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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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Tesco Horizon parking charge
Hi It’s been a few years but I am back again. It’s Tesco’s again but this time with Horizon. I see these things are called a Parking Charge these days, I received the charge via post 12 days from the alleged offence. I verified at the machine when leaving the store but I have no proof. Plan A - I have complained in store…
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Smart Parking turned into Debt Recovery Plus - Looking for advice
Morning, So I received a Smart Parking Notice on the 12th August 2024, for a contravention dated 26th July 2024. For note, parking was paid for 4 hours on the app between the times of 1.04pm - 4.04pm at Tower Road, Newquay (when the vehicle was actually parked) The car park was left at 4:03:37pm - although the vehicle was…
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LBC - Should Keeper name driver in this case?
Hi, Bit of advice please. My wife as RK received 2 Parking CNs from Smartparking for two separate overstays in the same carpark back in 2024 during our family holiday in England. For one PCN, she appealed, the appeal failed, she paid up the £60. Unfortunately, she didn't realise she had received a second PCN from the same…
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Travis Street Manchester
I intervened for a friend who received an unfair ticket for staying at Travis Street car park where they spent 20 mins trying to pay using the app (the only way to pay) and then left after being unsuccessful. Somehow I am now being taken to court by Car Park Securities as keeper despite never being the owner or keeper of…
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PCN - Parking Ticket
Hey all! I am hoping for some advice, so any would be appreciated! On Friday, 24/04/2026 I received a letter from a balliff company telling me it’s a final notice for a penalty charge that occurred on the 14/12/2026. This is the first time I had heard or seen of this, I had no idea it was even happening. It is a car…
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Bailiff visit for PCN I didn't even know about!
Posting my experience in case it helps anyone else dealing with a moving traffic PCN (Code 53J – pedestrian zone restriction) that has escalated without receiving any of the original paperwork. 📅 Timeline Unknown date (PCN issued) PCN issued for entering a pedestrian zone (Code 53J). I did not receive the PCN or any…
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URGENT HELP WITH PCN
So I recently received a letter for the first time from Empira Ltd saying I need to pay £170 for an outstanding parking fine from their client NPM. The letter has been address to my company as the vehicle they took photos of, is a company car. I had no idea what this was about so requested NPM to send pictures, which they…
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DCB LOC UKPC 23.04.2026
hi I am hoping for some advice , I received a pcn dated 26/05/2025 from UKPC . I was parked down a side bit of the retail park , the regular parking at the retail park is free. The side bit leads to a private car park but the cameras have pictured me enter this section and leave. The signs for private parking are along the…
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Stansted PCN from NSL
Hi all, I have received PCN from NSL at Stansted airport which I have appealed (see photo below). The response letter from NSL (photos below) leads me to believe that I may have a strong case to win an appeal with POPLA. If it helps, this is approximately where I was parked (red circle): According to Street View, there are…
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PCN on Residential Parking and now LOC
Greetings to the esteemed warriors against the scum of the earth PPCs, I've gone through the Newbie thread followed some of the steps and I'm now at the Letter of Claim stage. I've drafted a response to the LOC but wanted to get a second eye to take a look at it. First to provide details: - I stay in a residential building…
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Letter of claim
Hi all, i need some advice. I received a penalty charge notice from Smart parking almost 3 years ago in June 23. I moved house in Dec 2023. This week, in April 2026 i received a letter of claim from Dcb Legal demanding i pay £170. This was for parking for 19 mins, at the Cat & Fiddle pub in Macclesfield, while i checked if…
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BW Legal Letter of Claim - UK Car Park Management - £170
Hi, First time poster here and I'm doing my best to get it right. I know there are other threads on here in regards to BW Legal sending Letter of Claim and according to the Newbies thread, I should just send them a template email to get lost, however, I just wanted to make sure that that template still applies. Here's what…
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Parking stories in the News/media
To save adding to a post about something else it might be worth having a seperate thread for parking stories in the media Kicking it off is this on the BBC news site "Drivers fined as Durham car park camera 'misses them leaving' yep, its the good old double dip again, full story on the BBC here…
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IAS appeal - Smart parking - disabled driver
hello Last month I visited a car park in Wilmslow (Spring St Multi Story) and parked in a marked disabled bay with my blue badge clearly showing. I checked the parking signs which was a council run sign saying blue badge holders park for free. I displayed my badge and went into town A week later I received this parking…
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Court Claim Form for parking in GP car park! Civil Enforcement Limited
I visited my GP with a young family member for an emergency appointment (which led to an immediate visit to A&E) in May 2025 Since my last GP a year prior, in early 2024, the GP practice had engaged a private parking company to manage their car park (car park owned by the GP practice) There is an iPad to enter your car…
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Claim Defended - DCBL Parking
Should I agree to the claim being suitable for determination without a hearing? is it better to go to try and explain/ defend myself?
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DCB legal court claim questions
Please bear with me as I’m a newbie to this. I have received a claim form(n1sdt) which I shall post a picture of if possible. This is after receiving a letter from DCBL dated 25/5/2025 informing me of a PCN from 03/09/2021. I also received similar letters dated in June/july &Aug. These letters stated that I was not able to…
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Gladstones taking me to court for UK CPM
Hello guys, Thank you for all the wonderful job you guys are doing, I must say I am well impressed by the amount of cases you guys have dealt with so far. I received a county court claim form last week from Gladstone solicitors in regards to a parking ticket from from PCM last year June . I was ordered to pay £270 or…
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Parking challenge - court
Hi, i received a parking fine from Civil enforcement Ltd. I think I have made a fairly substantial error in my correspondence with them by admitting my mistake. I did not appeal within the time frame within 28 days but sent this shortly after the 28 days: Good morning, I am writing to explain the circumstances surrounding…
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National Parking Control - DCB LEGAL Claim 2026
Hi, I have followed the Newbies thread to the best of my knowledge and have now got to the stage where I am somewhat bamboozled, probably because of a mixture of litigation jargon and the potential court appearance looming (albiet miniscule chance based on other comments in this forum). A response to the "Letter of Claim"…
