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Yesterday I opened a letter from Enfield council alleging that I parked my car in contravention of the parking regulations on 7 July. This was the first I had heard of the contravention, not having seen...
What are the laws about minimum signage and road markings necessary to indicate that parking is prohibited on a road side? My wife has just been ticketed after parking in a car park off a Leeds suburban...
I recently paid for parking for a full weekend in Blackpool. I put £14 in the machine, which neither gave me a ticket or a refund. I spent an hour trying to ring the numbers on their display boards and...
I recently received a (parking charge notice) from Total Parking Solutions (WD6 4ZL) for £70 for over staying my welcome at St Peters Retail Park, Burton-on-Trent, which includes their kind and generous...
I recently met a client at McDonalds in Wallsend, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He bought me a couple of coffees and a muffin and we had a meeting. At the end of our meeting we got into our cars, he left and I...
I refer to a question from AR and your response as I have a similar question. On 9th August, I met a friend for breakfast at 8am at McDonald's on the A12 at Boreham Interchange near Chelmsford. Unbeknownst...
I have been issued with a charge of £80 by CP Plus for overstaying my welcome at Forton services on the M6 (3 hous 8 mins). In fact, we had broken down (or at least the vehicle was undriveable) due to...
I attended court as a witness on the 30th March. I parked in a bay that allowed two hours free parking. Due to the timing of the case I was unable to leave within this time for fear of being in contempt...
On July 25th last year you published a letter from PM of Kineton regarding his experience at a branch of McDonalds, where he was sent a penalty charge for overstaying his visit - while he was giving them...
 

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