Get a £60 parking charge dropped and win £462.15 in costs
Loren Cole fed Parkingeye's letters into ChatGPT, which pointed out gaps such as a floor plan sent instead of photos of the signs. Parkingeye withdrew its court claim, and a costs order later made it pay Cole £462.15.
Try it yourself
What you get
A list of weak points in a parking company's evidence, plus letters you can send back.
Tools
- ChatGPT
- The parking charge notice and all their letters
- Your own photos of the signs and payment proof
Steps
- Photograph the car park signs and machines yourself, and keep your payment receipt or app record.
- Upload every letter and evidence bundle from the parking company and ask the assistant to find inconsistencies.
- Have it draft replies that point to each weakness, for example a floor plan instead of photos of the signs.
- If the company drops a court claim, ask whether you can claim your costs as a litigant in person, then draft that claim.
Copy-ready prompt
I got a private parking charge from [company] at [car park] on [date] for [reason]. My side: [what happened, payment time, machine problems]. Here are their letters and evidence: [paste or upload]. 1. List every weakness or inconsistency in their evidence and wording (signage, timings, grace periods, missing photos). 2. Tell me which evidence of my own would help. 3. Draft a firm, polite reply that I can send. 4. If they take me to court and then withdraw, explain how I could claim my costs. Point me to the official rules so I can check them.
Proof / source
Second-hand report Newspaper report based on interviews with Loren Cole (SWNS), including the court costs order date.
In their words
Feed the documents to AI and get it to analyse it. More often than not it finds a flaw in it.
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