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Parking tickets, fines & parking

Archives for August 2015

Re: Armtrac PCN. Proprietor claiming they can't help
Hi everybody I received a PCN from the lovely company that is Armtrac on the weekend. This happened when my car was parked in a pub car park in Truro over night, got the ticket the next morning. First thing I did was email the pub and ask them to get Armtrac to cancel the PCN. They have replied saying that they are…
ZZPS demand received for Premier Park PCN never received
Received a demand from ZZPS for a PCN from Premier Park that was not aware of. Wrote refusal to pay letter to Premier Park using template from here, also explaining first notification was from ZZPS. Been 2 weeks and not yet received any reply from PCN only another demand letter from ZZPS now referring to solicitors Wright…
Parking Charge Sent to Leaseholder AND Resident of Estate Parking
Hi everyone, I wanted to voice my case because I cannot take all this aggravation from Wings Parking and Haringey Council anymore and wanted someone to help me if they could as I am a pensioner and really cannot afford expensive legal help. I have been the Leaseholder and resident in the estate which the parking is…
PCN, the ignoring stage and moving home?
Hi, Having recently had an appeal rejected by Excel Parking, it looks like I am now at the point of ignoring any debt collector letters. This is fine, as I am happy to do so and keep an eye open for actual court action, however there is an issue, I will be moving in the next six months. My concern is that I will miss court…
Legion and DRP
Hello everyone. Got a fine on a windscreen on 22/06/15. On 23/07 received NTK Apppealed on 3rd of August with a template from newbie sticky. (Got proof of postage from PO). On 06/08 Got a final warning from Legion. On 23/08 Got a letter from DRP demanding £140 (yeah right). Anyway after reading various posts there are 3…
POPLA Appeal Template and NTK rule
Hi, I am new to this forum and even though I have read a lot of posts including the "newbies" I cannot find a link to templates for a POPLA appeal. I have gone past the first stage of appealing to the parking company who responded with a POPLA reference. The deadline for a POPLA appeal is Friday 04th Sep15. So far the only…
Parking eye, Riverside retail park Chelmsford
I received an £85 fine which I paid initially to receive reduction. However I won an appeal after posting copies of receipts. 2 hours only FREE. No option but to leave after that time is up. I blame the shops for allowing parking Eye to determine time allowed. I wrote to the retailers at this retail park: Matalan,…
Parking eye online appeals not working
Just a heads up to everyone - Parking Eye currently have a technical fault with their website making this impossible to submit online appeals. Started late last night and website still unavailable this morning. Will update this when back in action. Hopefully they will also read this and act upon this !!
Comprehensive Management Services Ltd Parking Ticket
Today a ticket was attached to my car in a retail park. Purchases from three stores were made. Two receipts were retained. The ticket was stuck to the windscreen of the car. First receipt was issued at 2:10pm Second was issued at 3:48pm The ticket was issued at 2:18pm Reason: Leaving site There is an appeal form on the…
Civil Enforcement Ltd - Guildford
Hi Everyone - have tried to go through all the threads regarding this...after a bit of advice. Have received a letter from CEL for a PCN. The vehicle was parked on 5th Aug 2015 and the PCN dated 24th Aug. This is over the 15 days they have. Is that in itself enough for the fine to be cancelled? Ticket ran out at 1443 but…
Pcn overstaying with blue badge
Hi, firstly my apologies after readying the newbies thread, I'm still confused and need some advise! 6/8/15 I parked in an Everything parking car park. I didn't realise it was 2 hours only (my husband usually parks there, and his vehicle is registered as a blue badge with the office but mine isn't). I parked up and…
Please help, been taken for a ride! National Parking control
Being dealt with by Private parking appeals. Please delete :)
Elite Management (Midlands) & ZZPS
Hi all I've been through all the information I could find in the stickies and had a good search of ZZPS and Elite Management on these forums, but feel my situation is slightly different as I was a little late to the party and am already through the POPLA appeal process. I received a PCN in June because I placed my ticket…
Lost Purchased Parking Ticket
Hello, I guess I did something stupid. I was on holiday in Cornwall, and issued a parking ticket by Premier Park Ltd on behalf of a National Trust site. I purchased a ticket (admittedly I don't remember for how long), however 12 days later I received photographic evidence stating my duration was 1:36 (hrs) and owe £60/100.…
Newbie with Parking Charge Ticket in Disabled Bay at UKPC
Dear Team, I have tried to understand the Newbie Thread for Parking but would still kindly appreciate some specific advice. I parked in a disabled bay for a few minutes to pick something up, I do not have a blue badge and there were lots of disabled spaces available. The parking charge was issued in a UKPC car park and the…
Private parking ticket (invoice)
Hi everyone, I parked in a permit holders bay with no permit on Tuesday at Northumbria University and subsequently issued with a 'civil parking notice' now at the time only 5 bays out of a possible 20 were used so I wasn't blocking a permit holder from using the bay. Also they incurred no financial loss with me parking…
Unpaid bus Lane charge, bailiffs involved now
Hi, I received an enforcement notice from the bailiffs in regards to unpaid bus Lane penalty, that was the first time I knew about the charge. I moved house 3 days before the insident and council have use my old address for the correspondences. The council claims because the letters left the building they assume I got…
Should I pay this parking charge? (Legion)
I've read through lots of informative websites and the stickies on here, but it is a lot of information that I don't really understand, so I'm asking here. I received a Parking Charge Notice from Legion Group as I parked in a car park by work as I was running late, I paid for as many hours as I could afford with my cash,…
Smart Parking Appeal Rejected, Help!
Hey guys, closing thread
Faded lines - cobbles an excuse for Council?
I'm dealing with a parking ticket for parking in a disabled space. The road is historic cobbles and the lines are virtually nonexistent. Of course there doesn't have to be the word 'disabled' on the road as long as there is a sign, but there are barely any parking space lines at all. According to the legislation there…

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