BPA AOS CoP V5 (October 2014)

[DragonFly1967]

Version 5 of the BPA Approved Operator Scheme Code of Practice has now been published.

 

Among smaller changes and tweaks, this removes the requirement for 'charges' to reflect a Genuine Pre-Estimate of Loss (I think you'd still win with this as a basis for defence in court) and replaces it with the words "Commercially Justified". Which is a giant can of worms if you ask me.

 

http://www.britishparking.co.uk/write/Documents/AOS_Code_of_Practice_October_2014_update_V5.pdf

[BankFodder]

Great. I can't wait to see what the figures are when they have to provide evidence of their "commercial justification".

 

I think when anybody writes to one of his companies now, they ought to ask for evidence that the find that they are trying to levy is commercially justified as per their code of practice. This means that you would want complete costings and an account.

[DBC]

The BPA Ltd can write what they like, but they cannot go against hundreds of years of common law.

[DragonFly1967]

The BPA Ltd can write what they like, but they cannot go against hundreds of years of common law.

 

That's why I mentioned still using GPEOL as part of a defence in court (if it gets that far).

 

It will however, in my opinion, make it slightly more difficult to win at POPLA.

[ericsbrother]

Anecessary move by the BPA to stop its members jumping ship. They know that they dont have a legal leg to stand on so they are trying to gull people into thinking that there is substance to their use of words.

Commercially justifiable penalties case law only has reference to written bilateral contracts so I can see this one ending up in a position like PE v Beavis in a fairly short time as there is nothing to support that argument (nor dispel it).

I dont think it is a smart move on their part but there again desperate measures are needed to keep the money flowing in.

[Dublindel]

This will not have any effect on POPLA as they are completely and utterly independent, and will continue with GPEOL as they have set this as standard. Now if you don't mind I shall get on with my breakfast, having sugar coated words. Might end up eating many more.