ParkingEye meets its match as it takes on a top barrister over an £85 fine

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When a parking company fired off an £85 ticket to Nicholas Bowen, little did it know just who it was taking on.
ParkingEye went after Bowen for overstaying the free two-hour limit at a motorway service station and, when he wouldn’t roll over, decided to sue him. But the firm, owned by Capita, may now be regretting picking this particular fight after a judge struck out the case and ordered the company to pay his costs of £1,550.

(More - https://www.theguardian.com/money/20...rister-85-fine )

[SpringerSpaniel]

Re: ParkingEye meets its match as it takes on a top barrister over an £85 fine

Another account of this case:
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wa...aking-13549489

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Re: ParkingEye meets its match as it takes on a top barrister over an £85 fine

judge struck out the case and ordered the company to pay his costs of £1,550.

Just wondering if he hired himself to write his defence (dunno how that would or could work) as it's unlikely an LiP would be awarded that much.

[R0b]

Re: ParkingEye meets its match as it takes on a top barrister over an £85 fine

LiPs will get £19 per hour however if you are self employed and can prove losses as a result of unreasonable conduct then its probably likely he would have gone this route for a few hours work.