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I've been taken to court for non-payment of a parking fine by a private company. While there is lots of information available about how to get out of paying a parking fine, I can't find much information...
My local branch of a well known supermarket provides free parking and it didn't occur to me that arrangements at a branch 10 miles away would be different. Nor did I see notices advising me of a 10 minute...
In a private car park, with a two hour free limit, is it still reasonable to be fined outside normal operating hours? None of the shop premises were open during the time of parking.
I received a parking charge from smart parking. I paid for an hour and I was twenty minutes in the shop. I received the fine and appealed it as I still had my proof that I paid for my parking. I have received...
I stopped briefly in a car park to use a supermarket's toilet. I was there 12 minutes with my wife waiting in the car. I have now been sent a parking charge notice saying that I can appeal within 14 days,...
I paid for one hour of parking in a Smart Parking car park but entered my car registration number wrong. I left off the first letter of the registration number and have now received a parking penalty....
My sister has received a parking fine letter at her address even though I've not lived there for a number of years. She's sent it back unopened, can they take me to court if I never received the letter?
My wife has received a £70 Parking Charge Notice from Parking Eye after parking for 1 hour 43 minutes in a supermarket car park. It was our Christmas food shop, so took a long time. Apparently the limit...
I am been taken to county court for an unpaid parking ticket at a private car park. The ticket states that I was parked in a restricted area which I was not. They also claim that I drove away before a...
I've received a private parking charge notice (PCN) after waiting in my car for three minutes at a shopping centre loading bay. I did not leave the car at any time and stopped in order to pick up my 87...