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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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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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'Template' defence suggestion - NB: ultimately, your choice of defence wording is your own
CLAIM FORM FROM A PARKING FIRM? THEY ARE VERY EASY TO DEFEND. NO RISK, NO CCJ IF YOU FOLLOW THE ADVICE IN FULL. PLEASE READ THIS POST FIRST TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE SOME OR ALL OF THIS SUGGESTED 'TEMPLATE' DEFENCE, THAT YOU THEN MAKE YOUR OWN. THIS FORUM DOES NOT PURPORT TO CONDUCT LITIGATION. YOUR FINAL DEFENCE THAT YOU…
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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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"A safe and friendly community"
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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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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GroupNexus (CP Plus Ltd) - Admitted Driver In First Appeal
Hello, My father-in-law has picked up a parking ticket at a local hospital controlled by Group Nexus. Unfortunately I did not find out about this until after he had submitted his appeal in which he has admitted he was the driver. The PCN states the charge is for parking in a staff car park. The basis of his appeal was that…
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I'm scared about what will happen and what I should do?
Can anybody help me please? I have a disability and not much money. A few years ago I had a letter from dcbl (Direct Collection Baillis Ltd) to pay a fine of over £300, from a car park with free parking, but as I just ran in and out a shop, I didn't put in my details, and so it caused me a lot of depression and anxiety. I…
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Missed appeal deadline for Heathrow T2 drop off APCOA parking charge
Forgot to pay the drop off charge in early August and received the notice promptly from APCOA a week later. Then received a debt collection letter from Debt Recovery plus and didn't pay that either (by early November). I have read the newbies thread post 4 and it says to just ignore. If it were mine i would, but it's in my…
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Wembley retail Park small claims trial
Hello All, I have followed the advice of the newbies forum and it seems we are going to court on 5th May. BW Legal or uk parking patrol limited have submitted their witness statement as have I. The alleged offence is 29 mins overstay in a retail park with a lidl, macdonalds, currys', carpet shop and jd sports and max stay…
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Moorside Legal, UKCPS court claim, defended
Hi, In late September I got 2 tickets from UKCPS in my Uni Accommodation car park which I tried to appeal but failed and paid the £60 charge on both. I did contact the university themselves before paying and they said I broke the parking agreement and I had to pay. Anyway, I got a letter from Trace debt recovery this…
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Gatwick Airport Drop off PCN- Times Parking
Hi all, I recently got a PCN through from Gatwick drop off I stupidly forgot to pay the drop off this time!! - its new supplier is Times Parking a member of IPC. I have received a "Parking Charge to Keeper" Have been reading the forums/ posts about the wording to use, but two factors at play here: 1. it's a car registered…
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I have no knowledge of a window ticket but notice to keeper says a discount was offered? How?
Hi, I've received a notice to keeper that implies the drive was notified (stating a discount was offered) but I'm not aware of any window ticket. It is near a school so there's a small chance some kids removed it but it also says the PCN was issued t wo days after the incident so how could they have put a ticket on the…
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Is it worth appealing this?
Evening all, Attended an event at a venue and park in the cark right next to the building. This was the 11th April 2026. Received NTK from Minster Baywatch LTD, with ANPR photos and time and date. Letter dated the 16th April. ANPR date and time are reasonably about correct. Pay in 14 days £60. Increasing to £100 after.…
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Has Anyone ever actually had dcb legal turn up to court
Has Anyone ever actually had dcb legal turn up to court for one of there usual scatter gun, over inflated try it on for single ticket parking cases Iv had they usual crap defense was done/used from here, Had mediation. told em there getting nothing. trial date set have not had the usual begging letters before court. not…
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Smart Parking PCN from 2022 and DCB Legal threats.
Hi ladies and Gentlemen, hope we ae well? New guy, please be gentle. I had a Smart Parking PCN from a fairly known theme park in Kent back in December 2022. Ignored it obsvs. The evidence they provided was pretty terrible. pics were awful. The car was bit of pull car at the time loads of people borrowed it etc inc my dad…
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DCB Legal - Parking Charge Claim - 5 years later…. Can they?!
Hi folks I had a lot of help from this forum last year with a parking charge claim that I’m very grateful for. However, I’ve recently received another letter from DCB legal on behalf of ‘Smart Parking Ltd about a parking fine from Oct 2021 in Scotland stating ‘insufficient time paid.’ I remember getting a letter from them…
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UKCPS invoice - started court claims
So, my wife went to a Dental Surgery (NHS) a while ago. There's a private parking there with bays allocated to specific businesses, operated by UKCPS. The signage is hard to see but it is there, fair enough. The thing is - all bays for the Dental Surgery were taken, so she parked in another bay. the bay she parked in was…
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NTH POPLA Appeal - would you mention a previous case?
Hi, I received a PCN for an overstay from Euro Car Parks and appealed on the basis of POFA, since I have a company car and responded as hirer using the advised template. As expected, they rejected it and I am now about to proceed with the POPLA appeal. In 2022 I also received a PCN from Euro Car Parks for a company car and…
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CEL in-house court claim defence
Hi, apologies if I have missed the situation like mine in the threads but I tried looking and cant find anything similar I received a PCN by Civil Enforcement on 21st July 24 reason given on PCN ’payment not made in accordance with terms displayed on signage’ Backgroud: It was hotel car park I entered car park at 2:07 am…
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East Midland Airport PCN VCS
First of all I am sorry if i should not of started a new thread but ihave read a few of the ones similar to this and everyones story is a different scenario. This is my car and I dropped my partner off at adjacent to the BP garage at EMA like I have done previously. The car would of stopped for 10/15 seconds but I guess…
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Parking Eye Appeal
Hi all, The registered keeper received a PCN for a hopsital parking issue. An appeal was put in only referring to the driver and today received the attached response asking to name the driver. They havent reviewed the appeal content this is the forst request. Any advice on how to respond. Thank you
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Premier Park v Ms. Kay
Hi. Time to start my own thread on this; just to clarify, I'm not Ms. Kay, just helping her fighting this ticket. Ticket is from 12/24, N1 issued 12/25, which is when she phoned me. AoS filed on MCOL 12/25. Defense filed on MCOL, 01/26. MCOL confirms receipt 28.01, and copy sent to claimant, who must advise court on how…
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Letter of Claim - DCB LEGAL (parking charge)
I have been sent a letter of claim from dcb legal on behalf of smart parking limited regarding an unpaid parking charge. I have never received or experienced anything like this and the date this occurred was 21st March 2023 so I also have zero memory of this therefore can’t dispute. Is this something I just go ahead and…
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WS vs BW Legal for UKCPM
Just a sanity check question really, DDJ ordered to submit Witness Statements by 19th March, I sent mine on the 18th as I was on holiday 19th. Theirs arrived on the 19th. Mine is straight forward — Beavis Sign vs their complete lack of signage, dirty white sign with small black writing on a dirty white wall 9ft up, above a…
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THE PARKING SPACE, B W LEGAL court claim
Hi all, Sorry if this has already been covered, I have had a good read through the newbie section but can't see much about tickets that come through the post with pictures of the car going in an out. I did go to the ticket machine and thought I paid for three hours but I will be honest it was a couple of weeks ago so it…
