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I was given a parking ticket recently. On the day in question, I put £2.60 into the meter (for two hours parking), but it was raining heavily and I failed to notice that 10p had dropped straight through....
I was parked in a park car park recently and when I returned one hour later I had received a parking fine. The ticket states my car as a Land Rover, which is correct, but the model is wrong. Instead of...
A week ago my wife had a hospital appointment in Derby and as usual having parked here for the previous two years, she parked across the main road from the hospital. When she returned she found that a...
Can I sue in the county court for a parking ticket which was wrongly issued because of incompetence? I was sent a fine after the parking firm accused me of inputting the incorrect vehicle registration....
I visited London recently to pick up some furniture and subsequently received a parking ticket and a photograph of my car. Thinking I might have inadvertently parked on a red route or similar, I paid up....
We recently received a ticket for parking on a beach pay & display car park. Prices were £1 for one hour and £1.30 for two hours. We paid for 2hrs using a £1 coin, a 20p and a 10p. I put the ticket straight...
A few weeks ago my 17 year old daughter borrowed my wife's car to attend a Sunday evening church service. She parked in a public car park opposite the church without realising that she needed to pay. When...
A weekend event took place recently close to my house and a traffic management plan was set up by my local council to deal with parking. A letter was sent out informing local residents of the event and...
Today I have received a parking charge. The car park in question allows up to two hours free parking and the signs displaying this are difficult to see on lamp posts. I overstayed by one hour and the car...
I have recently received a parking charge notice from a private car park claiming "payment not made in accordance with terms displayed on signage". We had paid the correct money for the time stated and...
 

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