Armtrac Security Services!, Parking charge notice in Falmouth |
Armtrac Security Services!, Parking charge notice in Falmouth |
Sun, 17 Mar 2013 - 15:57
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Member Group: Members Posts: 51 Joined: 17 Mar 2013 Member No.: 60,604 |
Hi
Hope someone here can give me some advice. I have had a look through the topics and see the name of Armtrac coming up regularly. I parked in a car park in Falmouth yesterday and put in £2.20 (for two hours) into the ticket machine, took the ticket and placed it on the dash board. Came back 1.5 hours later to find a Parking Charge Notice on the windscreen. We were puzzled as we had paid for two hours. However, looking at the ticket the fee is shown as £2 and the expiry time 30 minutes before we got back to the car. It would appear that the 20p was not accepted by the ticket machine or it is faulty. Having done some research on KBT Cornwall Ltd trading as Armtrac Security Services it would appear that the best advice is to ignore them. is this still the case? The ticket that has been issued is really poorly hand written and I can't work out which car park I was supposed to be in as it is unreadable. Any advice gratefully accepted. Regards Paul |
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Sun, 17 Mar 2013 - 16:09
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Member Group: Members Posts: 22,678 Joined: 23 Mar 2009 Member No.: 27,239 |
The usual advice is moving toward challenging a ticket and requesting a POPLA code if it isn't cancelled.
This costs them £27 so companies try to avoid providing the codes to targets that won't pay whatever POPLA says Assuming that you must have paid considerably more than the one hour rate, there's no chance that they would risk court for 20p You could therefore, with your challenge, include a copy of the ticket you paid for and 20p for the difference. This needs moving to the private tickets forum |
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Mon, 18 Mar 2013 - 09:56
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Member Group: Members Posts: 51 Joined: 17 Mar 2013 Member No.: 60,604 |
The usual advice is moving toward challenging a ticket and requesting a POPLA code if it isn't cancelled. This costs them £27 so companies try to avoid providing the codes to targets that won't pay whatever POPLA says Assuming that you must have paid considerably more than the one hour rate, there's no chance that they would risk court for 20p You could therefore, with your challenge, include a copy of the ticket you paid for and 20p for the difference. This needs moving to the private tickets forum Thanks Gan I'll send them a letter detailing what I paid -£2.20 - and the fact that the ticket machine gave me a ticket for £2 which their operative will have taken a photograph of for "evidence". Is there any advice on what I should AVOID saying? Anything that they can use against me which they might interprete as me accepting "guilt". Just like to say thanks for your advice (and all the other guys who give freely of their time on this forum). |
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Mon, 18 Mar 2013 - 10:00
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Member Group: Members Posts: 9,985 Joined: 20 Aug 2008 Member No.: 21,992 |
Post the letter up here before you send it, we'll soon advise if there is anything in there that we feel might be said in a better way.
-------------------- Sometimes I use big words I don't understand in an effort to make myself sound more photosynthesis.
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Mon, 18 Mar 2013 - 10:17
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Member Group: Members Posts: 2,327 Joined: 10 Jan 2013 Member No.: 59,283 |
First thing to study is the PCN . Is it schedule 4 compliant to let them invoke keeper liability ?. If its not , they can only chase the driver. In that case wait for the letter to keeper then contact them for a popla code to dispute it on this basis. One idea
-------------------- Note, I am not legally qualified and not offering legal advice .Liability for application of anything I say lies with the reader
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Mon, 18 Mar 2013 - 10:28
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Member Group: Members Posts: 51 Joined: 17 Mar 2013 Member No.: 60,604 |
First thing to study is the PCN . Is it schedule 4 compliant to let them invoke keeper liability ?. If its not , they can only chase the driver. In that case wait for the letter to keeper then contact them for a popla code to dispute it on this basis. One idea How do I find out if it is Schedule 4 compliant? |
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Mon, 18 Mar 2013 - 10:30
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Member Group: Members Posts: 4,167 Joined: 6 Oct 2012 Member No.: 57,558 |
QUOTE How do I find out if it is Schedule 4 compliant? Post it here with identification digitally removed, leave the original as it is. |
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Mon, 18 Mar 2013 - 11:45
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Member Group: Members Posts: 51 Joined: 17 Mar 2013 Member No.: 60,604 |
Post the letter up here before you send it, we'll soon advise if there is anything in there that we feel might be said in a better way. This is the letter I intend to send: Dear Sir or Madam Report on faulty parking ticket machine With reference to ticket number XXXX, dated XXXXXX the charge for the car park in question is £2.20 for two hours parking. £2.20 was inserted into the ticket machine but a ticket for only £2 was issued. The conclusion, therefore, is that your ticket machine is faulty and requires servicing and repairing so as to avoid any possible occurrences of the above in the future. I trust that you find this information useful. Yours, etc Trying to avoid any suggestion of an appeal or admission of guilt on my part. |
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Mon, 18 Mar 2013 - 12:01
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Id like to see PCN before passing comment
-------------------- Note, I am not legally qualified and not offering legal advice .Liability for application of anything I say lies with the reader
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Mon, 18 Mar 2013 - 12:26
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I wouldn't send anything until they've wasted £2-50 to get your details from DVLA
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Mon, 18 Mar 2013 - 12:32
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+1
-------------------- Note, I am not legally qualified and not offering legal advice .Liability for application of anything I say lies with the reader
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Mon, 18 Mar 2013 - 14:38
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QUOTE How do I find out if it is Schedule 4 compliant? Post it here with identification digitally removed, leave the original as it is. Hopefully this will work. Front and back of the PCN as requested. This post has been edited by Decado: Mon, 18 Mar 2013 - 15:24 |
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Mon, 18 Mar 2013 - 15:00
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Hiding a model and registration number but leaving dates, times and ticket number isn't removing identification
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Mon, 18 Mar 2013 - 15:25
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Hiding a model and registration number but leaving dates, times and ticket number isn't removing identification Okay, edited the post. Thanks for pointing that out Gan. This post has been edited by Decado: Mon, 18 Mar 2013 - 15:26 |
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Mon, 18 Mar 2013 - 15:31
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OP, you're right. That is appalling hand writing. Where was this person educated, Chessington Zoo ?
If I'm not mistaken, the signature of the Patrolling Officer says 'M. Gibbon'. Also, it says at the bottom of the invoice, "See overleaf for the action you MUST take." Misrepresentation surely and therefore, fraud ?? This post has been edited by Ming Rider: Mon, 18 Mar 2013 - 15:35 -------------------- I know you're out there. I know that you're afraid. You're afraid of us. You're afraid of change. I don't know the future. I didn't come here to tell you how this is going to end. I came here to tell you how it's going to begin. I'm going to show these people what you don't want them to see. I'm going to show them a world without you. A world without rules and controls, without borders or boundaries; a world where anything is possible. Where we go from there is a choice I leave to you.
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Mon, 18 Mar 2013 - 15:46
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Member Group: Members Posts: 10,695 Joined: 23 Apr 2004 From: Not in the UK Member No.: 1,131 |
These are the same crowd that issued notices under the RTRA 1984 citing a made up order.
I would just ignore them. |
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Mon, 18 Mar 2013 - 16:00
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I wouldnt rely purely on bad handwriting to make it non compliant. .Therefore the choice is yours.
A. Ignore unless you get stamped court papers B . Await letter to keeper , they may screw up on the requirements for that and it costs them £2-50. Then write to PPC . Ask them to detail their case, whether it is for a contractual charge,breach of contract or trespass, so that you may prepare your defence. Demand a popla verification code unless they cancel your charge. C. Contact now , much as in the letter you posted , but add the points mentioned in B. Trouble is POPLA isnt interested in mitigating circumstances so the problems with the machine wouldnt be considered . Was signage adequate ? -------------------- Note, I am not legally qualified and not offering legal advice .Liability for application of anything I say lies with the reader
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Mon, 18 Mar 2013 - 16:15
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I wouldnt rely purely on bad handwriting to make it non compliant. .Therefore the choice is yours. A. Ignore unless you get stamped court papers B . Await letter to keeper , they may screw up on the requirements for that and it costs them £2-50. Then write to PPC . Ask them to detail their case, whether it is for a contractual charge,breach of contract or trespass, so that you may prepare your defence. Demand a popla verification code unless they cancel your charge. C. Contact now , much as in the letter you posted , but add the points mentioned in B. Trouble is POPLA isnt interested in mitigating circumstances so the problems with the machine wouldnt be considered . Was signage adequate ? The signage was adequate so I can't use that. |
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Mon, 18 Mar 2013 - 16:42
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Member Group: Members Posts: 41,510 Joined: 25 Aug 2011 From: Planet Earth Member No.: 49,223 |
As the machine gobbled the 20p there is no loss.
Who owns the land? Who gets the normal parking fees? Or does Armtrac just scrape off the Or does this link reveal? QUOTE Armtrac were not available for comment at the time of going to press. Amy Glover, visitor services manager for the National Maritime Museum said: “These cases are new to us and we haven’t heard from these individuals – but would be very happy to. “We are responsible for the car park and contract Armtrac to manage the daily operations. We are governed by our planning permission which has a requirement for us to manage the car park. “We do liaise with Armtrac to police the conditions of use. These terms and conditions are displayed in the car park, and as long as Armtrac enforce according to these, we cannot interfere with their operation. “We do not pay Armtrac a fee, and therefore it is at their discretion whether to pursue a fine or not. “On occasions where we feel that there is a grey area concerning the fine we do intervene with Armtrac and request a review of the fine given.” Interesting bits in bold. This post has been edited by Jlc: Mon, 18 Mar 2013 - 16:43 -------------------- 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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Mon, 18 Mar 2013 - 17:08
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Member Group: Members Posts: 51 Joined: 17 Mar 2013 Member No.: 60,604 |
It would be interesting to see the contract that Armtrac have with the Museum, if any! Or does Armtrac need a contract with them?
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