Welcome to www.parkingticket.co.uk
Why a website about parking? In the days of the old traffic warden if
you parked illegally the probability was that you would not
get caught. With the advent of 'decriminalised' parking enforcement,
however, carried out by local councils, the likelihood of being
caught is much greater. This started in London in 1994 and is
now being introduced in towns and cities throughout the land.
The number of parking tickets issued by council
parking attendants in London is threefold the number that
used to be issued by traffic wardens. In other towns where
decriminalised enforcement has been introduced there has been
a similar increase. It is reasonable to expect that all parking
enforcement will be carried out by local councils before much
longer. It is essential, therefore, that motorists understand
parking regulations. This web site seeks to help motorists
avoid parking tickets and give advice on what to do if you
are unfortunate enough to get one. The more motorists pooling their knowledge
and experience the more effective this site will be. Particular
problems can be investigated, remedies sought and details
of abuse passed on to the relevant authorities. Information will be circulated FREE to those
who subscribe to the ParkingTicket Newsletter which will be
published, initially, once a month. The details of those
subscribing will not be passed on to any other organisation.
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The Motorist's Guide to Parking Tickets
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ORBITUARY
It is with deep regret that I must advise you that John Squires who founded www.parkingticket.co.uk sadly passed away last Friday, 15 th April 2005 .
John started in the parking industry Working at Newham Council designing controlled parking zones. After leaving Newham he started the website www.parkingticket.co.uk this was one of the first websites dedicated solely to assisting motorists with parking related problems. This free website has helped thousands of motorists over the past few years. John has been interviewed on radio and television on numerous occasions and the website is often featured in articles in the national, local and specialist motoring press.
Last year John wrote a book “The Motorist's Guide to Parking Tickets” which has been hailed as an invaluable guide to assisting the motorists who have received a Penalty Charge Notice. Over the last couple of years I have contributed a number of articles which John has used on the website and with my colleague, Paul Goodlad took over the running of the website from John last summer. Despite speaking to John regularly I only ever met him once which was for lunch in the City just before Christmas. He was a remarkable man who voluntarily dedicated a lot of his time to helping motorists up and down the country. He would often enter into correspondence with motorists on specific offences for which they had been ticketed offering free advice. He leaves a wife, Linda. His funeral will be next week although he made a specific request that he did not want to have flowers, instead if anyone would like to make a donation to the Royal Marsden Hospital's Cancer Campaign or Macmillan Cancer Relief the details are as follows:
• The Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign, The Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road , London SW3 6JJ (www.royalmarsden.org/campaign)
• Macmillan Cancer Relief (www.macmillan.org.uk)
Paul Pearson
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