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Parking tickets, fines & parking

Archives for March 2019

National Car Parks Ltd PCN to keeper
Hi there everyone. My story begins on Friday the 24th of August 2018. Drove my car to one of NCP's car parks on Epsom High Street and parked my motor in one of the bays available. Unfortunately leaving my home in haste resulted in leaving my wallet behind. I then walked up to the ticket machine and made several attempts of…
Postal NTK
Hi I’ve read the newbies thread but just wanted to check before doing anything that I am doing the right thing. I have received an NTK through the post which has a picture of my reg plate from ANPR Cameras last week. I paid for 12 hours parking in this car park by using Apple Pay from my Apple Watch therefor have proof of…
Defence to Claim due 1 April
Hi all I know this is poor and I have left it to last minute but please find my defence below. I parked in a permit parking space in Lewes outside Laura Ashley. The spaces were not clearly marked permit (instead marked BRC) or pay & display and I paid £1 to pay for one hour in December 2017. When I got fine I rang to say…
Quick question on defence
Hi I have been issued with ccbc claim form and i have replied online to the AOS to give me some time to get my defence together. My first port of call is going to be speaking to the golf club "where i got the ANPR ticket" and see if they will cancel it as i have proof that i was a paying customer that day. I just wondered…
CPP, council sub-letting?
The driver took my 91yr old wheelchair bound mother shopping yesterday (Sainsbury's) and got himself a parking ticket. They parked in a disabled bay and displayed my mums Blue Badge but they didn't purchase a ticket. The driver and my sister normally take her shopping but this time the driver was alone and with all that he…
Branch road / rotherhithe tunnel approach
Any advice about appealing a penalty charge notice received for brand he Road /rotherhithe tunnel approach. As the owner I am responsive although I was not the driver. Apparently the cameras have only been recently fitted . Is it easy to contest? Any advice appreciated
Minster Baywatch / Gladstones Letter Before Claim
Hi, I am writing on behalf of a relative who has been receiving communcations from Minster Baywatch, after they entered a car park for about 15 minutes late last year on Blossom Street in York. The car park was poorly lit in the evening so couldn't read any of the signage properly, and exited after deciding to park…
BPA ... Living in the clouds
Classic car owners are exploiting a loophole to get free parking at supermarkets and railway stations because hi-tech cameras can't register their vintage number plates https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6869749/Classic-car-owners-exploiting-loophole-free-parking-supermarkets.html Nice if you have an older style…
Ias
Hi In all the time I've been involved with this parking on private land malarkey I've only ever seen 1 appeal to IAS being successful. Of course, that may be due to poor feedback, but many people come back to their thread for either further help due to a knock-back, or to report a success. I've seen anecdotal comments that…
"Marked" bay
Hi, I am currently awaiting the debt collection letters to start arriving and have been reading your threads in order to defend myself if any court action is taken. My question is this.... if the bay I was parked in only has "marked" lines on the left and right of the bay and no "marks" indicating the front and back of the…
UK CPM Parking notice
Hi everyone, hopefully someone can help me in the steps of contesting this UK CPM parking notice. After hours of going through previous threads and research on the web this is what I have come up with, please correct me if I am wrong with anything as there is so much info out there! Today I was issued a notice for parking…
BW Legal/NCP letter of claim
Hi All, Really need advice/help I received a letter from NCP stating on the 2nd November i parked in Tamworth Gungate carpark without paying.... (this is 1 of those parking places where they use CCTV to clock in and out cars) anyway I knew what they was on about and I sent them a letter telling them if they look at their…
Notice of Intended Court Action - Blue Badge Holder
Hi, I've been following advice from a family member who advised to ignore and bin all letters relating to a parking charge. I've now received the letter below and am looking for advice on what to do now. The driver has not been identified. I was with my younger disabled brother when I parked but can't remember if I had…
Parking ticket.
Hi. I recieved a parking fine from Amtrac which I appealed immediately. I’ve now recieved a parking charge of £100 saying I can no longer appeal as I only had 21 days to do so. They have totally ignored my appeal which was sent to them within 2 days of the fine. Does anybody have any experience of this and or a suggestion…
March & April 2019 - Some Basic Court Statistics
April Update: I've added in the April stats to the table below as well, for those who might be interested. The first row for each PPC is the March Stats, the second row is April's. A row will be left with just (0-0 0-0) if the PPC didn't have any cases for one of the months. If a PPC doesn't appear in the list, it's…
Missed deadline for popla appeal
I've just received my final written notice to pay the PCN in the next 28 days. Life has been dramatic of late and the whole thing slipped my mind. I have missed my window to apply for a popla appeal after having my initial appeal rejected from eurocarparks. Any ideas where I stand?
Parking Charge Notice After 28days
Hi all, I received 4 Parking Charge Notices initially on 25/01/2019 for parking at Westfield Stratford City. each of £60. Unfortunately, although I was still legally living at my registered address, I wasn't actually living there, but instead was staying with one of my friends to make commuting easier to my university. I…
PCN from UKCPM
Hi there, I received a parking charge from UKCPM a few months ago for not showing a visitor's pass. What happened was that the site was managed by UKPC previously, and we were sent new permits on the Sunday, and I got the ticket on the Wednesday. The new permit arrived in an unaddressed envelope, my wife hadn't even seen…
The Driver was observed leaving site whilst the vehicle remained parked on the premises
My partner received a Parking Charge stating that Driver left site. He has a receipt as he was a genuine customer at the time of the alleged 'driver left site'. My partner and myself can also produce bank statements showing that we have regularly shopped at this store dating back 2 years! Please could you help me out with…
Britannia PCN
I have read the newbies info but haven’t found what to do if PCN is nearly a year old and no other documentation or ticket has ever been issued. First I knew was office forwarding a final reminder (it’s a company car). Car was in a Waitrose car park. They have increased fine with no initial notification. Sorry if there’s…

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