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• Parking ticket - need help quickly!!!!!! 10 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  it will rise to £100. My question is: 1) How should I deal with this? What procedures and time-frame should I follow? 2) If the car have not been ticketed, why would I received a letter now? 2) If the illegal parking was on 23-Dec-2005, surely I have upto 14 days from 23-Dec-2005 to pay the fine (which
• £100 insurance fine for you all 25 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  Read the Times in a coffee place this morning. In a small column it stated that if you don't renew your insurance you will get a £100 "fine. Even if it was only a day "late" and it was parked on private property the whole time. It was written as a fact rather than a new government proposal
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  Is anyone lobbying against the British Parking Association's proposals to make vehicle keepers liable for penalties? 21 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  You recently mentioned in your column that the British Parking Association is lobbying Parliament to make vehicle keepers liable for parking penalties....
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  Why was I fined for not having insurance on a car that's parked on a private driveway? 6 Jul 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I have a car that is fully taxed but not insured. The car is parked on a private driveway and always has been since the insurance ran out in April. It's...
• 2014 Audi A1 1.6 TDI - Rear Brakes Sticking? 22 Mar 2023 (Forum)
  I park my car in a garage, with the handbrake off. When it has been parked for a few days, the rear brakes seem to be stuck on and it requires some effort to get the car to move, as if something is sticking on the rear wheels, despite me parking it with the handbrake off. The brakes
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  Should I pay my parking fine 13 Mar 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My Wife and I parked in a normal bay at Totton Retail Park (directly outside the shop entrance). We used the particular bay as the Disabled ones seemed...
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  I hit a van parked on double yellows - is it my fault? 6 Aug 2018 (Ask HJ)
  There was a large delivery van parked on a double yellow line blocking the lane of traffic. I had to reverse from beside the van to behind it to let another...
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  I've received a PCN because I had to find an ATM before paying for my ticket. Can I do anything? 26 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I received a letter from a car park enforcement company on 24/08/10, the letter itself issued on 19/08/10 and the date referred to is the 12/08/10. It...
• Peugeot 406 (1996 - 1998) - 97 2.1 diesel wont start 23 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  i have a r reg 2.1 diesel. it started fine this morning and run well. i parked up for about 30 mins and now it will not start turns over fine. has anyone got any ideas please
• Advice with a Parking Fine/ Magistrates Court 30 Jul 2018 (Forum)
  this.  I am faced with 2 charges of £182 now or facing the Magistrates court with potential fine of £1000.   This feels like extortion, but I dont want to risk having to pay £1000. I've tried contacting solicitors in the towns nearby and none cover parking litigation, so
• Parking fine when no ticket was issued 28 May 2003 (Forum)
  A few weeks ago I stopped for a few minutes on a meter without paying and returned to find a traffic warden taking down the car's details. I drove off...
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  Unfair parking ticket - what can I do? 5 Nov 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I parked in a car park in Stockport recently. I paid my £1.50 at the machine, did my shopping, and left. A week later I received a letter from the parking...
• Residential parking ticket 6 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  I forgot to put the pass in my window last night when i parked up been greeted this morning by a £120 "Civil Penalty charge notice" what does this mean? i'm fine so long as i ignore all coraspondense or i have to pay up? Never mind i've been parking on the estate for the last 2 months in this car
• March 2007 15 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  From that date the EU countries start sharing vehicle registration information;so your parking/speeding fines etc. will catch up with you.
• Fines gone MAD 14 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  Further to similar sounding topic - our local council has recently introduced some taxi bays outside some of the shops. The penalty for improper use is £1000 - yes, I have put the right number of noughts, one thousand pounds for parking your car in a taxi bay. I guess this represents over
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  Do I have to disclose information for parking fines? 12 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  As the registered keeper, my wife recently received a Parking Charge Notice demanding money for transgressing the "contractual" terms and conditions of...
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  Where do we stand with this parking charge? 23 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My mum, who is 75 and a bona fide holder of a disabled badge, forget to display it on a short visit to as car park and received a ticket for parking in...
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  Mac, the strife 28 Mar 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I've read stories before about McDonald's fining people for taking too long over their meal, but I've just found a new variation. I went to a McDonald's...
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  Parking Fine At Services 28 Apr 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have today received through the post from CP Plus a CHARGE NOTICE. This is for parking at the Clacket Lane South Services for 39 mins over the allowed...
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  Parking distance control 15 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I know you've had queries on private parking contractors before, but this one's a bit different. On Friday 12 February I parked at Leigh Delamere Westbound...