OPS lose Welsh language case - Llangrannog

[FTMDave]

Pity about terms like "fine", "penalty" and "prosecution", but good to see OPS get a kicking.

 

Llangrannog: Welsh speaker wins English-only parking fine case

WWW.BBC.COM

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Toni Schiavone had refused to pay the parking fine because it was written in English.

 

[ericsbrother]

they lost the case a while back but demanded a rematch despite the original judge telling them they had got the protocols all wrong so were doomed to fail.

They then failed to turn up and had the temerity to whinge afterwards and insist they are still owed money cos they dont like the order.

[honeybee13]

EB, great to see you.

I hope you're keeping well.

HB

[FTMDave]

Yes, excellent to see you EB.

[lookinforinfo]

Welcome back EB. How are you keeping and is this just a fleeting visit or can we look forward to more frequent visits from you?

 

[Ethel Street]

I hope the judgement is published because it's not at all clear from from media reports what the legal basis was for OPS's [One Parking Solution] case failing and whether it can be used in future cases in Wales.

The BBC report above says they lost because "the judge at Aberystwyth Justice Centre called the company's application flawed ...[and] ...said the application had been made on the basis of a rule that did not apply to small claims"  while this SkyNews report says  "A lawyer from the company was present but it was thrown out on a technical matter".

That sounds like some technical procedural issue specific to this hearing, not a judgement upholding the substance of the motorist's case that the PCN and subsequent letters from the company had to be in Welsh.  Although no surprise at yet another PPC demonstrating their sheer incompetence at getting procedural stuff right and getting the kicking they deserve. (At the previous hearing OPS translated all of their court documents into Welsh as instructed by the court then lost by failing to turn up for the hearing!)

When the case first got publicity several legal commentators doubted that the Welsh Language Act, requiring bi-lingual use of the Welsh language, would apply here because the Act only applies to public sector/publicly funded bodies, not PPCs

[dx100uk]

theres a previous thread on this i'll find it latter

 

dx