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  Parking fine from local hospital 9 Jan 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I received a breach of contract notice and a £60 fine from my local NHS hospital trust, which where I work. Several spaces were coned off for line painting...
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  Parking Eye fine - cameras set to wrong time 9 Dec 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I was recently pinged by Parking Eye for a £100. It turned out they had forgotten to move all their camera clocks in the same car park back by one hour...
• From HJ news - Government supports crackdown unfair parking fines 1 Feb 2018 (Forum)
  "  And then a limited fine per extra hour.  £10 first hour  £20 second hour.  Daily charge £50 max Our local Asda (others are available) says 3 hours free parking but tell security if you want to stay longer. Wickes (at least here in Colchester will let
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  Parking charge notice - where do I stand? 14 Jan 2011 (Ask HJ)
  In relation to advice posted last year regarding parking fines received from private companies, my wife and I received a Parking Charge of £60 in the post...
• Legal question - Parking Eye Fine 25 Jun 2016 (Forum)
  I have just received a £100 fine for a 17 minute overstay on a free carpark, maximum stay 90 minutes.  Private land adjacent a superstore.  My thoughts are to write to them and claim excessive and unjustifialble amount.  Any thoughts ?  many thanks.
• N/A - Council Parking Fine - low level curb PLEASE HELP 1 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  I parked my car outside of my house on the road blocking a low level curb. I returned to my car to find a perking notice had been issued. There are no markings on the road to indicate that I should'nt park there. Is it legally correct that I can be issued a parking notice in this instance
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  Carp parking 10 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Your correspondent who was fined for overstaying at McDonalds is quite justifiably angry. I parked in my local Tesco in a handicapped bay and was fined...
• APCOA - Parking Fine - Railway Station 11 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  I parked my car at a First Great Western railway station yesterday and I received a Civil Parking Notice.  I have an annual parking permit, which was clearly displayed in the vehicle at the time. The parking attendant even had the cheek to stick the ticket right next to the permit
• Skoda fabia - PCN 26 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  I parked in a free car park in a place where I was not obstructing and there was no yellow lines ect. I received a 60.00 fine for not parking within a pay. 60.00 seems a lot when they have no loss as there was no payment. It here is no time payment or time limit. Do I have to pat this excessive
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  How should I proceed with disputing an unfair parking charge notice issued at a motorway services? 2 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I recently took your advice to another reader regarding his fine for overstaying the permitted two hours at Aldi. In my case I incurred an £80 parking...
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  Is it true that the DVLA will supply driver details to car parking enforcement companies? 24 Dec 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My wife was recently fined £60 for parking in Waitrose for 2.25 hours. I have no quibble with this. However the parking company (Europarks) stated that...
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  Parks for the curse 21 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Last year I stayed 17 minutes longer than the free two hours at a shopping complex car park in Kidderminster. I duly received notice of a £40 fine from...
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  APCOA Parking Fine - unfair tactics... 23 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I received a ticket from APCOA for illegal parking - the only thing is, I didn't know I couldn't park there. The ticket was some time ago, and since then,...
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  Can the DVLA take me to court if I never received the parking fine? 9 Feb 2017 (Ask HJ)
  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...
• Parking fine ,got off! 5 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Received a lovely fine this morning while using a supermarket car park, I know we are not to name and shame so I won't but i will say it is one of the big four. They have given over responsibilty for car parks to a third party company to patrol and issue tickets. Phoned the store who we polite
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  APCOA parking ticket/ fine problem 23 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  We parked my husbands car at an APCOA train station car park and paid for the 3 day ticket using my mobile phone (as I have used this system before, it...
• VW Polo - Parking fine 12 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  I must have overstayed my welcome at a Home Bargain car park in a very sleepy town in N Wales and three weeks later I have been issues with an £85 fine! (kindly reduced to £50 if I pay within the next 2 weeks!)  I cannot understend how or why they (Private Eye) can charge
• Spurious Parking Fine 16 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  by the car park to tranport us to the airport. All fine!   2 weeks later, to my amazement I receive a Parking Enforcement Notice from APCOA asking for £40 increasing to £80 after 14 days. The alleged offence was "01 - Failing to park in a designated parking area at Luton
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  Court summons for parking fine I've already paid - what are my rights? 8 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have been sent a court summons relating to a parking fine; however, I am somewhat confused as I paid the fine three months ago. What are my legal rights...
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  Car park fine - do I need to pay? 6 Dec 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Today I parked on an open air NCP town centre carpark in Bolton. The only ticket machine was proving difficult both for me and other customers. It would...