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Quick answers from the same rules as our full check, for drivers, and for anyone helping them on a forum. Each result can be shared as a link, so the person you're helping sees exactly the same answer. Nothing you enter leaves your browser.
Was your parking letter too late?
For a private parking charge from a company like ParkingEye or Euro Car Parks. Enter the parking date and the date on the letter, and see whether it reached the registered keeper in time under the 14-day rule, with the working shown and the law cited.
PCN deadline calculator
For a council, TfL or Dart Charge penalty: council parking, bus lanes, yellow boxes, the Congestion Charge and ULEZ. See your discount date, when and where to challenge, whether it was posted too late, and whether the 56-day rule means they must cancel.