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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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**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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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 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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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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Claim Form + extra parking charge added
I am a newbie and hope the forum can help me. This concerns DCB Legal and Smart Parking Ltd and a Claim Form. I have read the newbies thread on the template defence to adapt for all parking cases. Five years ago during the first covid-19 lockdown I parked in a budget hotel car park and received a parking charge notice…
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GBP Management DCB LEGAL court claim 2025
Hi All! So a ticket has come through from GBP Management LTD citing no valid permit even though there were no clearly displayed signs. I've read through the Newbies thread and also found an identical thread with the same company. My plan of action: 1. Wait for day 25 and then lodge appeal as the keeper using the 't-shirt…
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Smart Parking/DCBL claim Form insufficient paid time
Hi I was here some years ago and I'm back here and can only thank you again. I'm here are people out there out of there goodwill nature helping others in there time of need with advice and guidance. I'm sure everyone on these forums that post threads will agree and many thanks regardless. So I have been given a PCN at…
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Defence review requested following Claim Form - Was delivering meal to resident at assisted living
I would appreciate if anyone can review my Defence. I have acknowledged the Claim Form online as advised in Newbies thread. Claim is by Civil Enforcement Limited. For the life of me I cannot find the original Penalty Charge Notice.Unfortunately we ignored all previous corespondence. My wife parked her car in the car park…
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Received claim form from Euro car parks/Dcb legal Ltd - At defence stage
Hi, very grateful for the info already provided in the forum and have reached the defence stage via MCOL. Not exactly sure what type of template to use for the received particulars. Any help would be much appreciated as I need to submit before 6th September.
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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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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 and submitted my defense by post within the timeline and I have now received a default judgement for Claimant (DCB legal for Euro Car parks) dated 3rd…
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Smart Parking DCB Legal Civil Court Claim
Hello, I have been reading messages on how to respond to these but wanted to ask advice on my claim just to make sure it's not different to others, and if not, I'll delete the post to avoid duplication. I have moved address but have been sent a court summons due to ignoring a parking fine from Smart Parking, then chased by…
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Civil Enforcement PCN at Ibis Budget Barking London
Hi everyone. A relative visiting from abroad was staying at Ibis Barking. I went to drop them off at their hotel and saw it stated drop off was 15 minutes. As they were elderly, I helped them take their bags etc to their room. By the time I came down I wasn’t sure if 15 minutes had elapsed so I asked the staff at the…
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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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Smart Parking Defence Feedback please!
Firstly thanks to everyone who has contributed to the resources here, the are invaluable. I have used the defence template from https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6108153/template-defence-to-adapt-for-all-parking-cases-with-added-admin-dra-costs-edited-in-2025 as is. This is what I am proposing for paragraph…
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Biting back with a vengeance
I've won several PCN appeal lately, mostly ia POPLA and am now taking on another. I can easily appeal this one based on other things such as the issuer already has details of my blue badge, as confirmed by a previous successfully appealed case. However I'm going at this one from a novel standpoint where I am going to use…
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DCB Legal Smart Parking claim - Missed Defence Deadline - CCJ
Hi all, I need some urgent advice on a parking charge that has escalated. * I received a Letter of Claim from DCB Legal regarding an alleged parking charge. * Unfortunately, I did not respond in time as I was not in England. * By the time I saw the claim, the deadline to file a defense had already passed. The day after my…
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APCOA rejected appeal help
Hi all, My son got a PCN from APCOA for not paying a drop-off fee at Heathrow. I advised him to appeal as the notice took 52 days to arrive, rather than the required 14. He used wording/reasoning I have successfully used in the past several times against NCP. However, APCOA have rejected his appeal - appearing to suggest…
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Eurocarpark fine after a month
Hi All, I have read multiple threads and the newbie page. There are mixed opinions and I want to be safe and not make any mistake. Hence this post. I got the letter in the 1st week of September for the fine which was on 27/7. Parked to watch fire works which was after 10pm, but wasn't aware after retail park is closed 8pm…
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I PARK , DCB LEGAL court claim 2025
Hi all I am hoping someone can help! I received a parking charge notice in August 2024. However I was not the driver of the car and there is proof of parking on the day. They have automatic cameras so they should be able to see I was not the driver. I then received multiple letters which I ignored. I have now received a…
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Asda - G24 - DCBL - Letter of claim
Hi all, 19th Oct - Car parked in ASDA car park with 2 hours free for customers (key in registration plate at checkout) . Driver shopped and has the bank statement showing spend but cant remember if they forgot to key in registration or made an error. Initial PCNs not received by registered keeper, only a final notice on…
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DCB Legal Bogus Claim - It is a go for a Win or Discontinuation
Hi All, Another DCB Legal bogus claim. I received the Claim Form and will file the defence using the template after getting feedback on the case-specific details. No communication with DCBL since PCN. Claim Form: Issue Date 16 Jul 2024 AOS: 27th July 2024 Defence Deadline: 4pm 19th Aug 2024 (I assume since 18th is a…
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Parking Code of Practice Consultation - remember remember the 5 September - it closes next week!
A thread to discuss the questions: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/private-parking-code-of-practice You don't have to answer every question nor supply 'data' but CASE EVIDENCE IS GOOD. If you want to fully understand the proposals, read the 56 page Options Assessment. The MHCLG much prefer responses to be…
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Mcdonalds Gatwick MET Parking services
Hi, My friend received a parking ticket for briefly stopping in a disabled bay at McDonald’s Gatwick. He says that as soon as he realised it was a disabled space, he moved the car and was parked there for less than a minute. The notice only states the time, but not the duration the car was parked. Is there any basis for…
