time, month instead of a cross through them!)

 

If they do have photo evidence is it still a ignore or should I go pay up?

 

Thanks

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the said that I received a ticket because i filled out the permit incorrectly (put a circle around the day, date, time, month instead of a cross through them!)

If they do have photo evidence is it still a ignore or should I go pay up?

 

Thanks

 

They're having a laugh aren't they!!!!

 

No you don't pay them. I would love to here how they present their case at court for this dastardly error on your part! not that there's any chance of them going anywhere near court with this unfortunately.

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Hi All,

I have been back in touch with the parking office at work and they have told me that the parking officers take digital photographs of the cars and the permits used in the car, the said that I received a ticket because i filled out the permit incorrectly (put a circle around the day, date, time, month instead of a cross through them!)

If they do have photo evidence is it still a ignore or should I go pay up?

 

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You posted for advice and were given it, but you still persist in this notion that they are a legal entity by approaching the parking office at your work. Forget about them and the ticket and get on with your life.

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That definitely needs to be reported in your local paper, absolutely incredible, how fantastically puerile can these eejits seriously get.

 

I would be making a formal complaint to the circus outfit that is in charge of the car park robbery at the hospital, and to your line manager, and whoever runs the hospital, and finally your local MP.

Who ever heard of someone getting a job at the Jobcentre? The unemployed are sent there as penance for their sins, not to help them find work!

 

 

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Thanks for the support everyone. I'll keep my fingers crossed and hopefully they will leave me alone.

 

Hi Andy,

I was just reading your thread from last december with intrest, as I am in a similar situation to you as an employee,

and I think it is totally disgusting that these hyenas of society try to profiteer out of the sick and needy, and those who care for them.

 

What's more, the employees employed to dish out bits of sticky paper actually think they have some authority.

 

Im not in the business of appealing anything to anyone, as it is guaranteed to fall on deaf ears where revenue is concerned.

 

It's laughable that the NHS is in it's 65 anniversary and is now run as a business.

 

Its our NHS, we pay our tax... why should we pay to come to work ??

 

why should visitor's pay to visit ??

 

Was wondering how you got on ?

 

as I am fast becomming something of an expert in this field although im not a legal lol.

 

..I used to pray for debt collectors to ring me so I could keep them on the phone for hours talking nonsense seen as they were paying for the privilege..

 

These operators survive on the fear factor hoping their pray cave in and pay up

 

.Treat them with the contempt they deserve

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Just an update,

 

Finally started receiving letters from a Debt Collection Agency called Newlyn

- Anyone ever heard of them.

 

Its the usual spiel, if you don't pay as soon as possible you will incur additional charges and we may seek to take you to court.

 

Anyone got any advice,

 

should i ignore or write back,

 

i know things have changed since the introduction of the Freedoms act?

 

Thanks.

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Just an update,

 

Finally started receiving letters from a Debt Collection Agency called Newlyn - Anyone ever heard of them.

Its the usual spiel, if you don't pay as soon as possible you will incur additional charges and we may seek to take you to court.

 

Anyone got any advice, should i ignore or write back, i know things have changed since the introduction of the Freedoms act?

 

Thanks.

 

Are they chasing you as 'The Driver' or as the 'Registered Keeper',

either way can you honestly see anyone going to court because you filled the form with circles rather than crosses.

 

They would be a laughing stock of the industry.

 

Post the claim letter here with all your personal data/barcodes removed obviously.

 

Go on give us all a laugh :)

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I kind of tore it up and threw it in the bin in frustration! Ill post the next one. The weird thing is that it said on the letter that I got the ticket in June this year but the only ticket I am aware of was in November last year. Unless I've had a second ticket and it fell off or something?

 

So should I ignore or write a letter?

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Yes I did read it,

it said I now owe £60 and will incurr further costs if I do not pay immediately.

 

It also said I may be taken to court if I do not pay.

 

It went on to say that I had to ring or write to them but do not contact the hospital directly

as they are not responsible for collecting the debt owed

and any contact I attempt to make will be referred back to them anyway.

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debt collectors have no powers to enforce debts in their own name

so all the guff about extra costs being added are just hot air.

 

Contact the DVLA as a FOI request to find out who has obtained your data and under what circumstances,

ie did they apply manually or as part of an electronic bulk purchase such as for BPA members.

 

There is probably ammunition for a complaint to the Information Ombudsman

for telling lies to obtain your data and thus a claim of harassment against Newlyn

and the original company should they persist.

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I was also gonna ask, this company newlyn, they are a third party acting on behalf of the hospital I got the ticket from. The money they are attempting to recover is £60 but the parking permit I purchased has a cost of £1. I don't understand how they can claim to be recovering £59 extra from me when its not even their car park its the hospitals and the claim ammount is massively more than the parking permit price - newlyn have not lost any money and I haven't cost them any money by parking in a car park that they do not own? It makes my head go fuzzy trying to figure out the legality of it all!

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That is an argument for the future that would be wated on them as they wont listen anyway. Newlyn are not acting on behalf of the hospital, they are doing as they are told to by the private parking company the hospital has contracted to manage their facilities. Talking to the hospital management is a waste of time because they are generally too dense or obstinate to listen and wont suffer when the muck strikes the air conditioning device due to their own incompetence. Just write a short letter headed by their reference number and stating what I put in my posting. That is enough and doesnt leave it open to further discussion-or harassment as it is called when uninvited.

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I was gonna do that but the new advice i keep reading is to write them a letter and not ignore. I only started getting the letters about two weeks ago even tho I got the ticket last year, the letter says I got the ticket in June this year so I must have got a second one and not known about ite.

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I was gonna do that but the new advice i keep reading is to write them a letter and not ignore. I only started getting the letters about two weeks ago even tho I got the ticket last year, the letter says I got the ticket in June this year so I must have got a second one and not known about ite.

 

Well, if they are chasing you as the Registered Keeper for a ticket issued in June and this is the first Notice to Keeper letter then they are out of luck. They have 56 days from when the ticket was handed out to make a claim from the RK under the guidelines laid out in the Protection of Freedoms Act.

Section 8(5)

 

"The relevant period for the purposes of sub-paragraph (4) is the period of 28 days following the period of 28 days beginning with the day after that on which the notice to driver was given."

 

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/9/schedule/4/enacted

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