Big DEAL going down in Birmingham
DEAL have got so many cases being heard in Birmingham tomorrow, the court have had to allocate two rooms.The cases are all being heard at 2pm. DEAL have not been known to turn up to these hearings, but...
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Picture of the week. CP Plus issue penalty charges
CP Plus are issuing penalty tickets at the retail park opposite the Jaguar Landrover plant in Halewood Liverpool.Happy ParkingThe Parking Prankster
View ArticlePreliminary hearing - 11 DEAL cases in Birmingham
DEAL v Various. DJ Lamb, Preliminary hearing, Birmingham Court 4/8/2015The Prankster's previous post on this matter was incorrect, as this was not a 'big DEAL'. Today's hearing turned out only to be a...
View ArticleOpen Letter to Marcus Jones MP
The Chief Executive of the British Parking Association, Patrick Troy has written an open letter to Marcus Jones MP.The Prankster, not to be outdone, presents his own version.Dear Mr Jones,I understand...
View ArticleCwmbran v Newport - the case for free parking
The Prankster has been given this case report regarding Cwmbran by a local resident.You might be interested to have a look at the case of Cwmbran, about 6 miles north of Newport. It was built as a New...
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Case of the Century
Journalist, Author and Radio Presenter Martin Kelner has reported the parking 'Case of the Century'on his blog. Mr Kelner paid for a ticket, but did not enter his registration correctly. Here, The...
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Is this the kind of behaviour the Supreme Court should support?
In March a motorist arrange to visit a friend in Holiday Inn. He was early so decided to pay for parking and wait in the bar. The signs advised paying online or by text.After trying and failing to get...
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Stephen Duff's bailiff licence expires
Stephen Duff of Proserve Enforcement Solutions used to be a certificated bailiff (now know as an enforcement agent), but is no longer. His licence expired in July and he applied to Chelmsford County...
View ArticleFake Parking Signs Removed
The Prankster previously reported on signage purportedly from CP Plus at a Morrison's site.CP Plus have responded as followsWe have been to site and removed these signs.As already stated, these are not...
View ArticleJudge throws out DEAL parking claim - defendant was not born at the time
DEAL filed a number of parking claims a while back. Although solicitor Michael Schwartz stated recently in court that he personally checks all claims, he failed to notice that in a large number of...
View ArticleIPC Kangaroo court defies Government requirements
The Prankster has received another bizarre judgment from the Independent Parking Committee's kangaroo court, the IAS.The Appellant raises two main grounds of appeal, the lack of notice due to the...
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Proserve run out of friends
Proserve Enforcement Solutions (sole proprietor Stephen Duff) are an organisation who attempt to scam motorists by charging ludicrous amounts of money for trespass. Unsurprisingly, the courts do not...
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Twitter fail blacklists Prankster Blog
A recent change in Twitter has started to blacklist The Prankster blog site.Now when The Prankster Tweets, this error appears.The Prankster has diligently checked himself and concludes he is not...
View ArticleDEAL fail to turn up to court
B42YJ643 DEBT ENFORCEMENT & ACTION LTD -v- PERSHAD20-08-2015 BathA BMPA representative turned up as an observer for this case. Nobody else did. DEAL had served a notice of discontinuance on the...
View ArticlePOPLA changeover starts tomorrow
The operation of POPLA is changing. Although the new system starts in October, new appeals cannot now be fully registered. Instead, you must register your intent to appeal, and when you are then...
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CP Plus go on shopping spree with Moto windfall
CP Plus and Moto accounts both refer cryptically to a settled legal dispute. This appears to be the early termination of CP Plus's parking contract with Moto.The MOTO accounts show a profit of £7.2...
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ParkingEye bogus £50 solicitor costs struck out
When ParkingEye file a parking claim they always include an amount of £50 for solicitor filing costs.This is the maximum allowed according to CPR 45.1 and 45.245.1(1) This Section sets out the amounts...
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Norman Baker letter confirms parliament do not support ParkingEye's charge
In the recent ParkingEye v Beavis hearing at the Supreme Court, ParkingEye's counsel, Jonathan Kirk, spent a great deal of time trying to persuade the judges that it was parliaments intention when...
View ArticleIndependent Parking Committee fail to provide Alternative Dispute Resolution...
The Alternative Dispute Resolution for Consumer Disputes (Competent Authorities and Information) Regulations 2015 came into force on 9th July 2015. Although they are not mandatory, they do lay down the...
View ArticleHow does POPLA fare against the ADR Entity criteria?
The Alternative Dispute Resolution for Consumer Disputes (Competent Authorities and Information) Regulations 2015 came into force on 9th July 2015. Although they are not mandatory, they do lay down the...
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