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  Appealing a council issued parking ticket 7 Dec 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My wife parked in a council operated car park and purchased the appropriate ticket. On returning to the car within the allotted time she found the ticket...
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  Parking ticket for parking by dropped kerb - is this legal? 8 Jul 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I have been given a parking ticket for parking by a dropped kerb. There is a single white line marked on the road. There is no crossing and no raised lumps...
• Private car parks - fines 3 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  Someone I know has been lumped with a £75 fine for overstaying in the car park for his local swimming pool, because the disabled swimming class closed the pool for an hour at midday. http://www.paulobrien.net/what-0#comments He was fuming about it on his blog (and rightly so!) and I was wondering
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  Is the driver or owner responsible for a parking fine? 27 Nov 2024 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Mobility car that my mother drives and she had a parking ticket from the council. They say I must pay it but I cannot drive and wasn't in the...
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  Should I pay my parking fine? 22 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Recently while shopping at the Castlegate Centre in Huddersfield I overstayed what is alleged to have been a maximum parking period. I have received a...
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  Parking fine for overstaying in a supermarket car park - is the ticket valid? 4 Apr 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I have been issued with a fine for staying over two hours in a supermarket car park. The signage says that "the car park allows two hours of free parking...
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  Parking fine - where the legal owner is not the driver 14 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I parked my wife's car in a shopping area which previously had not been subject to parking restrictions. I was not aware of the notices. My wife has received...
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  Car Park rip off - what do you suggest? 12 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I recently received a £60 parking fine in Grasmere Lake District. Having payed £5 parking charge and clearly payed and displayed i have no idea what the...
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  I received a parking fine for not displaying blue badge - can I appeal? 1 Feb 2024 (Ask HJ)
  I parked in a disabled space and forgot to display my badge (I had my mum with me who has cancer and wasn’t well) I received a fine a week later and immediately...
• What a way to avoid a parking fine! 26 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  The driver who avoided parking ticket by refusing to get out of his towed-away car for TWO HOURS tinyurl.com/44cz3x So if you are inside car, it can't be towed away :o)
• n/a - Parking charge notice 22 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  My wife received a parking charge notice for parking in a free car park owned by a council. The fine is £85 from Brittania Parking.  The parking charge was for not displaying a valid ticket, she didn't realise that although parking is free she had to obtain a ticket
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  I've received a parking charge notice for parking outside marked bays - can I appeal? 27 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have received a parking charge notice from an enforcement company. Unfortunately I appealed, and whilst doing so admitted to being the driver! I think,...
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  Parking rules in scotland 8 Apr 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Ive been reading the pages of excellent advice on when and when not to pay parking fines and the associated legality - some cracking advice that I wish...
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  Can mobile traffic enforcement cameras issue speeding fines? 26 Apr 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I saw a traffic enforcement camera vehicle near a school with the council logo on the side. I heard these are monitor parking and issuing PCNs to those...
• Volvo - Parking fine from TPS 16 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  , popped across the road to the post office to collect a parcel and then went to Dunelm.... I didnt buy anything as I was browsing for curtains but havent got the authority to make such purchases without the "Senior Manager" with me... When I returned, I have been issued with a parking fine
• Council loss on fines! 26 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  Our local council has revealed this week that they made a loss of £41k on parking enforcement last financial year. http://tinyurl.com/o6wnm Enforcement expenditure was £1.16m, fine income was £1.12m. According to the council this is because the level of fines haven't been increased
• New Parking Fine Regs 16 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  Reported on the BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7184510.stm For me, the most concerning new law is "For the first time, councils outside London will be able to issue fines by post using CCTV evidence. "
• Excessive Parking Fine 28 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  Last year I parked in what I was told was a restaurant car park. When I returned to my vehicle I found that I had been issued with a £50 fine from a private car parking company. When I left the vehicle I couldn't see any signs on the enterance or in the car park stating that it was private. I
• Peugot 206 - Excel Parking fine Crown Point Leeds 28 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  I recently parked on Crown Point in Leeds - where I parked for three hours. I left the site initially to go into town and then came back and shopped on the site.   I was issued with a parking fine of £60 for leaving the site - this was issued 15 minutes after I arrived
• Watchdog Tonight - Parking Fines/Fees 28 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  I've just been watching an item on Watchdog regarding fines (if fine is a correct term) for parking on private property. As is typical with this programme, the item was superficially presented and poorly researched, raising more questions than it answered. Briefly, it featured several people