Is a parking ticket valid if the signs aren't easily visible?

I recently received a parking charge for overstaying at the Heathrow Sainsburys Esso service station. The ticket says the limit is 20 minutes and the signs, which I have now checked, say 45 minutes. The...

I got a parking ticket because the machine wouldn't accept the new £1 coin - what can I do?

I got a PCN because of an expired ticket. The parking machine didn't accept the new pound coins and there is no note saying that this machine does not accept the new pound coins. Because the machine didn't...

If a CCJ rules against me and I refuse to pay, will my credit file be affected?

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...

I got a parking fine at a supermarket car park - can I do anything?

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...

Can you be fined in a private car park outside normal operating hours?

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.

Is it fair to receive a parking charge for mistyping my reg number?

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've been given a parking charge notice for stopping to use the toilet at a supermarket - is this legal?

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 entered my reg plate wrong and received a parking charge - is this legal?

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....

Can the DVLA take me to court if I never received the parking fine?

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?

Parking fine in supermarket - why are the time limits inconsistent?

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...