Hi all, I was studying at UCLan in Preston for two years. I then found out that a new Foundation course was being ran, starting September 2007. I didn't even apply for the course but managed to talk my way to an interview. Cutting a long story short, I got accepted on to the course and on Monday 17th September (freshers week I believe) I attended an induction meeting, not only for my course but for the whole faculty. This included over 6 different courses basically being introduced to the staff. The meeting lasted all of 45 minutes at most. Then on the next day Tuesday 18th September I received a letter from my LEA to inform me that because I had studied 2 previous years at the university they wouldn't be helping with my tuition fees, meaning I would have to pay £3000 myself. With already £8000+ debt from student loans I decided I wouldn't be able to start the course. I called the course leader that same day to inform him and he accepted my decision. I also asked at the time if I would have to pay any tution fees and he said that I wouldn't. During December, 3 months later, I received an invoice from the Uni informing me that I owe £99.03 in tution fees. I have since wrote 2 separate letters to different people at the Uni appealing the tution fees, as I never actually received any tution as the course officially started the week after I withdrew. I received letters back from the Uni stating I'm still accountable for the fees as they charge on a weekly basis. (even though I was there for half a day) Has any one got any advice on what I can do next? I was told that the "debt" would get passed on to a balif agency who would add costs on as well Many thanks.

Has anyone else got any advice before I appeal/pay the fine? I also forgot to mention I got the ticket for: "06 - failure to clearly display a valid ticket" Thanks

I understand what you are saying. Does it state on the machines when yu buy the ticket that you cannot use the ticket on a different street? Also, I haven't appealed to my local government yet. I appealed to NCP ( I think that is it) who issued me the ticket. No official appeal to my government has taken place yet. Sorry for the confusion. Thanks again.

I booked the day off work on Thursday 14th Feb to attend my local bank to gain a Euro Cheque. I drove into my local town centre at around 8:45am of where I live, which is Bury, and when I got to where I would normally park on the street nearest to the bank, I couldn’t park in any of the bays even though most of them were free, because of delivery vans parked in the road with their hazard lights on obviously delivering flowers because of the fact it was Valentines Day. So I parked around the corner from the usual street, literally 10 seconds walk if that. I purchased a 2 hour ticket and displayed it clearly in my car. As I walked around the corner to the street that was near full of delivery vans I noticed that one had left and that there was a space open. I jogged back to the car (literally took me a few seconds) drove back to where I started and parked in an bay that was empty. I went to the bank, had a look around the local shops that were open at the time and then made my way back to the car. As I got back to the car I noticed that I had a parking ticket. I drove around the town centre looking for a traffic warden to question. As I spotted one I parked my car witnessed him walk into a clothing shop and then on his way out I asked if I could speak with him and then questioned him about the ticket I had received, while showing him my valid ticket. He informed me that I had nothing to worry about and that if I photocopied my parking ticket and my valid ticket and sent it to the address on the envelope, I wouldn’t have to pay anything. I did this and even went to deliver the letter myself in person, and was told that I would receive a response in due course. Today I received a letter advising me that because I didn’t purchase my ticket from the ‘correct machine’ I would still be accountable for the parking fine. I contact my local government who report that I cannot pay the halved fine now and appeal later and that if I want to appeal I have to wait 28 days. My first question is, is this correct and my second, does anyone have any idea if I would be successful in my appeal. The ticket I purchased was £2.90 and the highest tariff on the machine I ‘should have purchased my ticket from’ was only £1.65. So in effect I over paid for my ticket in the first place!! Any help would be gratefully accepted.