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    • Northmonk forget what I said about your Notice to Hirer being the best I have seen . Though it  still may be  it is not good enough to comply with PoFA. Before looking at the NTH, we can look at the original Notice to Keeper. That is not compliant. First the period of parking as sated on their PCN is not actually the period of parking but a misstatement  since it is only the arrival and departure times of your vehicle. The parking period  is exactly that -ie the time youwere actually parked in a parking spot.  If you have to drive around to find a place to park the act of driving means that you couldn't have been parked at the same time. Likewise when you left the parking place and drove to the exit that could not be describes as parking either. So the first fail is  failing to specify the parking period. Section9 [2][a] In S9[2][f] the Act states  (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; Your PCN fails to mention the words in parentheses despite Section 9 [2]starting by saying "The notice must—..." As the Notice to Keeper fails to comply with the Act,  it follows that the Notice to Hirer cannot be pursued as they couldn't get the NTH compliant. Even if the the NTH was adjudged  as not  being affected by the non compliance of the NTK, the Notice to Hirer is itself not compliant with the Act. Once again the PCN fails to get the parking period correct. That alone is enough to have the claim dismissed as the PCN fails to comply with PoFA. Second S14 [5] states " (5)The notice to Hirer must— (a)inform the hirer that by virtue of this paragraph any unpaid parking charges (being parking charges specified in the notice to keeper) may be recovered from the hirer; ON their NTH , NPE claim "The driver of the above vehicle is liable ........" when the driver is not liable at all, only the hirer is liable. The driver and the hirer may be different people, but with a NTH, only the hirer is liable so to demand the driver pay the charge  fails to comply with PoFA and so the NPE claim must fail. I seem to remember that you have confirmed you received a copy of the original PCN sent to  the Hire company plus copies of the contract you have with the Hire company and the agreement that you are responsible for breaches of the Law etc. If not then you can add those fails too.
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    • I understand what you mean. But consider that part of the problem, and the frustration of those trying to help, is the way that questions are asked without context and without straight facts. A lot of effort was wasted discussing as a consumer issue before it was mentioned that the property was BTL. I don't think we have your history with this property. Were you the freehold owner prior to this split? Did you buy the leasehold of one half? From a family member? How was that funded (earlier loan?). How long ago was it split? Have either of the leasehold halves changed hands since? I'm wondering if the split and the leashold/freehold arrangements were set up in a way that was OK when everyone was everyone was connected. But a way that makes the leasehold virtually unsaleable to an unrelated party.
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    • Hello,

      On 15/1/24 booked appointment with Big Motoring World (BMW) to view a mini on 17/1/24 at 8pm at their Enfield dealership.  

      Car was dirty and test drive was two circuits of roundabout on entry to the showroom.  Was p/x my car and rushed by sales exec and a manager into buying the mini and a 3yr warranty that night, sale all wrapped up by 10pm.  They strongly advised me taking warranty out on car that age (2017) and confirmed it was honoured at over 500 UK registered garages.

      The next day, 18/1/24 noticed amber engine warning light on dashboard , immediately phoned BMW aftercare team to ask for it to be investigated asap at nearest garage to me. After 15 mins on hold was told only their 5 service centres across the UK can deal with car issues with earliest date for inspection in March ! Said I’m not happy with that given what sales team advised or driving car. Told an amber warning light only advisory so to drive with caution and call back when light goes red.

      I’m not happy to do this, drive the car or with the after care experience (a sign of further stresses to come) so want a refund and to return the car asap.

      Please can you advise what I need to do today to get this done. 
       

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    • We have finally managed to obtain the transcript of this case.

      The judge's reasoning is very useful and will certainly be helpful in any other cases relating to third-party rights where the customer has contracted with the courier company by using a broker.
      This is generally speaking the problem with using PackLink who are domiciled in Spain and very conveniently out of reach of the British justice system.

      Frankly I don't think that is any accident.

      One of the points that the judge made was that the customers contract with the broker specifically refers to the courier – and it is clear that the courier knows that they are acting for a third party. There is no need to name the third party. They just have to be recognisably part of a class of person – such as a sender or a recipient of the parcel.

      Please note that a recent case against UPS failed on exactly the same issue with the judge held that the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 did not apply.

      We will be getting that transcript very soon. We will look at it and we will understand how the judge made such catastrophic mistakes. It was a very poor judgement.
      We will be recommending that people do include this adverse judgement in their bundle so that when they go to county court the judge will see both sides and see the arguments against this adverse judgement.
      Also, we will be to demonstrate to the judge that we are fair-minded and that we don't mind bringing everything to the attention of the judge even if it is against our own interests.
      This is good ethical practice.

      It would be very nice if the parcel delivery companies – including EVRi – practised this kind of thing as well.

       

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James O'Brien on LBC explains why some of us might have been a bit confused recently about government messaging. It's a great analysis IMHO.

 

"Everybody who warned Project Fear was going to happen was shouted down by the people now in power. "Before your very eyes the Government are saying the predictions were right - and it was part of our plan.

 

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but as pointed out in one of the comments (seemingly in reference to the 'policing bill' making demonstrations a crime at the whim of government:

 

 
I'm beginning to suspect that the Govt knows there will be a lot of unrest and reasons to trigger Demonstrations this winter and so instead of tackling the root cause, they will seek to stifle them through legislation. #Winterofdiscontent

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Crumbling Hospitals, Schools, council services, businesses and roads

 

If only the Govt had thrown a protective ring around care homes

with the same gusto they do around their crooked MPs

 

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Quote of the decade:

After whipping a vote to NOT feed UK kids

 
The prime minister of a country with over 2000 food banks is spending money on internet adverts featuring himself eating.
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The Tory Legacy

Record high Taxes, Immigration, Excrement in waterways, energy company/crony profits

Crumbling Hospitals, Schools, council services, businesses and roads

 

If only the Govt had thrown a protective ring around care homes

with the same gusto they do around their crooked MPs

 

10 years to save the Vest

After Truss lost the shirt off the UKs back in 49 days

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Interesting that when I came here first today the link said page 18 last page + got a uh oh when clicked on it

Now says 17 pages and works

 

 

 

 

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Crumbling Hospitals, Schools, council services, businesses and roads

 

If only the Govt had thrown a protective ring around care homes

with the same gusto they do around their crooked MPs

 

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After Truss lost the shirt off the UKs back in 49 days

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TY HB

 

Back to reality - No surprises that morally vacuous Boris 'Inveterate and unapologetic LIAR' Johnsons conference speech - was full of lies

- many of which have already been called out as lies - but he repeats them anyway

 

 

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Not for the first time, the prime minister delivered a major speech that was economical with the truth

 

 

Including the claimed £3000 extra for maths and science teachers - which is just a mini-me version of the undelivered prior plan which was quietly dropped without delivering anything of consequesnce - except a brief headline

- and anyone who expects owt to be delivered this time ... can lend me 50 quid and I'll pay it back with interest when this Johnson pledge is .. this time ...

 

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PM also praises work of Brampton Manor academy in East Ham which now ‘sends more kids to Oxbridge than Eton’

 

 

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Record high Taxes, Immigration, Excrement in waterways, energy company/crony profits

Crumbling Hospitals, Schools, council services, businesses and roads

 

If only the Govt had thrown a protective ring around care homes

with the same gusto they do around their crooked MPs

 

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Metro has an article on Peter Bottomley saying MPs can't manage on £82k a year - plus expenses - on the day that Universal Credit went down by £20 a week.

 

He thinks MPs should earn the same as GPs?

 

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Sir Peter Bottomley has spoken out how living on his salary is 'desperately difficult' for some.

 

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More Brex-hits

 

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‘We now have about 70 proposals for sites across Europe from maybe 10 different countries,’ Intel chief says

 

 

and not unexpected:

 

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Crumbling Hospitals, Schools, council services, businesses and roads

 

If only the Govt had thrown a protective ring around care homes

with the same gusto they do around their crooked MPs

 

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It's sad about both of those, TJ, but not really a surprise. I suppose all the posturing about invoking Article 16 will start with a vengeance now.

 

It never seems to occur to Frost and Johnson that it makes us look untrustworthy as a country.

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Any truth in the rumour Johnson is cancelling any farm visits and vox pops on farms for the forseeable, in case he falls into the pig pen and is accidentally culled  TJ?

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The bailiff: A 12th Century solution re-branded as Enforcement Agents for the 21st Century to seize and sell debtors goods as before Oh so Dickensian!

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Yes TJ he has chucked the farmer's to the wolves.  I do sometimes engae in dark humour league of gentleman style, helps cope with the ongoing Muppetry from politicians.

 

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The bailiff: A 12th Century solution re-branded as Enforcement Agents for the 21st Century to seize and sell debtors goods as before Oh so Dickensian!

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Higher wages and costs in the UK will mean companies will struggle to export.  So companies then start to reduce the number of staff, companies close etc etc. 

 

All for people being paid a competitive wage, but employers needs to be able to sell their products for a competitive price.

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Christmas to be cancelled ? This would be a Brexit dividend for many as they don't have to go mad spending money they cannot really afford to squander.

 

And not having Christmas sweets available will save money e.g dental bills, having to buy new clothes that fit.

 

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Leading caterer writes to hundreds schools alerting them to problems with ‘sourcing, packing and distribution’

 

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Crumbling Hospitals, Schools, council services, businesses and roads

 

If only the Govt had thrown a protective ring around care homes

with the same gusto they do around their crooked MPs

 

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I know about Operation Cygnus but I hadn't heard of Exercise Alice.

 

Someone has obtained FoI documents of the report that recommends adequate PPE, contact tracing and restricting entry from virus hotspots in the rest of the world. It looks as if it was completely ignored.

 

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Exclusive: Report from planning exercise in 2016 alerted government of need to stockpile PPE and set up contact tracing system

 

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People who have followed all the Brexit and post-Brexit negotiations think that the UK could be setting the talks next week up to fail. Frost has said that ECJ is a red line as of very recently and this could be the excuse to blow up the talks and move on to a No Deal scenario. There are all sorts of theories online.

 

Meanwhile the PM has jetted off to Marbella for another holiday.

 

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EU leaders urged to push back against No 10’s brinkmanship over role of European Court of Justice

 

 

 

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Really good industry website explaining current issues with shipping/logistics industry.

 

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The UK’s main container ports are overwhelmed with unclaimed imports and starting to refuse the restitution of empty boxes...

 

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Really funny if you like to laugh at how ridiculous the UK situation has been recently.

 

 

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