Has Kevin McManus perjured himself in court?
According to the Daily Mail a recent court hearing involved a type 2 diabetic driver who overstayed his car park time by six minutes because he became faint and stopped to check his blood sugar...
View ArticleAS Parking case thrown out - bad particulars of claim
C3GF84Y2, Daniel Mason, Plymouth County Court.Independent Observer Court ReportThis was the beach car park in Perranporth for a flipped ticket case.The judge struck out the claim as Gladstone's...
View Article£2500 threat for breaching advertising consent
A WRAF veteran has been threatened with a £2,500 fine for breaching advertising consent for flying a flag in memory of fallen soldiers and to celebrate Christmas in her own garden.Unfortunately the...
View ArticleSignage at Liverpool Business Park
Vehicle Control Systems are in the habit of issuing £100 as a charge for briefly stopping anywhere in Liverpool Business Park, including the laybys.The signage is similar to that at Liverpool Airport,...
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Liverpool Business Park - Motorist wins claim for £250 for data protection...
VCS v Phillip, Claim number C9DP2D6C Liverpool 07/12/2016VCS, You've been Gladstoned, and Vidalled too.Mr Phillip was being driven to the Liverpool Rowing Club one day when the driver took a wrong...
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BW Legal misleading motorists over Peel Centre signage
BW Legal have been filing large numbers of claims for parking events at the Peel Centre, Stockport.The Prankster can reveal BW Legal have been misleading motorists as to the signage in place at the...
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NCP charge 91 year old motorist for paying too early
Mr Philip Lindsey, a 91 year old motorist, has been ticketed by NCP apparently for paying on entrance rather than on exit. When Mr Lindsey arrived at the car park, he paid the £1.50 tariff for a daily...
View ArticleCourt Report - Oxford - Another Gladstone's Epic Fail
Case No. C1GF00T3 PCM (UK) v Alan Johnson, Oxford County Court, 09/12/2016, before District Judge Matthews.Guest ReportClaimant represented by Mr Grosvenor instructed by Elms Legal, Defendant...
View ArticleGladstones Epic Fail - Hayes and Harlington Station
PCMUK v M. M C3GF45K9 12/12/2016 ClerkenwellPCMUK v M. M C3GF46K8 12/12/2016 ClerkenwellGuest court reportThere were two PCMUK cases heard in Clerkenwell County Court today, both filed by Gladstones...
View ArticleLink Parking and Overstone Court - getting your money back
Link Parking entered into an agreement with Isis Cardiff Management Company Limited to control unauthorised parking at Overstone Court, Cardiff. Unfortunately they decided it was in their remit to...
View ArticleMIL Collections lose - Deed of Assignment not valid
MIL Collections v Mr N M. Claim: C9QZ4F5716/12/2016 Peterborough County Court, Deputy District Judge Gill presiding.In August 2014 Mr N M's vehicle overstayed by a few minutes in Central Car Park,...
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MIL lose in court. Northwest Parking Enforcement car park boundaries unclear
MIL Collections v Mr Brass C6QZ2F47 9/12/2016 Carlisle CourtMr Brass parked in the car park by Iceland in Carlisle and paid the wrong meter, As it was not clear that there were two car parks covered by...
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Excel / BW Legal Incompetence Hits New Low
Case no. C8DP56P8, Excel v Mr C & Mrs C, Skipton County Court, 19/12/2016, before District Judge Wright.Guest BlogExactly a year ago, Mrs C had visited the Sports Direct gym in Keighley, where she...
View ArticleUKPC v McCarthy. Score draw. No penalties after extra time
UKPC vs McCarthy 15/12/2016 Luton C2HW10Q1UKPC were claiming £900 for 6 unpaid parking tickets on a residential site. Mr McCarthy was counter-claiming harassment for 40 or so wrongly issued tickets....
View ArticleExcel lose at Sheffield. Elliot v Loake not applicable
Excel v Mr B C7DP8F83 at Sheffield 14/12/2016.Mr B was not the driver. Excel do not use the keeper liability provisions of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, and so attempt to rely on the assumption...
View ArticleGovernment announce CCJ review due to parking companies exploiting legal system
Parking companies have for some time been exploiting the legal system by issuing claims to wrong addresses. This results in innocent motorists getting CCJs they know nothing about, which can mean they...
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Excel Parking Services ticket machine failure explained
The Prankster has received significant numbers of complaints from motorists who received parking charges from Excel Parking even though they purchased tickets. When they appeal, Excel claim to have no...
View ArticleChristmas Spirit from ALDI. Scrooge from ParkingEye
A motorist received a parking charge incurred while shopping at their local ALDI. Here is their report.I just had my appeal turned down by parking eye even though I sent them proof of purchase because...
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Picture of the week - ParkingEye signs gone at ASDA Fleetwood
The Prankster previously reported that the ParkingEye signs were covered up at ASDA Fleetwood.As today's photograph shows, the signs have now all gone. ParkingEye and ASDA did not have advertising...
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Indigo cash in on medical staff at Heath Hospital, Cardiff
Although most hospital parking is free in Wales, it is not at Heath hospital Cardiff, where the management unwisely sold off the car parks to Indigo Park Services Ltd.Indigo have now started cashing in...
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