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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...
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  Ford Focus auto stuck in park 10 Nov 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2006 Ford Focus automatic; however, it won't disengage from park. The engine starts fine, and everything else works, but the car won't move. Any...
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  MET Parking Services have returned my part payment of a parking charge - what should I do now? 2 Nov 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I received a MET Parking charge (£100/£50 if paid in 14 days) for overstaying by 19 minutes in a McDonalds. I read your letter page every weekend and have...
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  Parking ticket issued while in my designated parking space 4 Jul 2011 (Ask HJ)
  For over a month, I have rented a flat which included an allocated parking spot in the secure parking garage. When I signed the contract, the agency gave...
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  Private property parking fine... 23 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  A friend recently dropped off her family at Stansted airport. She went to the new express drop off area, and on to the pay station to find out how to get...
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  Can the DVLA legally clamp an untaxed and not SORN'd car parked on private land? 13 Sep 2019 (Ask HJ)
  Can the DVLA legally clamp an untaxed and SORN-less car parked on private land?
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  Are parking enforcement companies legally able to threaten me with bailiffs? 15 Dec 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have recently received a Parking Contravention Enforcement notice through the post due to overstaying 10 mins in a 1-hour car park. The fine is £45 within...
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  Parking laws, fines and signs 10 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  What are the laws about minimum signage and road markings necessary to indicate that parking is prohibited on a road side? My wife has just been ticketed...
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  Why do supermarkets enforce car parking regulations when they put off customers? 18 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Some years ago I was "stung" for parking overtime in a Morrisons Supermarket car park run by another company. It was in the evening and the park was less...
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  Can I sue over wrongly issued parking tickets? 15 Jan 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I regularly work in Salford, Manchester and leave my car in a public car park which has three hours free or £5 per day. I always pay full £5 and display...
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  Why has Parking Eye fined me for using a motorway services to sleep? 3 Aug 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Whilst driving after a hard days work, I started to feel drowsy and decided to pull into the nearest service station, Welcome Break Gordano, at around...
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  More parking penalties 23 Jul 2011 (Ask HJ)
  On 13/07/2011 I parked in an almost empty retail park carpark at 19:12 hours while attending a nearby theatre, returning at 23:02 hours. Unknown to...
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  How can I dispute a parking ticket I received due to a faulty machine? 16 Nov 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I recently used a local multi story car park and the pay machine touch screen did not recognise any part of my registration number after several attempts,...
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  Is this a valid parking appeal? 15 Sep 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I recently appealed a parking ticket in a hospital staff car park as a correct ticket was displayed in the windscreen. The reason for the rejection...
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  My wife overstayed in a shopper's car park - should she pay the fine? 4 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  On 21 December 2010 my wife was shopping at a local retail outlet and unknowingly exceeded the allowed parking time by 32 minutes. She was Christmas shopping...
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  Can I be charged £130 by PPS for parking in my son's private parking space? 24 Dec 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My son owns one of a block of flats, each with its own parking space requiring a displayed permit and administered by PPS (a member of BPA). I parked in...
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  Car park charges: Five min stop on private land, by non member of BPA. Fined £100. HELP! 9 Apr 2014 (Ask HJ)
  Stopped for 5 mins in private land car park thinking it was a post office car park. On return an envelope with penalty charge notice on it inside a parking...
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  Why was my daughter fined for falling asleep in a motorway rest area? 25 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Reading your many parking letters it seems that the original reason for motorway services - to provide a safe resting and refreshment place on motorways...
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  Out of order pay and display meter 21 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I received a parking ticket yesterday in a private car park. When I arrived the only pay-and-display machine was out of order, so I did not get a ticket....
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  Parking fine in a hospital - do I need to pay? 11 Dec 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I received a parking ticket from Parking Eye for parking in a no parking area at a hospital Feb 2013. I had to take my daughter to A & E and did not see...