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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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DCB Legal court claim – residential permit holder / authorised carer
Hi all, I’d be grateful for some guidance please as my case has now reached the county court claim stage and I want to be sure my defence is sound. This is a residential permit parking case. I was parked near Address X, where my elderly father lived (he passed away a couple of months after this fiasco started), and I was…
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N1SDT Court Claim from ParkingEye - Incorrect Address on MCOL
Hi all, I am aware that we shouldn't fill up the forum with cases, but I thought I'd make a post as I have searched the forum and can't find anything specific to my case and need to know ASAP what move to make. I received a ticket from ParkingEye a year or so ago for parking in a local carpark after hours. I was in the…
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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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MCOL for parking charges 5 years ago
Hi All I have just acknowledged a MCOL for 2 parking charges a week apart in July 2020, claimant (Smart Parking Limited) reason unauthorized parking. i do not recall receiving any letters until just recently i had one from dcbl and now the claim bearing in mind it was the covid era where postal service was hit and miss so…
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PCN (CEL) Small Claims Hearing Claimant Has Not Paid Court Fee But Claim Not Struck Out
Hello all, Last year I managed to get a CCJ removed when I attended court to challenge a PCN issued by CEL. The new claim about parking is due to be heard on 27 April. I just called the central Court Office phone line. They told me that CEO have not paid the fee which was due by the 30th of March. However, the claim has…
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Court Claim Form from BW Legal on behalf of Britannia parking
Hi All When googling for some information on my case I just found this great forum where many cases been solved successfully thanks of all of you guys, so I would really seek for advice on my case. As on title, I have received the Court Claim Form with issue date 18/02/2026 from BW Legal on behalf of Britannia Parking that…
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Parking Charge Notice ( PCN ) for Heathrow Hilton Garden Inn terminal 2 (t2) from EURO CAR PARKS
Hello guys Im working as a private hire driver, a while ago I've dropped customers at Hilton Garden Inn terminal 2 and for my surprise I've received a PCN ticket. Now I remember I've dropped customers long time ago there and had no problems before and I'm also opted in for the automatic drop-off payments system for…
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DCB legal fine.
Hi all, thanks in advance for any help. I recently recieved a letter of claim for £170 parking in 2021. This was the first i had heard of it. The car was registered to the same address from 2020 to 2025. It was a standard letter of claim that has been posted om these forums before. I sent them the below. (Minus identifying…
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Old Parking Charge that I didn't know about
I received a letter yesterday, and it seems it's a County Court Claim, for an unpaid Parking Fine. Now this is the first I have heard about this, and received no letters from the company in question. The company is Parkingeye Ltd. If I had received the initial fine, I would have paid it straight away. I'm guessing the…
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DCB Legal defended claim - Euro Car Parks
Hello all, hope this thread helps anyone who is as lost as I am trying to find a way through this. In December 2024 I parked my car in a carpark that is supervised by Euro Car Parks Ltd. Having done so quite frequently and knowing that it allowed me to do so for 3h I didn't think much of it. Turns out that ECP changed the…
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Poor DVLA records causing problems - for parking companies.
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/apr/23/ghost-owners-uk-vehicles-in-use-without-proper-records-dvla This article in the Guardian reports that the DVLA do not have records of the owners (surely they mean keepers, but never mind) of thousands of vehicles, which means that “speeding, hit and runs and worse” are going…
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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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DCB Legal Claim Form Defence Help Needed Please
Hi, I am hoping to get some help with my claim form defence. I have followed everything I could find on the threads up to this point. Situation: Parked in a car park whilst using the gym one has used for years and all of a sudden there is a restriction. I was not aware I had to register my car details in the gym as I would…
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UKCPM, B W LEGAL moneyclaim 2025
Hello everyone, I hope you are well. Thank you very much for all the helpful contributions here. Unfortunately for me I did not find this previous to my appeal so went through that malarkey! This is my first time posting here and I have a couple of problems, please may I have your wise advice! First: The parking permit…
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Parking Charge Notice - UKPS at Coventry Rugby Club Butts Arena
I am new to this Forum. As the registered keeper I have received a Parking Charge Notice from UKPS at the Coventry Rugby Club Butts Arena in Coventry. The notice shows the Vehicle entering the car park and leaving within approx. 9 minutes. I have been reading some of the advice on the Newbie Thread and appreciate there is…
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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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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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Group thread: Heathrow Gatwick Manchester & other Airport drop-off PCNs - easy: how to appeal & win
DO NOT PAY ANY OF THE PARKING COMPANIES ISSUING DROP-OFF PCNs. Advice will change as & when the Government introduce the new statutory Code of Practice and new Appeals Service. And when the companies concerned finally learn (after statutory regulation forces them) how to treat consumers fairly and put up clear signs.…
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Notice of Proposed Allocation to small claims court from BW Legal on behalf of UK Parking Patrol Ltd
Summary of the case: I received a parking charge back in Jan 2025 for parking in a retail car park and not paying (even though I visited once of the stores and purchased some goods). I ignored the threatening letters from BW Legal for over a year. In February 2026 I received a Court Claim Form from BW Legal on behalf of UK…
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Parking Eye Charge in Redditch
Hi, I have a question regarding the legality of a parking charge when the address given by Parking Eye and within their app is for a completely different town? The car park location ID is registered as 802524 on the signs at the site in Redditch, but the location is listed as Slideshow Drive in Bromsgrove about 10 miles…
