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I have recently received a Parking Contravention Enforcement notice through the post due to overstaying 10 mins in a 1-hour car park. The fine is £45 within 14 days and £90 thereafter and the last day...
I read with great interest RH's letter regarding the answer to the intimidatory practices of Private Parking Companies. I also agree with your view that their threats should not simply be ignored, and...
Would it not be possible for anyone receiving letters from PPCs to go to their local county court and take out an injunction against the PPC forcing them to stop sending the letters and harassing the owner...
I booked my car into www.cophallfarm.co.uk parking near Gatwick. They had offered the lowest price for 10 days parking that I could find. All staff were courteous and efficient. Then I got stranded in...
You have helped me with this info in the past, but on the last occasion with an unfair £80 fine at an M6 Moto service station, they refused my offer of £10. I then wrote to Moto head office directly and...
I recently received a notice of a fine by the company operating the car park for Morrisons in Northampton for £90.00. This was due to my overstaying for 35 minutes. How do I stand on this with regard to...
I received a parking penalty at my local Morrisons supermarket the other week. I went to the machine and a customer was having problems so, as I only needed a few bits, I decided to shop without a ticket....
I too have been caught out by overstaying (by just over half an hour) at the Scarborough Aldi store on 8 October and received a £70 'Parking Charge'. Interestingly I received this 14 days after the day...
My wife recently was served a notice for parking overlong at an Asda supermarket. We followed your advice and sent £10 with a letter using the wording you recommended. The cheque was returned with a letter...
I have had a parking charge notice from Parking Eye concerning an overstay at the Aldi branch at Brownhills. The letter I wrote on 12 November is outlined here: “I am writing with reference to the above...
 

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