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  I've been fined £100 for overstaying at a train station - can I contest this? 10 Jan 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I recently parked at Chippenham Station in a short 20 minute limit area to see off my daughter. This was just before 9pm and there were plenty of spare...
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  Why have I been given penalty points for a parking offence? 11 Feb 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I was parked outside a local shop and the back end of my car was over the zig zag markings of a traffic light area. As a result, I was given a ticket for...
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  Penalised for "parking over two bays" - can I contest this? 19 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have been issued with a penalty notice of £80 reduced to £50 for prompt payment by APCOA parking. The alleged offence was "parking over two bays" in...
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  This parking penalty is extremely unfair - what are your views? 6 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I recently parked in a hotel for a meeting and, in the absence of seeing any signage (albeit it was going dark and I was a few minutes late) went straight...
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  Parking charges at motorway services 3 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have just recieved an £80 parking fine for overnight parking at the Moto Services at M5 Services Exeter. I parked from 02.54am to 06.48am. I am a Courier...
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  At Welcome Break we take road safety seriously, in terms of the 2-hour maximum free stay at our motorway services. 14 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  In reference to the letter on14 April regarding a parking fine complaint from JS of Tamworth, when he visited the Oxford Welcome Break service area on...
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  Separate featurette: 3 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
  On July 25 2009, you answered a letter by P.M. of Kineton who had received a "penalty" for overstaying while parking to eat at McDonalds. You advised the...
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  Parking "Fine" for broken down car 12 Sep 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have been issued with a charge of £80 by CP Plus for overstaying my welcome at Forton services on the M6 (3 hous 8 mins). In fact, we had broken...
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  Ealing comedy 5 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I live in the London Borough Of Ealing and received a parking ticket for parking my motorbike on the pavement against a big U shaped bracket for locking...
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  Should I go to court over a parking ticket? 18 Aug 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I parked in a car park that had machine that you needed to enter your full registration. I had never used these machines before but I entered my full reg,...
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  Unwelcome Breakdown 29 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I had a meeting with a colleague at Hamilton services that ran over the 2 hr parking allowance. We were in the Costa Coffee area and purchased coffees...
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  Parking penalty issued when we were overseas 31 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
  We are yearly overseas visitors. We have just received here in Mexico a fine for 180 pounds from Parking Eye for the 16th Sept for Crown Wharf shopping...
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  UKPC fined me for parking at my place of work 21 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have just received a letter from UKPC 'inviting' me to pay a Parking Charge for £90.00, stating that "if after a period of 28 days, the amount requested...
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  Ticket machine not working in car park - am I entitled to a cash refund? 18 Nov 2021 (Ask HJ)
  The ticket machine wasn't working at my local car park and when I phoned the car park operator's helpline I could barely understand the instructions. I...
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  Can I dispute a parking penalty from a supermarket car park because the attendant has lied on the notice? 13 Nov 2010 (Ask HJ)
  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...
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  Overheating Peugeot 207 4 Sep 2015 (Ask HJ)
  My Peugeot 207CC has an intermittent fault of overheating. After about 20 mins of running, on comes the fan and up goes the temp gauge, heading to boiling....
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  I've replied to CP Plus parking in response to being ticketed in a motorway service area during bad weather. 9 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Regarding my ‘fine’ for taking a nap in a Moto motorway rest area, following your advice, here is my response to CP Plus, which I hope will at least give...
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  Do you know how the law works if I park outside the gate of my own driveway only obstructing myself? 8 May 2019 (Ask HJ)
  Do you know how the law works if I park outside the gate of my own yard, only obstructing myself? The pavement ends, then there is my yard entrance, then...
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  Am I required to supply the name of the driver of my vehicle after a parking enforcement notice arrived? 9 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Regarding an APCOA Parking Enforcement Notice at East Midlands Airport, I have been asked for £100 for dropping off/picking up in a no stop zone - "The...
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  I left my van's engine running when I parked and got a ticket for it. Is this fair? 17 Nov 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I recently left the engine running when I parked my van in a private car park at Tesco to go to the cashpoint. A police officer asked if it was my vehicle....