There is a story on BBC about a couple being ‘fined’ by a Blackpool hotel for leaving a critical review on TripAdvisor. The couple were charged £100 on their credit card having broken the ‘no bad review’ terms and conditions …
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Another week, another apologist article from the BPA Ltd. And yet again I find my blood boiling by the utter tripe spouted. “Responsible motorists never get a ticket” is the title of this week’s work of fiction. However, about 3 …
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From: Fiona Subject: SUCESSFUL APPEAL Thanks to information on your site I have just received confirmation from POPLA that JAS Parking Solutions have cancelled their parking charge notice (orginally issued at the end March – then subsequent correspondence sent in …
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From: EJ Subject: POFA 2012 and PPCs Do all Private Parking Companies have to comply to POFA 2012 legislation? I received a Notice to Keeper dated 22 days after the parking took place and I have disputed it saying that …
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Yesterday someone copied me on a tweet responding to an Honest John article, telling him he was giving out the wrong advice. So I thought I’d take a look, and see what a he’s said… The motorist describes their situation …
Honest John? Let’s just call you John Read more »
From: Non Subject: Thanks for the advice Dear Team, Thanks for your help. Unfortunately I couldn’t get to using any of your advice because of an unfortunate incident but when they send me a new letter i’ll do my best …
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The welcome news today is that the government are going to clamp down on parking charges at hospitals. The guidance document from the Department of Health is published here. There is also coverage in the Daily Mail and on the …
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From: Tony Subject: Parking Fine On June 16th I entered a Parking Eye run car park. I attempted to pay for the 2 hours I was expected to stay for work, but was unable to due to the machines not …
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The BPA’s Monday Musing this week revealed a rather embarrassing Kinsley Gaffe. In their Victory? What victory? piece, the BPA try to justify the enormous private parking ‘management’ industry, citing poor parking by (what they freely admit is) a small …
“If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything” Read more »
From: David Subject: Small Claims Court Hi, I have recently received a County Court summons from Civil Enforcement Limited (“CEL”). It relates to a supermarket parking ticket in July 2012 for overstaying by 10 minutes their 2 hr allowed time. …
Readers’ emails: Is the Protection of Freedoms Act retrospective? Read more »
From: Andy Subject: Ticket from BPA member (UKPC) Your website states “Non-members of ATAs are not able to get the registered keepers details from the DVLA.”. I had a ticket posted to me from UKPC, who are BPA members. They …
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Well not exactly, but it seems the Daily Mail has taken inspiration from us in naming its latest campaign. The Mail like to think they were behind the clamping ban, and so they have now started the campaign against the …
Parking Cowboys in the news! Read more »
From: Victoria Subject: Private Parking / Disabled Hi There. Thank you for your site – it is very useful. I have a query however that falls into two categories and there is so much mixed advice out there that I …
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From: Steve Subject: Being taken to court – No notice to owner or charge cert issued. Hi, I’m being taken to Small Claims court on septemtsebr 30th by Combined Parking Solutions, Bilston and would appreciate a little guidance please. I …
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“A complete lying bafoon” Certainly not how we here at ParkingCowboys would describe anyone who works for ANPR Ltd. However, unfortunately for ANPR Ltd, the name of their new Debt Recovery service has a rather unfortunate meaning. Expedion (certainly not …
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From: lewis Subject: car parking fine – please help!! Hi, ive read through your website but not sure couldn’t find a specific answer to my problem and would really appreciate your help. Im a resident of a complex (parking is …
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From: Ray Subject: Incorrect Registration Number Hi, I parked in Asda, bought a ticket for 2 hours at a cost of £2 refundable at the checkout when spending over £5. About 15 minutes after parking the car I got a …
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From: Graham Subject: 3 x Contractual breach charges My son received 3 x CBC notices on three different days whilst staying at a friends flat. Thanks to the help and advice on your site, I challenged these notices. Went to …
Readers’ emails: £300 worth of tickets avoided! Read more »
From: Richard Subject: Plan of action Brief Circs…12 months ago ..ticket for 18 minutes on Parking eye Car Park, I actually never left the car park as I had been trying to get a ticket via their phone number and …
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This morning the newspapers are full of the news that the Government has clamped down on local authority parking enforcement after the recent consultation. The measures include: Banning mobile and fixed CCTV for parking enforcement The trial of a 25% …
Spy cars get banned! Read more »
Our friends NoToMob had a little fun when they attended the Parkex event recently. They issued their very own parking tickets to the attendees of the conference. Check out the pictures here –> http://notomob.co.uk/discussions/index.php/topic,3947.0.html
One of our readers asked if we would publish this on their behalf. Dear Parking Eye I’m a bit of a cinema buff. As a result, I’ve been racking my brains to think of a silver-screen cowboy who was also …
An Open Letter to Parking Eye Read more »
… except that it’s not. It’s actually a criminal offence to use a blue badge if they’re not in the car with you. However, Barry from Watford does make a compelling case for it. Enjoy… Incase you were in any …
It’s ok to use someone’s blue badge… Read more »
On 19th May 2014, HHJ Moloney ruled on an important ParkingEye case. Due to the volume of cases being issued by ParkingEye this senior circuit judge decided to provide a ruling. Given his stature, this ruling would be persuasive to …
The Cambridge Case Read more »
From: Simon Subject: ANPR in a (free) staff car park Hi there Great site! I’ve been doing some reading and cant seem to find the answer to my question. The small, private staff car park for our local doctors surgery …
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From: Emma Subject: Parking eye I recently had a work trial at aldi’s. I was told by the manager I was allowed to park in the stores car park. At the end of the trial the manager took my car …
Readers’ emails: More ParkingEye pain at Aldi Read more »
From: Claire Subject: excell/newlyn fine Help! My husband got a £60 parking fine.he went in a pay and display on Saturday 18 Jan.thought was free at weekends.we ignored this as that seemed to be the advice.. Then got another from …
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From: Chaz Subject: ASDA Parking I received a PCN at ASDA Brighton Marina for exceeding free parking of 3 hours. I parked at 13:00 on a sunday which takes me up to 16:00. However, store shuts at 16:00 so should …
Readers’ emails: Good times, bad times (at ASDA Brighton) Read more »
From: Tom Subject: Failed appeal – what next Hi, My recent appeal to POPLA failed because I hadn’t done exactly what the signs said in the car park (I paid, displayed and parked properly but I entered the wrong reg …
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Today the BBC published a story on their website titled “Private parking fines: Your rights” by business journalist Ramzan Karmali. My heart immediately dropped since we all know they’re not fines – a private company cannot fine you. Calling them …
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From: Lisa Subject: CCJ Parking Eye Hello, I just want to share my story really as a warning I suppose. In July 2013, I parked at the Radisson Blu Durham for a business meeting (free parking to delegates) and months …
Readers’ emails: A Blu day for a Radisson guest Read more »
From: Peter Subject: POPLA Appeal Successful I just wanted to thank you for your excellent site. I used the suggested appeal content to dispute a charge of £100 imposed by Parking Eye for exceeding the 3 hour free parking time. …
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Armchair lawyers is the term parking companies use to belittle the volunteers helping the motoring public fight private parking charges. They deride them on their websites, on their news pages, on their appeal rejection letters. “Ignore the forums, don’t listen …
From: Steve Subject: Parking Eye Hi, My wife parked our car in Watergate Bay carpark Cornwall in [redacted date] she purchased a 2 hour ticket. After coming home we received the usual notice from Parking Eye saying we had been …
Readers’ emails: Flicking ParkingEye the Vs Read more »
From: George Subject: Failed POPLA appeal Hi, I’m writing to enquire as to whether or not there’s any point in me taking this parking charge further, after the POPLA appeal failed. I was given the ticket for parking in my …
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@ParkingCowboys hi there, can you tell me – would a Private PCN -.left on my windscreen – be classed as ‘void’ if it is incorrectly dated? This is quite a common type of question we receive. Unlike council-issued tickets, there …
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Friday the 21st of February 2014 will go down as a dark day in the world of private parking. There were two significant court cases scheduled, and both of them were lost by the respective parking companies. Civil Enforcement Vs …
Last week we updated our POPLA code checker so that it now identifies the parking company’s POPLA code (e.g. ParkingEye = ‘606’). It’s a small, but hopefully useful change! Elsewhere on the site we’ve added the following pages: What do I do? …
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The Government has been running a consultation on local authority parking – a subject of much political debate recently. Although local authority parking is not Parking Cowboys usual subject matter, we do take more than a passing interest. The British …
Consultation on local authority parking Read more »
From: Maureen Subject: winning a popla appeal I would like to thank you most sincerely for all the help I found on this site when I embarked on a strong challenge to Parking Control Management. I would be happy to …
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