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Parking tickets, fines & parking

Archives for September 2020

Ticket for entering car park and leaving - 6 minutes
Hi All After looking for a place to park, I stumbled across a car park managed by Parking Eye. I parked my car, walked over to the ticket machine and saw the prices were far too high, so I decided to try somewhere else. From entering the car park, walking to the machine, going back to my car and leaving the car park, 6…
Challenging an NCP parking charge
I am looking to challenge an NCP parking charge, but am unable to use the POPLA appeal process as the letter I received from NCP rejecting my initial appeal wasn’t received until after 28 days. The verification code required by POPLA had therefore expired. I was intending to simply write to them refusing to pay & inviting…
N e parking
I recently got a parking charge notice from n e parking in Blackpool lancs my ticket had blown over when I shut the car door The ticket is visable but had blown completely over so you couldn’t read it I sent the company proof which was a receipt for parking and the parking ticket when I appealed the decision they turned my…
PLEASE HELP!! Replied to Letter before claim with template and have this reply
Hi please help!! I replied to 2 letters before claims via email, using the template on the newbies thread, as well as sending a SAR to the parking firm (First Parking). I also attached the SAR to the email I sent to the company (DCB legal). I have received a reply but I have no idea how to answer it!! This is the reply -…
Forgot to update V5C, worried about unknown parking fines
Hi all,I've tried to find similar examples to mine for advice but haven't found anything.I recently found out I had not updated my V5C...in over a year (I was taken very ill last year and moved back to my parents, I had updated everything else except my V5C for some reason!). Needless to say I called the DVLA in a panic…
Is there any comeback regarding a stolen parking ticket?
First, apologies if I have overlooked anything, but most of the output seemed to be about addressing private parking tickets rather than something from a local council. My other half apparently picked up a ticket in December but never received anything on the screen, either because it got blown off in the bad weather or…
Tower Road, Newquay - POPLA Appeal rejected - Where do I go now?!
Hello, this is all new to me. I have ONLY just discovered the masses of info available on this forum about a battle I have just entered…. I have had a quick browse and cannot see a case similar to mine, I have just seen lots of people getting ripped off parking in Tower Road, Newquay. I have gone through the appeal process…
"Letter of Claim" dcblegal & First Parking LLP. Permit holder
Hi, Another victim here, please help!! I have received a Letter of Claim from "dcblegal" for 2 tickets received on a University car park where my partner works. It was my partner driving the vehicle at the time and he has a parking permit which is paid for out of his salary and shows on his payslips. On these occasions it…
BW LEGAL LETTER OF CLAIM - HELP!!!
Hi All, I have been recieving letters for a few months now from BW Legal in relation to a PCN issued by Car Park Management Services (CPMS) Ltd. The contravention is "Parked in someone elses/allocated bay" from Dec 2019. They are stating that the PCN was issued to me via postal from CPMS on 27/12/2019. Then a final warning…
Parking Eye ticket.
Hello all, please could someone offer me advise on receiving a £70 penalty ticket whilst shopping at my very local Aldi I was at Aldi on that date. However I strongly dispute the length of time I was there 2hrs 11mins . I’m nearly 66 live on my own and in poor health with breathing and mobility problems. Date of offence…
What sort of speed camera is this? Will I be fined?
Hi there, Please no bashing - I stupidly was doing over 30mph in what I thought was a 40mph zone.. I went round a bend and saw a camera straight ahead of me, facing me on the other side of the road, there were line markings on both my side and the opposite directions side.. I slowed right down quickly to 20mph just before…
PPC Revenues During Lockdown - Down By Over 80%
The DVLA has now published the latest KADOE request numbers up to June 2020: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/who-dvla-shares-data-with Looking at two of the larger Operators, Parking Eye and VCS, the number of KADOE requests made by PE in Jan-Mar 2020 was 495,111, whereas for Apr-Jun it dropped to 81,339 - an…
Parking fine
I recieved a parking fine,frow BW Legal. I think a scam firm ? I bought a car for my girlfriend ,log book in my name ,we are no longer together,she got the fine and now they are chasing me for the dept.I have never drove the car and was not driving when parking fine was given .Any help please, thanks in advance, David .
Please HELP! CST - Letter before Claim!
Hi, I received a parking notice last year from Euro Car Parks... I ignored all letters associated, and all Debt recovery letters too - I know I probably should have appealed. Now it has gone to CST Law - Letter before Claim has arrived through my door. It looks very official and quite scary actually. I know I shouldn't…
Challenge Private Company parking Invoice
After a 16 minute visit to a hotel car park, where I did not leave the car as I was waiting for a passenger, a parking was charge notice was issued in May 2019 by Civil Enforcement Ltd. It only came to light in September 2020 that a CCJ was on credit file. This has been challenged as subsequent notices had been sent to an…
POPLA rejection on basis of questionable date of my photographic evidence - advice
Hi all, 2 years ago I successfully appealed to POPLA against an (invisible) disabled space sign, using photos of what the driver could see. During lockdown I received a PCN for stopping for 18 minutes on a hard standing opposite a police station which I needed to visit, which I didn't even realise was part of a carpark -…
PCN for parking a caddy in a car/ motorcycle area?
Hi all My friend Received a hefty fine for parking His caddy. See pic attached which caused some confusion and we only noted this when we saw the yellow sticker. . Also noted a few camper vans parked up. For the record his caddy is not a camper van. It just seems a bit extreme. Is it worth pursuing?
Counter charging for PCN at small claims court
I can't find more than passing comment on this. I responded to initial PCN online, stating it was flawed with practically no signage at entrance nor in bay (Parking Eye). In my statement I made clear that the appeal had taken valuable time, which I couldn't afford to lose and would charge any further chasing of the fine at…
PCN help please
Hi, I recently had a PCN through the post. Following the advice in the newbie thread I used the template and emailed over the appeal to the company. Today I received the following reply: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parking Charge Notice: xxxxxx Vehicle…
Received Final letter before County Court from BW Legal
In Apr 2019, my car was parked in Willen Lake, Milton Keynes (Napier Parking). Another legal driver (I am the registered keeper of car) and I was as a fellow passenger. Although, he/she did pay for parking in change/cash, we have still received a PCN. Blame ANPR and parking machine synchronization and the reason seems…

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