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  Should I sue over a parking ticket? 30 Jul 2014 (Ask HJ)
  Can I sue in the county court for a parking ticket which was wrongly issued because of incompetence? I was sent a fine after the parking firm accused...
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  We are being asked for payment after overstaying in a car park, despite being disabled - what should we do? 2 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Re. letter 'Hello Moto' in your Telegraph column, 25 September 2010. I've had a similar experience at the Royal Hotel car park, Weston Super Mare, with...
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  Got a parking ticket charge from Town and City Parking Ltd at an Asda car park 14 Jan 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I got a parking charge notice from a private company called 'Town and City Parking Ltd' at an Asda pay and display car park. I parked for 23 minutes there....
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  If a CCJ rules against me and I refuse to pay, will my credit file be affected? 24 May 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I've been taken to court for non-payment of a parking fine by a private company. While there is lots of information available about how to get out of paying...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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  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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  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....
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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....
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  Where can I report harassment from a car parking company? 5 Feb 2011 (Ask HJ)
  A brief note to let you know that the parking gestapo has finally agreed to cease pursuing me for failing to display my valid ticket 'correctly'. It has...
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  My car was towed while awaiting repairs - should the garage pay for the fine because they parked it on the road? 20 Apr 2018 (Ask HJ)
  My car has spent several weeks at the garage waiting to be repaired (parts coming from the US) in the mean time the tax and MoT had expired. I didn't think...
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  Parking fine issued incorrectly 12 Apr 2011 (Ask HJ)
  We come from Cornwall. In february we went to Kent for my aunts funeral. My mother drove to Strood and parked in Netto car park. For ten minutes she...
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  Issued with parking ticket whilst broken down at motorway services - can I contest this? 5 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Last Monday our car broke down in the car park of a Welcome Break motorway services on the M5. I called out the AA and they told me it wasn't safe to drive...
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  Motorway services parking 'fine' from parking eye 4 Oct 2015 (Ask HJ)
  My wife and daughter met at the Welcome Break services at Charnock Richard North on 22nd September so my daughter could pass over some of her belongings...
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  Supermarket parking rules - are you sure? 15 Dec 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I've just read an answer you gave regarding paring in a supermarket car park I can't believe the answer you have given. It's not any sort of offence to...