City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (25 011 053)

Statement Upheld Parking and other penalties 05-May-2026

Summary: The Council was at fault for failing to act sooner to stop formal action when it incorrectly issued Penalty Charge Notices to Mr X. The Council has already apologised and taken steps to prevent recurrence. It will also make a symbolic payment to Mr X and reimburse the postage cost he incurred to acknowledge the avoidable frustration caused.

Birmingham City Council (25 016 997)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Parking and other penalties 05-May-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s parking residents scheme. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault to warrant our involvement.

London Borough of Merton (25 022 377)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Parking and other penalties 05-May-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s handling of a penalty charge notice. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault by the Council and it would have been reasonable for Mr X to challenge the penalty charge notice at London Tribunals.

London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham (25 023 001)

Statement Upheld Parking and other penalties 05-May-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about a parking ticket. This is because there is insufficient remaining injustice caused to warrant our further involvement and an investigation is unlikely to achieve anything more than the Council has already provided.

Royal Borough of Greenwich (25 021 018)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Parking and other penalties 04-May-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about a Penalty Charge Notice because there is not enough evidence of fault to justify investigating.

Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council (25 022 518)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Parking and other penalties 04-May-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about a lack of signage and support from staff in a council run car park. This is because any injustice is not significant enough to justify our involvement.

London Borough of Havering (25 031 181)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Parking and other penalties 04-May-2026

Summary: We cannot investigate this complaint about a penalty charge notice. This is because Ms X has used her right of appeal to challenge the penalty charge notice.

London Borough of Harrow (25 024 691)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Parking and other penalties 30-Apr-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s handling of a penalty charge notice. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault by the Council. Ms X says she did not receive the original penalty charge notice and it would therefore be reasonable for her to apply to the Traffic Enforcement Centre at Northampton County Court to take the process back to an earlier stage.

London Borough of Ealing (26 001 609)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Parking and other penalties 30-Apr-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s response to Mr X about his penalty charge notice. This is because the complaint is late and there are no good reasons for us to investigate.

Birmingham City Council (25 019 668)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Parking and other penalties 29-Apr-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint that the Council unfairly excluded him from a residents parking permit scheme. This is because there is insufficient evidence of fault causing injustice to Mr X.