Should you pay that ticket?

Council and private tickets have different rules and different routes to appeal. Tell us what happened and see your grounds, your deadlines and your next step.

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Your ticket

Who issued it?

Council (Penalty Charge Notice)Private company (Parking Charge)Police (Fixed Penalty)

What happened? Tick everything that's true

The signs or road markings were missing, unclear or hiddenI had a valid ticket, permit or blue badge (or paid by app)I was only a few minutes overI was loading, unloading, or the car broke downI wasn't the driver, or I'd sold the car / it was stolenThe ticket has wrong details (reg, time, place, contravention)No ticket on the windscreen, and the letter came more than 14 days laterA medical emergency or other compelling reason

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