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I parked in a residential street with no parking restriction signs. I returned to my vehicle two days later and there was a 'warning letter' AND a PCN on my windscreen. The local authority had put up signs...
I have had a dropped kerb since 2000. I was away for five years on an assignment to another country outside of the UK only to come back and find that the council has done some huge environmental cleanup...
We own a flat in Edinburgh which we let. Someone has left a van in the parking place for the flat for many months. The police say they cannot do anything as it is a private car park. I do not know the...
Driving down a country lane I hit a deep pothole that was covered by a puddle. I was probably going around 25-30mph. My front wheel on the passenger's side is now rattling/squeaking. It’s not constant,...
My daughter with her pushchair often goes down a road where there's a Range Rover parked on the pavement, not completely but enough to stop her getting past with the pushchair. She cant cross over to another...
I've been refused compensation for pot hole damage to two offside tyres by my local council. What can I do?
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.
The coastal town of Formby where I live is roughly seven square miles, has a population of approximately 25,000 and is affluent with high car ownership. The size and population of the town has changed...
I recently went to watch the England/France rugby match at Twickenham with four friends. We drove down, two stayed in Hounslow and we stayed south of Twickenham. When we arrived we stopped outside...
In poor visibility one morning last October, I ran over a temporary traffic lights sign lying, almost invisible, in the mud on a narrow country road. It sprang up and damaged my car. My insurers arranged...