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Parking Fine - worth appealing? 4 Dec 2005 (Forum)
c) Should I just say, sod it and pay up? (And of course, send a Mr Angry letter with the cheque questioning the parentage of the Bath Parking Services representations Officer!) If I do appeal, it?s not so much the £30, it?s a matter of principle ? I paid for 2.8 hours but only used 2.5 yet they want to fine me. Your opinions please (if you can be bothered!!!) -
What can I do about a parking charge issued by Excel Parking Services? 19 Oct 2013 (Ask HJ)
I know you have written many times regarding private parking charges. My wife recently stopped on the Imperial War Museum North car park and remained in... -
How can I appeal an unfair parking fine? 12 Mar 2014 (Ask HJ)
In December, I booked and paid for a long-stay parking spot at Liverpool Airport. When we arrived in the pitch dark at 5.45 in the morning there was a... -
Should I pay this fine? 18 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
I attended a wedding reception at the Marriott Hotel in Waltham Abbey last Saturday (8th September), On arrival we realised that the car park was pay... -
Why is Parking Eye able to fine people for overstaying at service stations? 14 Apr 2012 (Ask HJ)
We recently received a demand in the form of a £90 fine imposed by ‘Parking Eye’ at the M40 Welcome Break Oxford service area because we overstayed by... -
All - speeding and parking 26 Aug 2018 (Forum)
2008/9 697,000 parking fines, 2018 expected 6.4 million, private firms seeking details from DVLA apparently and catching people who use supermarkets, motorway services etc. Chief consatble of Birmingham wants to get rid of the 10% plus 2 mph leeway on speeding activation and bring the leeway down to almost nothing. -
Please endorse my licence 12 Jan 2004 (Forum)
A zebra crossing has just been installed in a nearby road (a vanity project by the town mayor). The residents of nearby houses are continuing to park where they alsways have, except that they are now parked on top of the zigzag lines. How long before there is a letter to the local paper moaning about how not only have they been fined, but have been given points on their licence. -
Why are drivers being fined for using motorway service areas in poor weather? 20 Apr 2013 (Ask HJ)
I noticed a letter with regards to the 'fine' applied to parking in a service area on a night when the weather was exceedingly poor. I write to say that... -
Malice a forecourt 15 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
My wife has just received a demand for £50 payment for parking on "our clients private property at Jempsons Store, Hawkhurst". The car is recorded by CCTV... -
Can Honest John mount a campaign against private parking companies? 3 Apr 2011 (Ask HJ)
Parasitical private parking companies are now making it almost impossible to visit retail parks, supermarkets, motorway services, McDonalds and even railway... -
Ford Focus 1.6 Petrol 02 plate - Poor connection on fuel pump 7 Jan 2015 (Forum)
I've had an intermittent starting fault for a few weeks now. The history: 1 month ago started fine, went to work, parked up for a few hours, went back to car, wouldn't start. AA managed to bump start it out of the multi story car a park then diagnosed battery required replacing. Replaced battery same day, all seemed fine for a further 2 weeks. -
Can I dispute a parking notice issued because we overstayed whilst shopping at a retail park? 30 Jul 2011 (Ask HJ)
I received a fixed fine parking notice (£40) for exceeding the free stay time in a retail car park in Gosport Hampshire. There was no facility to extend... -
How are car parking enforcement agencies able to get away with this? 20 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
As you've covered Parking Eye before I thought you should know about their antics in Weymouth. They run Weymouth Old Town East car park and last Sunday... -
Blue badge abuse. Some serious action. BBC item 18 Sep 2008 (Forum)
Longer report at 7:30 on BBC's Inside Out in the West Midlands. Illegal blue badges cost £500,000 Anyone caught parking illegally could face fines of up to £1,000 Drivers parking illegally in spaces for disabled motorists are costing Birmingham £500,000 in lost parking fees each year, council chiefs said. The city council has vowed to take tough action against those caught, threatening fines of up to £1,000. -
Overstay in retail park 16 Dec 2011 (Ask HJ)
Parked in a local retail park for 2hours 43 minutes. I went to purchase curtains and after making a selection went to place the order. The assistant... -
Paper shock 17 Apr 2010 (Ask HJ)
Last week I went to Tesco for a newspaper. As it was only a paper I went for I parked in a disabled parking space and ran in, I was only a few minutes... -
Dotting the Eyes 14 Mar 2010 (Ask HJ)
I'm writing to you as a 'last resort' but also because my local MP, Julian Brazier suggested I do so (I have copied him into this emaiI). I hope you will... -
SORN and INSURANCE 13 Oct 2014 (Forum)
I got a £50 fine from the DVLA for it. My car had been parked up for 3 months during a full engine rebuild and i got the fine the day after the tax was due form came through the post, happy christmas DVLA and may all your tickets be big ones. -
How can I dispute a parking ticket I received for using a pub car park? 14 Dec 2013 (Ask HJ)
I've received a parking penalty after parking in a pub car park when we had Sunday lunch there on 15 September. I was en route to hospital to be induced... -
Thanks to NCP for cancelling my parking charge when I picked up the receipt instead of the ticket. 21 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
On a recent day out to London with a friend, as he parked his car at Hillingdon Tube Station, I paid the daily £5 charge at the appropriate machine. On...
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