NCPS CLAMPING APPEAL IS A SCAM?

I was clamped, I paid and appealed. They really string you along to appeal. They make you feel like you got a chance. Then the appeal was rejected. I was told I could appeal to an independent body.

" If you would like to appeal our decision further please submit your 2nd appeal to the Independent Parking Appeals Services (IPAS) under The Second Appeal -Independent Process section available on www.webappeals.ie"

So I looked at their website...http://www.ipas.ie/about.htm

I then checked out vision net to see who was behind this independent body. The directors were listed as Liam K or william on visionent. I then checked their 'other directorships'.

It seems they are not independent in my opinion. To be independent the company must not be "not connected with or influenced by something; not connected with each other"

I was not surprised to find the director Liam K of IPAS was a director of another company called The Irish Parking Association Limited.

Looking at the long list of directors, who all have an interest in the area of car parks, I see that a director of NCPS, Ballard, is listed. Below is a cut and paste from The Irish Parking Assoc. Its activities are said to be;

The Company operates...to PROMOTE THE MEMBERS interests in ALL aspects of parking and RELATED activities...Clamping being one of the related activities...

The Director, Liam K, has resigned dated 31/01/2011. But this is still a direct link with the director of NCPS, and it is the director, ballard, of NCPS who as a director of IPAS signed as witness to the resignation form with the company form B10 Change of director form.

I can therefore not see how the director of IPAS, who says he is independent is actually independent. It costs 20 euro to appeal, the NCPS made a gross profit of close to 5 million last year. Lots of cash in this..

Also listed as directors of ~The Irish Parking assoc. are APCOA Parking who are listed on the IPAS website as one of the companies IPAS are being the independent appeals service.

Then I googled the director of NCPS and see he was interviewed by the IPAS Liam K ..Who then turns he was the CEO of park rite which is listed as a director of the Irish park assoc. and now is a director of parking consultants ltd, which is owns IPAS...So in effect the director of the 'independent appeals company' IPAS, resigend from The Irish Parking Assoc and probably Park Rite to be an independent person for us to appeal to...

So they are all very well connected, so much for that, It really is extortion and theft after all. Sickening....

I hope its not too complex for people..

The question I want to know have many others succesfully appealed their clamping fine..I am sure they have to refund some for the final year audit...

IPAS website says the follwoing about COI

No Conflict of Interest

IPAS has no beneficial or commercial relationship with any of the parking enforcement contractors. It receives no payments for this appeals service other than the fees paid by the appellants.

Why does this business man in the parking industry bother wasting his time with this so...I am sure all those 20 euros are a nice little earner. If NCPS alone made 5 million last year and the average clamped cost 100 to remove then they clamped 50,000 cars. If ten percent appeal then thats 20 euro by 5000 cars and thats 100,000 euro. Even if only 1% appeal then thats 10,000 euro. If the other three companies have a simialar turnover and appeals percentage, were talking good money...For reviewing our appeals..

We are being suckered big time by the clamping process...