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• Motorway service station time limits 6 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  I've read or seen something recently (can't remember where, thought it might have been Watchdog, but 'the boss' says she doesn't remember it) about a chap who parked in a m/way service station when driving from Cornwall to Scotland overnight and copped a fine because he stayed in a service station
• VW PASSAT 2.0TFSI - 2006/56 - Passat Parking brake fault 27 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  stuff brakes thinking the brake pads were worn out. Took it to the mechanics, he said the pads are fine, take the others back. He couldn't see any obvious signs of wear on the disc but the noise carries on. It only happens when the engine is warmed up and stops when i press the brake
• Peugeot 207 - Parking Charge Notice On Private Land 5 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  the toilet is hardly seen as a valid reason to park where you shouldn't."  I have 14 days to pay or the charge rises to £100, should I ignore this?  Can they enforce the fine?  Or do I have grounds to appeal?  
• Rows of perfectly parked cars for sale. 11 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  , the senior at bumper level squinting along the line of vehicles judging the fractions of the inch that might upset the fine balance of the line. When parked, a flag pole that needs to be trapped under the wheel will be placed against the wheel, now the driver will move the car, and after carefully pushing
• Ford Fusion - Parking Fine 22 May 2015 (Forum)
  Hi I parked my car on or at Polegate Railway station and received a Fine from CIVIL ENFORCEMENT LTD on the 22/04/2015 This is the letter I wrote to them. I am sure they havent wread it at all. Allthey want is money! I believe this is a con. Dear Sir/Madam
• Vauxhall Astra Mk 5 1.8 Life, hatchback. 2008. - Auto gearbox stuck in park - Gear lever moves 9 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  suddenly in a supermarket car park. The car was towed to a garage. The engine seems fine and is working, apparently. The car belongs to my daughter who lives 100+ miles away in Thetford, Norfolk.  I have not been able to inspect the car myself but find the above diagnosis hard to believe
• Vw passat - Ukpc charge notice 3 May 2012 (Forum)
  Hi have just read your item on Wed 5 Aug 2009 05:09  UKPC parking Services Fine - Honestjohn I was sent a charge notice for parking at a McDonalds in Skegness it was my wife driving , I sent this reply by iPad have I done wrong and ware do I go from here? To uk parking control ltd I am
• Dubious Edinburgh on-street parking sign 11 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  Last week-end parked up outside a guest house in Haymarket area where we were staying the night at 12.20pm Saturday. Took a quick shufti at the parking sign and read something to the effect "Restrictions apply Mon-Fri 8.00 -6.30". Thought, fine be alright here for the duration of our stay. Ten
• stolen number plates 27 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  in the space of about 20 minutes. He is now waiting for the speeding fines and parking tickets to arrive. My stuck on number plates on my scenic fell off the day the car was delivered, I ended up using no nails so at least they have to be broken off. -- rustbucket (the original)
• Regular customer - Parking charge pain 12 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  SWMBO went out one saturday evening in may to meet some colleagues for an after work drink in a hotel where we have been regular customers for a few years. (I did not go as Docs talking shop bores me) Hotel has put up signs to say give your vehicle reg at reception or you will be fined
• Mercedes C220 CDi Sport Auto - 2006 Mercedes C220 CDi Sport help needed.... 30 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  it in reverse, then into drive and the light came off... Drove it back home and it was fine. Came to it this morning and the same problem. I'm trying to release the parking brake, pulling hard on the lever but I cannot get the red warning light to go off. I keep applying the parking brake lever hard with my
• peugeot expert van 1.9 d - starting problem 3 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  won't start when it is left for a prolonged period i.e park up after work 5pm won't start in the morning with out a bump start , rest of the day when using it it starts fine and runs fine. I have had it in the garage as the first time it struggled to start it was frosty so I assumed glow plugs
• My commute's fine - how's yours? 15 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  A 150 mile round trip commute was mentioned in a recent thread. Couldn't think of a reply to that, other than comiserations. But it set me wondering what sort of journeys to work we all undertake. Mine is 10/11 miles in the car in light traffic followed by a 10-minute park and ride bus journey
• Honda Prelude (1983 - 1992) - Idling speed reduced and lumpy 27 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  , nothing sticking as far as I know. Engine seems to run fine through rest of the range. If someone knowledgeable could give me a few pointers as to what to look for next I'd be most grateful. When I got back to london (in a tight parking space), I could smell dreadful exhaust fumes in the car
• 97 Astra Rear Drum Size 8 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  97 P Astra LS Estate GM Turbo Diesel Having returned from 3 weeks away, the Astra Started fine, but my wife had parked it with the handbrake on, so there was a little friction from the sticking handbrake (I normally park in with the brake off following advice from other threads on this forum
• 2005 VW Golf S - Instrument Panel 13 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  i drove to the park today and the car was fine but when we got back in to drive home the instrumental panel wasn't working - so no movement on speedo, revs, fuel and temp gauges.  everything else was working - is this a fuse probem or sometheng else?  all help gratefully received!
• Tax disc checks in Colchester today 31 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  Regular every year just as the clock changes. Colchester traffic wardens quadrupled tickets to 18,000 parking fines since council took over. Only 42 incidents of abuse reported. Council expecting financial surplus in 2006/07 after paying off all startup costs.
• MOT advice please 10 May 2019 (Forum)
  go back on the road again). I have road tax and insurance at the moment but am worried I could be fined for not having a valid MOT. Please note that my car is parked in my driveway, not on the road. Can I be fined for not having an MOT? I was planning to get the car SORN
• renault grand scenic - renault grand scenic 6 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  as its obviously a fault along with the dephaser at a cost of £1000, the warning wasnt there and parking brake worked fine before this, can this be cleared without replacing the whole unit??? there is also a power deficency when the clutch is released that wasnt there before!!! please help
• Potential Court Appearance for Parking on the Grass? 13 Dec 2022 (Forum)
  for the offence through the Magistrates Court". It says I can make representations within 14 days. It also says the fine can be up to Level 2 (£500). If it had been a parking ticket I would have been annoyed and probably paid it having learned a lesson. I genuinely didn't know I was doing anything