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ParkingEye issue scam parking charge at Fistral Beach
ParkingEye recently issued a scam parking ticket for Fistral Beach.The motorist purchased a ticket which covered the time of stay.The Prankster confirms that he carefully checked the registration...
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Mr M Shwarts does not appear to be a solicitor. Signing DEAL claim forms may...
Debt Enforcement & Action Limited have been submitting a number of court claims which are signed by a solicitor calling himself Mr M Shwarts.The Solicitors Regulation Authority have confirmed they...
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Rosanna Breaks joins ParkingEye legal team
Rosanna Breaks has joined ParkingEye's legal team. According to information given to the Prankster, Ms Breaks previously acted for ParkingEye several times under the banner of LPC Law.As is customary...
View ArticleParkingTicketAppeals changes hands
The Parking Prankster has heard that the ownership of at least half of ParkingTicketAppeals has changed hands.It will be run by someone else going forwards.The Prankster does not know who is now...
View ArticlePatrick Troy admits private parking charges are penalties
This article in the Sunday Times discusses the appeal services offered by http://www.parkingticketappeals.org.uk/. The article is also discussed on MSE here.Patrick Troy, CEO of the British Parking...
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Dodgy parking company suspended - GB Parking Solutions
GB Parking Solutions were chucked out of the British Parking Association on 18th November. This was because they exceeded 12 sanction points in a 12 month period.Additionally, according to a poster on...
View ArticleParkingTicketAppeals changes companies
The web site http://www.parkingticketappeals.org.uk/ has apparently changed hands.Yesterday, the company on the about page was Parking Ticket Appeals Limited, company number 08981061, incorporated...
View ArticleArmtrac Security Services use dodgy tactics to time motorists out of POPLA...
Two posters on MSE have received appeal rejections from Armtrac Security Services with POPLA codes which have almost expired.POPLA codes are meant to be valid for 28 days. Both posters codes were only...
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MBC Parking admits breach of Company regulations. Why did the DVLA or BPA not...
MBC Parking Solutions Ltd has admitted being in breach of company regulations.The PO Box address does not appear to exist, and there is no signage at this address. This does not therefore meet 'brass...
View ArticleArmtrac postal problems
The Prankster previously blogged about Armtrac appeal rejections arriving late.The Prankster has been in touch with POPLA and the British Parking Association regarding post arriving from Armtac with...
View ArticleDVLA grow a pair. Stop providing keeper data to Proserve
The DVLA have informed The Prankster that they have stopped providing keeper data to Proserve from 1st December 2014.The Prankster is aware that the judicial review has not completed*, so The Prankster...
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Picture of the week. Armtrac - Terms and conditions apply
This sign in an Armtrac car park explains it is for permit holders only and directs the reader to find the terms and conditions.Here are the terms.What an interesting wheeze. "You agree to your vehicle...
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Excel Parking Services Ltd try the one two switcheroo
Excel Parking Services Ltd manage the Albert Street, Birmingham, car park...at least according to the signage."By parking on this private car park you are entering into a contract with Excel Parking...
View ArticleCivil Enforcement Limited try again to trick motorists into not turning up
The Prankster recently reported a court case where Civil Enforcement Limited made phone calls and sent texts to try and bluff the motorist into not turning up at the hearing.Now it seems CEL are at it...
View ArticleMotorist injured on Snowdon wins overstay battle in court
Judgment has now been handed down in the Snowdon case referred to earlier.To summarise, the motorist fell and injured themselves, resulting in an overstay in the car park which the motorist did not...
View ArticleParkingEye lose in court. Beavis judgment not applicable to paid car parking
A0JD1405 ParkingEye v Cargius. (25 November 2014, Wrexham County Court). DDJ Mahy dismissed the claim, The charge of £100 far exceeded the cost of the overstay (£2) and subsequent costs. Commercial...
View ArticleRoyal Mail regards Armtrac postal delays as implausible
The Prankster has been in touch with the Royal Mail regarding the continual problems Armtrac Security Services seem to be having with mail delivery. They regard it as implausible, for instance, that a...
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London Councils meet behind closed doors to determine the fate of POPLA
On Thursday London Councils will be meeting to discuss amongst other things the fate of POPLA. Item 101, discussing the continuation of the POPLA service, will be held behind closed doors.No doubt all...
View ArticleDistrict Enforcement Lose to Lecturer Over Staffordshire University Car Park
[This is a guest post.]Notorious self-styled 'ethical' parking company District Enforcement, who have been managing an unpopular and Draconian parking scheme at Staffordshire University, suffered a...
View ArticleDid Oliver Morely deceive Parliament regarding keeper enquiry costs?
The House of Commons Transport Committee published on 1 September 2014 a document entitled 'Government motoring agencies - the user perspective'. The document make interesting reading and is available...
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