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ChatGPTLegal & Disputes2023-03-31

Appeal a wrongly issued £60 council parking fine with a ChatGPT letter

Student Millie Houlton had a resident permit but got a £60 fine anyway. She gave ChatGPT the details and her fine reference, sent the letter it wrote to York council, and the fine was overturned.

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What you get

A clear, polite appeal letter for a parking fine you believe was issued wrongly.

Tools

  • ChatGPT (free plan works)
  • Fine reference number, permit details

Time / cost: Minutes to draft (per the student)

Steps

  1. Gather the fine reference, date, location and your proof, such as a valid permit.
  2. Tell the assistant where and when it happened and why the fine is wrong.
  3. Read the draft, fix any facts, and send it through the council's official appeal route.

Copy-ready prompt

Please help me write an appeal to [council] about parking fine [reference], issued on [date] at [street]. Why it's wrong: [e.g. I hold a valid resident permit, number X, for this street]. Evidence I can attach: [list]. Keep it short, polite and factual, and ask for the fine to be cancelled.

Prompt written by AgentPlays from the source. Fill in the [brackets] and approve before anything is sent or bought.

Proof / source

Second-hand report Newspaper report (originally via the BBC) quoting the student.

In their words

I put in all my details about where and when it happened, why it was wrong and my reference for the fine and it came back with this perfectly formed personalised response within minutes.

— Millie Houlton on Birmingham Live

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