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I received a parking ticket from UKCP that was blank. I queried the ticket through ASO Investigation department who has said it was for leaving the site. I definitely did not do this and feel very angry...

Please warn your readers in the Glasgow area about the local council's issuing of council tickets to concert-goers at the SECC.

I thought I should bring to your attention the latest money making scheme from Glasgow District Council. For many years I have attended concerts at the SECC and the Armadillo and have parked over on the...

Snow parking ticket

If my windscreen is covered in snow can a warden issue a ticket?

Clunk clip

You have run several e-mails from readers who have been persecuted because their parking tickets dropped from the tops of their dashboards. My Skoda has a plastic clip on the drivers windscreen which is...

I've received a parking ticket - what is a 'special enforcement area'?

I have received a parking ticket advising contravention of Code 27. It states that I parked in a special enforcement area adjacent to a dropped footway. Does anyone know what a special enforcement area...

Parkers guide

I met a colleague at Rothwell Services on the A14 recently, as it was equi-distant travelling for both of us. We parked in McDonalds car Park and had several coffees whilst we discussed a project. We...

Is my parking ticket invalid because my registration is wrong?

I have just recieved a Parking Ticket for being on double yellow lines outside my home. I noticed that the warden recorded my registration wrong! He/she got the first letter as a V instead of a Y. How...

What should I do when issued with a ticket for overstaying in a car park?

Could you repeat for me the position re being fined for overstaying on a supermarket carpark?

Must I pay a private parking notice issued in a local retail park?

I was parked in a local retail park but overstayed. A notice was left on my car to advise but I have now received a parking notice for £70.00 to be paid in the next 28 days, but if I pay earlier the fee...

Is there any way I can avoid a parking fine for parking in a disabled bay?

I was driving my boyfriend's car legitimately and I parked in a disabled bay in a leisure car park in Manchester for about 20 minutes. When I came out I received a ticket for £40. I know I should not have...