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POPLA Decisions
MSE Note: Hi! Please don't post any private details (yours or other peoples) on the forum for privacy reasons. Thanks! MSE Official Insert: Read our MoneySaving UK Travel & Transport guides to save more including Fight Private Parking Tickets and Parking Ticket Appeals. Back to Aaron Aadvark's original post.... This thread…
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Template defence to adapt for all parking cases with added 'admin/DRA' costs - edited in 2025
PLEASE READ THIS POST FIRST TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE SOME OR ALL OF THIS SUGGESTED TEMPLATE AS PART OF YOUR INDIVIDUAL DEFENCE, THAT YOU CAN THEN DRAFT. YOUR FINAL DEFENCE THAT YOU DECIDE TO DRAFT IS YOUR OWN. NOTHING ON THIS BOARD IS LEGAL ADVICE, JUST OPINIONS BASED ON EXPERIENCE OF WINNING DEFENCES. THE MAIN INFO ABOUT…
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"A safe and friendly community"
Hi all, Unfortunately it's come to the team's attention that there's been an uptick in needlessly confrontational and provocative posting on the board recently. I'm not going to retread all the ground covered in a previous thread, but the conduct we've been seeing warrants a new intervention. Firstly, MSE's ethos is…
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MSE Parking Ticket Appeals Guide feedback
Hi all, We noticed that a recent thread we started about MoneySavingExpert's Parking Ticket Appeals Guide prompted a response from a number of users. Thank you for all the feedback. MSE's guides are based on detailed journalistic research and analysis rather than tailored advice aimed at individuals. These guides are…
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Unfriendly behaviour on the board
Hi everyone, It's come to our attention that there have been more and more instances of uncivil behaviour here on the parking board, and I'd like to address the situation directly. Firstly, we'd like to express how much we value the insight and support that our very knowledgeable Forumites can offer. This is the very heart…
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Posting on the Parking Board – your help please
MSE Update November 2017 Hi everyone Please could all forumites using this board re-read our original post below. Thank you! ---- Please read our Don't Pay Unfair Parking Tickets News story for MSE's stance. Hi everyone, As you’ll be aware this board was set up for users to find factual information about parking tickets…
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**NEWBIES!! PRIVATE PARKING TICKET? OLD OR NEW? **READ THESE FAQS FIRST!** Thankyou!
:) WELCOME! :) HOW TO BEAT A PRIVATE PCN: BY APPEAL, COMPLAINT, OR DEFENCE. BEFORE YOU USE THE FORUM, IF YOU ARE NOT SURE HOW TO USE IT, CLICK HERE Forum Introduction Guide DO NOT USE YOUR REAL NAME AS YOUR USERNAME IF YOU POST A THREAD: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5532696 FAQS FIRST. NO THREAD IS…
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The Parking Tickets Board Sticky
WELCOME [Useful Links & General Info] **NEWBIES!! PRIVATE PARKING TICKET? OLD OR NEW? **READ THESE FAQS FIRST!** Thankyou! Parking board feedback POPLA Decisions IAS Decisions (IAS = Independent Appeals Service) BPA Code of Practice - latest version Parking - Letter Before County Court Claim (LBCCC) - Fight back! Guidance…
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What's my best defence for this Parking Charge Notice?
I have just been on holiday from 31st July to the 14th August. I returned to a Parking Charge Notice. It is from Gemini Parking. I definitely have a minor keying error defence - I transposed two characters from my registration when paying and I have the receipt for that. I entered AB12 CED instead of AB12 CDE. The receipt…
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Confusing Blue Badge Disable Parking Signs. Premier Park.
Hi, I'm a newbie to the PCN Forum. Grand Junction Retail Park, Crewe. Passenger B had broken her foot a week or two prior to this event and was on crutches, plus she was using a non powered mobility scooter. B's number plate fell off during the hot weather, the adhesive tape had failed and so needed a solid screwed fixing…
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Northwest Parking Management / DCB Legal
Hi All, Firstly, a big thank you to you all who volunteer your time/expertise on here - it's very much appreciated and I have learnt a whole lot in the last 7-days of reading up. I've found the scare tactics and intimidation a disgrace and willing to stand up to these awful charges for what was, I'm led to believe, 15…
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HELP PLEASE! Residential defence witness statement against PCN claims brought by DCB Legal
I am defending two claims of a litany of PCNs issued by the same private parking company who is being represented by DCB legal. A hearing on one of the claims has been fixed for next month and the deadline to submit my witness statement is approaching within a week's time. Last week, the claimant emailed me and the court…
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TWO court claims received from DCB Legal - unsure how to fight these
Hello everyone, I am posting on behalf of my mom who received two court claims from DCB legal for two different parking contraventions. One from Parking eye for not paying for parking at a hospital when going for an interview and one from UKPCL for parking in an area that required a permit. She claims that she did not…
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HUMAN ERROR - PCN (SIP Car Parks)
Hello all I received a PCN from SIP car parks at the start of Feb for
‘Insufficient Fee Paid’. The fine is for £60 if paid in 14 days but this has
now increased to £100. Thinking I’m doing the right thing I appealed to SIP direct.
Obviously they dismissed my appeal. I then went to the IAS with the following argument: To…
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Small claims court date next month - DCB legal - any helpful advice please 🙏
hi there I’ve had a look through the forum to see if my question and have been answered, but not being able to find it so kindly asking for help. I have a court date of October and The court papers I need to submit any copies of documents on which I intend to rely the hearing in two weeks time 1. Do DCB legal typically…
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PCN at Claim stage. DCB Legal. / Smart Parking.
Hi Everybody. I'm just looking for some guidance on my saga, please! Hopefully this is all something been seen before and I'm just boring people! I have recently received a Claim Form from DCB Legal/Smart Parking regarding 3 PCNs from 2021. (£100 x 3 + £70 fee for each plus 8% interest! Total of £815) The PCNs were from a…
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CC Claim MET Parking - Stansted Scam Car Park
Hello Fellow MSErs (and parking experts). So, I fell foul of MET's scam car park in Stansted (quelle surprise). The car was alleged to be there in January 2024, and I was the RK of the car and received the NTK over 14 days after the alleged infringement (of leaving the car and the occupants walking to McDonalds, parked in…
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Horizon parking PCN - Tesco Stourbridge
Hi, the driver overstayed the 2 hour limit when shopping at Tesco, paid cash but lost the receipt. There was big queues in the supermarket and they have a disabled son so it took longer than they expected. If option A fails (contacting the retailer) in the newbies section, is it best just to pay the £40 discount rate. PCN…
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Ongoing Brewerygate issues, and illegal reset 2 years later, sanctioned by IPC
- Original PCN 21st august 2023 via postal NTK - Appealed 2nd sept 2023 - never received response - IPC later rules that the appeal was valid and received and therefore breach of IPC code 19.4.1. - IPC sanctions an unlawful "reset" of the charge in July 2025. I can pay reduced fine or appeal online. I ignore! - I asked for…
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UKPS escalated to Court ignoring my responses
Hello, I’m looking for some advice on where to go from here - I received a parking fine in April where my partner exceeded the amount of time he had paid for in a private car park. I sent off the response letter to advise of his details as the driver so the fine would be issued to him instead, I then received another…
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DCB LEGAL RECORD OF PRIVATE PARKING COURT CLAIM DISCONTINUATIONS
A UKPC/DCB Legal pattern is now emerging, the same as the Highview/CP Plus/GroupNexus/DCB Legal pattern that has evidenced itself over the past few weeks. * Court claim issued * Defence completed * Hearing date given * Witness Statement deadline dictated by the court * Phone call from DCB Legal to defendant * Email to…
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Parking charge from PCS - no images
Hi I just received a letter in post from PCS on behalf of the creditor - Parking Enforcement and Security Services for a parking charge of £60. It states the PCN time of issue but when I have clicked on the link to watch the photos/videos, there's nothing there on the website. I had to park the car at this location for…
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Porters Avenue GP - Did not register
Seriously I need a break from this! I took my wife for an urgent blood test - text stated to go to any BHR clinic so we went to porters avenue, parked in disabled bay with badge displayed. Did the bloods... ticket. You need to input your plate in the system. I actually did have a brief look for it on my way out but…
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Napier Parking - reminder letter £170 - ignore?
Have read the newbies thread and wanted to check I'm doing the right thing. I had to tell Napier I was the driver as my husband was being chased as Keeper and didn't like it. Situation is this: we pulled into the car park on Church Hill in Northfield, which I thought was still council-owned and used to be free after 6 pm.…
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Source of Civil Enforcement Limited v Chan (Ref. E7GM9W44)
Hi all, I'm working on a defence and temped to use E7GM9W44, but I'm in doubt about the following. I did some digging on the forum and I understand that the images of the transcript do not originate from a source that can be referenced in court, so if it was challenged by a judge all I can say is "I found it on the…
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Unauthorised zone
Today I received a parking fine for unauthorised parking from 18.53 to 20.03. I didn't park and stay. I dropped off at returned an hour later to pick up. I rang them and they said I entered a restricted zone. Is there still someone who can appeal this for me? Thanks.
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PCS acting for AM Parking £120 Notice to Keeper
Hi all, A relative has received a Notice to Keeper from PCS acting for AM Parking
claiming £120. Can I please confirm that. This would make the NTK POFA 2012 non- compliant for Keeper Liability as this
exceeds the £100 permissible on a Notice to Keeper? I can't find the relevant
terms within schedule 4 so wanted to check.…
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APCOA PCN Manchester Airport Drop-off
Hi Guys, I recently received a PCN notice from APCOA about a drop-off at Manchester Airport. I know you can usually ignore APCOA, but I don't want it to escalate into a CCJ and affect my credit score. I've also been advised to appeal to APCOA, not admitting to who the driver was, and also asking them to provide the…
