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I have today received through the post from CP Plus a CHARGE NOTICE. This is for parking at the Clacket Lane South Services for 39 mins over the allowed / free 2 hour time limit. The payment requested...
On a recent European motorcycle tour to Budapest, my friend and I got stopped on the German/Austrian border at Passau. We did not have the "Vignette" (autobahn toll sticker) on display so ASFNAG, the private...
Whilst motoring last month on hundreds of miles of excellent new and uncrowded roads in Spain, I was stopped by the Guardia Civil for going through a tunnel without putting my lights on. This was a very...
What are the repercussions of not paying an Italian fine?
Recently I was caught by a speed camera in Switzerland whilst driving a German hire car. The Swiss police tracked me through the hire company and sent me a ticket demanding 100 euro fine. I learnt that...
For your information, below is the reply that I got from my MP Ann Coffey regarding clause 56 of the Protection of Freedoms Bill that allows parking enforcement firms to pursue registered keepers of cars...
I have just been reading a local IAM bulletin that lists "new guidelines nationally introduced.” It does not indicate who issued the guidelines, but goes on to say that "These new guidelines have been...
Do I have to pay a fine when I only made a wrong turn and quickly reversed back and went in the correct entrance? The fine is from the company apcoa.
Whilst travelling on the Kenton Road, Harrow on 13 August 2010, we had to turn into a junction to turn around dipping into the bus lane for a couple of metres. This involved no stopping or any inconvenience...
Lots of arrogant persistent lawbreakers (speeders) often complain that speed cameras are a revenue stream for the government. With our huge deficit needing paying back somehow, I'd far rather see these...