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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 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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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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**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 UNSURE 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 NEEDED IF YOUR…
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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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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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UKCPS - Moorside Legal Parking Claim March 2026
Hi all, I have been issued a PCN by UKCPS for "unpaid parking charge" for stopping for 10 seconds at Leeds train station to drop someone off while in heavy rain. I saw no signage & certainly did not willingly enter into any form of contract with the landowner. I have followed the steps in the Newbies thread to AOS on MCOL…
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DCB Legal - Court Claim received - can you advise
Claim form received this week. I'm nervous about going to court but feel like i need to because of the unjust nature of the charges I will take step 1 today and acknowledge receipt of the claim for money, but wanted to start a thread to give time for advice about my defence. Read that even details such as exact amount of…
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One Parking Solutions Vantage Point Brighton - Advice, please!
Help, please! I'm not sure if it's too late and the more I read online of all the possible ways, the more I feel overwhelmed. I loathe having to pay this horrible company £100 by 12/April/2024, but since the incident happened (11/11/2023) when I drove my son to his University Open Day in Brighton. After dropping him off, I…
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DCBL - VERY unhelpful!
My daughter has today received a parking fine for stopping at A Zone in Bristol Airport. My Dad had been rushed into hospital for life-saving surgery; I was in Spain and had to get home the same day. My daughter came to get me, paid to come through the barrier and then when I rang her to say I was on the front, she drove…
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How much trouble am I in? BW Legal.
Hello. I know we have some practiced BW Legal heads in these forums. I got a fine from them in Dec 2024 about an incident in Oct 2024. I had stopped for 7 minutes in a restaurant car park because my daughter spilled hot coffee on her lap. I saw a forecourt of a restaurant so pulled in as all the roads were double yellow. I…
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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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ANPR Double Dips and read error list (private companies)
Not intended for comments just a list of double dips and ANPR camera errors in private car parks, with links to posts and news stories - comments elsewhere, intention of this just being a plain list Not ANPR issues surrounding council statutory enforcement and/or highways agency enforcement /DVLA/Bailiffs etc Name of PPC,…
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UKPC – Screwfix Chadwell Heath – disabled bay / Blue Badge not displayed
Hi all, Back again for some advice before appealing this one! Received a postal NTK from UKPC for Screwfix Chadwell Heath: Parking date: 06/08/26 NTK dated: 12/08/26 Reason: Parked in a designated disabled person's parking place without displaying a valid disabled person's badge Charge: £100 (£60 discounted) Nothing was…
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Home Bargains Cannon Ln, Tonbridge TN9 1PQ - PCN from Group Nexus / CP PLUS
Hello, I certainly didn't expect to find myself here asking for the best advice… however… My wife and daughter are both registered disabled and have their own Blue Badges, this is a regular shopping and coffee location for them. On a previous visit to this exact location my vehicle was issued with a parking charge for an…
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Defendant vs DCB Legal (for Parkmaven)
Allocation to the small claims track is through. Parked at the hotel at 06:45 Tuesday, machine in reception asks how long you're staying and I put 2 days thinking it would give me 2 nights (or 48-hours) as I check out and leave at 06:30 Thursday. Paid the £10 (£5 per day) and it turns out that it gave me 2-days I.e. a day…
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Advice needed private parking ticket – mediation appointment (Euro Parking / Gladstones Solicitors)
Hi everyone, I’d really appreciate some guidance on what to expect and how to approach my upcoming mediation appointment for a private parking claim. Summary of my case: Claimant: Euro Parking Services Ltd Solicitor: Gladstones Solicitors Ltd Claim issued: 15 August 2025 via Civil National Business Centre (Northampton).…
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Parked at friends office, reg not entered, now at POPLA appeal
Hi all, I've been parking at a friends car park and my reg has been entered many times. I received a fine with Civil Enforcement and appealed it knowing (incorrectly) my Reg had been entered. I then appealed the fine with a copy of an email from my friend who rents the office saying I was allowed to park there and…
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ParkingEye / DCB Legal N1SDT claim — 2022 PCN, Corporation Street Preston
I’ve read the NEWBIES thread. Received an N1SDT claim pack from the CNBC (MCOL) this week and would appreciate help with the defence. Claimant: ParkingEye Ltd Solicitor: DCB Legal Ltd Issue date: 18 August 2026 Location: Corporation Street, Preston PR1 2UP Date of contravention: 09/12/2022 Amounts claimed: • Amount claimed…
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Private parking court claim for a car sold 2½ years before the alleged parking event – advice?
Hi all, looking for some advice on defending a private parking County Court claim in England. We sold a car privately through Facebook Marketplace in January 2020. It was a cash sale and we completed the V5C paperwork and posted our part to DVLA. We didn't receive confirmation, but we'd moved address around this period and…
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CCJ added to my Credit Report but not received anything
Hi, Hope you’re able to help. I logged onto my credit report yesterday and noticed a CCJ had been added to my account. I phoned the CNBC this morning and found out that it had been added by Horizon Parking (or more their solicitors Gladstone Solicitors) for a parking issue back in 2024. They’ve registered it (and must have…
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ParkingEye (CPP) / DCB Legal Claim - Leeds Beckett University
Hi all, I've been working through the NEWBIES thread and post #2 and gotten so far with it. I've recently received a Claim Form from DCB Legal, in the process of preparing my defence so would be grateful to everyone for a sanity check if possible Brief timeline: PCN issued Feb 2023 for alleged event on 27/01/2023,…
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CEL CCJ Set Aside (CPR 13.2, Dead Claim) - Draft WS and DO for Review
Hi all, I'm preparing an N244 application to set aside a CCJ obtained by Civil Enforcement Ltd and would be grateful for a sense check from the regulars before I submit. Key facts: Claimant: Civil Enforcement Ltd (CEL) CCJ date: 12 June 2026 Discovered CCJ: 20 August 2026 via credit check No claim form, LBC or…
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Evology / Parkingeye / DCBL - Hospital ER visit, app SMS error caused 1-minute camera variance
Hi everyone,Looking for a quick sanity check on my timeline and next steps regarding a known Evology app trap at a hospital.Context: Attended Royal Preston Hospital Emergency Department (Location 302654) with my daughter for a serious head injury on 14 November 2025.Timeline: 21:02 - ANPR entry. 21:06 - Took photo of…
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Parking fine "parked without valid permit for vehicle class"
Hi everyone, I'm hoping someone has been in a similar situation and can offer some advice. I've recently received two Parking Charge Notices from The Parking Space at Shaw Street Car Park in Manchester (with a third one likely on the way). The vehicle in question is a 2014 Peugeot Partner, and it was parked there for three…
