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• 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
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  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...
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  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...
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  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...
• Blue badge abuse. Some serious action. BBC item 18 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  BBC report online and BBC 1 lunchtime. Several filmed getting nicked and tow aways. 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
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  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)
  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.
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  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...
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  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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  I enquired with the government regarding a loophole in the Protection of Freedoms Bill relating to clamping. 28 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  As the Surrey County Cllr. for Camberley West I've spent hundreds of hours trying to help people in Cedar Lane CP Frimley who've been the victims of clamping....
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  Why do you suggest that speeding fines should be raised but that points shouldn't be applied to licences? 15 Dec 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I can't agree with your suggestion that speeding fines should be raised, but no points should be applied to licences. There are a large number of drivers...
• APCOA - Parking Charge Notice 17 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  Returned from shopping today to find the above stuck to my windscreen. There were no free parking spaces so, like others i the same position we parked partly pavement/partly road , no yellow lines at all. *Not a designated parking area* is what it says on the invoice for £60
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  Shall I ignore my parking fine? 15 May 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I got a paking ticket from UKPC firm. I was parked in Riverside Northampton in a disabled spot - I have got a blue badge for my mum, my mum was with me...
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  Unusual parking scheme restricts genuine customers - is there a better way? 21 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have been following correspondence about parking charges and limitations outside motorway service stations and how this restricts people spending time...
• Gold Parking Service Gatwick 15 May 2014 (Forum)
  and you intend parking at Gatwick, avoid them at all costs. Your car could well end up damaged, used for their own amusement, stolen or incur parking fines. As was reported by other viewers. Their website is still live even after being highlighted on WD tonight. I parked on the airport at Gatwick
• Speeding fine exclusions 26 Jun 2020 (Forum)
  May have been caught doing 36 in a 30 zone this morning. But what is annoying is the speed camera van is parked  alongside the private entrance to a farm. Do the police have authority to set up shop on any grass verge or private entrances . If so I’m thinking
• Gatwick warning. 17 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  Further to the risk of a parking fine in the airport filling stations. In case you missed this Item from HJ's Saturday pages "Cameras have been fitted on both the upper and lower decks outside Gatwick Airport. Any vehicle pausing for more than three minutes is flashed and a penalty fine
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  Can I park my car across my own driveway? 17 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I parked across my own driveway run-up today, and Manchester City Council sent out two men and a pick-up truck and told me that they would fine me 35 pounds...
• Renault Scenic - parking in council car park 22 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  I was late for an appointment - dashed into the dentist and asked the junior to put 2 hours parking on my car and gave her £1 coin.  She came back with my car keys and had put ticket on.  When I had returned to the car (after dentist and shopping) I had a parking ticket - because
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  Received a civil parking charge notice - is it genuine? 24 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  A civil parking charge notice was left on my car door window yesterday. The sign which displayed details of the parking restrictions (which I had never...