Parking and Clamping
Parking Tickets
If you receive a parking ticket from a Local Authority which you believe to be unfair you have rights of appeal. The grounds of appeal are limited however and you have to act within a certain period of time. You cannot pay the ticket "under protest" and appeal later.
Which? Legal Service lawyers can advise you on the grounds of appeal, the time limits, and what to do if you think the local authority have not issued the ticket correctly.
We can also advise you on what to do if you receive a parking ticket and/or are clamped by a private company when parking in a private car park. In this case you may have to pay the fine/release fee under protest and claim it back later.
If you have received an unfair parking ticket or have been clamped register online for unlimited professional legal advice.
Parking Fines and Clamping
Parking Tickets
Top Tips on Clamping
- Generally it is a criminal offence to clamp a vehicle without a
valid license issued from the Security Industry Authority
(SIA), even if the car is parked on private land
- When you pay to have your vehicle released, the wheel-clamper
must provide a receipt which includes the following
information:
1) the place where the vehicle was clamped
2) their name and signature
3) their SIA licence number (a 15 digit number on the front of their licence) which has to be visible at all times when they are working
4) the date
- If you dispute the clamping of your car you should make the payment "under protest". If the private company does not accept your appeal, then the matter will have to proceed to court