The Prankster boobs yet again. ParkingEye job titles
Actually The Prankster didn't boob again. He is just re-using yesterday's blog title in a blatant attempt to play the system.Yesterday The Prankster had a massive amount of hits on the blog. He can...
View ArticleWitness statements not enough for POPLA. Assessors do not understand ANPR....
Way back when, The Prankster appealed against a POPLA verdict. The Lead Adjudicator has now replied:Dear Mr Prankster,The Lead Adjudicator has considered your complaint and has asked me to reply as...
View ArticleParkingEye, POPLA, Witness Statements
ParkingEye's witness statements have now been widely discredited. ParkingEye have been found to use them to hide the fact that they do not have contracts in place and that their contracts do not give...
View ArticlePOPLA newsletter
The POPLA May 2013 Newsletter is available hereThe Prankster applauds POPLA's decision to make this newsletter, and the previous one, available to the public.The Prankster has POPLA's November 2013...
View ArticlePOPLA November 2013 newsletter. Uncommented version
The Prankster reproduces the contents of the November POPLA newsletter for the benefit of those motorists who have not yet been personally emailed a copy.The Prankster welcomes POPLA's increased...
View ArticleP4Parking pass BPA audit
This thread on pepipoo confirms that P4Parking passed their BPA audit in August 2013.The thread also points out they made the following errors while issuing a parking charge:The company registration...
View ArticleThe Prankster redacts
The Prankster has received a letter on behalf of ParkingEye stating that they believe their job titles are confidential and that they do not wish them to be published on the blog. The Prankster does...
View ArticleParkingEye postal chaos. Prankster requests information
The Prankster has helped large numbers of people in ParkingEye court cases. One running theme is the chaotic nature of ParkingEye's use of the postal service.Many people never receive letters which...
View ArticleParkingEye try to pull out of POPLA. POPLA appeal points
ParkingEye are now trying a new trick during the POPLA process - sending letters offering to cancel the charge if the motorist pays the £27 POPLA fee.Of course, as ParkingEye lose all properly crafted...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Vehicle Control Services bet company against disabled motorist...and lose....
[The Prankster previously reported the name of the Operator was Vehicle Control Systems. it is of course, Vehicle Control Services Limited]Way back when (September 2013) The Parking Prankster was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Parking Awareness Services Limited announces parking bays for yellow cars only
The Parking Prankster wishes to thank 4consumerrights for bringing this little gem to his notice.Parking Awareness Services are one of the smaller parking companies, and are members of the IPC rather...
View ArticleClik here to view.
BPA discuss whether to follow the IPC's lead in their code of practice.
At a recent meeting (17 September 2013) of the AOS standards Advisory Panel, the BPA discussed possible changes to their code of practice.A new code is scheduled to come out in December 2013, so we...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ParkingEye settle for £20
ParkingEye's legendary tough negotiators are obviously taking a early Christmas break in order to spend the loot from their acquisition by Capita. This week they settled one claim for a mere £20.The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Aldi secret clause. Can only cancel ParkingEye ticket if there is a minimum...
Aldi have confirmed their contract with ParkingEye only allows them to cancel parking tickets if the motorist spends £30 or more in store.This at least clarifies the circumstances in which tickets will...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Aldi target elderly and vulnerable with £70 charge for shopping too slowly
This post on the Aldi facebook site says it all.Aldi, through their partners, ParkingEye, have cynically ripped off two elderly and less mobile shoppers because they could not get round the store in...
View ArticleNew dirty tricks warning. Are ParkingEye taking you to court this week (2 Dec...
The Parking Prankster has heard that the ParkingEye dirty tricks brigade are at it again.Over the weekend documents have been arriving for cases scheduled this week, containing new witness statements...
View ArticleDVLA confirm get-out-of-jail signage clause is not a get-out-of-jail signage...
The BPA's code of practice has a strange anomaly where entrance signage is deemed mandatory, and then later on in Appendix F operators are given until October 2015 to get their signs corrected.The IPC...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Do ParkingEye stand on the shoulders of giants?
No, but their victims certainly need to.Here is the entrance sign at Aldi, Leyland. For some obscure* reason it has been sited 9 feet, six inches in the air. No other sign in the car park is sited as...
View ArticleParkingEye go to extreme lengths to avoid showing contract in court
ParkingEye have now knocked up an additional legal document and created a new, beefed-up witness statement to avoid showing their contract. The witness statement now runs to two pages. One more page...
View ArticleWell researched motorists demolish ParkingEye witness statement in court
The Parking Prankster has now received the following account from defendant Christine Lemon. In this hearing the judge decided to hear two cases at the same time, as the facts were so similar.ACCOUNT...
View Article