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The Prankster asks ParkingEye to cease and desist
ParkingEye have now sent sent 3 love letters to The Parking Prankster, via their legal growl-tigers, Hill Dickinson. The Prankster has replied to all three, fully rebuffing them. However, ParkingEye...
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Picture of the week. Bollards? What bollards?
In Romania, bothering about bollards is optional.Luckily the bollard makers know this, so they bend out of the way if a careless motorist accidentally parks on them.The Prankster spotted this fine...
View ArticleParkingEye lose in court. Ignoring judge's directions and lying about them...
3QT62386 ParkingEye v Arora. Claim dismissed for failure to obey directions.ParkingEye lost a case which had been stayed since December. During the original hearing District Judge Jenkins, who had...
View ArticleDevere Parking Services Ltd open fatuous letter writing department
Devere Parking Services Ltd have apparently opened a new fatuous letter writing department, devoted to lying to motorists, spouting irrelevancies, pressurizing motorists even if they are disabled, and...
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Arguments to use if ParkingEye try and use HHJ Moloney's judgment in your...
In a recent well-publicised small claims hearing in Cambridge, ParkingEye v Beavis and Martin, His Honour Judge Moloney ruled in favour of ParkingEye in both claimsParkingEye have been sending out the...
View ArticleParkingEye lose in court. Fail to send representative.
[updated following information from Bargepole]3JD11777 ParkingEye v Fielding (04/06/2014 Liverpool) ParkingEye failed to send a representative and so the claim was struck out.The claim was apparently...
View ArticleAppeals system a mess
The Prankster has been aware of several situations where parking companies have jumped ship from the BPA Ltd to the IPC, and motorists who appeal regarding tickets issued before the leaving date have...
View ArticlePremier Park parking charges finally cancelled by POPLA after more than a year
This tale starts some time ago - in fact, back in January 2013. The motorist was issued 2 parking charge notices by Premier Park. He appealed them, and when his appeal was rejected he appealed them...
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Ashley Cohen gets a new job
Ashley Cohen has a new job. He is now working as administrator for...Civil Enforcement Limited.It appears Civil Enforcement Limited have not quite got the hang of witness statements. If they want to...
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A warning to potential customers of Park Direct UK Limited
Potential customers of Park Direct UK Limited should consider very carefully whether this is the kind of parking company they actually want to deal with.A housing complex with parking problems found...
View ArticleWatchdog on POPLA. Print out and keep checklist
On BBC1, Wednesday 11th June Watchdog are covering dodgy tactics used by parking companies to try and game the POPLA process. Here is the Prankster's print out and keep guide.Check how many dodgy...
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Ashley Cohen gets yet another job. Grasses up CEL
The hard working Ashley Cohen has taken time out from his busy life at Civil Enforcement Limited to take on yet another role.Now he also works as administrator for the Co-op.The Prankster wonders...
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Arguments to use if ParkingEye try and use HHJ Moloney's judgment in your...
ParkingEye are quoting the HHJ Moloney judgment in every claim they now make. However, HHJ Moloney realised that his judgment was breaking new ground and may well be overturned. He therefore gave...
View ArticleWatchdog exposes the BPA Ltd's and Patrick Troy's failure to police the industry
On Wednesday 11/06/2014 Watchdog featured a small slot on the private parking industry, showing two of the ways in which parking companies try and game the POPLA system, and explaining to Patrick Troy,...
View ArticlePOPLA ignores HHJ Moloney ruling
In a recent POPLA case Vehicle Control Services Limited quoted extensively from HHJ Moloney's ruling in ParkingEye v Beavis and Wardley in their evidence pack regarding their charges.However, as this...
View ArticleNew release of The Prankster guides to ParkingEye court cases
Following the result of the widely publicised small claims case in Cambridge, The Prankster has been busy at work updating the guides to ParkingEye court cases.The Parking Prankster Guide to Arguing a...
View ArticleRansomes Park Limited admit charging VAT when they should not
Ransomes Park Limited have been charging VAT on monies for damages for a long while.They have finally admitted that they should not be charging VAT on monies for damages. Therefore any motorists who...
View ArticleVCS and ParkingEye court cases adjourned to wait for Cambridge appeal
A case involving Vehicle Control Services Ltd was adjourned for a second time on 16/06/2014. The first case was adjourned to await the result of the Cambridge case, ParkingEye v Beavis and Wardley,...
View ArticleParkingEye to stop charging motorists £27 for POPLA
A BPA spokesman has confirmed that ParkingEye will no longer be charging motorists £27 if their POPLA appeal fails. Following a tip off the BPA investigated the situation and confirmed that ParkingEye...
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Devere try and frighten motorists to hide the fact their contract is squiffy
Devere have been writing to motorists threatening legal action if they ask POPLA to check that their contract with landowners is valid.The Prankster usually finds that when companies threaten legal...
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