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Two days ago I found a parking ticket on my windscreen from UKPC parking control at a TK Max store for not parking correctly within the markings of the parking space (my car was an inch or two over the...
Following your recent advice over a Parking Charge Notice I received , I decided that I should pay the charge of £60, when I went on to the website to pay, their system showed the charge was now £120,...
I recently parked in a hotel for a meeting and, in the absence of seeing any signage (albeit it was going dark and I was a few minutes late) went straight into the hotel. Last week I was horrified to receive...
I parked in a Parking Eye car park in Brandon, by Aldi, and overstayed my 2 hour welcome by 11 minutes and I was sent a penalty notice of £40. I followed Honest John's advice sent a letter with £10 cheque....
Some years ago I was "stung" for parking overtime in a Morrisons Supermarket car park run by another company. It was in the evening and the park was less than half-full. I complained to the supermarket,...
Today I received a parking charge from Parking Eye. The date of the 'offence' was 19 May 2012 but the car was a loan car that I had borrowed from Stoneacre Ford on 11 May 2012 for one day only. I can only...
A couple of years ago I was working for a contractor serving Tesco. I turned up at a branch, parked, went to the security office and signed in with my name, car registration and employer details, did a...
My wife parked her car in a shopping centre in Lincoln which serves many large shops. She was there for four hours and discovered a parking fine of £70 for overstaying. She was not aware that there was...
I have been parking on Peel Park Shopping in Blackburn for quite a few years for the permitted four hours. Last Friday I received a penalty ticket as I had left the site, and when I read the small sign...
I have been following correspondence about parking charges and limitations outside motorway service stations and how this restricts people spending time and money there. We have a local restaurant and...