The company uses the BPA logo but is not listed on their website.
A payment number of 0843 289 1657 is listed, as well as the company website www.devonparkingagency.co.uk. The doman was registered on 27 September 2015 to this address
10 Black Lane
Plympton
Devon
PL2 1HB
United Kingdom
The Royal mail postcode finder does not recognise that address.http://www.royalmail.com/find-a-postcode
The website is currently 'being updated'. However, earlier captures suggest the site is a scam:
6.2. Enforcement LegalityAll PCNs or Enforcement Payments issued by DPA are requests ONLY and do not hold a legal requirement to be paid. Any payment by the Client(s) are at the Client(s) discretion. Devon Parking Agencies website ensures the Client(s) should read all Terms and Conditions provided before using any service provided by DPA including, but not limited to, the payment gateway used to pay any PCN or Enforcement Action. If Client(s) do not read the Terms and Conditions before using any DPA service, DPA cannot take any responsibility for loss of monies because of this. Monies paid by any other method provided by DPA are also covered by these terms of service. The PCN or Parking Charge Notice issued by DPA is NOT a Penalty Charge Notice issued by a council nor a notice issued by the police and does NOT hold the same legal enforcement standards. The Client(s) agree that any payment to Devon Parking Agency is classed as a donation to the company instead of a legal required payment.
The website appears to have been developed by Aidenpt6, according to questions he has asked on stackoverflow
http://stackoverflow.com/users/4597281/aidanpt6
Aiden's email address appears to be aidan6141@hotmail.co.uk
Perhaps Aiden will be able to shed some light on this 'company'?
In the meantime, as all tickets are requests only, The Prankster suggests that any motorist receiving a ticket does not pay it but files it away as evidence if the police become interested. The Prankster suggests they also contact trading standards. They can also contact the BPA to inform them their logo is being apparently misused.
In the meantime, as all tickets are requests only, The Prankster suggests that any motorist receiving a ticket does not pay it but files it away as evidence if the police become interested. The Prankster suggests they also contact trading standards. They can also contact the BPA to inform them their logo is being apparently misused.
Happy Parking
The Parking Prankster
I am not surprised. With the corruption, deceit and down right misleading statements emanating from Devon County Council, is it no wonder that others will try and do the same.
ReplyDeleteAt 9:58 it appears the site www.devonparkingagency.co.uk is now being "updated". I wonder what that could mean?
ReplyDeleteIt means that you maybe didn't notice Pranky had already said as much??
DeleteHe's used cached pages to show it's content....
Is it true that PPC's will bend the rules and fudge the contracts, in order to gain the contract?
ReplyDeleteTheir appeals page is ripped from NTC;
ReplyDeletehttp://web.archive.org/web/20151007224210/http://www.devonparkingagency.co.uk/appeals.html
http://www.norwichtrafficcontrol.com/appeals
Should PE win the Beavis case, it will open the floodgates to scams like that
ReplyDeleteThis has now made the Plymouth Herald newspaper...
ReplyDeleteThe guy who ran it said,
ReplyDelete“Everyone was on my back to get self-employed and I want to provide for my young son. The idea was given to me by a mate who works in the private parking business."
Well, that ain't no surprise!
The guy who ran it said,
ReplyDelete“Everyone was on my back to get self-employed and I want to provide for my young son. The idea was given to me by a mate who works in the private parking business."
Well, that ain't no surprise!
It appears scamming motorists is one of this scumbag's less severe crimes - http://tinyurl.com/otmg2me
ReplyDeleteMaggy would have been pleased with his enterprising skills
ReplyDeletehttp://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Plymouth-man-says-regrets-dishing-parking-tickets/story-27948199-detail/story.html
ReplyDeleteMethinks the Herald was rather too sympathetic to the scammer. Only he knows how many victims have paid up.
ReplyDeleteIn the States, this is criminal in most states and known as "simulating legal process." You can go to jail for issuing fake citations, tickets, summons, etc.
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