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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
I've just been sent £170 fine for not paying a parking ticket … six years ago
I have received two letters from National Parking Enforcement Ltd (NPE) demanding £170 for failing 'to correctly use a pay & display machine' in a car park six years ago. It doesn't specify what I did incorrectly – I'm guessing I made a typo when entering my car reg because the buttons on the machines are so faded and Os and zeros look identical. I'm told I face court and a damaged credit rating if I don't stump up. ML, Fakenham It looks as though NPE is hurrying to collect the money before the clock runs down. Private parking operators have to issue a ticket within 14 days of the alleged contravention if sending by post. If it's taped to your windscreen and you fail to pay, the operator has an additional 56 days to send a notice to your home address. You say you never received any notice and were unaware of the alleged debt until the legal threats arrived. Private parking charges are not legally enforceable without a county court judgment, and the statute of limitations bars court action once six years have passed. Related: 'Pay here': the QR code 'quishing' scam targeting drivers The demands you received were sent days before the six years were up, and the deadline has since expired. Moreover, NPE has failed to provide evidence that you breached the terms and conditions. When you demanded details and proof of what you had done wrong it repeated, robotically, that you had used the machine incorrectly. It declared to me that it could not discuss cases with a third party, and refused to answer if, and when, it issued a parking charge notice and why it did not follow up earlier. I believe a court would take a dim view of this, even if it agreed to hear the case, so you could probably ignore it. But if you are worried, I suggest you write to NPE stating that you will not pay unless it provides all those details by a specific date. We welcome letters but cannot answer individually. Email us at or write to Consumer Champions, Money, the Guardian, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU. Please include a daytime phone number. Submission and publication of all letters is subject to our terms and conditions.
The Guardian
2 days ago
- Business
- The Guardian
I've just been sent £170 fine for not paying a parking ticket … six years ago
I have received two letters from National Parking Enforcement Ltd (NPE) demanding £170 for failing 'to correctly use a pay & display machine' in a car park six years ago. It doesn't specify what I did incorrectly – I'm guessing I made a typo when entering my car reg because the buttons on the machines are so faded and Os and zeros look identical. I'm told I face court and a damaged credit rating if I don't stump up. ML, Fakenham It looks as though NPE is hurrying to collect the money before the clock runs down. Private parking operators have to issue a ticket within 14 days of the alleged contravention if sending by post. If it's taped to your windscreen and you fail to pay, the operator has an additional 56 days to send a notice to your home address. You say you never received any notice and were unaware of the alleged debt until the legal threats arrived. Private parking charges are not legally enforceable without a county court judgment, and the statute of limitations bars court action once six years have passed. The demands you received were sent days before the six years were up, and the deadline has since expired. Moreover, NPE has failed to provide evidence that you breached the terms and conditions. When you demanded details and proof of what you had done wrong it repeated, robotically, that you had used the machine incorrectly. It declared to me that it could not discuss cases with a third party, and refused to answer if, and when, it issued a parking charge notice and why it did not follow up earlier. I believe a court would take a dim view of this, even if it agreed to hear the case, so you could probably ignore it. But if you are worried, I suggest you write to NPE stating that you will not pay unless it provides all those details by a specific date. We welcome letters but cannot answer individually. Email us at or write to Consumer Champions, Money, the Guardian, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU. Please include a daytime phone number. Submission and publication of all letters is subject to our terms and conditions.
Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Newsboy's nap and selections for Chelmsford and 4 other meetings on Sunday
Newsboy's Nap selection for Sunday, June 1, is the James Owen-trained Carlton (4.00) at Chelmsford. His next best is Fakenham runner Gone In Sixty (5.05) CARLTON (4.45, nap) gets the vote to defend his unbeaten record at Chelmsford City with a win in the Sky Bet Extra Places Handicap at the Essex Showground on Sunday. James Owen's son of Frankel won his fifth race there from as many visits to the all-weather track with a length-and-a-quarter defeat of Son Of Red last time out last month. And the mount of Callum Shepherd looks capable of defying a 3lb rise in the weights. Over the jumps at Fakenham, play the numbers game with GONE IN SIXTY (5.05, nb) in the Racing TV Female Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle. The ride of Alice Stevens is admittedly a long-standing maiden but ran with credit when third at Bangor 15 days ago. The bay gelding now comes into this contest on a career-low mark and is ready to finally get into black type. Sunday tips CHELMSFORD CITY 3.45 MESAAFI4.15 CATWALK CHAT4.45 CARLTON (NAP)5.15 TENNESSEE GOLD5.45 AGOSTINO6.15 CIARA PEARL6.45 MR MISTOFFELEES NOTTINGHAM 1.55 CAPTAIN CESS2.25 WESTGATE WARRIOR2.55 ARCIMBOLDO3.30 CHARLIE BOYO4.00 JACQUELINA4.30 ROCK N ROLL PINKIE5.00 JOWDDAH5.30 PHONE TAG FAKENHAM 2.30 HOWTH3.00 LYNESS DANCER3.35 POTTERSJETAMAY4.05 LIGHT DRAGOON4.35 TRAPISTA5.05 GONE IN SIXTY (NB) LISTOWEL 2.02 FRESH FADE2.37 CLOSELY3.07 VELVET SKIES3.40 ADMIRAL CHURCHILL4.10 SAXON KINGDOM4.40 DUMB LOVE5.10 LARK IN THE MORNIN KILBEGGAN 2.12 IN THE TRENCHES2.47 TOAD HALL3.17 BLUE REED3.52 MOULANE WEST4.22 ST CUTHBERT'S CAVE4.52 SHE'S A FINE WINE5.22 NADIA'S BOY Gamble responsibly Everyone at Reach is committed to promoting safer gambling. All of our content and recommended bets are advised to those aged 18 or over. We strongly encourage our readers to only ever bet what they can afford to lose. For more information, please call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 or visit
Yahoo
5 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
New pool on its way for Norfolk town after £11m scheme approved
A new swimming pool is on its way in a Norfolk town after councillors agreed plans for the £11m project. Fakenham's sports and fitness centre in Trap Lane expansion will now progress after North Norfolk District Council's development committee unanimously approved the scheme. As well as a 25m pool, other elements of the project include refurbished exercise studios, a 55-station fitness suite and new changing areas. What the new pool could look like (Image: Saunders Boston Architects) It is made possible thanks to government funding, confirmed last year by Labour, having been first proposed by the former Conservative administration. The approval of the plans will mean people living in Fakenham will again be able to swim in the town after the previous pool closed in 2014. At a meeting this week, Christopher Cushing, a Fakenham Conservative councillor, said: "News that Fakenham will get a new pool has been received enthusiastically by the majority of the town. "It is the best form of exercise." READ MORE: Flagship swimming pool project pushes up council tax Design plans have been revealed for Fakenham's swimming pool and 3G pitch (Image: Saunders Boston Architects) During the debate, councillor Angie Fitch-Tillett, also praised the project, highlighting that Norfolk had some of the highest rates of drownings last year in the country. She said: "We have more water than anywhere else. It is absolutely vital that people learn to swim." The eco-friendly elements of the project were also praised by councillor Adam Varley. "It is fantastic to see what we are doing with our future estates," he said. While there has been a huge amount of support for the pool, Fakenham's town brass band has previously complained about the project. What the new fitness suite could look like (Image: Saunders Boston Architects) The pavilion, where the band used to rehearse, will be demolished to make way for the project, which upset some members. Sports England also raised concerns that a cricket pitch will be lost through the development. But ultimately, councillors voted unanimously for the plans to go ahead. A 3G pitch will also be developed and will be able to offer an all-weather outdoor sports facility but this is subject to a separate application.
BBC News
5 days ago
- General
- BBC News
New pool will be 'huge benefit' to Fakenham
A new swimming pool will be a "huge benefit" to a town that has been without one for over a decade, a meeting was Norfolk District Council's planning committee unanimously backed an £11m improvement plan to Fakenham's leisure centre - put forward by the council Councillor Angie Fitch-Tillett said after figures showed Norfolk had the second highest number of accidental drownings last year, the pool was needed because it was "vital that people learn how to swim".The new pool will have four, 25-m (82-ft) lanes whilst a 3G all-weather artificial grass pitch will be added to site. Its changing rooms will also be authority's Liberal Democrat leader Tim Adams said construction work could start later this year and the new facilities could open in October 2026. Referring to figures from the National Water Safety Forum, which showed 9 people accidentally drowned in the county last year, Fitch-Tillett said pools were a "necessity for people learning to swim"."Don't forget, we've got more water than anywhere else. Not just the sea, but the Broads and rivers," she members of the town's brass band had opposed the plan, because it will see the demolition of the space they had used to practice the local Conservative councillor Christopher Cushing said the idea had been "received enthusiastically by the majority of residents in the town".There has been a long-running campaign for a new swimming facility since the closure of Fakenham Academy's pool in 2014. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
