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How do you complain about a parking fine from the City of Copenhagen?

Complain to the issuer, with your evidence.

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Short answer

You complain to the authority that issued the fee, which for a street fee in Copenhagen is the City of Copenhagen's parking department. At parkering.kk.dk you enter the registration number and the fee's serial number to see the warden's photos and the reason, and you can pay or appeal there. A fee can be dropped if there is a serious legal error, a situation close to necessity or real doubt about the evidence. Saying the rules are unfair or that you did not know them is not a valid reason.

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Why

  1. A car that breaks down is only treated as parked after 18 hours, if you can document it.
  2. A fee from the police or a private company goes to that issuer instead.
  3. Disputes the city does not settle can end in the bailiff's court (fogedretten).

Details

The national self-service form "Parkeringsafgift" on borger.dk can also be used to complain.

Tip

Take photos of the signs, your car and any payment receipt in the app before you drive off.

What may differ

Each municipality handles its own fees, so the online portal differs outside Copenhagen.

Common misconception

Many think that not knowing the local rules is enough to have a fee cancelled.

What actually happens

Not knowing the rules is not a reason to drop a fee; you need a legal error, necessity or real doubt about the evidence.

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Sources

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