Letter to challenge a private parking ticket

Your details

These details will appear on your letter.

Put your street, town and postcode on different lines.

If it’s not a UK number, include the country code. If it’s a landline, include your area code.

Parking ticket company's details

Put the street, town and postcode on different lines.

Is there a specific person you want to write to?

If you selected no, leave this blank.

How you parked

For example ‘14 January 2022’.

For example ‘10.15am’. If you don’t know the exact time, try to be as specific as you can, for example, ‘about 10am’.

For example ‘5.35pm’. If you don’t know the exact time, try to be as specific as you can, for example, ‘about 5.30pm’.

For example ‘15 minutes’. If you parked within the correct time, leave this blank.

About the parking ticket

Don’t put a ‘£’ sign - we’ll add this for you.

Is the charge more than £100?

Legally, you shouldn’t be charged more than £100 – unless the parking company can prove your parking offence made them lose this much money.

Why you think the ticket was issued unfairly

Did you park within the times allowed? (optional)

If you select an option by mistake, change it to 'Not applicable'.

Did you park in the right place? (optional)

If you select an option by mistake, change it to 'Not applicable'.

Did you own the car at the time the parking ticket was issued? (optional)

If you select an option by mistake, change it to 'Not applicable'.

Put their name, street, town and postcode on different lines.

This is the number the police gave you when you reported the crime.

Were the signs clear? (optional)

If you select an option by mistake, change it to 'Not applicable'.

If there’s more than 1 reason, put them on different lines or in a numbered list.

If you want to send evidence with your letter

If you don’t want to send anything, leave this blank.

For example, ‘A photo of the parking sign covered by overhanging branches.’ If there’s more than 1, put them on different lines or in a numbered list.