Found there website where they refer to legal precendents :- http : // worldwidewb.parkingcontrol.com/legal/ There were signs apparently in the car park, but I have yet to see these myself. Does this change any advice given above?

UK Parking Control Limited. I am at work at the moment and will watch the video tonight. Thanks for the advice so far.

Incidentally the distance parked over the white line is the tyre width, the edge of the inside of the tyre is right next to the left hand side of the white line.

Could you please help me. My wife has received a parking ticket from a private company for parking over the line markings. Whilst we do not dispute the fact that she has parked over the lines there are reasons as to why. As she drove into the space there is to a metal barrier on the drivers side. The car is a hatchback and so has longish doors. The space next to her was empty and then another car was in the next space parked right up to the line. She also had her mother in the car in the passenger seat and two children (one needing a buggy) in the back. She could not park in the space to the left as the passenger would not be able to get out nor get the child out of the back on her side. She had therefore had to park over the line in order to allow the driver of the other car in the space next but one to get in and allow the drivers door to be opened on her side so she could get out and get the children out. We have made an initial dispute and then a colleage at work referred me to this webside. I can see that I perhaps need to send a letter rather than just dispute this online. We have so far been able to contact someone who we believe to be the landlord of the car park at the industrial estate. He has said he will ask the third party traffic company to review the photogrpahs and respond. Any advice would be welcomed. Thanks in advance.