Unusual parking scheme restricts genuine customers - is there a better way?

I have been following correspondence about parking charges and limitations outside motorway service stations and how this restricts people spending time and money there. We have a local restaurant and...

Parking enforcement company are threatening me with debt collection - what should I do?

I recently challenged a parking fine by writing to the enforcement company offering £10 to cover the fee, plus admin. This was returned with a letter that did not seem relevant to my circumstances so I...

Received a PCN for parking over two bays - is this enforceable?

I received a Parking Charge Notice whilst parked in our local Sainsburys car park last week. You do not have to pay to use this car park, but they set a two-hour limit. However I was penalised for being...

Wrongly issued with parking fine because of faulty machine - how can I respond to this?

On 19 March 2012 the ticket machine in our station car park was not accepting cards. I had no cash on me so advised the car park attendant who noted my registration and said that he was aware of this and...

Will I be take to court for my parking charge?

I emailed you in May explaining to to that I got a parking ticket from UKPC. I parked in a disabled stop I had a disabled book but I must have forgotten to put it on, they could see it in my car anyway....

How can I be given a PCN when I'd already paid to park my car?

I ate dinner at the Swan Hotel, Bedford on 19 December 2011. I arrived in darkness and left in darkness. The hotel charged me a £5 fee for the service of car parking (I have the invoice), thus a contract...

My wife overstayed in a shopper's car park - should she pay the fine?

On 21 December 2010 my wife was shopping at a local retail outlet and unknowingly exceeded the allowed parking time by 32 minutes. She was Christmas shopping in the stores on site during this time with...

I've made reference to your comments on the Protection of Freedoms Act in reply to a column in Country Life.

Carla Carlisle, a columnist with Country Life, wrote a harrowing piece about an A14 accident in the Travel Section of the DT on Saturday 24 March. I wrote to her this week and had a very positive email...

Received a PCN for overstaying by 11 minutes - what should I do?

Searching for types of mobility furniture caused me to drive to Horley where the carpark entrance had a notice offering 1.5 hours free parking. Restrictive entry posts did not encourage any further inspection...

Why is Parking Eye able to fine people for overstaying at service stations?

We recently received a demand in the form of a £90 fine imposed by ‘Parking Eye’ at the M40 Welcome Break Oxford service area because we overstayed by one hour (10:46:42 arrive, 13:52:17 departure). We...