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• Every parking fine in country invalid? 7 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  Tomorrow (5th July) London sees a further move in a bid to establish the legality of local authorities issuing penalty charge notices for parking but the consequences of any decision made tomorrow will be profound and could spark a constitutional crisis. A case comes before the High Court tomorrow, which could ultimately lead to every parking fine in the country being declared invalid or, alternatively, the Metric Martyrs' convictions being declared 'unsafe?.
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  I was fined £100 for overstaying in a short stay car park - do I have to pay? 6 Feb 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I received a parking ticket on the on 4 January 2018 while sitting in my car for 36 minutes, waiting to pick up a friend from the Mayflower Terminal short...
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  Sitting on offence 16 May 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Normally when I read the complaints of motorists fined for various minor speeding or parking offences on your page in the Motoring section of the Saturday...
• Parking app logged me out - got a parking fine 21 Apr 2024 (Forum)
  I ended up getting a parking ticket, because a parking app used this council (and many others council), logged me out. I had to retype the passed. The...
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  Private fine for stopping on carriageway at Luton airport 20 Apr 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My wife went to collect relatives from Luton Airport. On the airport approach road are circular no stopping on carriageway signs. At the roundabout outside...
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  Should I sue over a parking ticket? 30 Jul 2014 (Ask HJ)
  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...
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  We are being asked for payment after overstaying in a car park, despite being disabled - what should we do? 2 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
  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...
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  Thousands of van drivers fined after confusion over loading bays 23 Aug 2019 (News)
  
• not applicable - Private Parking Charge 22 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  The car park is a free car park. Is this illegal as I did not think company's could isue fines unless backed by a court judgement? If it is legal, then surely as the car parking is free then they have not suffered a loss anyway and have nothing to sue me for?
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  Got a parking ticket charge from Town and City Parking Ltd at an Asda car park 14 Jan 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I got a parking charge notice from a private company called 'Town and City Parking Ltd' at an Asda pay and display car park. I parked for 23 minutes there....
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  If a CCJ rules against me and I refuse to pay, will my credit file be affected? 24 May 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I've been taken to court for non-payment of a parking fine by a private company. While there is lots of information available about how to get out of paying...
• Parking on your own street 15 Jul 2023 (Forum)
  ocid=msedgntp&cvid=77cb5b8f23a4414faa82a912ea961fc8&ei=12">People face ‘outrageous’ £100 fines for parking on their own street (msn.com)  This is the second instance of councils restricting car owners I have read in two days.  In Cardiff a series of residential roads controlled by ANPR  cameras that fines drivers not registered to these roads to avoid the free movement of others who my be short cutting or parking..
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  Council tip - parking enforcement 14 Mar 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I was at a party last Saturday, and I was trapped in a corner by a very well juiced council officer. The more drinks the guy had the more he was spilling...
• Car parking near Stansted 24 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  There is an organisation in Bishops Stortford near Stansted advertising car parking. The car key must be left with them. When I used it my car was returned damaged and filthy dirty. Their fine print attempts to exclude any liability. In future I will never use a car park where the key has to be left.
• Parking fines 8 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  I just received my second parking ticket from Stockport centre. The first time was when they introduced the street parking charges without telling anybody....
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  Penalised for sleeping at motorway services - should I ignore the fine? 8 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I recently received a parking charge notice after stopping for a sleep at Burtonwood Services on the M62. This was not a 'Pay And Display' car park and...
• Private land parking ticket 14 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  I know this has been covered before, but can't find the thread on the forum search. Just received a ticket from a private parking control company for parking on a retail park car park but left the car for half hour when I went elsewhere. I did also buy something from one of the stores. The 'fine' is £85. I know there was a legal way to avoid this but can't find the way to do it.
• parking fine 4 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  I am in dispute with Armtrac security services for the issue of a parking ticket on private land in the centre of St Ives. I came to the parking area...
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  Parking fine - can this be right? 16 Mar 2016 (Ask HJ)
  After a recent visit to Queen Elizabeth Woolwich hospital, my father returned to his car to find a £60 parking charge notice on his windscreen, courtesy...
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  Can I appeal a parking fine when I didn't actual park? 15 Sep 2025 (Ask HJ)
  I parked in a car park with a pay machine. Due to there being two coins jammed in the pay slot, which I and another driver were unable to free, I left...