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Empty car park with no signs about clamping etc
Across the road from my work place there is an empty car park to the rear of an office building that is empty and has been 'to let' since xmas. Ive been parking there discreetly for a month or so its only me there and my car is well out the way (and out of sight) causing no obstruction, ok I know I shouldn't, but its…
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All CAR PARK penalties unjustified
I know there is a thread about claiming back and fighting car parking fines. This is about the CAR PARKS right to charge fines. I guess we all do but there is something about car parking fines, but in a CAR PARK I feel this is not a million miles away from the bank charges rippoffs. Overview There are at least two types or…
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Time wrong on parking ticket
Hi, two days before my wedding, I went to pick up my suits in town and parked in a 30 minute ticketted bay. I bought a ticket which ended at 10.05. My receipt from the suit shop shows that I paid at 10.08. It is a 2 minute walk (about 60 metres away) back to the car. I got to my car in the rain, put the seven suits in the…
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Traffic Cops for "Supposed Offence"
Hi guys, Today when walking home from the pub I was stopped by the police for "urinating in the street", ok I'll admit on here I was about to, against a lampost, but they got me before I committed the crime! anyway they had the adress of the street down wrong until I stupidly corrected them (I know what was I thinking!)…
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Private "PCN"
Am i safe to ignore a "Parking Charge Notice" from MET Parking Services for overstaying in a MacDonalds drive thru ?
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Charge certificate from Athena ANPR * UPDATED* Advice needed please
Hi all, can you please give me some advice. I received one of these this a.m with photographic evidence that my car out-stayed the Lidl car-park by 12 minutes. I am to be charged £90 or £45 if I pay in the next 14 days. My question is do I have to pay it? Is It legal? Thanks
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MSE News: 'Ban the wheel clampers'
This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story: "Wheel clamping should be banned and parking ticket issuers need to be properly regulated to protect vulnerable motorists, says the AA. The call backs MSE's view that tickets issued on private land are usually unfair, while towing and clamping by private firms…
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euro car parks fine - misunderstanding?
on the 25th august at 18:35 bob parked in euro carparks along with his 3 little brothers and a lot of bags. they were visiting his sister who lived in the apartments overlooking the car park - (which is surrounded by private companies car parks and doesnt have a carpark of its own) the sign said: something - something =…
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Law regarding removing wheel clamps
Hi, I think the situation about removing a wheel clamp must be more complex than made out. For example if someone put a lock on the front door of your house you could cut it off without it being criminal damage. What I was wondering was if you put a sign in the rear window of the car saying "any items attached to this…
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PCN ticket- gap in road markings
I recieved a ticket for parking 8 minutes over the allotted 30 mins. The markings on the road had an extra gap in the paint.(May have been lost due to failure to stick to road or not filled in whilst lines painted) Also within the marked bays there are lines so as not to park blocking private paths I have appealed on…
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UKPC Disabled Bay Ticket
Hi I am well aware that this has been well covered and am seeking assurance and advice. I am very wary of evil debt collecting notices and having been declared bankrupt 2.5years ago hoped to never be scared by them again. In July I vistited a Tesco Living. I assumed the carpark was owned by Tesco's. This store has only 2…
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Notice to Owner received but no Penalty Charge Issued
Received the following NtO from Glasgow City Council with out Penalty Charge on windscreen or issued direct to me. Loading car with a table from a shop across the road. Parked in a loading bay across the road from the shop. Need to get pictures of loading bay next weekend. Sent letter to council requesting copy of notice,…
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PCN received - Disabled Badge
Hi, i need some advice and was wondering if anyone could help me. I took my grandad shopping and when i returned to my car I received a pcn for parking on a double yellow line even though the badge was displayed. The reason stated was parking in a restricted street during prescribed hours. When i rang the council the…
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Inadvertently parked on disabled space
Life is stranger than fiction sometimes. There was one disabled spot in my road. One night I came home and did not realise that this had been increased to two disabled spots. I only saw the space that had been freshly painted and unfortunately, I parked in the other one. I got a ticket for this. I appealed and did not…
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Private Parking Industry Hits back....
Hi folks thought you'd be interested in this blog http://blog.moneysavingexpert.com/2009/08/25/the-parking-industry-hits-back/ NOTE: Please respond in the thread linked from that rather than here, this is a heads up - its that thread we'll be directing the industry to. Martin PS We're just tweaking the formatting, so…
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PPC - Asda
Hi I'm wonderinf if anyone can help me. My father parked his car in Asda car park and went shopping as usual this was back on the 17th June 2009. He then went shopping and then went home. A month later he received a "fine" in the post saying that he had a fine for parking on the date but not what the "offence" was and that…
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Claim against ticket issued via CCTV?
A few weeks ago I was given a fixed penalty notice for parking within the confines of a zebra crossing which cost me £60 and 3 penalty points (penalty code: PC30). I was parked for about 5 minutes at 7am when nobody else was about however there were CCTV cameras pointing to the crossing. The local constabulary saw this and…
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Penalty Charge Notice Appeal
I received a PCN for parking opposite my house it said for parking longer than the maximum period which was 24hrs and no return within 3 hours. It says it was observed from 11:31 12/08/09 to 11:31 12/08/09 and issued 11:31 12/08/09 (could this mean that my car as not been observed for any lengh of time at all?). I was…
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Help with a Parking Ticket Please
On 13 August I got a parking ticket in a Private Car Park. There were signs telling me that it was Private but there were also lots of free spaces. The thing is that I had my kids in the car - one was ill, and I was just dropping some keys off at a shop. The alternative to parking in this carpark was on double yellow lines…
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Excess charge notice
On holiday in Somerset, I visited a shopping outlet with my Mom who has a blue badge for disabled parking. There were no spaces left for disabled parking, but a sign said you could park in other spaces free of charge with a disabled pass. We eventually found a space and Mom had difficulty getting out as it wasn't as wide…