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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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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 to adapt for all parking cases with added 'admin/DRA' costs - edited in 2025
PLEASE READ THIS POST FIRST TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE SOME OR ALL OF THIS SUGGESTED TEMPLATE AS PART OF YOUR INDIVIDUAL DEFENCE, THAT YOU CAN THEN DRAFT. YOUR FINAL DEFENCE THAT YOU DECIDE TO DRAFT IS YOUR OWN. NOTHING ON THIS BOARD IS LEGAL ADVICE, JUST OPINIONS BASED ON EXPERIENCE OF WINNING DEFENCES. THE MAIN INFO ABOUT…
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"A safe and friendly community"
Hi all, Unfortunately it's come to the team's attention that there's been an uptick in needlessly confrontational and provocative posting on the board recently. I'm not going to retread all the ground covered in a previous thread, but the conduct we've been seeing warrants a new intervention. Firstly, MSE's ethos is…
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Unfriendly behaviour on the board
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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**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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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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UKPA - Moorside legal - Money claim online
Hi everyone. Worked on a building site in metoer retail park, derby, last year. single road going through with an entrance/exit each end and main car park to the left, building site fenced off to the public and no parking signage put up within the confines of the building site. ANPR on entry and exit of the road, not the…
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Judgment issued in default for private pcn
Hello Experts, I have received a judgement issued in default for private pcn. There was a claim issued to me on 28th May 2025 which I acknowledged to within the deadline but completely forgot to submit my defense within the 33 days or so and I have now received a default judgement for Claimant (DCB legal for Euro Car…
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Parking Code of Practice Consultation - 8 weeks from 11th July 2025
Let's use this thread to discuss the questions and how to meaningfully respond: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/private-parking-code-of-practice Note that I have some concerns about possible omissions and confusion in the 56 page Options Assessment, which I've mentioned here:…
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UKPS escalated to Court ignoring my responses
Hello, I’m looking for some advice on where to go from here - I received a parking fine in April where my partner exceeded the amount of time he had paid for in a private car park. I sent off the response letter to advise of his details as the driver so the fine would be issued to him instead, I then received another…
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ECP DCB County court claim defence keying error
Hi - advice appreciated if anybody has a moment. I received a ticket from euro car parks. I'd paid, but it turned out I'd cocked up entering my reg details. euro accepted I'd paid, but said they still wanted to charge me a £20 admin fee. Feeling gung ho I thought I'd appeal this with Popla as I couldn't see anything on the…
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(Was CST Law) but now DCB Legal for Smart Parking
Hi all, I had a car parking fine from Smart Parking last year. I have had a few letters from DRP Ltd, almost all of them were identical, I ignored them all. This week I got a letter from CST Law. What course of action if any, should I take now? Many thanks in advance.
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Excel parking claim
Hello everyone, I have a parking ticket from excel parking and this has now reached the county court level. I followed the advice on the forum. I appealed using the newbie sticky on the initial stage. I also replied to the letter before claim from their solicitor also using the guidance here. The only thing I haven’t done…
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Parking Eye yet another Defence for County Claim
Firstly, let me express my gratitude for what your guys are doing for legally educating people, constantly updating and refining template, and making the country better. Especially @Coupon-mad and @KeithP. I am at court claim stage (dated 3-Mar, AoS filed 11-Mar) As per NEWBIE2 post I am using the latest defense template…
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Parking Ticket -DCBLegal\G24 - Defence Review Please
Hello My wife is one of many that have just received the first notification letter, ‘Notice of debt Recovery’ from DCBL.. This is from a parking offence alleged in 2019. Looking forward to going on the journey with everyone on this to win another one. Seen some amazing stories. Since 2019, we have moved, therefore to…
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Help before court - thanks
Hi All, new here please can you help? I am using your template as I have been sent a 'claim form' to go to civil national business center' my question is, do I need to use ALL the paragraphs? This is what I have got below so far, however when I am using the 'moneyclaim' website it wont accept as it is too long. Any help in…
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Horizon, Gladstones court claim 2025
Unpaid parking "fine" and now I have a letter from HM Courts & Tribunal Services. Gladstones solicitor are the ones taking me to court, I parked at Iceland car park for 1hour and received fine I have now got a claim for £263.57 which comprises of: Amount claimed £178.57 Court Fee £35 Legal Costs £50 I have probably ignored…
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Please help review Popla Appeal letter for Parkingeye | Britannia car park canary wharf
Trying chance at Popla and would really appreciate a review please, thank you so much in advance :) Driver paid for an hour and due to how tight the carpark is to manoeuvre in and out off, coupled with having to unload a newborn and toddler in and out of the car and walk to machine/walk back to car, they overstayed by…
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BW Legal, letter of claim for £170
Hello, A couple of years ago I received a PCN from Britannia parking. I had some issues with the pay machine & wound up overstaying beyond the time limit by a small margine. I contested the PCN but no response. I then got letters from BW legal. Sent them a letter but no response. I now have a letter of claim from BW legal.…
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Parking ticket for not placing ticket on Dashboard as stated on the parking ticket.
Hello, It was a hot day, I have a toddler 2 yrs and I'm pregnant so I placed a windscreen sun protector in my car and because of the angle and not wanting the ticket to fall I placed the ticket central on the top of the windscreen protector. You could see the ticket details clearly etc. I never got a ticket on the window…
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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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Euro Car Parks did not send letter until 6 weeks later!
Hello,I have had a look through the newbies thread and others but can only see information linked to receiving the first letter and the timeframes associated with that. I parked in a newly charging carpark on 29/05/25. I did not see the signage. It was not prominent. I parked right by the entrance. I was there an hour and…
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PCN at Claim stage. DCB Legal. / Smart Parking.
Hi Everybody. I'm just looking for some guidance on my saga, please! Hopefully this is all something been seen before and I'm just boring people! I have recently received a Claim Form from DCB Legal/Smart Parking regarding 3 PCNs from 2021. (£100 x 3 + £70 fee for each plus 8% interest! Total of £815) The PCNs were from a…
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Multiple DCBLegal claims & CCJ
Hi have been reading on the threads but abit confused as I’m not sure where to start as these letters have been on going for a while I go to the gym in the morning, there is a free car park with some bays that are for another business with signage saying permits needed to park in allocated spaces i was parking in these…
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Need Advice – Fighting UKCPM PCN at Rathbone Market (110 Barking Road)
Hi all, I’ve just received a County Court Claim Form from UKCPM, issued via the County Court Business Centre, after months of letters from BW Legal. I’ve now acknowledged the claim on MCOL and want to fight this properly — but would really appreciate some outside perspective. Background: * Alleged incident took place at…
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PCS acting for AM Parking £120 Notice to Keeper
Hi all, A relative has received a Notice to Keeper from PCS acting for AM Parking
claiming £120. Can I please confirm that. This would make the NTK POFA 2012 non- compliant for Keeper Liability as this
exceeds the £100 permissible on a Notice to Keeper? I can't find the relevant
terms within schedule 4 so wanted to check.…
