QUOTE (nimh999 @ Thu, 10 Jan 2008 - 22:57)
QUOTE (Slow Driver @ Thu, 10 Jan 2008 - 22:43)
Yes they can use debt collectors & bailiffs to recover their money.
So you are saying that without going to court and winning in a court they can send debt collectors and bailiffs round.
I don't think so.
In this particular quote I think you are the "amateur legal d00d"
I never said that they can do it without going to court. You are putting words in my mouth. All I said was that "they can use debt collectors & bailiffs". There is a bit of a difference. Once you use the services of these companies they deal with the legal stuff as needed. That means that the PPC CAN use them doesn't mean the PPC will have to go to court first.
QUOTE (leegomery16 @ Thu, 10 Jan 2008 - 22:58)
PCNs are completely different as they are creatures of statute (Road Traffic Act 1991).
Yes I'm aware of that..
QUOTE (leegomery16 @ Thu, 10 Jan 2008 - 22:58)
You're a parking attendant. I'm a qualified solicitor. I'm with those who say ignore it. Wonder who people will believe.
It only actually matters who ONE PERSON believes in this case. My comment about the amateur legal doodz was not aimed at people such as yourself - It was aimed at people who are not professionals who will still give advise because they believe on moral grounds they are right and the law is wrong - If you see what I'm saying.
QUOTE (battyboomboom @ Thu, 10 Jan 2008 - 23:05)
QUOTE (Slow Driver @ Thu, 10 Jan 2008 - 22:43)
Yes they can pursue you for the fine.
Not a fine.
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Yes they can use debt collectors & bailiffs to recover their money.
Only once they have taken you to court and won.
Did I say anything to the contrary? - Bailiffs and debt collectors often do the legal bit themselves. You can use their services to do all the legal and recovery work.
QUOTE (bama @ Thu, 10 Jan 2008 - 23:08)
slow driver, you work for (or own) OPC ?
it is a Con. PPCs break the law (lots of laws), they routinely lie and cheat to get your hard earned cash - my collection of letters is hard evidence of that.
Let them swivel - or try making an honest living.
And tell ALL your friends about this scam and how easily and simply it is beaten. The more that know the better - and the less income for the PPCs
No I do not work for or own a PPC. I would never go near one because their business operations in my eyes are too shady. I'd never want to be asociated with one. I work for a council where i have no targets to meet, I cannot be told what i should or shouldn't issue a ticket to etc. I work a fair and honest way.
QUOTE (nimh999 @ Thu, 10 Jan 2008 - 23:09)
QUOTE (Slow Driver @ Thu, 10 Jan 2008 - 22:43)
I work directly in the parking industry (I'm a parking attendant and I issue PCNs myself).
Well you are brave volunteering this information.
Industry. Exactly. Sod all to do with traffic flow, dangerous parking.
And which council, PPC do you work for?
Thanks. It isn't something I took lightly when I confessed but I figured I might be helpful in some way or another to some people.
Parking couldn't exactly be called an operation - not when it is run by so many different authorities, companies etc. Industry was the only word that sprang to mind to describe it.
Sorry I won't divulge what council I work for. If I did, I'd probably get some unwanted harrassment. I'm only doing a job mate - Issuing PCNs isn't a hobby - it's a last resort when you cannot convince a driver to move their vehicle to a more suitable location.