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Date on parking ticket
Hello, Just wondering, the parking ticket was issued on the 26/7/09 and we've been told on the ticket we have 14 days to pay it from the date of the contravention. I quote "A penalty charge of 100GBP is now payable and unless this PCN is challenged, must be paid not later than 22/08/2009" and... "The penalty charge will be…
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Temporary road works fine!!
Hi I recently have been issued a fine for £120 for going down a one way street. However the road has temporary roadworks and is a Temporary one way road whilst the road works take place! The local council have refused my appeal and have sent the refusal stating that I failed to follow a blue arrow. The picture they have…
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Bought tax disc but forgot to put in car - fined
I bought my new tax disc online in good time, but stupidly forgot to put it in the car. I got a £60 ticket today for not displaying a valid tax disc. Has anyone appealed this type of ticket before? Do you think I will be able to appeal since I did technically have a valid disc but just not on display? Cheers
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APCOA - Unreasonable Fine Amount?
I have been informed of a car that was parked at a train station but mistakenly the driver didn't pay for the ticket via Ringgo as usual. Checking on the council website local to the station it suggests that fines are £50 - £70 depending on the severity of the offence. As somebody simply hadn't paid rather than parked in a…
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Clamped in my own parking space. Any chance to get my money back?
Hi all, First time poster, long time lurker :) Today I had my car clamped in my own parking space. Here's the back story: I recently moved into a new flat, that comes with a private parking space in an underground car park. I've got a parking permit displayed and everything's just fine. However, when I came down this…
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PCN Charge with scribbles
I wonder if someone can give me some advice with regards to a PCN that i recieved recently. I have made an appeal on the basis that I did have a valid ticket (which I have sent to them) but which had blown over and thus was not visible to the inspector. Firstly is this likely to be accepted (I have also scanned to original…
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speed camera set off but was not speeding!?
hello, last night I was driving down a road that I use most days. I was driving at around 25-30mph as there are many speed cameras on the strecth of road. As I approached one camera I had to slow right down to about 25mph as an oncoming car was speeding and had swerved in to my lane almost hitting me but the speed camera…
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Law on broken parking meters
Can anyone please tell me the law on broken parking meters? Are we obliged to walk over the street or up and down the road looking for alternative parking meters? Many thanks
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Argument with a parking attendant
I nipped out to the bookies a while a go and parked my car where I usually do but didn't notice that the front of my car was hanging over the start of the double yellow lines (my own silly mistake a know). Anyway I came out of the bookies 10 minutes later quite happy as I had won a few quid. As I got out I looked and there…
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Free/Cheap parking in West London (near tube station)
Any recommedations?
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Parking Fine for a Location I've never even been to!
Hi, I hope some of you may be able to help me! I've just received a letter this morning from 'euro car parks' saying that I have failed to pay a notice in time, and now I owe them £70! It says that if I don't pay then they will forward the outstanding amount to a debt collection agency. I think it may be a scam, as: * I…
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Got Parking Ticket even though was told by Warden it was ok to park there....
Wife is on holiday with kids in Devon, she parked on a grass verge of a car park near the beach, after checking it was ok to park there with the warden. He said it was fine, as long as she had a valid ticket. Which she does. Infact she has a weekly ticket. When she returned, she got a parking fine ticket!!! Whats that all…
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pcn through post
on 22 July 2009 I borrowed my wifes car and parked up and pay and display in Camden. I got back to the car 5 minutes late where upon i was met by a CEO, I apologized and said I was going and got in my car, as doing so, he said I couldn't and went to the front passenger side to record tax disc detail, by this time i had…
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Parking Penalty from private parking company
Advice please. I parked in a retail car park which is monitored by a private car park company, you get 90 mins free but have to take a ticket and display and you have to only use the shops in the retail park. I displayed my free 90 mins parking ticket but when I returned to my car 40 minutes later I had a parking notice…
