MET Parking operate 'customer not here' scam at McDonalds
This post on pepipoo shows how MET Parking operatives operate a parking scan at McDonalds.The scam works as follows:The MET Parking operative issues large numbers of tickets at once for 'customer not...
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UKCPS claim dismissed. Judge rules signage is 'gibberish'
A0QZ7658 UKCPS v Mr X (04/07/2014 Bradford) Claim dismissed. Signage was gibberish.In a hearing this Friday UKCPS scarcely lasted longer than 5 minutes. The judge criticised their lengthy and rambling...
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Picture of the week - CO-OP wash their hands
Looks like the Co-op are fed up with problems with their car parking agentsHappy ParkingThe Parking Prankster
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Highview and CP Plus dredge up old cases
The Prankster has previously lost a few POPLA cases while trying single point defenses out for the benefit of other motorists. These were all double dipping cases where flaws in the operators' ANPR...
View ArticleParkingTicketAppeals service hits £100,000 savings for motorists.
The ParkingTicketAppeals service has hit an important milestone, saving over £100,000 for motorists.For a fixed fee of £16, the service takes the worry away from the busy or confused motorist. Subject...
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UKPS employee accused of taking data from ANPR Ltd
The Prankster has received information from ANPR Ltd stating that a former employee has been reported to the police for taking software, bank and credit card statements, and his franchise agreement...
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Will AS Parking give out their first POPLA code?
This thread on pepipoo details a motorist's attempt to appeal to AS Parking against a charge issued for having a wheel over the white line.So far, the appeal has been rejected, but no POPLA code has...
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UKCPS claim dismissed. Judge rules signage too wordy
A3QZ1305 UKCPS v Ms X (02/07/2014 Sheffield) Centertainment car park, Sheffield. Judge Birkby ruled there was no contract as the signage was deficient.This case was also reported on...
View ArticleParkingEye lose in court - genuine customer
ParkingEye v Ms X, 10/07/2014, Birmingham. Judge ruled defendant was a genuine customer.This case concerned the car park at the Marsdon Pub at Merry Hill. The car park is a pay and display, with a...
View ArticleParkingEye case stayed - awaiting appeal result of ParkingEye v Beavis
ParkingEye v Mr G, 11/07/2014, Norwich.ParkingEye's case depended extensively on ParkingEye v Beavis, but the judge was aware that ParkingEye were misrepresenting the situation. Although ParkingEye did...
View ArticleParkingEye win in court. Beavis case misused.
ParkingEye v Mr T. 10/07/2013, Cambridge. Beehive Centre Car Park.This is the same court as the one where HHJ Moloney gave the judgment on ParkingEye v Beavis, and it looks like the judges here have...
View ArticleMET Parking deceive motorists for years. DVLA stick fingers in ears and make...
One dogged motorist has unearthed a scam MET Parking have been operating for several years on the Chiltern railway.Chiltern Railway car parks are railway property and railway byelaws apply. This means...
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POPLA rule an address for service can be abroad
In a recent parking dispute the registered keeper wrote to ParkingDirect UK providing them with the name and address of the driver, who was currently living in Australia. This discharged his obligation...
View ArticlePrankster's brother accused of staying a day in local motorway services
The Parking Prankster's had a worried phone call from his brother this week .Apparently he received a parking charge from CP Plus accusing him of staying in Leigh Delamere services on the M4...
View ArticleCambridge case hoax phone call
The first attempt at hearing the ParkingEye v Beavis and Wardley case failed due to a hoax phone call. ParkingEye wanted the appeal to be postponed because their preferred lawyer, Jonathan Kirk QC, was...
View ArticleParkingEye lose in court - black hole of disappearing mail. Judge ruled they...
In a case reported last week ParkingEye's claim was thrown out of court when it was revealed they had ignored all the motorist's letters.The parking charge for overstaying 15 minutes at Family Bargains...
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Did ParkingEye deliberately deceive HHJ Moloney in the Cambridge Case?
It has been well-reported that HHJ Moloney held a case in Cambridge to decide issues around the large number of ParkingEye claims in his area. Two claims were ruled on, regarding charges issued in...
View ArticleNew transcripts, including ParkingEye v Collins-Daniel judgment
Several transcripts are available on the Prankster web site, including District Judge Melville-Shreeve's approved judgment in the case of ParkingEye v Collins-Daniel.CEL v McCafferty. This is important...
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Judiciary show lack of technical competence in Cambridge
Ironically for Cambridge with its reputation from both university and industry, technical competence does not seem to have spilled over into the judiciary.Sadly, one defendant fell afoul of this in...
View ArticleParkingEye scam defeated - vehicle was having an MOT at the time
This report in the Banbury Guardian details how ParkingEye tried to scam a couple out of £100 for parking 6 hours at Morrisons. However, there vehicle was having an MOT at the time, so luckily they...
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