Thanks for your help with a parking charge dispute.

I am pleased to say that APCOA has rather unwillingly agreed to drop its demands for me to pay a fine in respect of a parking charge I had already paid. Thank you for your help and advice in this matter,...

Can I dispute a parking ticket issued for parking slightly over the parking bay lines?

I visited St Ives in Cornwall last week. I entered a privately run car park (not council). The site was very busy. Only a relatively small space was free. Other cars had parked over the lines. I parked...

Parking ticket - should I take it to court?

I have received a parking ticket, stating that I had - "Parked after the expiry of time in a pay & display car park." I appealed stating that I had paid £1.00 and the machine must have a log and they...

I've been issued with a parking ticket due to short-changing the machine - can I appeal?

During holiday in Cornwall we visited Falmouth, where the car park charge was £1 for one hour or £2.20 for two hours. I witnessed my wife put £2.20 in to the machine, which produced ticket that I placed...

What can I do about a parking charge issued by Excel Parking Services?

I know you have written many times regarding private parking charges. My wife recently stopped on the Imperial War Museum North car park and remained in the vehicle while her passengers went to make some...

We got our parking charge dropped after overstaying at a motorway service area.

You may be interested in my experience with CP Plus when they fined me for overstaying my time at a service station on a motorway. They wrote that the DVLA had told them either I was the registered keeper...

We've decided to pay our private parking penalty rather than contest it.

We have decided to pay a private parking penalty and put it down to experience, but I'm still annoyed that they make so much profit from such minor infringements. Easy money for them and it mounts up to...

Parking ticket at motorway services - Can I appeal?

I received a charge notice for being recorded as 'parked' in Norton Canes Services on the M6 toll for in excess of the permitted two hours. I am somewhat confused as I spent one hour at the petrol garage...

Why does the DVLA sell vehicle owner's addresses to private parking enforcement companies?

My wife recently parked in a shopping complex in Saltcoats, Scotland - the total time she was parked was one hour and 43 mins (the time allowed is one hour 30mins, although she was not aware of this)....

Want to contest a parking ticket, but employer won’t let me – what should I do?

I recently received a parking charge notice from parking eye for over staying my break at Corley services on the M6. I have appealed and got a reply saying they only reply in writing and this can take...