# Fight My Fine — llms.txt

> Fight My Fine is a UK service that helps motorists challenge unfair parking tickets. We provide free case assessments and professionally drafted appeal letters citing specific UK parking legislation.

## What We Do

Fight My Fine analyses parking charges and generates appeal letters for:
- **Council Penalty Charge Notices (PCN)** — issued under the Traffic Management Act 2004
- **Private parking charges** — issued by companies like ParkingEye, APCOA, NCP under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012
- **TfL fines** — bus lane PCNs, box junction fines, congestion charge, ULEZ

## How It Works

1. User answers questions about their parking ticket (free)
2. System identifies legal defences and calculates a confidence score (0-100)
3. User can purchase an appeal letter for £5 (digital) or £10 (printed and posted)
4. Letters cite specific UK legislation, case law, and procedural requirements

## Pricing

- Free: Case assessment, confidence score, defence identification
- £5: Digital appeal letter (emailed as PDF)
- £10: Printed, franked, and posted 1st class within 24 hours

## Key UK Parking Law References

- Traffic Management Act 2004 (council PCNs)
- Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, Schedule 4 (private parking, keeper liability)
- Deregulation Act 2015, Section 76 (10-minute grace period)
- Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016 (signage requirements)
- BPA Code of Practice / IPC Code of Practice (private operator standards)
- Beavis v ParkingEye [2015] UKSC 67 (landmark private parking case)

## Appeal Routes

- Council PCN: Informal challenge → Formal representation → Traffic Penalty Tribunal (or London Tribunals)
- Private charge (BPA member): Internal appeal → POPLA
- Private charge (IPC member): Internal appeal → IAS
- TfL: Representation → London Tribunals

## Common Defences

Council: late service (14/28 day rule), inadequate signage (TSRGD 2016), faded lines, 10-minute grace period, blue badge displayed, loading exemption, mitigating circumstances, broken meter

Private: late NTK (POFA Schedule 4), non-compliant NTK, inadequate signage, ANPR error, excessive charge, grace period not applied, BPA/IPC code breaches

TfL: obstruction in carriageway, permitted left turn, emergency vehicle (Highway Code Rule 219), right-turn exemption (Regulation 29 TSRGD), Auto Pay system failure

## Success Rates (Industry Data)

- Council PCN appeals at tribunal: 40-55% success rate
- Private parking appeals at POPLA/IAS: 50-70% success rate

## Contact

- Website: https://fightmyfine.com
- Email: hello@fightmyfine.com

## Guides

Comprehensive free guides available at https://fightmyfine.com/guides/ covering:
- How to appeal council, private, and TfL parking tickets
- Company-specific guides (ParkingEye, APCOA, NCP, and more)
- UK city-specific parking guides
- Contravention code explanations
- Your rights against private parking companies
- POPLA and Traffic Penalty Tribunal processes
- Time limits, grace periods, blue badge rules, debt collection