Parking Control Management PCM, driver stopped for 1 min on private road, E11 Leytonstone |
Parking Control Management PCM, driver stopped for 1 min on private road, E11 Leytonstone |
Wed, 24 May 2017 - 23:24
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I am the registered keeper of a vehicle that was photographed stopped on a private section of Joseph Ray Road, Leytonstone, E11. I have received a Parking Charge from Parking Control Management (UK) Ltd (PCM).
I believe the vehicle was stopped for no more than 60 seconds, before it was then driven away. The photograph was taken during this 1 minute by a man lurking at one end of the road, dressed in casual clothing. Attached is the letter I received. Any advice on best course of action would be appreciated. Thanks. This post has been edited by WapChimney: Fri, 26 May 2017 - 23:25 |
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Wed, 24 May 2017 - 23:24
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Wed, 2 May 2018 - 08:51
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Costs should have followed here, they still took a claim to court that had no real prospect of success - the costs of the hearing should be theirs to bear. BUt we live and learn on that!
Congratulations in general, and thanks for the thanks! |
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Wed, 2 May 2018 - 09:04
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Member Group: Members Posts: 41,508 Joined: 25 Aug 2011 From: Planet Earth Member No.: 49,223 |
Good news! Will it stop them issuing claims under similar circumstances? I think we know the answer to that.
-------------------- RK=Registered Keeper, OP=Original Poster (You!), CoFP=Conditional Offer of Fixed Penalty, NtK=Notice to Keeper, NtD=Notice to Driver
PoFA=Protection of Freedoms Act, SAC=Safety Awareness Course, NIP=Notice of Intended Prosecution, ADR=Alternative Dispute Resolution PPC=Private Parking Company, LBCCC=Letter Before County Court Claim, PII=Personally Identifiable Information, SAR=Subject Access Request Private Parking - remember, they just want your money and will say almost anything to get it. |
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Wed, 2 May 2018 - 09:31
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QUOTE Anyway, a massive thank you to everyone who helped me on this all along the way, especially: nosferatu1001, emanresu, churchmouse, jlc, ostell, redivi, kommando, and schoolrunmum. No way could I have done this without you all. Drinks all round With that many, it would have been cheaper to pay the PCN! Well done, great win. |
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Sun, 6 May 2018 - 08:38
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Please tell me if I should start a new topic, but our situation is closely related to the discussions in this thread and thought I'd start here.
Its a ticket from PCM, the same alleged PCN infringement, albeit at the notorious High Point Village. Firstly well done WapChimney for taking it all the way and winning! It gives me hope. I am at the stage that my initial appeal to PCM has been rejected. I used the same arguments as WapChimney and dwelt on the fact that there was not a reasonable amount of time to review the contract. Here is the response from PCM: A couple of specific points based on the letter that I'd appreciate some advice on. Firstly, I logged the appeal to PCM as the Registered Keeper, admitting no liability, specifically not naming the driver. Yet the letter states QUOTE 'You parked in a manner...' which is factually incorrect. They are trying to pin me as the driver, right? Is it too late to state who the actual driver was - who was a friend visiting from out the country?Second, they state QUOTE "the photographs make it clear the driver made no attempt to consider the terms; therefore, they are deemed to have notice of them" How can they say this with any validity? The driver was looking at the sign from within the car. The photographs simply cannot see inside the car to disprove this. The driver could not read the sign when parked adjacent to it, so had to move forward in order to get a good angle of the sign, hence allegedly being outside the marked bays. They also state QUOTE it is agreed that the signs cannot be read from the vehicle , but the driver contends that the signs could be read from within the vehicle. So what next? Appeal to the perverse IAS? Any advice or pointers on the response? Thanks! |
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Sun, 6 May 2018 - 09:04
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Member Group: Members Posts: 4,126 Joined: 31 Jan 2018 Member No.: 96,238 |
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Please start your own thread My understanding is that you can't appeal to the IAS unless you admit you were the driver although a very highly respected member says otherwise I would inform PCM of the driver's details and mention in your message that The Protection of Freedoms Act doesn't require that the address is in the UK I drafted an appropriate message in another thread Then file and ignore everything short of a Letter Before Claim This post has been edited by Redivi: Sun, 6 May 2018 - 09:09 |
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Sun, 6 May 2018 - 09:17
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Thanks - New thread created
New Topic This post has been edited by brazilianx: Sun, 6 May 2018 - 09:18 |
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Sun, 6 May 2018 - 09:35
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Well the good news is, I won, although without any costs. Congrats! I'd love to use your win as ammunition against my current appeal to PCM for a similar infringement. How can one find out more about the actual case in order to use it in a response? Thanks! |
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Sat, 12 May 2018 - 11:06
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Not that I especially want to drag this out any further, but I'm wondering if now that the judge has ruled that 60 seconds (based on their own evidence) isn't enough time to read the PCM sign in my case, is there any value in me making some sort of complaint to DVLA that PCM knowingly accessed their database against the terms of service for such access?
In the court Gladstones tried to argue that the ticket wasn't actually issued until 8 mins (I think) after the first photograph was taken, suggesting the vehicle could have been parked longer than the photographs show, but that didn't seem to wash with the judge as the ticket was posted, not fixed to the car. Just mentioning this in case it sways the above question. I noticed on Parking Prankster's site that UKPC have been banned from accessing the DVLA database for reasons unknown, but I wonder if DVLA have started taking such issues more seriously. |
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Sat, 12 May 2018 - 11:18
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Not that I especially want to drag this out any further, but I'm wondering if now that the judge has ruled that 60 seconds (based on their own evidence) isn't enough time to read the PCM sign in my case, is there any value in me making some sort of complaint to DVLA that PCM knowingly accessed their database against the terms of service for such access? Always worth a try for the price of a stamp or email. You'l probably get a brush-off, though. You may also consider a claim for breach of DPA for the same reasons, if you're up to giving them grief for the price of an MCOL claim (though start with an LBC). |
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Sat, 12 Nov 2022 - 00:08
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Not that I especially want to drag this out any further, but I'm wondering if now that the judge has ruled that 60 seconds (based on their own evidence) isn't enough time to read the PCM sign in my case, is there any value in me making some sort of complaint to DVLA that PCM knowingly accessed their database against the terms of service for such access? In the court Gladstones tried to argue that the ticket wasn't actually issued until 8 mins (I think) after the first photograph was taken, suggesting the vehicle could have been parked longer than the photographs show, but that didn't seem to wash with the judge as the ticket was posted, not fixed to the car. Just mentioning this in case it sways the above question. I noticed on Parking Prankster's site that UKPC have been banned from accessing the DVLA database for reasons unknown, but I wonder if DVLA have started taking such issues more seriously. Did you end up making a complaint? |
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Sat, 12 Nov 2022 - 00:12
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Member Group: Members Posts: 7,235 Joined: 5 Jan 2007 From: England Member No.: 9,919 |
Holy thread revival batman!! only 4 and a half years old
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