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• Motorway service station time limits 6 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  I've read or seen something recently (can't remember where, thought it might have been Watchdog, but 'the boss' says she doesn't remember it) about a chap who parked in a m/way service station when driving from Cornwall to Scotland overnight and copped a fine because he stayed in a service station car park for more than 2 hours whilst having a nap...was zapped on a camera.
• VW PASSAT 2.0TFSI - 2006/56 - Passat Parking brake fault 27 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  Ok, thats that - now, today on the way to work luckily only 5 mins away i had 2 warning lamps appear, one was the "P" to state a parking brake fault and the other is the ESP. You lot got any ideas what to do? or what it could be? Do you think its related to the noise? Oh, the electronic handbrake is working fine. I still leave it in 1st gear to make sure though.
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  How do you charge an electric or hybrid vehicle if you can't park outside your house? 17 Sep 2018 (Ask HJ)
  Millions of owners of houses and flats are not able to park their cars outside their property. So how do they charge their electric cars? No article ever...
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  Supermarket fines 5 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I entered an Asda Carpark twice in one day first time for about 5 min, the carpark was very busy and later in the afternoon. Town and City Parking sent...
• Peugeot 207 - Parking Charge Notice On Private Land 5 Sep 2013 (Forum)
   The guy on the other end of the phone laughed and said "Needing the toilet is hardly seen as a valid reason to park where you shouldn't."  I have 14 days to pay or the charge rises to £100, should I ignore this?  Can they enforce the fine?  Or do I have grounds to appeal?  
• Rows of perfectly parked cars for sale. 11 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  Its the perfection of the display that i find irresistable, perfect slant angle, the senior at bumper level squinting along the line of vehicles judging the fractions of the inch that might upset the fine balance of the line. When parked, a flag pole that needs to be trapped under the wheel will be placed against the wheel, now the driver will move the car, and after carefully pushing the flag pole inwards the car will be mover again to trap the wheel in perfect position, its wonderful to see.
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  How can I defend myself against a car parking enforcement company that has wrongly identified me? 4 Sep 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have been contacted on three occasions by a company asking for payment for a private parking fine. They are threatening to take a court order against...
• Ford Fusion - Parking Fine 22 May 2015 (Forum)
  Hi I parked my car on or at Polegate Railway station and received a Fine from CIVIL ENFORCEMENT LTD on the 22/04/2015 This is the letter I wrote to them. I am sure they havent wread it at all. Allthey want is money!
• Vauxhall Astra Mk 5 1.8 Life, hatchback. 2008. - Auto gearbox stuck in park - Gear lever moves 9 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  68000 miles. No problems with the car prior to this event which happened quite suddenly in a supermarket car park. The car was towed to a garage. The engine seems fine and is working, apparently. The car belongs to my daughter who lives 100+ miles away in Thetford, Norfolk.  I have not been able to inspect the car myself but find the above diagnosis hard to believe.
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  How can I defend myself against a fine levied for falling asleep as a paying customer in a McDonalds car park? 8 Nov 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Could you advise me upon a suitable course of action with a penalty notice I have incurred due to outstaying my welcome in a McDonalds car park? On 15...
• Vw passat - Ukpc charge notice 3 May 2012 (Forum)
  Hi have just read your item on Wed 5 Aug 2009 05:09  UKPC parking Services Fine - Honestjohn I was sent a charge notice for parking at a McDonalds in Skegness it was my wife driving , I sent this reply by iPad have I done wrong and ware do I go from here? To uk parking control ltd I am writing to concerning charge notice I received on the 25th April 2012.
• Dubious Edinburgh on-street parking sign 11 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  Thought, fine be alright here for the duration of our stay. Ten minutes later, returned to car after stowing luggage in hotel to find a fixed penalty parking ticket on the screen. Re-read sign which actually read, "Restrictions apply Mon-Fri 8.00- 6.30" and then below this, "Sat 8.30-6.30".
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  Received a Parking Enforcement Notice despite having a valid ticket - how can I defend myself? 15 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I received a Parking Enforcement Notice demanding money for not having a valid parking ticket, despite the fact that I did obtain one. My reason for writing...
• stolen number plates 27 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  He is now waiting for the speeding fines and parking tickets to arrive. My stuck on number plates on my scenic fell off the day the car was delivered, I ended up using no nails so at least they have to be broken off. -- rustbucket (the original)
• Regular customer - Parking charge pain 12 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  (I did not go as Docs talking shop bores me) Hotel has put up signs to say give your vehicle reg at reception or you will be fined. swmbo did not see them in the dark car park and missed the ones in the hotel entrance. Have now received  a parking charge notice for £60.. Called and explained, told "tough" so said ok, but you know us, you know we are regular, have paid, because need to pay within the timescale or charge goes up..
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  Why don't more drivers car-share when going to work? 14 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I agree absolutely that no-one should be penalised for falling asleep in a motorway service area and overstaying their 'Welcome Break’. The practice of...
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  Clamped by City Watch Parking 18 Mar 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I am writing on behalf of my 78 year old father who got clamped yesterday by this 'City Watch' he parked for 15 mins to go into his doctors. He didn't...
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  I suggest that your correspondent HW ignores all correspondence from the parking enforcement company which is currently chasing him. 10 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
  It is worth noting that if the parking enforcement company in question tries to chase your correspondent HW of St. Neots, the court will transfer the case...
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  Car park damage - Use insurance or small claims court? 7 Apr 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My wife was used a council-owned car park recently. On returning to her car, she was alerted by a passer-by that it had just been scraped by another car,...
• Mercedes C220 CDi Sport Auto - 2006 Mercedes C220 CDi Sport help needed.... 30 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  Drove it back home and it was fine. Came to it this morning and the same problem. I'm trying to release the parking brake, pulling hard on the lever but I cannot get the red warning light to go off. I keep applying the parking brake lever hard with my foot, then pull hard on the release button but no luck.