Here's a look at what you can do when a private firm hits you with a parking charge - and why they can't actually "fine" you.

Drivers across England say they are being sent demands for up to £170 from private parking companies because of faulty ...

Drivers across England say they are being sent demands for up to £170 from private parking companies because of faulty ...

Drivers say they are being sent demands for up to £170 from private parking companies because of faulty machines.

Drivers across England say they are being sent demands for up to £170 from private parking companies because of faulty ...

Thousands of drivers across England claim they are receiving demands for payments of up to £170 from private parking ...

Motorists in several regions of England claim they received parking charge notices (PCNs) which were unfair - with 'thousands ...

What is their impact? Councils have the power to fine drivers, but private companies do not. That is why penalty charge ...

No-one wants to return to their car to find they're being threatened with county court over parking, but how does the ...

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The most morbid case was for Maurizio Capoccia, from Enfield, London, who received a £100 from Euro Car Parks, saying he had ...