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EB. There is a proper address for service of documents on the NtK, it's at the bottom of page 1. Mind you, that's probably just a 'convenience address' to comply with the law, so god knows how often it actually gets checked for mail. Also, CP Plus are BPA (not IPC) members. I agree with the rest of your post though That NtK is typical of Ranger Services shoddy procedures. -
They most certainly can be. However, by the sounds of it, this one isn't. The definition that the TPT will refer to is as a "goods vehicle" is defined in the Road Traffic Act, which says "a vehicle constructed or adapted for use for the carriage of goods or burden of any description". The important words there are "a vehicle constructed or adapted". Or possibly (though less likely) the EU definition of a "goods vehicle" which is "Category N: Motor vehicles with at least four wheels designed and constructed for the carriage of goods." So if we're talking about just a normal passenger carrying 4x4 that you just happened to be using to carry goods at the time, then I'm afraid that the ticket has probably been issued correctly. You can still appeal to the TPT of course, but I'd be very surprised if they ruled in your favour. That said, it might be worth looking for the actual TRO that covers that loading area though to see exactly what it says. If the TRO says "loading only" but the council have put up a "Goods Vehicles Only" sign, then you might well have a much better case to get it overturned. As it's a free search, it's got to be worth a look.
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PPC Successes (No Questions please)
DragonFly1967 replied to ploddertom's topic in Private Land Parking Enforcement
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Well. From the VOSA Categorisation of Defects handbook. Part 2 (which covers passenger cars), Section 9 (Bodywork). Based on your second picture, you're going to have a hell of a job arguing that point if you chose to take this to court. My advice: Take the offer of an eFPN, the £100 and 3 points will be much cheaper than what will happen when (not if) you're found guilty in court. Oh, and sort your suspension out so that the tyres don't rub on the wings
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Click on the word upload and read the guide
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confused.com Penalty? Accident? 14 days? So many questions
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Further thought. It might be an idea to go and visit your local insurance broker rather than getting quotes online. At least that way you'll be able to explain the full circumstances of the cancellation, and they'll know which companies to approach that might be more willing to accept you without loading the price.
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I believe insurers can ask if you have ever had a policy cancelled, in which case you would need to declare it. However, some only ask if you have anything to declare from the last 5 years. You'd have to check the wording carefully when it comes to renewal quotes.
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OK. Permit or no then, she had the permission of a resident to park in a parking space. Just bear that in mind for now, it will become important later on in the process
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OK, interesting. Your friends daughter... Is she a resident? If so, Owner or tenant? And what does it say on the deeds/lease/tenancy agreement about parking arrangements. Forget anything else that may have been said since the deeds/lease/tenancy agreement was signed, the only important thing is exactly what that document says about parking. What i'm getting at is if there is allocated parking and your friends daughter was parked in her own space, then she could have been displaying a bubblegum wrapper (or nothing at all) if she wanted to. She'd have "supremacy of contract" and there'll be nothing that Park Direct or anyone else can do to override that.
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Blimey, this is serious. James Bond is issuing parking tickets now Could you have a look at this post please. Copy and paste the relevant part of that, along with your answers, back to this thread In the mean time, do not contact Park Direct at all. You must wait for them to do all the running as there's a good chance that they'll mess it up at some point, so let them waste their money.
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Jolly good. Well done. A win is a win, however it is achieved I've amended the thread title.
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I'm not sure what you mean by there being a template in the forum stickies. Which one are you talking about? What are CPP actually 'claiming' that you did? I know they've said that the driver stayed over the 2 hour free parking period, but what have they said exactly? Any chance of you scanning and redacting the NtK and then using upload It's difficult to give specific advice when we don't know the actual specifics
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OK, we're off on a tangent, but here's an interesting factoid for you. Force policy aside, legally speaking a police officer (in the course of their duty) does not need an HGV licence to drive an HGV. Whether or not they would be able to drive it would be a different question, but they are legally allowed
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Moto (or their parent company) could well be the landowners EB. Since the late 80's service areas have been privately bought (and owned), usually by the companies running them. Before then, the land was bought/acquired by the DoT. Wetherby services was only fully opened in the late 2000's (2007 or 8 I think) so the land it sits on could belong to Moto. Although that really doesn't make the parking charge any more valid.
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The power for police to seize untaxed vehicles are devolved from The Vehicle Excise Duty (Immobilisation, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles) Regulations 1997 (and amendments) under a MOU from the DVLA. I've found the Nottinghamshire Police policy document just for reference. Click Here to download and I think that pretty much all of the Home office forces in England & Wales have these powers now. But regardless of the above, this was definitely about insurance and not VEL, the fine and points mentioned in the OP do not relate to a VEL offence which is the recovery/release fee, any storage fees and either a valid VEL or £160 surety. Whereas £300 and 6 is the penalty for no ins.
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It does happen if the force in question has devolved powers from the DVLA. I'll dig out the legislation a bit later
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Ahh well, at least it was all sorted out in the end. Although I think Direct Line might have some questions to answer for the inconvenience to you if nothing else. I wasn't there so can't really comment on what was and/or wasn't done in the way of checks, but I'm assuming that you told the officer the name of the insurance co. That could easily have been checked with MIB even if the insurance co themselves were closed.
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I'm still slightly confused by all this and what happened at the roadside. I get that you were stopped while driving your partners car, and (for whatever reason (incorrectly as it turns out)) only her name was showing up on the insurance. But as you have your own vehicle, even without your name on the policy (for the vehicle you were actually driving) there's a very good chance indeed that you'd be covered under the 'driving other vehicles' clause of your own policy. Did you mention your own policy to the officer that stopped you? Was that checked? If so, what was the result of that check? Your scenario (above) is exactly why Section 165.A (3) of the RTA is very carefully worded. "the constable has reasonable grounds for believing that". So, whilst a constable may suspect that there is no policy of insurance in force that covers you to drive, suspicion alone is not enough to warrant seizure of the vehicle. There must be a reasonable belief. So I'm troubled by what could have gone on at the roadside to make the officer believe (rather than suspect) that you had no insurance.
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Alwaystheway. I've redacted your pictures for you. You'd covered the registration on the vehicle but left it visible on the top left of the images
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Whilst I'm sure that Andy is technically correct. I'm with you TDRW. If the claimant hasn't won, it means the defendant has, however it was arrived at and whatever you want to call it. That's a win in my book, all day long
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Valet cleaner fiddled with my car internals
DragonFly1967 replied to gentle's topic in Garage services
Now, I'm suspicious by nature. But here's the first thought that popped in to my head... What car is it? The reason I ask that is that if it is a desirable car (for car thieves) I'd be taking it to a dealer (or at least trusted garage) to get it looked at, and pronto. The only reason to open the cowling on the steering column would be to look at (and possibly defeat) the immobiliser. Apart from the switches for the indicators & wipers, there's very little else under there. As I said, I'm suspicious by nature. But I'd still be getting that checked. -
Virgin Media viewers up in arms over losing 10 UKTV Channels
DragonFly1967 replied to AndyOrch's topic in Digital TV Services
You'd need to check with VM, but I don't see why you couldn't cancel without penalty. It's a significant change to what you signed up for after all. VM are widely reported (in the general press) to be considering penalty free cancellation on a case-by-case basis. So all you can do is get in touch with them and ask -
You'd need to speak to a planning officer (probably not the person that answers the phone in the planning office) and request that they do a planning application/consent search on the property including any conditions that were attached to those applications/consents. It's not always as simple as it should be to get that information, especially if it's archived, but don't let them wriggle and try to get off the hook. You're entitled to that information and they have to supply it to you. Nope, GDPR applies to pretty much everyone. You might be getting mixed up with the FOI which is only compulsory for public bodies.
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Unusually, they've got permission for the signage. However... Was there also a planning application to vary the terms of the original planning consent (from when the car park was first built) which probably didn't impose a 1½ hour time limit on 'free' parking? And/or any subsequent application that varied that original consent. Neither Asda, Farm Foods or (more likely) ParkingLie can decide one morning that '3 hours is too long, let's change it', it doesn't work like that.
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