Beavis result not expected until after Easter
Discreet enquiries to the Royal Courts of Justice indicate that their Lordships will not be handing down the Judgment before Easter. The next term at the RCJ starts on April 14th, so it could be on...
View ArticleDEAL fail to turn up, fail to turn up, fail to turn up.
March 25The defendant turned up at Liverpool county court but were informed that Deal had discontinued at 15:40 yesterday. Pity they didn't let the defendant know, but apparently it was a lovely day to...
View ArticleCriminal Case against Civil Enforcement Limited continues
The next hearing for the case against Civil Enforcement Limited is due in Aberdeen on 31st March.This case was previously blogged here.The Prankster is not likely to be spectating and would welcome any...
View ArticleGovernment announces clamp down on private parking charges
The Government has issued a press release announcing it will clamp down on private parking charges.The open consultation document is here and closes 25th May 2015.Evidence of bad practices can be sent...
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Prankster site gets 1,000,000 hits
The Prankster site passed 1,000,000 all time page hits this week.The Prankster does not know who the 1,000,000th visitor was but it may be regular viewer SR-S, whoever that is, who apparently often...
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Richard III breaks terms and conditions
[The following is a guest blog*]Richard III's coffin received into Leicester Cathedral in preparation for the intermentThe coffin carrying the remains of King Richard III entered Leicester Cathedral...
View ArticleParkingEye blundering legal team fail to cancel ticket
This newspaper report details how ParkingEye issued a ticket to a man who had sold his car six months previously.Colin Leggett, the former owner, contact ParkingEye by email to inform them of the...
View ArticleDEAL fail to turn up. Judge awards costs of £190
DEAL failed to turn up to a hearing today, possibly in Norwich.The judge ruled it was unacceptable behaviour on the part for DEAL for a) not attending the hearing b) filing the discontinuance with the...
View ArticleANPR Ltd no longer members of the BPA AOS
ANPR Ltd are no longer appearing on the list of approved AOS MembersThis may be because they have jumped ship to the IPC - but so far they are not on the list there.The other options are that they have...
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Beavis result out? BPA issue press release welcoming Court of Appeal decision
The British Parking Association have issued the following press release regarding the Beavis case.The British Parking Association (BPA) welcomes the Court of Appeal decision which provided much needed...
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Is Ashley Cohen of Civil Enforcement Limited committing fraud or perjury?
The Parking Prankster has a collection of similar letters and witness statements from court cases involving CEL and DEAL.Here are two, one from a CEL case and one from a DEAL case, compared side by...
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DEAL case thrown out of court. Prankster calls for evidence
In an upcoming hearing the defendant sent their witness statement to Court along with a short covering letter asking for the Court's comments regarding 'Shwarts' signing the Statement of Truth, and...
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ParkingEye ANPR system fatally flawed
ParkingEye recently issued a parking ticket to a motorist who they said had stayed almost 3 hours in a car park. They based this accusation on pictures their ANPR had taken of the vehicle arriving and...
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BPA terminates membership of ANPR Limited
The BPA has issued the following press release.BPA terminates membership of ANPR LimitedThe British Parking Association (BPA) has terminated the membership of ANPR Limited with immediate...
View ArticleMoloney judgment overturned
PRESS RELEASE EMBARGOED UNTIL APRIL 16thDo not read this before April 16thHHJ Moloney's judgment has now been overturned in the court of appeal.The Prankster welcomes the Court of Appeal decision which...
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Vehicle Control Systems signage at Liverpool Airport...update
The Prankster previously blogged about the signage at Liverpool Airport. Since the blog, the signage has been updated.Today's post examines the new signage at Liverpool John Lennon Airport, with...
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Smart Parking fraud does not hit motorists or ASDA customers
The Parking Prankster has been informed of a fraud operated inside Smart Parking. The scam apparently involved cancelling parking charges, but instead of refunding the charges to the motorist,...
View ArticleParkingEye v Beavis appeal result - HHJ Moloney was wrong but appeal dismissed
The judgment is here.The COA have neatly sidestepped the fundamental question of the appeal, which was whether penalties could be commercially justified.Instead, they have ruled that PE’s charges...
View ArticleBarry Beavis launches fund to finance commencing appeal against 'cowboy'...
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/supreme-court-appeal-to-beat-the-parking-bulliesBarry Beavis has launched an fund to commence his appeal against the recent Court of Appeal ruling. He needs to raise...
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Beavis fund hits target after one day
Barry Beavis now has enough in the war chest to file an appeal and bundle. The fund was launched yesterday morning and took one day to achieve the target goal of £6,000The fund was largely filled by...
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