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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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New Feature: Tagging for Parking
Hi everyone The forum now has the ability to create tags that can only be used within a specific Board. I've previously asked on Competitions Time what they'd like to use. Now, I'd like to ask here if there are any tags that would be helpful to use on Parking? The goal isn't to have perfect tagging on every post - Tagging…
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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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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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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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"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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ECP DCB LEGAL claim 2025
Brief Backstory: Parked in a ECP car park and paid for parking. Changed address so didn't get notice until passed to DCBL. DCBL ignored and now received Letter of Claim through from DCB Legal. Reason for 'Parking Charge' given: ‘No valid Pay And Display/permit Was Purchased’ I have all the evidence to support I paid for…
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CCJ vs CP Plus Ltd (DCBL) Applying for Set-Aside
Hi all, I'm a newbie here, I've read the newbie thread, and many others, and I'm looking for some help with a PCN for which I've recieved a LBC from DCB Legal. The claim is for a 4 hour 2 minutes stay in a multistory carpark in Liverpool. My representation is that I tried to pay using the online system, thought it had…
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Discussion: Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP
Hot off the press, is the case of Mazur and Stewart v Charles Russell Speechlys [2025] EWHC 2341 Thought this might interest the community because I have a feeling this is going have a potentially significant impact in the way law firms do their business, not least for DCBL and similar firms operating in this sphere…
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G24 small claims
Hi, I received a county court claim from g24 ltd in april this year for a parking charge from June 2019 to which i replied in the post with: Dear Court Manager, I am writing in reference to the above Claim M******, which i understand has been issued against me in connection with an alleged unpaid parking charge. i wish to…
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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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Not inside the lines
I've recently received an invoice from UKPC demanding a ransom for parking over the lines in a free car park. It includes a photo showing that the driver was indeed over the line alongside their bay, which was apparently because the car in the bay alongside was similarly parked and so the driver of my car had to park…
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Partner of nervous disposition being chased for an overstay of 1 minute
Hi MSE, long time lurker, first time poster. Will re-read the newbies post before proceeding any further, just want to give an opportunity for input, and a thread to add to the DCBL discontinuation thread (fingers crossed). Here's a quick(ish) backstory, as I don't want to waste anyone's precious time here. All…
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Britannia Parking Group - DCB Legal - post CCJ already set aside - N279 Notice of Discontinuance
Hi, first time posting here, and I am hoping you can
give me some advice. This is regarding a parking charge pursued by DCB Legal and
I've been following advice from this forum. I received a claim form dated 11 March 2025. Acknowledged
the service of a claim and submitted via MCOL on the 24
March Made a note to reply by…
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DCB acknowledgement of service
I over stayed in a pick up point by 1 minute and have now received a court letter and I am at the acknowledgment of service stage. I have no idea who was driving my car as I have two named drivers on my insurance. I am now panicking and unsure what to put on the defence form, could someone please help.
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C.U.P Enforcement POPLA Appeal
Hey everyone I hope you're all doing great. I went to Euro Car Parts in Harold Wood to pick up a car battery. The car was having electrical issues and it was stuck in gear when I arrived so I just pulled up in the safest place I could. Went in, picked up the battery and left. To be honest I've been to this Euro Car Parts…
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Horizon at Tesco Hove "date of breach 15 Sept" "parking charge issue date 6 Oct"
There was no screen ticket. As I understand it, the failure by Horizon to send an ANPR notice with 14 days means as long as the keeper does not name the driver, there is no case. I'd welcome cofirmation of this. If that's correct, is the recommendation still to contact Tesco first, given that it is essential the driver not…
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CE - office car park EV bay PCN
Hi all, long time lurker, first time poster. Got myself into a series of PCNs, same context: Location: England, a business centre-adjacent car park (separate from what appears to be sign posted as the visitor and resident car parks of the same property). Date/time: summer 2025; out of business hours, late on weekdays and…
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County Court Claim Incorrect VRM DCB Legal - Eurocarparks
Long story short, received a County Court letter from DCB Legal on behalf of Eurocarparks due to having the first 2 letters of the VRM missing. Ultimately the car park operator got the money they sought for the parking but still went ahead with the claim. When filing the defence using the template , should anything be…
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Manchester Airport APCOA fine incoming
Hi All, I've recently started driving for Uber (3 months). Ive made dozens of trips to Manchester Airport and paid every single drop off and pick up fee. However, on Friday just gone I had two drop offs and one pick up and completely forgot to pay these ones. I realised yesterday (Sunday), logged in, but the visits had…
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Small Claims Court, G24 DCB legal. Help with Defence for PCN Parking outside marked bay
Please can someone help me respond to this: I parked at a friends place late one dark winter evening, with a permit. It was cobbled and there were no obvious lines. I received a PCN soon after in the post, but was shocked! I ignored it. The letters stopped. I moved house and then new letters from different companies…
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Dcbl asda parkingeye
Hello everyone, i received today letter from dcbl , i neen parked my car at ada parking station for 15min in the morning( before i go to the hospital) i been parking here many times, maybe fine because i parked in the morning ( around 6 -7am but problem is no barriers there and now after 1 year they send me this letter.…
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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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G24/DCB Legal - Claim Form Received - Meadowhall Retail
Hi All, I have a very similar case to the below thread in the sense that it is the same location, same contravention reason, same claim form date and dealing with the same companies. However, a key difference is I have not yet got the landowner to cancel the fine, but I did submit the request today.…
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Lost Horizon!
I received a parking fine as the registered keeper of a vehicle which overstayed it's welcome at a Tesco's car park at 10pm on a Saturday evening. 20 minutes over. I replied as per the newbies thread, telling them " I dispute your 'parking charge', as the keeper of the vehicle.......There will be no admissions as to who…
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CEL witness statements group thread
CEL witness statements seem to be far worse then other firms they are literally a copy and paste with no facts as to the case, i dont think ive ever seen a witness statement as bad as this its if they dont intend to use them at a hearing Ive compared several and apart from the claim number they are word for word the same…
