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  My car is 130 miles from my house. How do I obtain an MOT during lockdown? 6 Jan 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I own a vehicle that's parked 130 miles from where I live. The MOT is due in early February. As there is currently a lockdown, what do you suggest I do...
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  Parking enforcement company are threatening me with debt collection - what should I do? 21 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I recently challenged a parking fine by writing to the enforcement company offering £10 to cover the fee, plus admin. This was returned with a letter that...
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  Data Unprotected Fact 20 Feb 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My father has been given a £50 fine by a "parking control" company for overstaying in a car park he has never been in, in a town he has never been to....
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  Is it okay to leave an EV for 8 weeks on the drive? 27 Sep 2024 (Ask HJ)
  What would your advice be about leaving my EV on the drive for 8/9 weeks whilst we are away?
• Volkswagen Passat B5 2002 VW V6 TDI - Cutting out when re started 17 Nov 2016 (Forum)
  Took it to my VW mate, new sensor the next day, drove it for a week. Parked in a car park, came back about 45 minutes later. Started it up and then it cut out. Part of me wants to just get rid of it, but it is in stunning condition and would like to keep it, if we can just solve what the problem is.
• private parking- new law against motorists!!! 5 May 2011 (Forum)
  It will be replaced, under a criminal statute, by powers to allow the private parking parasites to pursue the registered keeper, also to force them to reveal the driver or face the fine. I cannot believe our own Government are going to allow it's own citizens to be harassed and persecuted by these vutures.
• Police FPN - Car Obstructing Yellow Line Painting 17 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  There were no advance warning signs up when I parked the car. 11 days after I parked the car, the removal and line paining took place. (The police statement says the council put up signs 2 weeks previously, but i don't think that's true.) If I lose the case, I'll have to pay court fees as well as the fine.
• Thanks to DVD re parking ticket 25 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  I think the advice I got from DVD must have been spot on, because I have read many similar cases in the local papers lately where people who contest a fine get nowhere. Thanks again. HF
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  Can I settle a PCN for just £5? 18 Nov 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I've received a private parking charge notice (PCN) after waiting in my car for three minutes at a shopping centre loading bay. I did not leave the car...
• Volvo V70 D5 2002 - Volvo V70 D5 2002 cold starting problem 5 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  When parked outside overnight and the air temperature drops to freezing . . . the engine refuses to start. It turns over fine, but does not fire up; the battery is fine; the glow plus have been tested as OK.
• Cameras on M-Way Service Station "back roads" 2 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  Watch out - they are fining you now for using these when you buy your parking ticket. I managed to get away with it today, but I have suspicion I was otherwise heading for a fine of some sort. Probably a civil job so possibly more about scare tactics than securing a prosecution.
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  Received a PCN for overstaying by 11 minutes - what should I do? 10 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Searching for types of mobility furniture caused me to drive to Horley where the carpark entrance had a notice offering 1.5 hours free parking. Restrictive...
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  Parking in a disabled bay. 31 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I visited my local ASDA Hypermarket on Sunday and upon finding no mother and baby spaces I parked in a disabled bay - there were over a dozen other free...
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  Zig zag operation 24 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  In our local area, Walton upon Thames, drivers are now regularly prosecuted for parking on the zig zag lines either side of the crossing in the High Street....
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  Parking mad 16 May 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I received a Parking Charge Notice (PCN) including photographs of my vehicle entering and leaving a carpark that alleges a parking contravention has occurred...
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  I received a reply from my MP regarding the Protection of Freedoms Bill. 23 Aug 2011 (Ask HJ)
  In response to my letter to my MP, David Burrowes, I received this letter: "I am writing on behalf of David Burrowes, who has asked me to thank you...
• Ford Focus Estate - Front wipers, a bit of an unusual condition 3 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  Can be anywhere on the screen. I can use more downward pressure on the lever to complete the sweep and park them by removing the pressure. I would have thought the park mode was a common system across the board ? So, anyone have any ideas ? Maybe the steering wheel switch assembly or a relay ? (Additional info is that wash works on front and rear wash wipe work fine).
• Traffic flow & Park and Ride 6 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  Our local county council is determined to force through a park and ride scheme near where I live. Now I am in favour of well designed park and ride schemes, but this one's a real pigs ear. The plan relies on a complex set of traffic lights being installed on a roundabout on the A12 trunk road.
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  Car crash due to faulty handbrake - can I sue the dealer? 12 Oct 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2007 Vauxhall Corsa. Six months ago I parked on a hill (with the handbrake on) and after a couple minutes it rolled down a hill cause £1500 worth...
• Parking fine - student in need of legal advice 8 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  Unfortunately the wind (probably) turned the ticket up-side-down when I closed the door, so I got a penalty notice on my windshield. I asked parking officer for an advice, he advised me to appeal and UK Parking Control would cancel it. I visited their website and appealed online, but the Online Appeal Form didn't work (505 error etc, probably deliberately).