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The ticket machine wasn't working at my local car park and when I phoned the car park operator's helpline I could barely understand the instructions. I got frustrated and gave up and emailed them, outlining...
I parked my car in a private station car park as I do most weeks. I came back one evening to find a PCN on my car even though I had called earlier that day and paid automatically via phone with my debit...
A female friend, in her first year of driving, had her car damaged in a works carpark by a male colleague. He accepted responsibility and it was agreed that it would be cheaper for both parties if her...
I have been issued a parking ticket on 26th Dec 2016 (Boxing Day) as I parked on the the curve opposite my house to allow other vehicles to pass through easier.
I received a PCN for parking for 20 mins on very faded double-yellow lines on a 'one-way' side street - facing the correct way - where the double yellow lines appeared to be scrubbed out - as if to ease...
I am the registered keeper of a car that was given a private parking ticket. I was not driving the vehicle at the time and I supplied the driver’s name and address as requested. The parking enforcer has...
On visiting my student daughter at Sentinel Towers accommodation at Leeds University on Saturday 12 October, I parked in a nearby carpark. The gate was open, the kiosk locked and un-manned, and signs stated...
I've just read an answer you gave regarding paring in a supermarket car park I can't believe the answer you have given. It's not any sort of offence to park on private land; it' only a rule set by the...
I've received a parking penalty after parking in a pub car park when we had Sunday lunch there on 15 September. I was en route to hospital to be induced (I was 12 days over my due date). Preoccupied by...
Yesterday I received a Parking Charge Notice. I put the money in the machine and did not receive a ticket. I put a notice in the windscreen to that effect. I have written a letter protesting my innocence...
 

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