22 Dec 2016

A question about : Dispatches: Channel 4 at 8pm Tonight

Secrets of the Parking Wardens: Channel 4 goes undercover to investigate the private companies issuing more than 2.5 million tickets a year, in an industry that's booming.

All of the *right* people have been contacted during the making of this programme, and watch out for an appearance by the Prankster, who is rumoured to have bought a new hat for the occasion.

PPCs, BPA and IPC should be afraid. Be very afraid.

Best answers:

  • Will Patrick be on there with his dire warnings of utter chaos if the activities of his members are curbed?
  • DOCUMENTARY: Dispatches
    On: Channel 4
    Date: Monday 16th February 2015 (starting this evening)
    Time: 20:00 to 20:30 (30 minutes long)
    Secrets of the Parking Wardens.
    Wherever you park they are waiting to pounce. Whether you're out to do some shopping or grabbing a burger, catching a train or visiting a hospital, the private parking industry is watching how you park. Thanks to new camera technology and a change in the law, it's an industry that is booming. Since 2007 the number of parking tickets issued by private companies has grown five-fold to more than 2.5 million a year. But as the parking firms rake in the money, complaints against the industry have soared. Dispatches goes undercover to investigate the secrets of this new parking scandal.

    (Thanks to Digiguide for the above information)
  • The Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...-10047797.html
  • "The British Car Parking Association,"
    Who are they?
    I see by the comments to that article that people are still saying "ignore". I bet PE love that.
  • Any other regulars on the programme?
  • Oh dear, some truth in what he says but certain to end in tears
    Quote:
  • Well done Ronald for calling it a Parking Charge Notice.
    Bad form Ronald for getting scared and paying it.
  • AHAHAHAHA! PE are pushing the "commercial justification" line.
  • The Prankster was hatless. Isn't that against the rules?
  • I didn't notice him.
    I see TrouserFire is now on.
  • Mr Beavis! Nice to see him on there!
  • Troy, Troy, what a boy, butter wouldn't melt in his gob!
    How can he possibly look himself in the mirror?
  • So UKPC using incentive schemes is against the BPA code of practice
    What are you going to do about that Mr Troy?
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