Parking Ticket Guide

Free Parking Appeal Letter

The Parking Mate UK app is the best way to write your parking appeal letter without mistakes.
It's FREE, simply answer a few questions to check:

• If you received your PCN within 14 days
• If you are liable for the ticket
• If signs were properly installed
• If the ticket was issued correctly

You will be able to download your letter instantly and send to the operator.

Order for Recovery

If you have received an order for recovery, you have 21 days to challenge the order.
Your options are (1) Pay the PCN or (2) Challenge the Order for Recovery, if you:

• didn’t get a ‘notice to owner’ telling you how to make a formal challenge
• made a formal challenge on time but didn’t get a ‘notice of rejection’
• appealed to an independent tribunal on time but didn’t get a response
• have proof you’ve paid the penalty charge, such as a credit card statement

You can not challenge the order for recovery for any other reason. If you ignore this step, bailiffs will be instructed to recover the funds.
Please visit the Order for Recovery page for full details on how to complete the forms.

Order for Recovery

We can support you for £29.99 and challenge your order for recovery for you. We will
(1) Prepare your documents for you and increase your chances
(2) Send you completed documents to forward to the TEC:

What you can expect:
• Order for recovery cancelled
• The process to start again so you can appeal the PCN
• Being able to pay a lower amount instead of the highest fees
• Relief that bailiffs will not attend your property

Please note that you can only challenge an order for recovery in specific cases.
Please visit the Order for Recovery page for full details.

Charge Certificate

You can not appeal a penalty charge at the Charge Certificate stage.
You can still write to the council Parking team and see if they are happy to consider an out of time appeal.

However, please note the following:
• The council do not have to respond or consider an appeal
• The charge certificate will progress to Order for Recovery which can be challenged under specific conditions
• Please see the order for recovery options to assess your options
• It may be best to pay the PCN at this stage

You should only wait for an order for recovery if you can successfully challenge it.
Please visit the Charge Certificate page for full details.

Free Parking Appeal Letter

The Parking Mate UK app is the best way to write your parking appeal letter without mistakes.
It's FREE, simply answer a few questions to check:

• If you received your PCN within 28 days
• If you are liable for the ticket
• If signs were properly installed
• If the ticket was issued correctly

You will be able to download your letter instantly and send to the council right away.

Book Appointment

Book a video appointment with Leo, Parking Specialist to discuss your case and get your ticket resolved. During your call, we will:

Appointment Features
• Check your ticket situation
• Write your appeal letters
• Submit your appeal and provide instructions for the next step

Appointments cost £14.99 for a 15 minute session and £29.99 for a 30 minute session. Lets talk and get your ticket sorted!

We can write your appeal letter and give you the best chance of getting your ticket cancelled.
Simply send us your ticket and a case worker will write your appeal and send it to the operator.
Should the appeal be rejected, we will provide easy instructions for you to send it to the appeals tribunal.

• Click Finish to visit the Parking Support page
• Login with your email
• Click Submit Ticket
• Purchase support for £19.99
• Send your ticket details

We will keep you updated via your account when your appeal is written and submitted.

We contact the operator and check if you have grounds for a complaint in order to stop enforcement.
This service may include getting a copy of all information about you from the parking company to assess your case.
This is not an appeal but a process designed to get the parking company to stop enforcement and avoid any court claims:

• Go to the Parking Support page
• Register or Login to your account
• Click Submit Ticket
• Purchase Debt Recovery Support
• Send your ticket details

Please note that the goal for this service is to remove debt recovery fees and aim to settle at the original PCN amount.

Deal With Notice of Rejection

If the council have rejected your formal appeal to the penalty charge notice, you must appeal to the tribunal within 28 days.
This is your final opportunity to appeal the penalty charge notice or pay the full amount but you have nothing to lose by appealing.

Things to check on your rejection notice:

• Did the council respond within 56 days?
• Use this defence plus others in our app to prepare a good letter
• Review the notice of rejection to see if they handled your appeal correctly
• Send the appeal to the tribunal based on instructions in your notice
• The tribunal will decide your case fairly between you and the council.

You can see the full enforcement process here!

Self Service - Court Claim

If you have received a Court claim, you can prepare a court defence by yourself and in most scenarios you can win the case.
If you do it yourself, here are a few tools and tips on writing your best defence.
Please be patient as the self service process will take a few hours to complete but it's FREE

• Write an appeal letter using the Parking Mate UK app to find your best defences.
• Go to the MSE Forum, register an account and read some posts
• Create your own post and get feedback on writing the court claim defence
• Once completed, submit your defence via Money Claim Online website
• If successful, you will win the case and the issue is closed.

Ignore County Court Claim

If you receive a claim letter from The Money Claim service, you have to respond and inform them whether you admit to owing the money or if you plan to defend yourself. If you ignore this letter or don't respond within 14 days, the decision will be made in favour of the Claimant (parking company).

• The parking company will win the case automatically
• You will be required to pay the amount outstanding
• You can only reverse this process with a CCJ set aside application

Do not ignore court claims from Money Claim.

Self Service - CCJ Set Aside

If you have received a CCJ, there are limited scenarios in which the whole process can be restarted and if you win, the CCJ will be removed from your credit file.

To successfully defend a CCJ, you need a special reason as why you did not respond to the initial claim letter.
Moving address is usually a good reason why CCJ set asides are successful. Below are the steps and costs involved.

• Read the process and go to National Debt Line - CCJ Set Aside
• Complete the form N244
• Submit the N244 form to the county court business centre
• Costs: £100 for no hearing, £255 for a hearing with a judge (Non refundable)
• If successful, your CCJ is set aside and the claim process starts again
• If you win the case, the CCJ is removed, if you lose, you will be liable for the claim amount

It may be cheaper to pay the CCJ amount within 30 days and that will close the matter.

Ignore Parking Ticket

If you decide to ignore a parking ticket from a private parking company you may get away with it.
But this approach comes with some risk, it is always easiest and cheaper to appeal or pay.

• You should inform the parking company if you move address within 6 years
• If the parking company go to court and you don't respond, a CCJ will be issued against you
• You will get annoying Debt Recovery letters or phone calls.
• Your details may be passed between various companies as they try to chase you for payment

Take comfort however that private parking debt collectors can not harrass you at your door.

Complaining to the Landowner

Sometimes retailers, hotels and businesses would rather keep you as a customer than lose you.
Therefore, it may be possible to get the landowner to cancel your ticket. They hold all the power.

• Go to the business in person with your parking ticket if you can
• Call the business by phone and ask them how they can cancel your ticket
• Find their website, send them a request or email with your parking ticket
• Use social media sites like Twitter, Facebook & ask for help
• If everything else fails, find the ceo on ceoemail.com and send them an email

If those options do not work, you may have to wait for a court claim.

Pay Your Parking Ticket

Sometimes the best option is to pay if you are not able to resolve the parking ticket.
The notice you received should have a telephone number or website to use for making payments:

• If not, go to google.com
• Search for the issuer name
• Go to their payment page
• Enter ticket information
• Make payment and keep the confirmation safely

This will instantly close the parking ticket and the case.

Paying the Council to Stop Baliffs

If you make payment to the local council who is the creditor, the enforcement must stop.
Making payment to the council may require you to be a bit creative but as long as your council is paid, they can instruct the bailiff to stop enforcement.
You can ask the enforcement agent or their office for the penalty charge notice reference number and they should provide it. You can also contact the council directly and ask for it.

• Go to your local council website
• Check the penalty charge section and see if you can make payment
• Search for other methods to make payment for penalty charge notices
• You may have to send a cheque to the local council or pay at your post office
• Once you have paid, you can write to the parking team and inform them that payment was made

You should inform the council and bailiff that payment was made. This will instantly close the parking ticket and the case.
You may have to file a statutory declaration with the TEC to also inform them that payment was made and you must provide proof.

Pay Operator, Stop Harrassment

If you pay the parking company the amount owed, the debt recovery firm will no longer be able to hassle you. Debt recovery costs are often around £60 on top of the original parking charge.
Some operators allow you to make payment on their PCN payment page, if payment is settled, the case must be closed. Here are free tips on how to contact the operator when an appeal is no longer possible:

1. Try to use their appeals form, in the appeal, you can make an offer of paying the original charge, e.g. £100
2. Check the Privacy Policy and find the Data Protection Officer email address, then contact the DPO and offer payment, e.g. £100
3. Send a cheque via registered post to the operator's address and keep proof of postage. The payment should be for the original amount, e.g. £100
4. Check online for the contact address of the CEO, the website www.ceoemail.com/ is a good start

This will instantly close the parking ticket and the case. If ignored, the case may progress to court

Guaranteed Appeal for £18

You can avoid all the stress and let the specialists at parkingfines.org.uk handle your appeal for £18.
The appeal is guaranteed that you will never have to pay the operator a penny.

Click finish to send your parking ticket to the team at Parking Fines Support.
Benefits of using ParkingFines.org.uk

• The Ticket will be put on hold by the parking operator when they log an appeal.
• They are an experienced team of private parking appeal handlers
• Just pay £18 and your appeal is guaranteed and nothing else.

Click finish to be redirected to Parkingfines.org.uk to send your ticket for £18.
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Debt Recovery Support for £18

You can avoid all the stress and let the specialists at parkingfines.org.uk handle your debt recovery case for £18.
The process designed to stop harrassment so never have to pay the operator a penny.

Click finish to send your parking ticket to the team at Parking Fines Support.
Benefits of using ParkingFines.org.uk

• They will stop debt recovery harrassment and provide advice.
• They are an experienced team of private parking appeals handlers
• Just pay £18 and your they promise to stop the letters and would support you if the case went to court.

Click finish to be redirected to Parkingfines.org.uk to send your debt recovery letter for £18.
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County Court Defence Support for £40

To deal with a court claim, you must prepare a good defence to defend yourself successfully. The specialists at parkingfines.org.uk is experienced in dealing with court claims.
They have vast experience in dealing with court claims from Private Parking Companies

• They will prepare your court defence based on your individual situation
• They understand the rules set by goverment and trade bodies like BPA and The IPC
• If the case does proceed to a hearing and you require our services at court, they can attend as a Lay Representative

Click finish to be redirected to Parkingfines.org.uk to send your claim for £40.
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Ignoring Debt Recovery Letters

The private parking Debt Recovery Firm can not attend your property or make you pay the parking ticket.
The amount claimed is often £160, you are better off defending a court claim or paying the parking company directly.

• You should inform the parking company if you move address within 6 years because a CCJ will be issued against you if you don't defend the claim
• You will continue to get annoying Debt Recovery letters, you can ask them to stop calling you.
• You can use the Parking Mate UK app to write your defence and witness statement.
• Your details may be passed between various companies as they try to chase you for payment

Take comfort however that private parking debt collectors can not harrass you at your door.