18 View comments On October 27 last year, my wife and I parked in Didcot, Oxon. We were distracted by our two grandsons, aged seven and ten, and forgot to buy a parking ticket. We returned to find a penalty notice attached to the car. I filled in the form and sent a cheque by post on October 29 for £25, the full amount. But on January 25 this year, I received a penalty demand of £110 with a notice saying: ‘This parking charge has not been paid.’ I checked my bank accounts to find the cheque had not been cashed until December 1, 2011. When I phoned, I was told if I did not pay I would be chased for additional charges. In the end, I agreed to pay £85 by debit card to end the matter. I feel extremely aggrieved and have written to the company that collected the money, Parking Collection Services, to no avail. D.L., Chalgrove, Oxon. I, too, would be pretty fed up in your position. You paid your fine on time and for whatever reason the cheque was not cashed for more than a