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Wrongly issued with parking fine because of faulty machine - how can I respond to this? 14 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
On 19 March 2012 the ticket machine in our station car park was not accepting cards. I had no cash on me so advised the car park attendant who noted my... -
Parking Eye - what should I do? 19 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
Have just received a letter from Parking Eye which says I either parked without a ticket or stayed longer than I paid for whilst in Hawkshead, Ambleside... -
Parking Fines 7 Jul 2011 (Ask HJ)
My wife recently parked in the Chester Retail Park Car Park and overstayed the maximum free time of 3 hours by 26 minutes. She has now received a letter... -
Check the fine print 9 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
A parking fine story with a difference. I have just received a parking ticket from Premier Parking for leaving a car park on foot. I parked in a general... -
Supermarket has given me a parking ticket - should I ignore it? 4 Dec 2013 (Ask HJ)
I have received a parking fine for overstaying in a supermarket car park by 11mins - the car park is free for 1.5 hours. Is current best practice still... -
Parking fine at motorway services 13 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
I have received an over stay parking fine from the services at South Mimms of £90, reduced to £60 if paid early. I find these charges to be extortionate... -
Parking ticket after overstay at retail park - what should I do? 9 Dec 2013 (Ask HJ)
A couple of weeks ago my partner parked at a local retail park, where you can stay for two hours for free. This week she received a parking charge letter... -
I got a parking fine at a supermarket car park - can I do anything? 6 May 2017 (Ask HJ)
My local branch of a well known supermarket provides free parking and it didn't occur to me that arrangements at a branch 10 miles away would be different.... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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,... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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...