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Parking ticket and the officer only waited a minute
Hi I was in Swansea shopping on Fri 22/05/2009 at 5.15pm I parked In a street that a 1hr parking limit on it and displayed my Disability Badge and Time that was ok for me as I only needed to go to Wilkinsons Store to pick up a couple of items I reserved. Still ok but I am Severely Disabled and not being familiar with…
Paid parking fine on time but they didn't receive on time!
I paid my parking fine to Harrogate Borough Council within two days of the allowed 14 days before attaching the extra (double) fine. They received it l10 days-ish later. I have paid the £25 but they want the other £25 = £50!! I am so annoyed. It's not my fault that they did not get it on time. Does anyone think it's worth…
Ticket received today - with scans
Please find attached scans of the ticket received by my wife, we will try appeal this but can anyone confirm if this ticket is actually legal ? Nothing to say we can get it reduced it pay promptly etc. Parked in tesco car park in pontefract, wife went to nearby shop to get change, got back and ticket been given ! All help…
parked after the expired time
Hi there, long shot here, but wondered if anyone could tell me the name of that 'other' website where you can get advice on appealing parking tickets? I'm sure I saw on there that the details of the amount you can be fined that is stated on the ticket must match that stated on the ticket machine, am I correct? Thanks
UKPC ticket issued, i have a permit but it fell of dashboard
I recently received a parking ticket from UKPC for my car being parked in my company private car park. I do have a valid parking permit but it had fallen out of view. Also it doesn't state on any of the parking notices that the permit has to be displayed, just that you must own one. I obviously appealed the ticket but the…
parking fine when ticket fell off window
Hi has anyone had any success appealing a ticket when the valid receipt has fell off the window/dash as this as happened to me and i am wondering if appeals work in this instant thanks
2 PCNs at the same time (More or less)
Hi, When I went to the bank on 29/04/09, my girlfriend waitied for me in the car (Driver's seat) on the small street outside. I was in there quite a while as it was busy and possibly she nipped in to see what was taking so long (this might have been on a different occasion, who remembers?) after a while she moved forward…
Debt collecters chasing unpaid parking fine
HI, JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF ANYONE HAD ANY ADVICE FOR ME AS I HAVE IGNORED LETTERS, ADVISED TO DO SO ON THE SITE, FROM THE ACTUAL PARKING COMPANY BUT THEY HAVE NOW PASSED IT TO A COLLECTIONS AGENCY AND THEY ARE THREATENING LEGAL ACTION. DO I STILL CONTINUE TO IGNORE??:confused:
Got a charge certificate UPDATE
Hi All I dont know how to link this to my previous posts but in a nutshell I received a charge certificate without first getting the original ticket. They advised me to send a letter with the charge certificate( I sent a copy as advised) today I got back a letter telling me they would accept the reduced rate of 60 pounds,…
Hubby Got A Parking Ticket In Sainsburys
He paid for a ticket for 2 hours and that expired so he bought another one but he got a ticket because you're not supposed to return within 2 hours. It was Euro Car Parks is this one of those tickets you ignore or should we pay it? If he should ignore it what would happen if he parks there again because he does park there…
Private Parking ticket
Hi people Just a quick question: Is Meteor (on behalf of Southern railway) a private company? We received a ticket for £50 but it doesn't say PCN on it anywhere, it isn't a council car park nor does it mention the police. We appealed on the grounds that we went to get some change for the machine and on our return we found…
fined and clamped for parking in disabled bay in my residential car park
Hello, I be very grateful if someone could give me advice on this matter. I was parked in a disabled bay in my residential car park, but did not have any signs saying that cars parked in this bay will be ticketed or clamped. Unfortunatley, there was no other space where I could park and I was going on holiday the next day…
had blue badge , but still got a ticket
i'm disputing a ticket, but wonder if should i pay it? My dad has a blue badge and time card. my son took him shopping , and parked on the street in a disabled parking spot that had a time restriction. they arrived at 5pm but the time card wasnt set correctly. When they got back at 5.15 there was a ticket on the car. the…
PPC Court Threats
Hi i've just got a ticket for being 13 minutes late back to my car and they want £50 out of me within 14 days. In your notes it says to ignore it but they say it will go up to £80 if we don't pay up. Any advice? Should I still ignore it. The company is RCP Parking Limited in Norwich. Thanks
Any free parking around wimbledon central?
I heading to the Broadway road in wimbledon this afternoon and wonder if you guys know of anywhere where I can park free for a few hours. Many roads surrounding the area require paying for parking when I was there last week. I also noticed an odeon/supermarket driving past there, are they free to park? Or elsewhere. Thanks.
Unfair/Illogical enforcement times ?
I was given a PCN for parking on a single yellow line outside my house at 07:12 on a Saturday morning. The enforced hours of the single yellow are stated as 7am-7pm Mon to Sat as stated on the plate. I have had it confrimed by East Sussex County Council that this is because it is a ''7-7 Bus Route''. Fine. The trouble I…
Euro Car Parks
Hi guys, Hope everyone is well. I have a bit of a dilema which I hope you good people can advise me with. I was silly enough to get numerous car park tickets, now, I decided to pay them all to save hassle. I went online, typed in my reg number and it showed me all the tickets that were needed to be paid. I wrote out all…
Camden parking Ticket
I was given a parking ticket in Camden last week. I was buying my ticket and when I returned to my car the warden had already given me a pcn. As you can see from the attached copy of the PCN (files.me.com/ashsmith/39lxkp) the car was seen at 17.38 to 17.39 and the PCN issued at 17.39. My parking ticket is timed at 17.40.…
NEC ticket
hi got an NEC ticket just wondered as the warden has put for reason of issue that the pay and display ticket was unreadable and not displayed correctly (it was on the dash) can i try and get out of paying for it by asking for proof that it was not displayed correctly, or will they tell me to get stuffed
parking fine but i paid for ticket
hi i got a parking fine but i had a ticket and it had slipped down the dash abit so wasnt very noticable paking warden saw me buying the ticket thou . if i send a photo copy of the ticket off will the cancel it?

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