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    • Hi, we are looking to get some opinions on weather or not to bother fighting this PCN. This comes from a very big retail park parking where there are restaurants, hotel, amongst other businesses. The parking is free but I suppose there must be a time limit on it that I am not aware of. We were in the area for around 4 hours. Makes us wonder how they deal with people staying in the hotel as the ANPR is on what appears to be a publicly maintained street (where london buses run) which leads to the different parking areas including the hotel.  1 Date of the infringement 26/05/2024 2 Date on the NTK  31/05/2024 3 Date received 07/06/2024 4 Does the NTK mention schedule 4 of The Protections of Freedoms Act 2012? [Y/N?]  YES 5 Is there any photographic evidence of the event? Entry and exit photos however, based on the photographs we are almost sure the photos are taken on public street. This is the location I believe photos are taken from.  https://maps.app.goo.gl/eii8zSmFFhVZDRpbA 6 Have you appealed? [Y/N?] post up your appeal] No Have you had a response? [Y/N?] post it up N/A 7 Who is the parking company? UKPA. UK Parking Administration LTD 8. Where exactly [carpark name and town] The Colonnades, Croydon, CR0 4RQ For either option, does it say which appeals body they operate under. British Parking Association (BPA) Thanks in advance for any assistance.  UKPA PCN The Collonades-redacted.pdf
    • Thank you for posting their WS. If we start with the actual WS made by the director one would have doubts that they had even read PoFA let alone understood it. Point 10  we only have the word of the director that the contract has been extended. I should have had the corroboration of the Client. Point 12 The Judge HHJ Simkiss was not the usual Judge on motoring cases and his decisions on the necessity of contracts did not align with PoFA. In Schedule 4 [1[ it is quite clearly spelt out- “relevant contract” means a contract (including a contract arising only when the vehicle was parked on the relevant land) between the driver and a person who is—(a)the owner or occupier of the land; or (b authorised, under or  by virtue of arrangements made by the owner or occupier of the land, to enter into a contract with the driver requiring the payment of parking charges in respect of the parking of the vehicle on the land; And the laughable piece of paper from the land owners cannot be described as a contract. I respectfully ask that the case be dismissed as there is no contract. WE do not even know what the parking regulations are which is really basic. It is respectfully asked that without a valid contract the case cannot continue. One would imagine that were there a valid contract it would have been produced.  So the contract that Bank has with the motorist must come from the landowner. Bank on their own cannot impose their own contract. How could a director of a parking company sign a Statement of Truth which included Point 11. Point 14. There is no offer of a contract at the entrance to the car park. Doubtful if it is even an offer to treat. The entrance sign sign does not comply with the IPC Code of Conduct nor is there any indication that ANPR cameras are in force. A major fault and breach of GDPR. Despite the lack of being offered a contract at the entrance [and how anyone could see what was offered by way of a contract in the car park is impossible owing to none of the signs in the WS being at all legible] payment was made for the car to park. A young person in the car made the payment. But before they did that, they helped an elderly lady to make her payment as she was having difficulty. After arranging payment for the lady the young lad made his payment right behind. Unfortunately he entered the old lady's number again rather than paying .for the car he was in. This can be confirmed by looking at the Allow List print out on page 25. The defendant's car arrived at 12.49 and at 12.51 and 12.52  there are two payments for the same vrm. This was also remarked on by the IPC adjudicator when the PCN was appealed.  So it is quite disgraceful that Bank have continued to pursue the Defendant knowing that it was a question of  entering the wrong vrm.  Point 21 The Defendant is not obliged to name the driver, they are only invited to do so under S9[2][e]. Also it is unreasonable to assume that the keeper is the driver. The Courts do not do that for good reason. The keeper in this case does not have a driving licence. Point 22. The Defendant DID make a further appeal which though it was also turned down their reply was very telling and should have led to the charge being dropped were the company not greedy and willing to pursue the Defendant regardless of the evidence they had in their own hands. Point 23 [111] it's a bit rich asking the Defendant to act justly and at proportionate cost while acting completely unjustly themselves and then adding an unlawful 70% on to the invoice. This  is despite PoFA S4[5] (5)The maximum sum which may be recovered from the keeper by virtue of the right conferred by this paragraph is the amount specified in the notice to keeper under paragraph 9[2][d].  Point 23 [1v] the Director can deny all he wants but the PCN does not comply with PoFA. S9 [2][a] states  (2)The notice must— (a)specify the vehicle, the relevant land on which it was parked and the period of parking to which the notice relates; The PCN only quotes the ANPR arrival and departure times which obviously includes a fair amount of driving between the two cameras. Plus the driver and passengers are a mixture of disabled and aged persons who require more time than just a young fit single driver to exit the car and later re enter. So the ANPR times cannot be the same as the required parking period as stipulated in the ACT. Moreover in S9[2][f]  (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; You will note that in the PCN the words in parentheses are not included but at the start of Section 9 the word "must" is included. As there are two faults in the PCN it follows that Bank cannot pursue the keeper . And as the driver does not have a driving licence their case must fail on that alone. And that is not even taking into consideration that the payment was made. Point 23 [v] your company is wrong a payment was made. very difficult to prove a cash payment two weeks later when the PCN arrives. However the evidence was in your print out for anyone to see had they actually done due diligence prior to writing to the DVLA. Indeed as the Defendant had paid there was no reasonable cause to have applied for the keeper details. Point 24 the Defendant did not breach the contract. The PCN claimed the Defendant failed to make a payment when they had made a payment.   I haven't finished yet but that is something to start with
    • You don't appeal to anyone. You haven't' received a demand from a statutory body like the council, the police or the courts. It's just a dodgy cowboy company trying it on. You simply don't pay.  In the vast majority of these cases the company deforest the Amazon with threats about how they are going to divert a drone from Ukraine and make it land on your home - but in the end they do nothing.
    • honestly you sound like you work the claimant yes affixed dont appeal to anyone no cant be “argued either way”  
    • Because of the tsunami of cases we are having for this scam site, over the weekend I had a look at MET cases we have here stretching back to June 2014.  Yes, ten years. MET have not once had the guts to put a case in front of a judge. In about 5% of cases they have issued court papers in the hope that the motorist will be terrified of going to court and will give in.  However, when the motorist defended, it was MET who bottled it.  Every time.
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Hi i have been having problems with the council and bailiffs now for 6 months , the bailiffs currently have a walking possesion order ( my son opened the door) , when they came in they issued me with further unpaid council tax bills to which i have been trying to show the council i do not owe these debts as i was on benefits at the time of these debts. The council are still adament i owe these debts, i have proof that i dont , i have sent a letter to bailiffs to offer to pay 10.00pw i had a reply back stating that i have to pay 30.00 pw this i cannot afford as i am a single parent and a student on low income, i have now had another letter stating that enforcement officer will be visiting my home , please can u explain forceable entry , can they break my door down ? can they employ a lock smith ? can i bolt my door from inside? ..... I have also written to my local counciller who is looking in to this for me , can i apply to the court to have a hearing with them to prove i do not owe these debts???

 

any help would be appreciated

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firstly, how old is your son? this will affect whether they ahve acted lawfully in entering your property or not.

 

Secondly, write a letter to your council cc-ing bailiffs and your local councillorstating the problem and that the account is in dispute. Give them 7 days to respond or you will involve the local government ombudsman and your MP.

 

Hopefully that will get things moving.

All help is merely my opinion only - please seek legal advice if you need to as I am only qualified in SEN law.

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I must also ask the question, how old is your son?

 

With benefits, if you have to reapply for them each year, if you do not do this within the allotted time scale, then the council will assume that you should pay council tax for the period that you were not receiving benefits.

 

This happens a lot within councils.

 

Did anyone sign the walking possession agreement?

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Hi there yes my son opened the door whilst i was in my bedroom he is 5 years old and from what i can work out he told the man to come in , yes the walking possesion agreement was signed by me as he was in my house and was threatening to take my goods there and then. I have had the account placed on hold numerous times by the council now , and they have now taken them of hold , i have informed my local counciller whom is looking into this for me... Yes i renewed my claims at the same time as my housing benefit was due and if there was a discrepcy with my council tax payment then there would of been problems with my housing benefit also which i have pointed out to the council , but still to no avail.

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Muchy, if you pm me, I will try to help you tomorrow - it llooks as if there are a myriad of problems needing sorting out here - let's talk and see what we acn do.

All help is merely my opinion only - please seek legal advice if you need to as I am only qualified in SEN law.

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Oh Muchy - I cannot tell you how appalled I am that a bailiff allowed himself to enter your house on the say so of a 5 year old! :-x :-x :-x

 

Any decent human being would not have taken advantage of that situation.

 

My son opened the door to a debt collector and was badgered for my whereabouts / phone number / etc. Fortunately he was 12 and quite savvy so played dumb, but to expect a five year old....

 

How sad that you now have to warn him about people coming to the door of your own home.

 

Tiglet seems to be a real font of wisdom from what I have seen on this site, so you have found an ally now.

 

Good luck hun x

 

(Off to fume and slam doors now!)

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Hi....

 

below is an excerpt from the bailiffs code of conduct..

Interesting reading

 

The NSEA is endorsed by a range of central and local government departments and the bailiffs' trade bodies, all of whose members should comply with it.

 

Enforcement agents should:

 

Carry out their duties in a professional, calm and dignified manner. This includes dressing appropriately and acting with discretion and fairness.

They must not misrepresent their powers or abilities, or discriminate on grounds of gender, sexual, orientation, age, ethnicity, race or religion

Produce identification and authorisation on request

Communicate clearly and provide information (on charges etc) prompt

Have arrangements for translation services and provision of information in large print, Braille etc

Provide procedures for identifying and dealing fairly with vulnerable debtors such as people who are elderly, disabled, those who have been bereaved recently, lone parents, pregnant women, unemployed people, people with language difficulties.

 

The conduct of levies

 

'Unlawful force' should not be used to enter any premises

If the Police are called to deal with a breach of the peace, their presence must be explained including that they are not there to help with the levy

If the only person present is or appears to be under 18, the agent must depart, but may ask when the debtor will be home. If the only persons at home are children under the age of 12, the agent must simply leave.

Bailiffs should avoid so far as is practicable avoid disclosing the purpose of their visit to anyone who is not the debtor. Relevant documents should be left in a sealed envelope addressed to her/him

Visits should ideally only be made between 6am and 9pm (or any time that the debtor is conducting business). Visits should not take place on Sundays, Bank Holidays, Good Friday or Christmas Day, unless legislation or a Court permits this. Respect for other religions and cultures should be upheld, and visits avoided on appropriate festivals and holidays.

Goods that are clearly those of a child should not be seized

Bailiffs should take all reasonable steps to satisfy themselves that the value of goods seized is proportional to the debt and charges owing

When goods are removed, receipts should be given to the debtor

Debtors must be notified of fees on each visit and of the fees that will be incurred if further action takes place

Copies of the NSEA should be available from the offices of the agencies, from the agents on request and if possible from the creditors themselves

There are no sanctions for non-compliance with NSEA but agents are required to operate complaints and disciplinary procedures.

Further details http://www.lcd.gov.uk/enforcement/agents02.htm

 

 

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Unfortunately, her five year old son was not the only person home, so it will not apply. HOWEVER I am checking into the legalities of entering the home on the say so of a five year old.

All help is merely my opinion only - please seek legal advice if you need to as I am only qualified in SEN law.

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As a Student and single mother, I would be surprised if you were not entitled to Income Support. If you were receiving this, then any arrears of Council Tax can legally be deducted at the set rate of £2.90 per week from your benefits. Bailiif action is the strictly prohibited.

 

In any event, as a single person do ensure that you have applied for the single persons discount of 25% off your Council Tax. You can ask for the application to be backdated.

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As a Student and single mother, I would be surprised if you were not entitled to Income Support. If you were receiving this, then any arrears of Council Tax can legally be deducted at the set rate of £2.90 per week from your benefits. Bailiif action is the strictly prohibited.

 

In any event, as a single person do ensure that you have applied for the single persons discount of 25% off your Council Tax. You can ask for the application to be backdated.

 

I'm looking for clarification regarding the use of Bailiffs where a person is in reciept of benefits and/or deemed a vulnerable adult. I don't believe it is prohibited. But, I cannot find the right info online. Is it just a guideline for Local Authorities?

 

mike

Data Protection Act sent 11.07.06

1st offer of £94 received 14.07.07(no thanks)

Statements rec'd 27.07.06 Total charges £591

2nd offer received 04.08.06 £281(refused)

LBA sent 14.08.06

FLBA sent 01.09.06

N1 Papers to Court 11.09.06 £722

Issued 22.09.06, Deemed served 26.09.06

Letter received 27.09.06 Paying in full within 5 days!:p

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