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SmartScanit GroupParkingSense™
Plain-English reports · £4.99
ParkingSense™ · Council PCNs · Private parking charges · ULEZ · Dart Charge · Penalty fares

Got a parking ticket? Photograph it. Find out in five minutes whether it's a fine or an invoice, whether it's worth appealing — and get the appeal letter.

ParkingSense reads the notice, tells you exactly what the issuer can and can't do, gives you a frank appeal verdict, and writes the letter with the right grounds. In English or your own language.

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Photograph it

Front of the notice is enough. Add the back, the envelope or a photo of the sign if you have them. Nothing is shared with the issuer or your employer.

Tap to take a photo or choose a fileJPG, PNG or HEIC · up to 4 pages

Step 1 is free. You only pay if you want the full report.

£4.99 per document · no subscription
  • Fine or invoice? Council PCNs are penalties with real teeth. Private 'Parking Charge Notices' are invoices that can only be enforced through the county court — most people don't know the difference.
  • Appeal verdict — Strong, Worth a try or Weak, with the exact grounds that fit your notice: keeper-liability timings, signage, grace periods, payment evidence, mitigation.
  • The letter, written — to the council, the operator, POPLA or the IAS, in the right form of words, with gaps for your details.
  • Every deadline explained — discount windows, appeal windows, what a Charge Certificate or 'debt recovery' letter really means.
  • In your language — the explanation translated; the letter kept in English because that's what the issuer needs.

Covers:

Council PCNsPrivate parking chargesULEZ / Congestion ChargeDart ChargeBus lane & box junctionPenalty faresNot speeding tickets, police notices or court fines

Why people use it

Most private charges are winnable

Operators rely on you not knowing that keeper liability only exists if they followed the Protection of Freedoms Act to the letter. Many notices don't.

Councils cancel more than you'd think

Non-compliant signs, unclear markings, mitigating circumstances and procedural slips get PCNs cancelled at tribunal every day — if you put it in writing.

The clock is the enemy

Discount windows are 14 days. Appeal windows are 28. Knowing which applies to you, today, is most of the battle.

Straight answers

Is this legal advice?

No. ParkingSense explains the notice, the rules that apply and the routes open to you, and drafts the letter. It's an information service; it doesn't represent you and can't guarantee an outcome.

What if it's a debt collector letter?

Upload it. We'll tell you whether it's a genuine court document (it almost never is), what the collector can actually do, and how to respond.

Do you cover speeding or police fines?

No — those are criminal matters and outside what we do. We'll tell you so before you pay anything.