I'm lost for words. Islington Parking Services bites back

I'm not sure what to say, really.

There was a letter waiting at home from Islington Parking Services
addressed to me.

<sigh>

Those of you unfamilar with my Islington Parking Services complaint of
January or February are probably quite fortunate.

I have in my hands a *new* parking ticket.

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Evidently I parked my Vauxhall/Blue with registration EO02 MYK in
Eburne Road, N7 at 12:50 on 9th May '06.

I got straight on the blower to IPS who pulled up the Penalty Charge
Notice and verified that they have a high resolution photo of the
front of the car displaying the registration EU02 MYK, the rear of the
car displaying the registration EU02 MYK and the tax disc of the car
displaying the registration EU02 MYK. Evidently it's a blue Vauxhall
estate car with ladders on the roof.

Mrs. IPS verified that it's exactly the same car my motorcycle (EO02
MYK) was ticketed for earlier in the year She checked which traffic
officer issued the ticket on both occasions and they are two different
people.

Mrs. IPS wants me to write a covering letter enclosing a copy of my
motorcycle registration document to them so they can present their
case to see if they can get the ticket written off. Evidently if I
don't then I'm liable to pay it.

When I'm in a better frame of mind I'm going to write the shittiest of
shitty shit letters to that bitch who runs the Council asking her to
explain why my bike has been incorrectly charged for a parking
violation not once, but twice. I may well post a lump of shit to IPS
in place of a CC.

 

Do you ever have any good days Nick?

--

jeremy
'01 Triumph Sprint ST in green
_______________________________________
jeremy0505 at gmail.com

 

The usual bullshit. I trust you bit her head off with logic.

Keep the shit for later and smear it all over the doorhandles of the
Borough limousine.

 

How about "**** off and annoy someone else or I'll see you in court"

Hope yer day gets better

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, BGN belched forth and ejected the following:

**** the bitch at IPS, contact your local MP about it.

 

I would write a simple letter pointing out that the same error has been
made on two separate occasions. I would then state that this clearly
demonstrates that the council and their contractor are incompetent and
that you are referring the matter to the District Auditor (or whoever is
responsible for assessing the management competence / efficiency of
local authorities). I'd also state that you are not going to waste any
more time sending anything to the council by way of evidence and that
you are not paying them a penny for anything and have no liability to
them in respect of this latest farce.

A quick letter to the editor of a national newspaper might also be fun
if they need one of those nice "barking mad loony council parking ****
up" articles to fill some space on a slow news day.

 

Tell her, impolitely, to **** off and refer her to previous
correspondence. Remind her that last time it cost the council £25.

Don't waste any more time on the cunts. Simply say that if they want to
see you in court, they can, and it will cost them thousands.

 

A missed opportunity. You should have told him what a great **** she was
too, then hung up.

 

I just got a phone call from an irate boyfriend saying I'd pinched his

but unfortunately you seem to have developed a bad case of <<insert std
here>>

 

Tell her, impolitely, to **** off and refer her to previous
correspondence. Remind her that last time it cost the council £25.

Don't waste any more time on the cunts. Simply say that if they want to
see you in court, they can, and it will cost them thousands.[/QUOTE]

I'm on the second draft of Shitty Letter #1 and have incorporated
elements of both Paul and your own suggestions. It's a bit longer
than I like and got a bit repetitive in places but it's quoted below:

Dear Helen Bailey,

This letter is in reference to Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) IS1111
which has been mistakenly issued to the incorrect vehicle registration
number on 9th May '06. I am again writing about the inadequacy of
procedures used by Islington Parking Services (IPS) when transcribing
information onto parking tickets.

You have heard from me previously and awarded me a 'good will' gesture
in relation to PCN IS0000 which was incorrectly issued on 5th November
'05. I'm sure you've got my details on file and hope you will
investigate this matter further as nothing appears to have been learnt
since last year.

In summary, (IS0000) I was mistakenly issued with a parking ticket due
to one of your traffic wardens writing down a registration plate
incorrectly from a blue Vauxhall car (Registration EU02 MYK) and
registering the ticket against my black Kawasaki motorcycle
(Registration EO02 MYK) and the case carrying on until late February
or early March this year until I contacted you to settle the complete
farce IPS had created when they threatened to take me to court as they
said I was responsible for the charge as the reasons for my appeal
were rejected due to some huge admin error.

Today I was shocked and saddened to find yet another "Notice to Owner"
from Islington Parking Services had been delivered to my home with PCN
IS1111. Evidently a "Vauxhall/Blue" with the registration EO02 MYK
(my motorcycle registration) had been recorded as being parked without
displaying a pay & display ticket in Eburne Road, N7 @ 12:50 on 9th
May '06. Yet again I phoned IPS who took the new PCN details and
verified that they have a photograph of the front of a blue Vauxhall
estate car with ladders on top displaying the registration EU02 MYK, a
photo of the rear of the car displaying the registration EU02 MYK and
a photo of the tax disc displaying the registration EU02 MYK. However,
the warden put EO02 MYK down on the ticket.

The agent at your IPS office looked at the previous PCN from last year
and has verified the car is the same as the last time. I asked her to
check which warden issued the ticket and both were issued by different
people.

When this happened in November it was very, very annoying and took a
long time to put straight. It happening once would have been just a
minor inconvenience if IPS hadn't threatened to take me to court but I
see absolutely no reason why I should be subjected to the same
treatment again. Can you please explain why this not only happened to
me last year, but has happened to me again this year?

In your last letter from the old PCN you assured me you felt your
Council had not behaved in a negligent manner in relation to the
ticket before you awarded me with a monetary gesture. It's happened
again in an identical situation by the same Council - is this not
negligence? I'm at a loss to describe it in any other way. You have
provided a disservice to me. I don't even live in London and I
haven't been to Islington for years but yet again here I am, writing
another complaint and I'm having to pay Special Delivery costs on top
as I don't even have faith in your post room to get this letter to
you.

It's becoming increasingly difficult not to take this personally. How
many more times am I going to have to do this? The odds of this
happening to the same car and being billed to me twice by two
different wardens must be astronomical would you not agree?

This same error has now been made to my determent on two separate
occasions. I think this clearly demonstrates that Islington Council
and their contractor are incompetent and if it carries on for much
longer I will refer it to your District Auditor (or whoever is
responsible for assessing the management competence and efficiency of
your Council.)

I also wish to make clear that I do not wish to waste any more of my
time sending anything to the council by way of evidence as you appear
to have the photographs on file already and that I am not going to pay
a penny to you for anything and have no liability to you in respect of
the next chapter of this sham your Coulcil have chosen to write.

I feel that it's reasonable to demand that you should investigate this
matter fully as a matter of urgency and respond to my queries. Please
provide me with the contact details of your District Auditor or
similar body so I may contact them if this matter isn't resolved to my
satisfaction swiftly. If it's going to take months like before I
would gladly argue the case in court (I would win - it would cost you
thousands) and it would certainly provide an excellent filler article
on a slow day for a newspaper.

Yours Sincerely,


Nicholas Mooney.

 

Not since I was 15.

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, BGN belched forth and ejected the following:

What happened when you were 15 and if you could change a life-decision,
what would that decision be?

 

I'm on the second draft of Shitty Letter #1 and have incorporated
elements of both Paul and your own suggestions. It's a bit longer
than I like and got a bit repetitive in places but it's quoted below:[/QUOTE]

<snip>

As a former council employee, I doubt that(a) Helen wasserface will ever see
the letter and (b) the person tasked with reading it and replying to it will
be cannon fodder stuck there to take the flak whoi'll then just get pissed
off with you.

I'd go with TOGs suggestion or, in a similar vein, send the penalty notice
back with a piece of A4 with huge capirtals reading:
"PLEASE CHECK WITH DVLA AS TO THE CORRECT IDENTITY FOR THE VEHICLE WITH THIS
REGISTRATION"

And, in tiny type
"and then **** off and leave me alone. Thank you.
Love,
Nick Mooney"
at the bottom.

That should get the message across whilst showing you still have a sense of
humour.

Dave

PS. Wanna buy a nice tidy NS400R (in a few bits.......) to replace the
ER-5?

 

How old was he when he turned up at his first *OSM and I had to put his tent
up?

IIRC (and I probably don't) that was the infamous Derek and Clive/settee
confessions *OSM, which may have had a slight effect....

Dave

 

BGN wrote:

Tsk, "sincerely" is always lower case.

I really don't know why you're bothering TBH. They're obviously a bunch
of complete idiots who don't/won't/can't learn from their mistakes -
unless it costs them loads of money.

 

Send a pic and a copy of this note to MCN. They'll sort it for you, no
problem.


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

Just don't pay it and wait for the court date. Then go to court with the
most expensive solicitor you can find and get damages and costs.

--
Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3
Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply)
Alfa 116 Giulietta 3.0l (Really) Sprint 1.7 75 TS 156 TS S2
Triumph Speed Triple: Black with extra black bits
www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, WavyDavy belched forth and ejected the following:

It involved *work*. It had nothing to do with putting tents up, iyam.

I don't see what sofa confessions have to do with Nick's tent skillz.

 

<Snip>

I wouldn't bother, Nick. Just send a very short letter pointing out the
difference in the registrations and then wait for them to invite you to
court.

Si

 

Well he'd never put a sofa in a tent if you were in the same county for
starters....

Dave