From the very beginning l tried to resolve this issue amicably but alas it was not to be. l don't even live down the street where it all began. Indeed, l sold up everything l owned in the UK years ago and moved abroad but still travel frequently to the UK as my family live here. l have no permanent residence within the UK and so whilst l'm here l stay with family and friends.
As it stands in the UK today, justice takes a backseat. This applies to not only parking tickets but many other facets of your everyday life. lt is no longer about whether you are guilty or not guilty, it comes plainly down to finances. Take parking tickets for instance, you are left with the choice of paying the 35 pound charge or going to a tribunal to attempt to prove your innocence. You'll have to take time off work, pay for your travel expenses and so forth. Even if you win, you will be out of pocket because you cannot claim your costs. This now is being rolled out to cover many other 'offences'.
Also you should be made aware that since Nov 2011 that there are no longer Traffic Wardens for ERYC, they are now Civil Enforcement Officers. There is a huge difference between the two. Parking enforcement now comes under the control of ERYC and not the police. Parking offences are no longer classed as criminal but are now civil. lf you think you are better off because of this, think again!
l myself will not stand idly by and see justice simply cast aside and neither will l accept incompetence or lying. l've read many articles over the past months regarding parking ticket complaints and many have come to the conclusion that they have dealt with 'jumped up little Hitlers'. You may yourself come to the same conclusion as this story unfolds ... that will be for you to decide.
A great deal of this attitude comes about because the Civil Parking Enforcement (CPE) are not easily contactable. They have a PO Box number and that is it. You won't find them on the Council website and it seems impossible to get phone numbers or e-mail addresses. My own sister works as a receptionist for another council and she refers to the CPE as the Ivory Towers.
This particular case, that we shall publish on this blog, involved the CPE Team of East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC). They put together their 'evidence' to use at a recent tribunal and it was signed by an M Greenley .... and that was all. There was no mention of his position within ERYC. l'd assumed at first he was a solicitor but after coming into contact with him yesterday (19th Feb 2013) at the tribunal l quickly changed my opinion. l've since found he is a CPE Supervisor at Suite B, Wold House, Annie Reed Road, Beverley.l truly believe that this man is either incompetent or a liar ... perhaps both! You can judge for yourself later.
This blog will publish documents from many souces including Subject Access Requests and FOI's. lt will deal mainly with the 4 most relevant people involved. CEO (Civil Enforcement Officer) YE07, John Skidmore (Head of Street Services), Mark Greenley (CPE Supervisor) and Mr Knapp (Adjudicator re Parking Appeals). Note:- am awaiting result of tribunal by post.
Other articles will include the 'Neighbours from Hell', Humberside Police on how they issued parking tickets wrongly for 19 years because ERYC had contravened parking regulations (Mr Greenley admitted they had put down double yellow lines wrongly at the tribunal. He is on an audio recording of the tribunal saying this) and of course ERYC itself. The road concerned is High Brighton Street, Withernsea and the double yellow lines that Mr Greenley admitted were wrong are at the end of High Brighton Street next to the Promenade.
Please note that ERYC is not Withernsea Town Council and you should not confuse the two. .
So, let's begin at the beginning and where it all began. Ladies and gentlemen, l give you Civil Enforcement Officer YE07 and the subject of the next post.
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