thanks, but it threatens with court proceedings. Is that unlikely to happen?

I work at a hospital and parked there without buying a ticket as there was no where else. Its an external company called 'Mighty' or something i cant remember. Ive never been worried about parking there as its an external company and ive always been under the impression that unless youve been fined by the police, dvla, council then you can get away with ignoring it. However im surprised to see this ticket has NHS on it. Would you pay it? Can i get away with not paying it? I found it very odd how it doesnt offer anywhere about appealing as they usually do Thanks

did you agree for him to do £400's worth of repair? if so, i dont blame him for being a little unhappy that you havent paid. Although hes acting about it the wrong way. If you feel threatened and he is becoming abusive at your house you should call the police

its a grey area really they may have been trying to do you a favour by sourcing a part of ebay rather than the extortionate price dealers are pulling out. I regularly get new and 2nd hand parts for garages to fit to my cars however, in the past i have had the wrong part sent to the garage and instead of the garage adapting it, they just avoided all the bother and told me to send it back, which i did. I think thats where the garage have went wrong in your instance. They shouldnt have tried to fit the wrong part, they should have advised you to return it, because now you cant

i know its bad, but im struggling to see how an oil and filter change can cause the engine to knock like that and ruin the turbo? was the correct grade put in?

i wouldn't have gone to kwikfit in the first place to be honest bunch of incompetent monkeys at my local one

i wouldnt be taking it to a dealer you'll definitely be paying over the odds so you've payed £209 for something which wasnt the problem?

ok, thanks guys bogsdollocks, i'll give hammersmith and fulham council a ring and ask for their policy guidance for vehicle removal. Ive just had a look on their website and couldnt see it

thanks, thats great i've just spoke to them on the phone. According to the pcn, the vehicle was observed from 13.09 - 13.16 When i asked them what time was it lifted, he said at 13.16. I then asked him, how long does it have to be from when the pcn is issued to the car being towed and he replied saying he doesnt know. Does anybody know if there is a time limit??

thanks, ive just had a read of that thread, and it is the exact same paper which i was given (hammersmith & fulham) i'm going to appeal and im going to include these points; 1) inadequatesignage - only one sign in the street for parking time zones 2) The pcn says 'Please do not make any payment if you want to challengethis PCN' which is a false and misleading statement which places therecipient in an impossible position: - Pay the charge and (according to the PCN) abandon the rightto appeal Or Leave the vehicle in the pound incurring an escalatingstorage charge pending the appeal outcome. The wording amounts to an impropriety which in turninvalidates the PCN (3) i was not served a pcn prior to its removal Is there anything else i can include in my appeal? anything would be great. There are so many rules, regulations and acts mentioned in that linked forum i just dont understand which would be relevant to my case?

thanks for the reply, that is very useful. I have a couple of questions though.. 1) i wasn't there to see a PCN fixed to my vehicle. 2)Also regarding the 28 days, i have an appeal form which says i can appeal after 28 days. Is that saying i should have 28 days before i have to pay anything, as i had to pay to get the car back.

Had my car towed earlier in london. Admittedly it was my fault, i was parked on a single yellow line (so i don't need to be told again thanks ) but after years of parking down this little residential street which isnt blocking anything, didnt think this would happen! was a nightmare tbh as you can imagine. Came out and thought it was stolen nearly called the police, until a neighbour came out and said a truck came and picked it up. Anyway, it cost £265 to pick it up from the pound. However on the parking ticket they gave me when i picked it up, it says '£130 fine unless paid within 2 weeks then £65' The time the enforcement officer 'observed' it was only for 7 minutes. What i want to know is, is it normal for them to just tow a car and not tell the owner?? According to this http://www.appealnow.com/towing/ it says a pcn must be given to the owner. Is this true? because i wasnt given anything. Why didnt they just give me the £65 fine instead of towing it away and charging £200extra?? Is there anything i can do about this? thanks