How can I defend myself against a fine levied for falling asleep as a paying customer in a McDonalds car park?

Could you advise me upon a suitable course of action with a penalty notice I have incurred due to outstaying my welcome in a McDonalds car park? On 15 September I parked in a McDonalds car park attached...

MET Parking Services have returned my part payment of a parking charge - what should I do now?

I received a MET Parking charge (£100/£50 if paid in 14 days) for overstaying by 19 minutes in a McDonalds. I read your letter page every weekend and have noticed your suggestion concerning these "fines"....

I sent a cheque for £10 to Parking Eye adding disabled appeal, but they've rejected it. What now?

Since my last email to you I sent a cheque for £10 to Parking Eye as you advised adding disabled appeal, my age (80), 13 mins over time limit etc. I've received today a Final Notice with the charge upped...

Can contract law-governed parking enforcement companies pursue me for a parking charge notice payment?

I just received a parking charge notice from an enforcement company for overstaying my welcome at the MOTO Trowell services on the southbound M1, during a journey from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to London. Is...

Thanks to Aldi for waiving a parking charge issued to my wife for overstaying.

My wife is a fairly regular user of the Aldi store in Oswestry. She was aware of the perfectly reasonable 2-hour parking limit but unaware of the camera controlled monitoring system (it is adequately signed)....

I suggest that your correspondent HW ignores all correspondence from the parking enforcement company which is currently chasing him.

It is worth noting that if the parking enforcement company in question tries to chase your correspondent HW of St. Neots, the court will transfer the case automatically to the defendant's nearest county...

How can I stop a car parking company from harassing me regarding a car I sold before the alleged offence?

Like HW (letters 9/10/10) I have received a parking charge notice. Mine was for a vehicle I sold a week previous to the alleged offence. Presumably the DVLA had not updated its details - although I have...

I suggest your readers check the evidence very carefully before responding to a parking charge notice.

I am writing in reply to HW’s email letter in your Telegraph column. I too received a letter from the parking company in question. However, its claim that I outstayed my parking time was completely fictitious....

We are being asked for payment after overstaying in a car park, despite being disabled - what should we do?

Re. letter 'Hello Moto' in your Telegraph column, 25 September 2010. I've had a similar experience at the Royal Hotel car park, Weston Super Mare, with Parking Eye Ltd. I've been fined £90 for overstaying...

Is there a lobby group which stands up for the interests of motorists?

You often publicise issues that seem unfair to road users: speed humps, road repairs, inappropriate speed enforcement and unfair parking charges, for example. Motorists are a huge proportion of the (voting)...