Kids ehh! 5 Parking tickets at his Uni. Challenging 1...
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Convinced him to pay 4 of them, spitting blood - they were bang to rights! His biggest rant was if he had had a parking ticket day1 he'd have moved it and not left it there. But of course they invoice you through the post, elsewhere, so he didn't know.
The last one has totally the wrong location written down - car was in fact in same place but they noted a campus 5 miles away. Will they just change the location if we appeal? Or is it invalid with this fundamental error - PPC Nexus? Don't want to waste too much time over £25 but they have had their pound of flesh from him!
[Pls also permit a mini rant as the Uni has the cheek to go on about duty to sustainable stuff and public transport being better choice in the PCN. He cycles to Uni daily but needs the car for 2 jobs, family stuff and the fact that trains are so expensive for him plus girlfriend etc . Plus its a free country! Plus his £9k pa pays for the Vice Chancellors LWB limo and driver and she doesn't pay to park it! They want £150 per term for him to park outside his 'breeze block box' accommodation - on top of his cost for this agricultural abode! So they all just park around the corner, annoying residents. FFS! Rant over - sorry]
The last one has totally the wrong location written down - car was in fact in same place but they noted a campus 5 miles away. Will they just change the location if we appeal? Or is it invalid with this fundamental error - PPC Nexus? Don't want to waste too much time over £25 but they have had their pound of flesh from him!
[Pls also permit a mini rant as the Uni has the cheek to go on about duty to sustainable stuff and public transport being better choice in the PCN. He cycles to Uni daily but needs the car for 2 jobs, family stuff and the fact that trains are so expensive for him plus girlfriend etc . Plus its a free country! Plus his £9k pa pays for the Vice Chancellors LWB limo and driver and she doesn't pay to park it! They want £150 per term for him to park outside his 'breeze block box' accommodation - on top of his cost for this agricultural abode! So they all just park around the corner, annoying residents. FFS! Rant over - sorry]
Edited by Ken Figenus on Monday 24th February 12:29
Ken Figenus said:
Thanks but not sure how we prove a negative. The car was in the spot on their pic which is where he stays - it wasn't where they described in the text as that's miles away. Will check POPLA
Take a photograph of the correct car park, and some of the wrong car park. Prove that the surroundings of the picture do not match the correct car park. Case closed.Ken Figenus said:
Thanks but not sure how we prove a negative. The car was in the spot on their pic which is where he stays - it wasn't where they described in the text as that's miles away. Will check POPLA
Wait until the ticket turns up for the following day and point out the car hasn't moved in between??
Ken Figenus said:
Plus its a free country!
No, it's a bloody expensive country.I just thought back to my student days; I had a car in my last year and apart from yellow lines in places, all parking was free, either on campus or at the kerbside in town. It seems that the rise of 'tech' has spawned 'monetise'.
martinbiz said:
What a weird take on life you have, do you just cast your kids aside when they hit 18, "right mate you're on your own now, you've cost me enough, see you later"
You do have a very apt username
At one time it wasn’t unheard of. That’s certainly what was done to me. It was expected that I would clear off once I reached 18, and I did.You do have a very apt username
martinbiz said:
0ddball said:
He's a full grown adult. I fail to see why you are involved 
What a weird take on life you have, do you just cast your kids aside when they hit 18, "right mate you're on your own now, you've cost me enough, see you later"You do have a very apt username
As part of growing up you need to make mistakes and fix 'em.
It's deffo the case that kids/young adults of current generations lean on their parents (or parents don't let go) as quickly as they did in the past.
I'm not sure if that's a bad thing or a good thing. Probably on balance a good thing
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
You only need to see the number of threads re "I'm buying a car/I'm insuring/I'm sorting out traffic offences" for my sprog.
If the internet had been invented when I was a yoof you wouldn't have seen a single one of them
Different days.
It did exist when I was 18 but I still sorted all that stuff out myself.If the internet had been invented when I was a yoof you wouldn't have seen a single one of them
Different days.
Edited by zarjaz1991 on Monday 24th February 21:57
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
I kind of get where he is coming from. I know I wouldn't have told my dad about anything similar or asked for help.
As part of growing up you need to make mistakes and fix 'em.
O/T but I want my kids to feel they can come to me if they make any mistakes, that way if they are really in the s*** I can help (without judgement) and not let it get worse.As part of growing up you need to make mistakes and fix 'em.
WestyCarl said:
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
I kind of get where he is coming from. I know I wouldn't have told my dad about anything similar or asked for help.
As part of growing up you need to make mistakes and fix 'em.
O/T but I want my kids to feel they can come to me if they make any mistakes, that way if they are really in the s*** I can help (without judgement) and not let it get worse.As part of growing up you need to make mistakes and fix 'em.
You edited out the bit where I said it was on balance probably a good thing.
I guess I'm just a product of tougher times. (and an old fossil
)2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
martinbiz said:
0ddball said:
He's a full grown adult. I fail to see why you are involved
What a weird take on life you have, do you just cast your kids aside when they hit 18, "right mate you're on your own now, you've cost me enough, see you later"You do have a very apt username
As part of growing up you need to make mistakes and fix 'em.
It's deffo the case that kids/young adults of current generations lean on their parents (or parents don't let go) as quickly as they did in the past.
I'm not sure if that's a bad thing or a good thing. Probably on balance a good thing
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
WestyCarl said:
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
I kind of get where he is coming from. I know I wouldn't have told my dad about anything similar or asked for help.
As part of growing up you need to make mistakes and fix 'em.
O/T but I want my kids to feel they can come to me if they make any mistakes, that way if they are really in the s*** I can help (without judgement) and not let it get worse.As part of growing up you need to make mistakes and fix 'em.
You edited out the bit where I said it was on balance probably a good thing.
I guess I'm just a product of tougher times. (and an old fossil
)
I could never really admit mistakes to my parents which caused me problems. My wife and I want a closer relationship with our kids. (they'd still pay the fines though......)
0ddball said:
He's a full grown adult. I fail to see why you are involved
What an uncaring, unloving person you sound. My parents had pretty little to do with me from about 16 and had your attitude.
My daughters are 23 and 19 and I will gladly help them out in any way I can – until I die.
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