countrywideparking.co.uk Avis 

I was visiting the vets in a shared car park with my sick dog. (many other businesses and their customers use this carpark)
Then I receive an invoice to pay when i had a legitimate reason to be there.
Utter scumbags

Do not pay any of this company's invoices. They are all unfounded and the company are duplicitous cheats. They have no business. They can sing for their supper.

Awful company. They are currently taking me to court for collecting medication for my sick elderly mother. Someone should stop these tyrant’s.

Bullying and Exploitative Practices – Avoid at All Costs

Review:

Countrywide Parking Management has demonstrated appalling customer service and downright exploitative practices. I recently received a Parking Charge Notice at Eton College Dorney Lake for an alleged violation that was neither clearly communicated nor proportionately enforced.

Despite raising legitimate concerns about the lack of transparency in their signage and process, I was forced to pay under duress to avoid further financial penalties and threats of escalation. Their response was dismissive, robotic, and entirely devoid of empathy or fairness.

Their practices blatantly contradict the Consumer Rights Act 2015 and the principles outlined in the Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019, which emphasize fairness and proportionality. It is clear that they prioritize profit over integrity, preying on individuals with no regard for the stress and frustration they cause.

I will be escalating this matter to the Parking Ombudsman and the International Parking Community to ensure their operations are reviewed for compliance with regulations. I urge anyone considering using their services or parking on their managed sites to think twice. This company’s behavior is the epitome of why the private parking industry has such a terrible reputation.

Avoid at all costs.

Organised thieves!

Their company needs to be sut down! I received a fine for parking in a 20 minutes allowance supermarket desigmated bay. The ticket said i parked for 6 minutes, this is well within the allowed 20 minutes time frame.
I appealed saying prove to me by picture of where my car was parked! The thieves responded with a rejection of my appeal and attached a picture of a car THAT'S NOT MINE parked in the correct bay. This car on the pic is a Vauxhall, and my car is Renault. They blurted/darkened the number plate on the pic, so no number plate showing on the pic.
They were clearly trying to commit fraud and steal from me. I've asked for compensation
If they don't compensate me, i will refer them to Action Fraud and take them to court.

They are bullies. Apparently these notices are not fines, they are invoices and if they are issuing ' fines ' unfairly then dispute them. They threaten people into paying. If they are ignoring your appeal or dispute they are not keeping to their side of the bargain so take THEM to court ! I forgot to display my permit so paid the money grabbers , but still they claimed they had already sent me a parking 'fine' prior to the threatening piece of paper I received. My 'CRIMINAL' activity took place on the 12th Nov and I didn't receive the letter until the 20th. Another way of hoping people may be away working or on holiday to push people past the 14 day £60 payment period. There is good advice online about dealing with private parking companies.

My husband received a parking fine which although he didn’t feel it was justified he still paid the £60 well before the deadline.
He paid it online via the website shown on the letter from countrywide and got a reference no. to prove the transaction had gone through. However since then he has received two further notices from Countrywide saying he now owes £140
I emailed them but they said they have passed the matter on to their debt collector co and does not intend to communicate with us more
The money has not been taken out of my husbands account.
Is this their way of getting more money out of people!

Entered my registration into the pub system and then got a fine stating I parked without doing so. Disgusting service. See you in court

I received a fine for parking. I appealed it and it was denied with an automated reply. I agreed to lay the £60 but the platform they sent me to use to pay didn't work. I tried multiple times with no luck. I then got in touch with them and in every email I asked for an alternative way to pay, they have now increased the amaaount to £140 and still haven't given me an option to pay and I have been told they will not reply to any more emails. Please keep in mind that so far I haven't lost my temper and have tried to resolve the issue but I'm getting to the point where I'd like to tell someone where they can stick this fine :) I have not once refused to pay however without having a way to do so I can't shut this down. It feels like they are leaving it to build up so I have to pay more. Really Disappointing service and hope the local community opt to get rid of them and have another council run car park.

This company is committing mass corruption, they purposely make it impossible to contact them and speak to a human, their appeal system is handle by an automated system I know this as myself and a friend both received identical appeal responses even though we are two individuals with two completely different circumstances. its a scam and the government need to look into this and reimburse the victims. The worst thing is I am a Countrywide parking permit holder and have been charged for a overgrown tree ( not my own ) obstructing my windscreen. SCAMMERS & THIEVES!!

One of the worst parking companies I have dealt with. They are not following their policies. I got a PCN, I appealed online on 26 April 2024. I have not received any responses of any kind. Today 14th June 2024 I received a letter saying that I have not responded to their many correspondences! I need to pay £140. With this trick, I no longer can pay for the original ticket, also I have lost the right to appeal with the Independent Appeals Service online.

Scumbags. My car was blocked in when making a delivery. Left one minute late as a result and recieved a £60 fine, appealed it, just an automated letter sent back saying the appeal was unsuccessful, joke of a company.

Someone parked my slot for a week, reported to countrywide but no one handle my case. Their staff say asap. I ask them is asap mean 1 year, she said yes. Rubbish company!!!

Absolute joke of a company! I pay monthly £50 for a car parking space, my pass is placed on the windscreen and have been issued a £60 fine. Appealed proving that it’s my dedicated car parking spot, no remorse. I think it’s disgusting how much I’ve paid and they can’t let go of one fine when I’m literally renting this spot. Another annoying point when I come round to check your car, the spaces are very slim between the pillar and car, which is fine because I’m careful when going passed, however then in their Huge high vis jackets with zips at the front are scrapping the car, which I have on the dashcam!

I would give a-5 if possible
They are lousy lazy and mean
They don.t want to work proper just superficial

Got changed £100 for parking my car in a customer parking lot?! I am so perplexed about this situation. The Signs CLEARLY states customers can park for 20 minutes with no permit needed as long they shop in the Simply Fresh store. Which I was parked for 17 minutes & was still given a penalty fee saying I needed a permit. & When I went to appeal the website does not let me!?!? This company is a scam. They try to con people and make money with no justifiable reasoning. Do not pay them. If anything if you are in the right. Take them to court and win your rights.

I have been attempting to contact someone in the sales department for a week now,3 emails and a phone message left with a young lady.
As of this moment I have failed to have a response from anyone
WHAT A WAY TO RUN A COMPANY
Eventually someone has contacted me

I paid for a parking space via Just Park, followed all the rules, parked in the correct car park, did not arrive early and did not leave late, but then received a parking charge.

I appealed, giving evidence of payment, the location, booking timings etc which were all correct, but they just rejected the appeal and now sent a final notice of payment of threaten court action. Even Just Park who I booked through have said I have not contravened any parking rules/ restrictions.

This behaviour is disgraceful!

I was just going to pay the fine, but decided I will be seeing them in court, not letting this go, they are bullies.

Dealing with this company has made me physically and mentally unwell to the point I don't want to leave the house or drive my car.
I followed the signage at a car park managed by them instructin g me to register within 24hrs for free disabled parking.I did so within the allotted time frame and still recieved a ticket.

I live alone and could not manage to mentally pursue the extensive outside appeal (after they took no notice of common sense in the internal one)

Today I received a red letter threatening me with court action etc with the addition of a bullying paragraph telling me that my credit rating will be affected and I won't be able to even get a phone contract.

I'm 54 years old, permanently disabled with a life limiting condition and have never done anything other than tow the line...seems pointless when you can be legally robbed by anonymous money grabbers sitting in thier comfy offices.

Thankyou Countrywide Parking for causing me severe anxiety,dark depression and a prolonged bout of colitis.

I used these guys to manage my car park. They were non responsive to emails and I had to chase and chase for my commission earnings, ultimately I had no choice but to sack them as they were stealing my commission.
If you are looking for car park management this is NOT the company to use.