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Debt collector letter now...should i pay?
Hi, hope someone can help and advise me on what i should do. Back in January of this year i received a car parking ticket from central ticketing demanding payment for parking in a disabled space without displaying a disabled badge. After reading posts from this website i made the decision to ignore the ticket as i received…
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PCN issued by CCTV for parking (well, stopping and unloading) on a taxi rank
Hi, #*^& Ealing Council. I got a PCN issued by CCTV for '45J Parked on a Taxi Rank'. I stopped for a minute to help my passenger unload a bag from the boot then drove off. How can they justify that as parking? So again I've done a bit of searching and come up short. How do you define parked? I didn't leave the vehicle but…
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PCN from Ealing Council
Hi, I recently parked on Bond Street near Ealing Broadway on a Sunday. As there were no signs visible and a Sunday I thought it would be ok. Wrong. I got a PCN for parking without a ticket. On further inspection I found a sign stating the times hidden between 2 hanging baskets - cheeky b#stards! I've looked into this…
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Help Please! Received ticket from Bradford Council - but no offence committed!
HI I received a parking ticket on saturday in town for allegedly parking in a street which had restricted parking hours etc I have taken loads of pics of the place, got witness statements and can clearly prove that no signs were displayed. this is an unmarked piece of land where 3 to 4 cars park there on a daily basis at…
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Clamped with occupants still in the car - allowed??
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can help on this. I was clamped yesterday outside a Mcdonalds "restaurant" whilst running in to get my daughter a meal - I left her in the car. I (wrongly) assumed that, because the piece of concreted land next to the restaurant had four Mcdonalds bins located around it and is used by Mcdonalds…
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university parking
:mad:my daughter moved into house in stoke on trent, i visited her on a weekday with some items of furniture and parked a few doors down from her house, didnt stay long (cold house, not very comfortable) and found i had a parking ticket as i did not have a residence permit. i had actually parked right next to the sign, but…
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Have Excel given up after only three letters
Fellow MSE-ers. I feel somewhat hard done by. PPC Co appear to have given up after only three letters. The last was 1st September, after which Armageddon was to visit my door if I didn't pay nicely in seven days. Surely that's not all? Where are my threatening letters? What advice would you give.
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4 Year old parking ticket(Demand/Court action)
Hi everyone Heres the story so far 2 weeks ago i recieved a demand from Aberdeenshire council for a parking ticket from 4 years ago.Its is the registration of a vehicle i used to own at the time of the alledged offence My question is ,after 4 years is it even valid I dont remember ever recieving any tickets on my vehicle…
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Council Parking Ticket after 6 mins over???
Hi - does anyone know the rules on a council parking fine, I was 6 mins over in a 45 min only street - so now I have a fine of £35.00. I want to appeal in view of how many mins over I was, does anyone know their rules? There doesn;t seem to be a mention of the timescales on the general MSE main site info. Thanks
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Real or Fake Parking Fine?
A mate recieved it in the post today from Civil Enforcement Ltd requesting payment. I've read other posts on this forum about the same company. Any advice?
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parking notice
Dear All I only today received a parking notice whilst parked in the Morrisons carpark in Whitehaven. I was fully aware that parking was for 2 hours only and I fully support these rules. However I left the carpark and returned within the 2 hours as I often use the supermarket for work, meeting clients but I also use the…
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parking eye charges for parking my lease car
:confused: help.I got a parking notice from parking eye whilst parking in one of there car parks in my lease car. In short parking eye, advised me to send shopping receipts as they don't penalise genuine shoppers, I did, heard nothing until a letter from ccs collect saying I hadn't paid and to avoid further action......,…
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Double Yellow Line Fine
I live in scotland, And i have been given a ticket for parking on a broken Yellow Line, I had noticed alot of people do this on a daily basis so i thought it was ok as i had been told as it was broken i could not be given a ticket. It is broken by at least a car length this was due to road works, they have failed to re…
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MSE News: 64% rise in the number of clamped motorists
This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story: "The number of motorists who have been wheelclamped has risen by 64% in the last 12 months, according to figures out today..." Read the full story: 64% rise in the number of clamped motorists
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Bailiffs refused an interim amount
Basically cutting a long story short, I got hit with a couple of parking fines on my partners car about a year ago but forgot to pay them, we had a bailiff come around a few weeks back where i tried to call him as we werent in but he didnt answer, I left a message for him to call me back but he didnt. THey came around this…
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Update on parking ticket
I got a parking ticket for having my Blue Badge incorrectly displayed, i.e. upside down on my car dashboard. I contested it, and today got a letter saying the penalty would be waived. Good to know it is possible to successfully contest the parking tickets.
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Motorway services, car broken down, parking ticket help
Evening all, I'm a long time reader but recently registered in order to try and get some help. I've read a lot of these topics with interest. Our situation is a little bit different to some of the situations. Last week we were on our way to Scotland. 10 miles south of Carlisle our car broke down. We managed to limp it to…
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Parking attendant admitted I had grounds for appeal
I have just received my NtO from Wychavon council for a overstaying my time in a parking bay on droitwich high street. Circumstances are I had appointment with bank manager, so parked up in bay round corner at approx 09:15 and went to bank. The manager was running late so got a bit nervous re time so checked with bank…
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Parking fine - to pay or not to pay
About a month ago, I got a parking ticket and - in fury - put it in my bag and forgot about it... until today when I thought I'd better pay it. I discover that the traffic warden has transposed the first and second letters of my registration number on the printed parking ticket. Do you reckon I can safely ignore it? Or…
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Able Parking Dover - not registered with DVLA
On the thread with the BPA rep, they say in response to a reference to a disabled man getting clamped by Able Parking of Dover, that Able is not a BPA member. According to the BPA website, the DVLA only issues vehicle keeper details to firms who are members of the authorised trade association - and for car parking…
