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Free parking nr. Connaught St, W2 ?
I'm in london over this coming bank holiday. Looking for somewhere thats not pay & display. Arriving on the Saturday and leaving on the Bank Holiday Monday i was thinking a single yellow would be ok to leave it. Anyone have any advice or known locations!!?? Thanks in advance!
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Fine under railway byelaws (or not).
I recently received a ticket from NCP at a National Express East Anglia station car park. Without going into the reasons, I'm looking for advice about how I can tell for sure whether my ticket is genuinely issued under railway byelaws (ie enforceable in a Magistrate's court) - in which case I will put my reasons to NCP and…
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"Appeal" unsuccessful, now what?
Hi all, Got a letter from CPM (Carpark Management UK Ltd), and replied as follows (specific stuff removed) following advice on the main site. You issued me with a parking ticket on 27th February 09 but I will not be paying your demand for payment as the fine is disproportionate. According to the Unfair Consumer Contract…
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What's the legal difference? Please help
In very basic terms, can someone tell me the legal differences between a Penalty Charge Notice and a Civil Penalty Notice? As far as I understand a PCN is issued by either a council or Police and one would be legally obliged to inform them as to who the driver of the vehicle was. Whilst a CPN is issued by a private parking…
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The morals of parking fines
Hi all, History Parked in a car park for 10 minutes, got £75 fine Wrote to company saying was disproportionate they ignored and raised fine to £100 see in detail on my other thread. Morals We should be responsible for our actions, admit to mistakes and try to make amends where possible. Thoughts I’ve twice had parking…
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Need some advice on a private parking ticket.
Hi, This has probably been asked many times before and I apologise in advance for asking again, however I parked my car on a Euro car park on sunday 26th April and got a fine. I didn't purchase a ticket as I was unaware that it was a pay and display on a sunday as there are 3 other car parks within the vicinity that are…
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Parkwise charge certificate even though I appealed
As in the title Ive just received a charge certificate even though I returned the notice to owner form clearly stating that I intend to appeal. The company is parkwise and the council is Rossendale. Will I still be able to appeal?
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Debt collection agency now involved - HELP PLEASE!
This dates back a couple of months, when my car ( I was not the driver and can prove it) received a parking ticket from APCOA parking services, whilst parked overnight in a train station car park. (NB - no byelaws on reverse of ticket and no byelaws on notices in car park). as advised by the forum, I willingly stuffed the…
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Unscrupulous stealth tax; is it legal?
Hi wondering if any other councils have employed the same policy as my local one in South Kesteven, (Lincs...where dear mrs thatcher came from........) of having parking machines installed that charge as in our case, 80p for an hour, but don't give either change or additional time when you pop your quid in. Whilst it may…
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ticket machines, no change
Please help. I have received a ticket for being 12 minutes over the expiry time (kids film at cinema ended later than expected). The tariff was £1.90 for 2 hours but I paid £2 (as the machine did not give change) so technically I have paid for extra time as they have not refunded me my change (theft)! im not asking for the…
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Private parking ticket and 1st letter - respond or not?
I received a parking ticket and now have the first letter to go with it. Is it worth responding once or not in order to avoid hassle? I wasn't even the driver at the time when the invoice was issued. If I do response I realise i need to use a template and keep it short as possible and give nothing away. A lot of people…
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My First PCN
Hi everyone I think I'm on the right track but would appreciate any advice that comes my way :) I'll be as basic as poss: I recieved a parking ticket in a retail park car park back in december for £70 or £40 if paid quickly. I ignored it. Late January I recieved a "Notice To Owner of the car the PCN was issued to" with a…
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Sold car nearly 12m ago but still listed as owner..
Ive just received a parking ticket for my old car which I sold in May last year. I part exchanged it at a local small garage where I purchased my new one and he took care of all the paperwork for both cars - or so I thought. After waitin months for a new log book I phoned DVLA and they had not received any notification…
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Parking Contravention Codes
Can anyone tell me, or point me to a website, which explains exactly what parking contravention codes 23 (Parked in a parking place or area not designated for that class of vehicle) and 25 (Parked in a loading place during restricted hours without loading) mean? Is it important which of the two is used in my situation…
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Parking Ticket - Statutory Declaration
Hi Guys, I have a friend who is having problems with Parking Tickets issued when she is parking outside of her own house. I won't bore you with the complete details but she has been told by the Council that she cannot appeal at this stage, and now needs to wait for the Statement of Witness that will be issued by the Court.…
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bournemouth airport parking???
Hi all, i recently purchased parking for bournemouth airport and it was £27 for 3 days!!! anyone know of any cheaper place around the place??:confused:
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Towing plenty
I paid £495 by credit card to have my car released from a towing company. I have witnesses and filming to show that the clamping of the vehicle was not justified. My question is do I have any re-dress via section 75 of credit card consumer act to claim my cash back.
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Car Towed from Property I have permit for!!
On Saturday 28th March I had my car towed away from my residential car park in which I have a permit for and have had a permit for now for 11 months. Earlier in the month (March) our property manager informed us that they intend to change from London Parking Control to Gemini Parking Services. A further letter followed…
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Council faces £300k payout to motorists as fined driver points out bus lane loophole
20th April 2009 "COUNCIL bosses could end up paying back tens of thousands of pounds of fines after a driver turned loophole-lawyer to get a bus lane penalty quashed.:j Derek Brocklehurst, 38, refused to pay the £30 on the grounds that the sign was wrong. The blue-circle sign is supposed to state that only buses, cyclists…
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Suspended Parking Bay
Hi everyone, hopefully someone can help. I legally parked in a residents parking bay and then didn't use my car for a long time (2 weeks) and came back to 3 tickets. The council had suspended the bay for 3 days whilst I hadn't been driving. The bay was 200 meters from my house so I couldn't see the suspension had happened.…