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  Council tip - parking enforcement 14 Mar 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I was at a party last Saturday, and I was trapped in a corner by a very well juiced council officer. The more drinks the guy had the more he was spilling...
• Car parking near Stansted 24 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  There is an organisation in Bishops Stortford near Stansted advertising car parking. The car key must be left with them. When I used it my car was returned damaged and filthy dirty. Their fine print attempts to exclude any liability. In future I will never use a car park where the key has
• Parking fines 8 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  I just received my second parking ticket from Stockport centre. The first time was when they introduced the street parking charges without telling anybody. Today we parked on top of the shops, and walked down to the precinct. After a few minutes I remembered that I had to buy a ticket so I
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  Penalised for sleeping at motorway services - should I ignore the fine? 8 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I recently received a parking charge notice after stopping for a sleep at Burtonwood Services on the M62. This was not a 'Pay And Display' car park and...
• Private land parking ticket 14 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  I know this has been covered before, but can't find the thread on the forum search. Just received a ticket from a private parking control company for parking on a retail park car park but left the car for half hour when I went elsewhere. I did also buy something from one of the stores. The 'fine
• parking fine 4 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  I am in dispute with Armtrac security services for the issue of a parking ticket on private land in the centre of St Ives. I came to the parking area fully intending to pay for my time there. I drove to a parking bay and as I got out of the car to go over to the ticket machine, a driver leaving
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  Parking fine - can this be right? 16 Mar 2016 (Ask HJ)
  After a recent visit to Queen Elizabeth Woolwich hospital, my father returned to his car to find a £60 parking charge notice on his windscreen, courtesy...
• Speeding Fines for Profit 4 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  So here it is folks, prooof that entrapment of motorists for the speeding fines isn't just confined to the UK. At least we're well ahead of the US for a change having shifted the profiteering onto parking. http://start.zonealarm.com/news/read/category/Top%20News/article
• Can private car parks trace your address 4 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  I got a parking ticket at a private car park yesterday (euro car parks) and I have been told my a friend that they have no way of tracing your address because they are a private company rather than a local authority, so they can't access police/dvla records. So if you don't pay the fine, they can't
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  Is this parking ticket valid? 20 Feb 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I drove a way before council warden placed ticket on car - what are the current rules? Is the ticket valid if sent in post, as it was not attached to windscreen...
• Vauxhall Astra - APCOA PARKING FINE AT LUTON AIRPORT 25 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  I receied a Enforcement Notice from APCOA giving me the opportunity to pay a fine for stopping/dropping off in a non drop off area.  Actually it was my first time to dropping off someone at luton airport so i was driving bit slow
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  Can I avoid parking fines by coving my number plate? 25 Apr 2015 (Ask HJ)
  Is it legal to avoid exorbitant parking penalties by removing or covering your number plate?
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  I've received a PCN and don't think it legal. 6 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I received a PCN at what I thought was a car park, but turns out to be a piece of private land adjacent to it separated by a few bits of broken fence....
• Avis France rental exorbitant charges 20 Jul 2016 (Forum)
  Son hired a car in France for a couple of days while he went to one of the euro matches in Ma***illes. Came back and a few days later got a postal parking fine for 17 euros - annoying but fair do's. No indication of parking restrictions in the street concerned and tons of others parked there. Might
• Volkswagen Polo III - Polo cutting out when parking 25 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  Hello Wondering if anyone can advise. Bought a W reg VW polo approx 2 months ago and after a while, it cut out a couple of times when under load, i.e. hard steering. I had the alternator changed under warranty and all seemed fine until this morning, when i pulled in to a parking space and engine
• VW Polo - Polo cutting out when parking 25 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  Hello Wondering if anyone can advise. Bought a W reg VW polo approx 2 months ago and after a while, it cut out a couple of times when under load, i.e. hard steering. I had the alternator changed under warranty and all seemed fine until this morning, when i pulled in to a parking space and engine
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  Please warn your disabled readers not to let their parking badges fade in sunlight. 11 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Those of us with disabled parking badges should beware of letting them fade through exposure to sunlight. I recently got a replacement badge and was told...
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  How do I appeal a parking fine because the pay machine wasn't working? 12 Jan 2021 (Ask HJ)
  The parking machine was not working. I have now received a fixed penalty. How do I appeal?
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  Parking ticket - can I appeal? 3 Jan 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I paid for a parking ticket at a ferry port, which was to be displayed on the dashboard (non-sticky). When I got back from a two day trip a parking charge...
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  Disc parking zones 15 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Are there any special rules regarding the signage to indicate where these zones are? A local market town has just set them up, as I have just found out....