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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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Ocean Parking - Manchester Metrolink - Parked after operation hours
Hello, I received a private PCN operating for manchester metrolink after not realising I'm not supposed to leave my car in the car park (sale station) after operation hours (whoops). I've read the newbie post and this post where from the same company the appeal was successful: I'm very new to any kind of appealing parking…
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Warning of transfer to solicitors
Hi, as you can see, I received the attached letter a few days ago, and recieved the attached email today. This is following ongoing letters for a parking ticket where I was not the driver, I have given them the drivers details but they are after me
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Please help
my mum received this letter over the weekend. I was the driver, she the registered keeper at the time of the incident and had completely forgotten about the initial letter. I wasn’t informed I had to put my reg into computer at the church (my child was attending a class there). It was very dark, poorly lit and I hadn’t…
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DCB legal - court papers
Received initial letter for a parking fine a couple years ago, for a day in December 2021. They said I illegally parked in a hospital car park and owe money. I was actually a nurse employed by the hospital at the time, and paid through my salary for the car parking. I have continuously ignored them until now when I have…
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P4Parking PCN private residential
Hey gurus. Had a friend visitor park in development residential parking in a white lined disabled bay, they had blue badge on dashboard. PCN says no valid ticket. Bare with me, they are abit nervy when it comes to these things but im trying to reassure them to trust the process! Since p4parking say they are BPA registered…
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Parking ticket, unsure how to proceed
Good morning, I received this letter regarding a parking ticket I believe I disregarded, I cannot remember it as I believe I had the photos of the ticket on my old phone which is now broken Please can you advise me on how to proceed with this, do I respond to them via email? Or do I just ignore, thank you
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Parking tickets sent to wrong address
Hi guys. I've been looking through the newbies thread, along with using the parking fines chatbot, but I am still having issues working out what my next step should be. This is the situation I am currently in: Back in December, I was about to go over the free parking allowance in an ASDA car park. When I went to pay for…
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Ocean Parking Fine - Metro link : Ladywell Car Park Appeal
Hi, I've just received a parking charge notice from Ocean Parking of £100, for not being parked 'wholly within a bay' at Ladywell Metrolink park and ride car park. This was on the end of a row with with no other parking space next to it and car more or less on the line of the bay. I'd like to appeal this as it's frankly…
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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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N180 – ELMS Legal & email/post
Hi all - long time lurker, first time poster. I’m currently at the N180 stage for a claim from Excel Parking, with ELMS Legal Ltd acting for them. I emailed my completed N180 to the CNBC at DQ.CNBC@justice.gov.uk. I got the automated response straight away, but nothing since- no actual confirmation of receipt. Is that…
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Moorside legal first letter, no previous correspondence
Hello, So I've received a "letter before claim" from moorside legal on behalf of ukps. An invoice for £170 dated 16/4/26. Genuinely this is the first letter I've received, no previous correspondence from ukps. Problem is I have no idea where our when the PCN occurred. The only info I have is a moorside reference number, my…
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Letter of Claim Moorside Legal?
Hi, hoping someone can advise. My son has had a Letter of Claim from Moorside Legal for £170.00 for National carparks Ltd. There isn't any information on the letter as to where the claim is from, date of the alleged offence etc. There has been no prior communication regarding a parking ticket and my son has no clue as to…
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Dealing with unresonable parking charge
I'm looking for advice about a parking charge I got from Smart Parking in Inverness recently. There is a lot of discussion about the behaviour of this company at this car park on the MSE forums but most of it is 10 years old. The charge seems unreasonable but the treat of debt collectors, escalting costs etc. is worrying…
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DCBL Unpaid Parking Charge - 3 YEARS LATE
I received a letter on Monday for an unpaid parking charge. The contravention was in 2023 and this is the first I have been made aware of the fine. I have been given 14 days to pay, but it took 10 days for the letter to arrive - so I have two days left. DCBL are chasing me on behalf of Euro Car Parks. The fine was: For a…
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DCB Legal ltd LoC (Smart Parking ) Angouleme way
Hi All, I disputed a PCN back in 2022 for keeper wasn't notified with 14 days which Smart parking replied say they did and they matter had been passed to Debt Recovery plus. I had never and still to this day don't any evidence of the offence. I know for a fact it wasn't me and evidence should show the sex of the driver is…
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SMART PARKING, DCB LEGAL court claim 2025
I received a county court claim form for a parking charge almost 5 years ago. I was in the military, so I had my mother's address registered with DVLA. Since leaving the military, I have been in rented accommodation and have been living in my own house for over 2 years before receiving any letters. I had one letter…
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Challenge of legitimate interest
Hi all. Thankyou in advance for the quality advice I assume I’m going to receive based on the threads I’ve read here. Apologies if I’ve missed anything that is well covered, I have read around but with 3000+ pages of posts obviously only scratched the surface! Short version first - there are two specific questions I’d like…
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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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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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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…
