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Updated September 2026

🅿️ I got a parking fine I think is wrong — how do I appeal?

Direct answer

A parking fine has a short objection period printed on it — often 14 to 30 days — and objecting stops the increase and the enforcement. Object in writing to the issuer, Ayuntamiento — Policía local / atención ciudadana (010) for municipal fines, with photos: the sign, the meter, the ticket you had, the app receipt. If the objection is refused, the next step is DGT — recursos de multas / ayuntamiento (060); if the municipality ignores objections or behaves unfairly, Juzgado de Primera Instancia — juicio verbal (administraciondejusticia.gob.es). Do not pay first if you object — in many countries paying closes the case.

Call firstAyuntamiento — Policía local / atención ciudadana
Report toDGT — recursos de multas / ayuntamiento
If that failsJuzgado de Primera Instancia — juicio verbal

🗣️ What to say

"I object to parking fine [number] of [date] at [place]. [I had a valid ticket / the sign was not visible / the app payment was made at [time] / the meter was out of order]. Evidence attached. I ask you to cancel the fine and to suspend enforcement until you decide."

🪜 Step by step

  1. DeadlineOn the ticket. Object on time even if you need to send evidence later.
  2. EvidencePhotos of the sign and the spot the same day; the app or meter receipt; witness contacts.
  3. Object to Ayuntamiento — Policía local / atención ciudadanaOnline form or letter. Keep proof of submission.
  4. Refused: DGT — recursos de multas / ayuntamientoCourt or the appeals body within the deadline on the refusal; small fee, no lawyer.
  5. Private car parksA "fine" from a private operator is a contract claim, not a fine: dispute it in writing; they need a court to enforce it.

📇 All contacts

Ayuntamiento — Policía local / atención ciudadanaNuisances, roads, waste, registry, lost propertyFor anything the municipality handles📞 010🔗 www.femp.es
DGT — recursos de multas / ayuntamientoObjections and appeals, driver identificationWithin 20 calendar days of the notification📞 060🔗 sede.dgt.gob.es
Juzgado de Primera Instancia — juicio verbalNo lawyer needed up to €2,000Last step, with the contract and inventories🔗 www.administraciondejusticia.gob.es
Defensor del PuebloComplaints about administrations, freeWhen the administration does not answer or acts unfairly📞 900 101 025🔗 www.defensordelpueblo.es

❓ Frequently asked

I paid by app but typed one digit wrong

Most municipalities cancel on proof of the payment for the right time. Send the receipt and the plate.

The sign was hidden by a tree

A sign you could not see does not bind you. Photograph it from the driver's position.

I was 5 minutes over

Some cities have tolerance, most do not. Objection rarely helps; a first-offence appeal sometimes does.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

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