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Hi if you go on pepipo site and leave the an account of what happened usually one of the admins for want of a better term will give you some advice.
Its also worth looking at the signs in the particular car park, signs must be clear and in this case i would think point out that the car park for the health centre is not the same one for the hospital and that vehicles must be logged on the tablet in reception.
As I mentioned earlier I dont know all the inns and outs of your situation, but you indicate you had a medical emergency, parked in a disabled bay with the badge displayed and parked if this is indeed the case then I doubt the parking company would take it any further.
Also if the person you spoke to told you not to appeal the this could be in breach of the BPA (British Parking Assocation) code of conduct (I believe SABA are a member) as the parking appeal in this case would be dealt by POPLA (Parking on Private Land Appeals) and should be in theory ‘independent’ and have nothing to do with SABA.
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First thing dont panic and pay unless issued by a local authority these are not fines but parking invioces.
Usual advice is to use the appeals process first if nothing else these delays the parking company form escalting the charge.
Lots of online information and advice especially on Martin Lewis money saving expert site and pepipo forum.
All though I dont know the full ins and outs I think you would be able to challenge this quite easily, I have never paid a parking charge that has involved a person with a disability.
Hi Phaedra,
To be fair the sales rep didn’t seem to have a clue about the VAT exemption a bit of a worry as I speaking to the sales manager! he seemed a bit annoyed that with the affinity and vat deductions we could have a MG4 for less than £20k, at the moment its only at the enquiry stage so I wasn’t going to argue the point, as you say all they need to do is present me with a final invioce with no VAT added as long as I provide a declaration form.
Been to a number of dealers some a very clued up about the Vat exemption and gave me figures both to buy and or lease with the exemption added, though the majority dont seem to have a clue, one even told me that I pay the VAT then claim it back!
Hi MG4 are outstanding for the money and drive and handle really well, I had the same thoughts about the boot as you.
Though we did manage to fit a hoist in VX Agilla a few years back, smaller car but had a squared off boot.
Hi yeah Kona are a good shout, worth taking a look at though this purchase will be private one of the reasons looking at the MG was they offer a affinity discount scheme for ‘blue light workers’.
Wife works for the NHS and with her needing adaptions can also get the VAT exemption which usually knocks quite a bit of the list price, however as the salesman informed me she wouldn’t be able to get the affinity offer as well as the VAT exemption as that would be too much of a discount!
I did say that in that case offering an able bodied person the affinity discount but witholding it from a disabled person on the grounds that they have a exempt from paying the VAT due to the costs of the adaptions needed is discrimination.
Hi thanks for the replies,
Information is sketchy in regards to hoists my usual fitter as no information but believes you should be able to fit one depending on the floor, while the MG dealer is useless.
To me M/B has lost its way, it seems more geared to accumalting money than helping people with specific needs be it mobility wise or financial.
It would seem to me reading posts on here that it is becoming harder and harder for those with limited means to afford a vehicle on the scheme or get the help they require while those that are financially better off are the ones that benefit the most.
Volkswin which manufacturer did you purchase from?
Vuaxhall a few years back, its your right to purchase with the VAT exemption don’t know why the dealers are being arsey its no extra work on their part.
You dont even need to complete the exemption form a hand written notice of VAT exemption is all you need.
It’s part of a small retail park. I was 23 minutes over the two hours.
Same thing happened to my wife (the local reatial park installed camera’s and put up signs etc and put a limit on how long you could park, previosuly they had been no limit).
I contacted the retial park manager direct, didnt even bother with the parking company.
Wrote them a letter explaining how much we had spent in the park and was disgusted to recieve a parking charge after spending so much money (had all reciepts), I explained in detial the dissability and how its effects on doing even basic things like shopping it takes much longer etc the stress getting this charge has cuased and qouted the equality act etc etc.
I sent a photo of the blue badge and copies of the reciepts and heard no more.
Hi Dougie B
As others have mentioned there is a lot of info on the net regarding these parking scammers check if they are members of an appeals body such as popla etc.
All car parks should have a grace period especially for disabled and single parents with children.
It would be intresrting to know if the car park was part of a reatial park or store and how long over the permitted allowed time where you parked.
If it was a retial park/store contact the manager of the establishement direct ask about grace periods etc.
had loads of these and never paid a penny dont be bullied into paying as there are not parking fines but a parking invioce.
We purchased a new vehicle a few years ago with the vat exemption.
Basically the delaer should invioce you vehicle with the VAT deducted at source.
You will need to complete a VAT exemption form and submit this to the dealer at the time of the purchase.
As Glos Guy said the vehicle requires permenent adaptions to be fitted such as hoists / hand controls etc a steering ball for instance would not count, though the guidance is a bit vague.
Or even the option of specifying A/w or winter tyres would be a help. Video below shows a front wheel drive car with winter tyres and a 4 wheel drive car with summer tyres driving up an indoor ski slope in the UK, very interesting results.
Ha yes I still remember the look of bemusment on the face of 4×4 driver stuck in a blizzard on a back road a few years back, while I bounced past him in a two wheel drive C4 equipped with winter tyres on the front axle, while his stuck 4×4 uselessly spun the 4 low profile tyres in the snow.
Had ours 4 months, in that time its done about 3000 miles have had a few niggles:
Auto tailgate every now and again stops half way open/closed.
Info system has rebooted once while driving for 10 mins, main gripe with the info system is that it controls all the heating functions and it is distracting when adjusting the control settings (not unique to MG), also miss having a heated front screen.
HS sensors also seem to be a bit more sensitive and affected by atmospheric conditions than our last vehicles, especially in frosty conditions (system offline sensor blocked etc).
Fuel consumption isnt the best either though at the time we ordered the AP (2021) wasn’t to high and petrol prices were a lot lower so it wasnt a big issue.
Despite the niggles is a nice comfortable car to drive has all the extras that it easier for the wife (heated leather seats, auto tailgate, elec parking barke, blind spot warning, collison control etc etc) as well nice extras such as a full panoramic sunroof and tinted windows all as standard, not bundled in extra pack’s.
It does what it was bought to do to transport my wife and her aids to and from works etc, at the time the AP was fairly low and the choice limited; looking recently the AP was nearly trebled and there seem to be a bit more choice in SUV’s now and I dont if I was changing now I would go for the HS on mobility, however I could be tempted if I was buying private as you get a lot of car for not a lot of money plus a 7 yr warranty.
I personally wouldn’t bother informaing MB as if they say no then you could be in a pickle.
If you have not regualry abused the system and as such are not on the fraud radar so to speak then you have zero chance of anything happening or even being asked why you used the vehicle on this date etc etc.
Even if you did get asked you could easily argue as others have said that you and your husband were attending together until the last minute when he had to pull due to health concerns and you still attended as his representative etc.
I work with a lady who uses her mothers mobility car to go to and from work, running about and going on holidays oh and taking her disabled mother to the shops once a week.
Not a fan EV’s in general but as a city car they have advantages such as no pollution.
Looks like a funky little thing, basis for the next mini so should be well put together.
Too small for our needs, the AP is a bit on the high side for a small car plenty of other small EV’s on the scheme for a lot less AP.
Lack of any dealers within a 100miles at the moment would also be a reason why I wouldn’t buy one.
As always you pays you money and takes your choice.
It all comes down to the invioces and whats been paid and if the OP initial post is genuine (I have no reason to believe other wise).
As I understand it the OP had seperate invioces, one for the vehicle (A/P) and one for the Accessories, both invioces where paid in good faith that this was the full and final payment by the OP on the day the vehicle was collected, PIN entered, all paperwork checked and signed, vehicle keys handed over and the OP drives away.
If this is the case then any error on the invioce is down to the vendor as the OP has paid all monies due for the goods in good faith, the vendor realising that they have undercharged have sent another invioce for the amount they have undercharged hoping the the buyer will pay, it is up to the buyer if they pay or not.
However had the vendor realised the accounting error on the invioce before the buyer had paid then they it would be a different matter.
More likely that the impact has damaged the gearbox oil cooler behind the bumper or back street bogit and scarper repairers have disturbed or removed the item to facilitate the repair and not done a very good job, OP mentions oil leak when the vehicle was recovered.
I believe the new X Trail is now built in Japan not the UK
You are right the next generation X trail was to have been built at Sunderland which would have been first time that the X trail will have been built at Sunderland however Nissan cited uncertianties over Brexit, the shift from ICE vehicles as being among the deciding factors of building them in Japan instead.
I think if your vehicle is registered as a disabled passenger vehicle and exempt from tax or you drive a complaint vehicle then at the moment you are exempt.
As for the ULEZ zone in London there is an exemption at the moment until 2027 when even if your vehicle is exempt from tax you will still need to pay the charge if the vehicle is not complaint.
Your right at least with EV grants would make them affordable to more people, though for many 20k ish for a subsidised EV is still out of reach.
It’s even worse as those countries you mention have much better and cheaper public transport provision.
As with everything with UK governments these days the Low emmsion zone policies are a dogs dinner, as the rules and amounts charged between the different clean air zones differ, if I take my vehicle into Newcastle I wont be charged (at the moment it starts on the 30-01-23), but in other zones I will and for different amounts, while London forget it.
CAZ and ULEZ take no account of an individuals ability to pay or circumstances and as always its those that can least afford it that are shafted.
Doesn’t really matter if it’s 5 or 10 useable EV’s avialable for under or around 30k.
The main point is local authorities around the country are introducing these clean air zone’s with the aim of pushing those on low incomes onto on to public transport, without increasing the provision of said transport.
It is in fact a wealth tax on the working poor, most people who drive older polluting vehicles do so becuase they cannot afford anything better, while those more affluent who can afford newer less polluting vehicles will not be affected.
MG HS 1.5 Exclusive DCT
Took delivery about 4 weeks ago and we have covered just over 700 miles to date.
Initially the MG was not on our radar as I had concerns about reliability issues and with the dealer network, we looked at many of the ‘Large’ SUV’s on the scheme of which we narrowed down to a couple of vehicles that met our needs all of which had AP’s in excess of £4k.
These high AP’s made us have another look at the MG what also helped was that the excellent dealer we used for the then current MB car had become a MG franchise.
We were pleasantly surprised by the MG on the test drive, had everyting my wife needed out of a car, heated seats, driving and parking aids, electronic tailgate and was big enough just to accomodate a hoist and a chair for a ‘reasonable’ AP.
Car is built very well considering its price, the cabin is a very pleasant place to be indeed, tactile and quality looking materials used, no hard plastics or looks like its been built to bargain price like a Dacia, in fact you could easily think you are sitting behind the wheel of a premium brand vehicle.
Outside the fit and finish is very good, the paintwork has a good depth and lustre while the panel gaps are good and the doors shut with a reasuring clunk.
Being the Exclsusive the equipment levels are exellent, luckily enough ours had the factory glass roof and factory tinted windows, sports seats are excellent and have plenty of comfort options (all electric), though for some reason no 360 camera only a rear view one (standard on both PHEV trim versions). Plenty of room in the cabin, especially with the panormic roof.
On the road it performs as you would expect, takes most ruts and uneven surfaces in its stride, handles very well and should be more than adequate for most drivers.
However as always there are trade off’s and as would expect the HS is not as fully polished as many of its more expensive rivals in particular the Infomation system could be better not as well laid or user friendly as some, Sat Nav system while OK i prefer to use google via the phone, I dont like the heater controls would much rather have a good old fashioned knob, also the info system has rebooted while driving leaving a blank screen.
Cruise control works fine but the controls are fiddly and as mentioned earlier the steering wheel controls would be better the switched around.
Though listed as a large SUV the HS is really only a meduim sized SUV, boot space is only average though as already mentioned taking the boot floor out makes a big difference.
Fuel economy is not the HS’s strongest point, we are currently averaging around 38mpg.
Despite all its niggles the HS is a lot of motor for the money and whats better is with the fit, finish and equipment you get you dont feel your in a budget brand like you do in a Dacia.
If you after a well equipped motor that drives well and is value for money then the HS is worth a look and should’nt be discounted by badge snobbery.
