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"Judgment for Claimant" letter - legit?
Hello, i received a claim form from Northampton County Court back on the 24th November 2014 it related to an unpaid parking ticket i received in Dec 2012. The amount was for £215 and the letter was official as it came with a claim no. The claimant was Debt Enforcement & Action Limited (DEAL). I decided my response would be…
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Parking Contravention Charge Notice - APCOA
Hi all, I parked in Harpenden rail station car park on June 24th and forgot to buy a ticket. Stupid I know, but I always pay by phone when I park there and on this particular day was in a rush, just missed my train and it slipped my mind. I realise this may sound a bit convenient, because I don't want to be thought of as…
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What a joke!!!!
HALTON HOSPITAL This information may be of considerable interest to people facing PCNs at Halton Hospital. 1] Halton Council has confirmed this week that the ANPR Camera operated at the Hospital Way entrance is located on adopted Council owned land, not on Hospital land. 2] Hospital Way also has adopted status as far as to…
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Help required - Smart Parking
I received a parking charge notice on 20th May 2015 for going over free time at Talbot Green Shopping Park, Llantrisant. The camera shows my car entering the site at 10.26am & leaving at 14.45. I had no idea there was a time limit at the site! I appealed to Smart Parking as per their terms stating I was a genuine customer…
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PE question about 14 day limit
I have read the Newbies threads and sent a rejection letter to Parking Eye but it was 5 days after the '14 days to avoid further action' limit in there letter. 2 days after sending the rejection letter I have recieved 'letter before County Court Claim'. What are my options now? Any help greatfully received.
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Combined Parking Solutions Ticket Help
Hi everyone, I recently received a ticket on my vehicle from a company called Combined Parking Solutions - I have been doing some research and have seen on the newbies thread if you get a ticket from this company to start a new thread and not use the template letters provided. On the ticket it states that they are a member…
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Do I need to provide a postal address even if appealing via email? Why?
Hi First time poster here looking for an answer I couldn’t find on any of the stickys on this forum. I am looking to appeal a PCN using the 1st appeal template and the information on here seems to insist that I still provide my postal address even if I am appealing via email. I don’t feel comfortable proving my personal…
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POPLA Appeal template wording
Hi, A big thanks to everyone who supports this fantastic forum with their time and effort, it's been a great source of info and advice. I've read the FAQs and followed as instructed up to this point but would appreciate advice on the wording for the appeal to POPLA. Case: Pub car park close to son's school often used by…
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PCN for failure to buy ticket. UPDATE - PCN cancelled
At the weekend I parked in a Matalan car park in Romford and did not noticve it was a PAY and DISPLAY car park, I have been to several other Matalan stores non of which charge for parking. Whn I returned to my vehicle I had a PCN on my windscreen. The parking was £1 for 2 hours The charge is £90, £45 if paid within 14…
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VINCI Parking Fine - Advice please!
I have received a parking fine from Bletchley Train Station asking me to pay £45. I attempted to pay for parking over the phone, then text messaging service but received a message to say they are "experiencing technical difficulties with the service". I was on the train at this point (the sign allows you 30 mins from…
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MET Parking Services
Hi guys, I have just received my first appeal I sent to MET Parking Services (of which it was rejected) and now have my POPLA Code I am now going to appeal to POPLA using the following letter. Please can someone advise if this is sufficient and if I need to include anything else. (Ticket was given outside the Virgin Active…
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6 year debt
I'm intrigued that PPC's have 6 years to chase up an old invoice/ticket. If the government wants to make ppc's more like councils then they should give them the same time scales to chase the alleged debt and not the 6 years they currently have. This would stop the likes of CEL and others dredging up old invoices.
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Smart Parking - Fistral Beach Nightmare
:mad::mad: So, I went with my boyfriend to Fistral Beach, advertised as 20 minute grace period on the Newquay Voice. Little did I know the company had changed. I had problems with my car, due to a damaged bumper and stopped to reload the bumper with further sticky tape, as the car kept stalling :o My boyfriend checked the…
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PCN : Outside a designated parking bay
Hi I need some advise regarding the above - There was a disabled person who received this ticket when they went to hospital. The contravention was based on the fact the "one of the tyres" was very marginally over the white bay parking area . They had to park this way in order to create space for the mobility scooter they…
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Premier Park PCN
Hi, I've read through lots of thread and was hoping for some advice. I've just had what I'm sure will be the first of two PCNs from Premier Park (parked their twice in the past couple of weeks and this is the first date) in the post. The car park in question (in Devon) has a sign (pointing to the car park) on the road…
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Catch 22 PCN from Premier Park
Hi all, I've been sent a PCN from Premier Park. I had no idea about the PCN until I received the notice to keeper. (A family member had parked somewhere Premier Park say they shouldn't have whilst moving into a new flat.) I appealed using the template on the forum and asked for a POPLA number . Premier Park wrote back to…
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NCP PCN's and Dash parking app -Ticket cancelled :)
So, parked at a London Underground station car park at about 0830 one morning and ran to get on the tube (was running late). When I got into work at about 0900, I loaded up the Dash parking app and paid for my days parking - total cost of £5, plus 10 p for the privilege of being informed my parking was "active" (no opt out…
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A situation that intrigues (and bothers) me
Hi, I popped down to the local shops to pick up some supplies, and noticed something that piqued my interest. Please note that I'm merely interested as an observer. I'm not making any claims against anyone, nor am I defending anyone. I'm simply just interested - though if pushed I'd have to admit some sort of sympathy with…
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DRP demand letter for Liverpool Airport parking
Hi, I just received a letter from a company called Debt Recovery Plus with a 'Demand for Payment - unpaid Parking Charge Notice £160' This is the first I have heard from them and the date of the alleged 'offence' is 30/04/2015 It states in the letter as below..... We are writing on behalf of the creditor in relation to an…
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Very Selective Vandalism
Thanks to the Parking Prankster for this:- http://parking-prankster.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/fastidious-vandal-attacks-car-park.html As we all know that PPCs never lie, then we must believe this statement (backed up by the BPA) that a very selective vandal has gone round this car-park removing all the stickers that had…
