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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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All Parking Services LTD
Hi all, newbie here - I received this parking charge from All Parking Services LTD last week. My primary gripe is that I received it after the discount window ended, meaning I can’t pay the reduced rate. I had a read through the newbie post and have determined that All Parking Services UK is a BPA member, but unsure where…
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Minster Baywatch PCN
Hi, I have received a PCN from Minster Baywatch as keeper of the vehicle for an alleged overstay of just under 18 minutes at a carpark in Tintagel, Cornwall . I have appealed the NTK using the draft hete on MSE that was obviously subsequently declined. The driver upon arrival finally managed to find a parking space, then…
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Another charge from DCBL
Hello, I've now received a 3rd differen't claim for a parking charge lol. Hopefully the last. This one is for no valid pay and display/permit was purchased. I went to a Weatherspoons for lunch in 2023. I bought a ticket as I have two transactions from spoons same day, one for the price of a meal and the other for exactly…
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Debt recovery for private parking notice
Hi all forum users. My wife has recieved a debt recovery letter for a private parking notice which we failed to appeal within time. The letter is addressed to my wife as the registered keeper and the next action is court with no option to appeal. Is there any way of getting them to take this action against me as the driver…
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BW Legal/UK Car Park Management - Claim Form
I’m currently drafting the defence for the following claim: UK Car Park Management Limited / BW Legal * Claim issue Date: 24-Jul-2025 * I have submitted my Acknowledgment of Service (submitted 29/07/25) and I need to file my defence by Tuesday 26-Aug. Background: The driver was assisting a disabled person, who held a valid…
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Euro Car Parks / DCB Legal - awaiting the discontinuance!
Hello, I've just received a letter of claim from DCBlegal ltd. They outline the 30 day period and its £170 charge blah blah. I've searched the forum for the email address to send the templated response to and came up with: info@dcblegal.co.uk is this correct? I'm happy to take this all the way as the PCN was sent to my old…
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Substantial claim - Claim Form received - Saba - QDR -Harold Wood rail car park - Can you help??
Your help appreciated. Here the keeper and the
driver are not the same. The driver parked
outside the parking bay at Harold Wood railway station on a number of occasions
along with a number of other cars. Daily car park tickets had been paid for but
the car was parked outside a bay. Apparently signage was not visible…
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Trace group parking fine Manchester Airport
Hi everyone So I got a text from trace group saying I’ve an outstanding debt and to call this number In which I stupidly did and I was asked my name and address before they would tell me anything about it. it turns out it was from last October when I dropped my daughter at t2 Manchester and I had no idea I had to pay…
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PCN from Civil Enforcement Ltd.
This discussion was created from comments split from: **NEWBIES!! PRIVATE PARKING TICKET? OLD OR NEW? **READ THESE FAQS FIRST!** Thankyou!.
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Moorside Legal, Ocean Parking court claim
HI Guys. I have received PCN for apparently not parking in a marked parking bay at a Metrolink park and ride station. I parked my car in between 2 other vehicles, with another behind me. Having parked up at 12.20pm and returned around 5.30pm. The notice timing states 17:16 and there are no other vehicles around me when…
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Received a Parking charge notice from DCBL, but I've never owned that car
I've just received a letter from DCBL about a charge notice from 2023. However, the license plate is for a car i've never owned or seen and the offence happened 3.5 hours away from where I live, in a place i've never been to. I've emailed the DVLA about information from a registration and explained the situation. Saying…
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Money Claim from Parking Eye
Hello, I wish I'd discovered this forum months ago so I could have done everything properly but I naively thought that I was on the right and everything would be simple to sort out. I received a Money Claim from Parking Eye today. I have previously appealed the ticket with them (and they offered to settle for £20, which…
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I Park Services vs DCB Legal PCN Court Claim
This is regarding the 2nd PCN that I recieved and is exactly same as my previous thread. https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6615384/help-needed-dcb-legal-letter-of-claim-for-i-park-services-pcns/p1?new=1 - The mediation call was not successful in the 1st case. in this 2nd case, I have received the following…
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Anchor, Moorside Legal court claim 2025
Family member has received a CCJ claim from Anchor Security Services for the amount of £1350 broken up into £1190 amount claimed, £80 court fee and £80 legal represented costs. Back story: Family member rents an apartment building, when they started renting there was no parking restrictions in place but a few months after…
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First Parking PCN at Newborough National Nature Reservce
I have already contacted NRW (site owner) to request they cancel this. But thought I would open a thread for progress for others to see how it goes… Carpark has 30 minutes free. We were not parked for longer than 30 minutes. The ANPR cameras are at a road entrance to the forest… it takes 7 minutes according to Google to…
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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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No Stopping - Gateway House, Manchester 2022 - Moorside Legal Money Claim
After almost 4 years of various correspondence ending with Moorside Legal, I have now received a Claim Form from the Civil National Business Centre. The issue date is 27 January 2026 and I have 14 days to respond. The POC is as follows - Claim is for an unpaid parking charge issued for a breach of contractual terms on…
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DCB Legal £9,000 Smart Parking Claim – Need Help Fighting Back
[Image removed by Forum Team} [Image removed by Forum Team] Hello, I’m looking for some guidance on behalf of my partner, (Removed by Forum Team). He has recently received a Letter of Claim from DCB Legal acting for Smart Parking Ltd. The total is an eye-watering £9,010, which they say relates to multiple PCNs at a private…
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Civil Enforcement Ltd PCN in Free GP Car Park Appeal
Hi all, We unfortunately got caught out in a, unbeknownst to us at the time, locally known GP Car Park where lots of people have unfortunately been caught out (numerous Worcester News articles about it). This surgery now requires you to register your number plate on arrival inside the building. The driver parked up in the…
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UKCPS Permit Not Displayed - Debt Recovery Firm saying i'm going to court if i dont pay?Help/Advice?
Hi Guys, I've had a read around a few threads and can see a lot of similarities with other cases but no direct match with my situation so making a new thread for advice. Received a letter from UKCPS saying permit wasn't displayed with photos of my car with no permit displayed, it must have fallen down the side of the car…
