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  I received a fine for an untaxed vehicle without a warning - where do I stand? 8 Apr 2025 (Ask HJ)
  Further to a recent letter from the DVLA regarding my (then) untaxed vehicle, I am writing to express my utter disbelief in the fine I have received. Please...
• Two parking space hog 28 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  I am thinking more along the lines of frightening the driver but not causing any damage, not even a scratch. (If only I had had a bag of fresh manure in the boot!) I wonder if a parking warden could have been 'summoned' (how?) to impose a fine?
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  Parking "Fine" for broken down car 12 Sep 2011 (Ask HJ)
  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...
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  Ealing comedy 5 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I live in the London Borough Of Ealing and received a parking ticket for parking my motorbike on the pavement against a big U shaped bracket for locking...
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  Should I go to court over a parking ticket? 18 Aug 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I parked in a car park that had machine that you needed to enter your full registration. I had never used these machines before but I entered my full reg,...
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  Unwelcome Breakdown 29 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I had a meeting with a colleague at Hamilton services that ran over the 2 hr parking allowance. We were in the Costa Coffee area and purchased coffees...
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  Parking penalty issued when we were overseas 31 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
  We are yearly overseas visitors. We have just received here in Mexico a fine for 180 pounds from Parking Eye for the 16th Sept for Crown Wharf shopping...
• Focus wont go in to 5th gear or reverse 7 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  A few days ago I stalled i accidently went to put it in reverse withiout the clutch down which stalled it as could be expected. It has reversed fine since then and gone in to 5th fine since then....until yesterday. Yesterday I parked it in a supermarket car park and it will not go in to reverse at all, or 5th gear. The formation is 1 3 5 I_ I _ I I I I 2 4 R Luckily I managed to get it pushed out the car parking space and drove it home using 1,2,3,4 Now I am not sure what the problem could be or what the cost of repair may be.
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  UKPC fined me for parking at my place of work 21 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have just received a letter from UKPC 'inviting' me to pay a Parking Charge for £90.00, stating that "if after a period of 28 days, the amount requested...
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  Ticket machine not working in car park - am I entitled to a cash refund? 18 Nov 2021 (Ask HJ)
  The ticket machine wasn't working at my local car park and when I phoned the car park operator's helpline I could barely understand the instructions. I...
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  Can I dispute a parking penalty from a supermarket car park because the attendant has lied on the notice? 13 Nov 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I received a parking penalty at my local Morrisons supermarket the other week. I went to the machine and a customer was having problems so, as I only needed...
• Protection of Freedoms Bill: a weasel clause 26 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  However, there is danger revealed by the final sentence of the explanatory notice that I have copied below. Britain is full of private parking companies that levy enormous "fines" on people who stop too long in shopping car parks, enter private roads (usually unwittingly) and commit various other very minor mischiefs on private land.  The companies get agreement of the land owner to police the privately owned land and then make a profit by trying to enforce "fines".
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  Overheating Peugeot 207 4 Sep 2015 (Ask HJ)
  My Peugeot 207CC has an intermittent fault of overheating. After about 20 mins of running, on comes the fan and up goes the temp gauge, heading to boiling....
• PCN - no work done at suspended bays 12 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  Dear Honest John. Unusual one here I think. My wife was issued a parking ticket at 8:07am on the first morning of a five day suspension of a row of parking bays. The suspension was for pavement repairs. The suspension was taken down by 8am the next morning and no work was done on the pavement, no men, materials or any activity took place.
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  Why don't EV public chargers incorporate parking fees in the overall charge? 2 Jun 2025 (Ask HJ)
  Why don't EV public chargers incorporate parking fees in the overall charge? It's bad enough negotiating all the different EV charger companies without...
• Cloned plates 30 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  Guy's plate gets cloned and over 6 weeks the cloner (is that a word) racks up £2,000 in speeding tickets/parking fines/bus lane fines. The guy contacts the Council, not interested just pay up, contacts the Police who call him a liar. He tracks the cloned plate and provides phtographs of the car to the Police/Council plus the cloners address.
• Leyland Roadrunner - Leyland Roadrunner Parking Brakes 29 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  I have a leyland roadrunner, 1990, which has just failed the MOT. The main failure is the parking brakes are only 7%. When you first start up, until there is enough air in the system, the lorry will not move, so they are working. The foot brakes are fine. The lorry has been sat for about 18 months.
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  I've replied to CP Plus parking in response to being ticketed in a motorway service area during bad weather. 9 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Regarding my ‘fine’ for taking a nap in a Moto motorway rest area, following your advice, here is my response to CP Plus, which I hope will at least give...
• parking ticket valid or not 21 Feb 2013 (Forum)
    I drove a way before council warden placed ticket on car what is the current rules? is the ticket valid if sent in post as not attached to...
• Honest advice on Private Parking Company charges 6 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  Please see http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=2736099 This is not intended to be against HJ in anyway, merely wish to point out the...