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Is it too late to respond to a LBC?
Hope someone can help guide me. On 28 November 2017, we received a 'LETTER OF CLAIM' (presumably this is a LBC), relating to a parking incident on 16 December 2013. We ignored all letters up to this point. On 22 December, they send another letter, a 'NOTICE OF PENDING COUNTY COURT CLAIM', saying they sent Letter Before…
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Smart parking-BnM
Hi guys, Would much appreciate some advice. My girlfriend received a parking 'fine' from Smart Parking. She didn't purchase a ticket as had used the car park previously and wasn't aware it was a pay and display area. The 14 day period where the fine is £60 ends today. Please can you recommend a course of action to take.…
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Euro Car Parks
Thank you in advance....here is my issue: I parked in THe Fish & Eels Hoddesdon car park, purchased a ticket and went into the pub for a meal. Not knowing the area the waiting staff told me all I had to do was hand the ticket to them at the end and the cost would be reduced form my bill, which I paid by card. Yesterday I…
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Original Parking Charge Notice not received
I have just received a letter dated 28 Dec 2017 from Horizon Parking alleging that a parking charge issued on 22 Nov 2017 is overdue. However, I did not receive the initial PCN. I note that the BPA Approved Operator Scheme Code of Practice section 19.7 suggests a reduction of at least 40% of the full charge if payment is…
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Appeals - Is Adjudicator's decision binding?
Hi everyone - my first post here! To be brief - my car was towed by Hammersmith and Fulham Council in 2014 for parking half in a resident bay (for which I had a permit) and half on a double yellow line. £265 later, the council rejected my appeals, so the appeal was taken to the Adjudicator. The Adjudicator ruled that I had…
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Parking charge paid by Car Rental Company
Hello All I got a letter from ZZPS dated 23rd of October 2017 stating that they are working on behalf of Elite Management Midlands LTD stating that I did not pay PCN in April. They were pursuing £172. Car which was "unauthorised parked" was a hired car from GB Vehicle Hire Erdington. I can't recall parking at the given…
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PCN issued after midnight to disabled blue badge holder
My parents were issued a PCN, contravention time at/from 00.28 to 00.37. They are blue badge holders, and were under the impression they would not have to change the clock after midnight, when they are asleep. We were under the impression the wardens work between 8am-5.30 daily. The alleged contravention was 01. We have…
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Ignorance a defence?
Please help Private carpark, the driver did not see signs, though he/she was not looking. Had he/she looked they would have seen signs that told them they had to register their car into the machine for four free hours. He/she was at the pub there for under two hours, they now have a £100 invoice (they know it's not a…
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wrong reg on ticket
I have recently been issued a ticket from 'parking eye' who claim I parked for free for over an hour in their car park. Unfortunately when my wife got the ticket from the machine (with cash!) she added the first digit of my reg twice, I'm a clean freak and no longer have the ticket either so is there anyway that I can get…
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Parking Eye
My Guess is there are a few of these, I will try and make this as short as possible. My partner works at Asda and I dropped her off in the morning and came to see her again at lunch. Parking Eye says I was there for the whole 4 hours.(I was at work about 2 miles away in between) This is the letter they sent after I said…
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Parking fine at Doncaster Airport - Appeal Rejected
Hi all, I got fined for parking a few seconds at the end of the bus stop before the last roundabout at Robin Hood Airport in Doncaster. I followed the advice on the newbie thread and appealed with the IPC template. Today VCS sent me an email rejecting my appeal (see below). As a new user, I am not allowed to post links so…
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3 year old ticket at my own home
Good morning MSE, I've traveled through the stickies and have learned a lot about fighting parking charges, however I've not come across anything pertaining specifically to my situation so I thought I better post up. On Christmas Eve I received a letter from DRP demanding payment for a PCN of £160. It says that they are…
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Suspended bay PCN help
Hi, I parked in a bay in the City Of London on the 30th of November, I couldn't see any parking suspension signs from where I parked (although there are some in the pictures they have taken, but i can't seen them in relation to my car), I looked at the meter, while I was parking out of charging hours there was meter was…
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Overstay of 12/2 minutes
Hi, I have had a ticket for an overstay of 12 minutes. This was from Parking Eye using ANPR. I am currently entering the appeal and my question is this; a) Does the 10 minute grace period really exist and is it enforceable? Should I include any mention of it in my appeal? b) Assuming that the above is true, this means it…
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red route pcn
how do i go about challenging a red route pcn ticket appeal as in how do i write a letter to this effect ?
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Parking ticket by Euro Car Park
Hello everyone, I read the newbie thread from scratch to the end but I could not find the right answer for my situation: I received a letter from Debt Recovery Plus demanding to pay £145 after a PCN was issued to me for having the car in a Morrisons car park for more than 2 hours. Now the issue is that the PCN was issued…
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Overstay of 18mins at Iceland car park - whilst shopping in Iceland!
Hello all I apologise if a similar question has been posted before. I have scoured the forum but haven't managed to find anything that matches my situation specifically. We parked at the Iceland car park in Waltham Cross on Saturday (day before New Year's Eve) and overstayed 18 minutes - the time on our Iceland receipt is…
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red route parking fine
hi all just wanted to get some advice i was sent a pcn for parking in a red box area whilst making a delivery i own a little sized van sooty type i was no more then 5 minutes then off again my question is wot are these boxed sections with broken lines meant for if not to load/unload especially if you are in a commercial…
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Help Please APCOA Parking (UK) Ltd
The driver often drops off / Picks up a railway employee from the station. On one occasion the driver happened to be there almost an hour waiting in the car. (his train was either late or he caught a later one). 42 days later the keeper received a PCN saying notice is served to the registered keeper for alleged…
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Surveillance Camera Commissioner’s Code of Practice
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/surveillance-camera-code-of-practice The BPA say their members should follow this...so here's a link to a useful page [has the COP on it and the 12 Guiding Principles, etc] Doubtless a good reading of this may open up a shedload of problems for the scummy PPCs at the lower end of…