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PCN sent after discount period or straight to Bailiff
Hi, does some of this advice transfer to my situation? My son picked up a couple of PCN for parking within the University grounds at Falmouth. They were from First Parking They arrived yesterday for parking in March. The first one is from the bailiff asking for 170. I contacted First Parking and pasted in your Freedom Act…
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Bristol Airport 46 Stopping at a zone where stopping is prohibited.
Hi all, I was wondering if you could help me with your expertise. I received a CN from CVS from Bristol airport for stopping in a zone where stopping is prohibited. It was on 17/12/2025 and we received it on 21/01/2026 but dated 15/01/2026. We had pre-pаid parking in the silver zone but the sat nav took us to a silly place…
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Parking company: (UKCPM)
Parking company: UK Car Park Management (UKCPM) Location: Mannequin House, Blackhorse Lane, E17 Reason: Vehicle not registered / no e-permit Status: IAS appeal dismissed Current stage: Debt Recovery Plus demand for £170 Circumstances: Amazon delivery driver delivering multiple parcels to student accommodation Evidence:…
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Help with Witness Statement/ evidence
Hi all, I am looking for advice on where I stand with regards to a claim form from DCBL (Euro Car Parks). I have studied the newbies thread, the template defence and various other threads but I feel I still need some guidance on writing Para 3 of my defence. The background of the PCN and now Claim is that I was parked for…
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Incorrectly issued parking charge - length of stay incorrect
Avonmeads retail park, Bristol A keeper of a vehicle has received a "Parking charge" letter issued by VARS Technology Ltd for overstaying the 90 minute limit for parking. However, the driver has dashcam footage showing that this was not the case. Essentially, the driver entered the car park, stayed for about 45 minutes and…
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DCB Legal, Smart Parking.. court Claim defended
Hi Could anyone help please i Have received a letter from cst law who are apparently instructed by smart parking to commence legal action for an unpaid fine 8 months ago I received a fine for whilst parking in a leisure centre car park from smart parking for £100 i read on previous forums to ignore which I did It then got…
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IAS DECISIONS (2025 onwards, until - we hope - they are banned)
Post your private parking IAS Decisions here! We had a thread of IAS Decisions last updated ten years ago, and it is closed. Let's show the MHCLG why good people here generally stopped 'futilely going through the motions' for a decade. Please search & find recent IAS joke decisions, good or bad (let's keep it balanced ...…
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Is this a scam
recently received a letter stating I owe £720 to a company called civil Parking office LTD If not paid within 5 days it goes to £1744.53- I don’t recollect any parking tickets and if I get any they’re always paid - it’s a high court letter also stating they will remove good etc etc- no number - just a QR code - states they…
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Advice please!
Hi folks, I'm sorry this is probably repetition but I'm very confused by the advice I've found on the forum so far! Not very technically minded! A couple of weeks ago I was told by a colleague to park in a local hotel car park to attend a meeting. I did that and (idiot that I am) ignored the signs that were about. There is…
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PCN for breastfeeding - Appeal lost with Premier Parking
Morning all, As typical as it might sound we were issued a PCN at the Royal Gatehouse Car Park in Tenby for overstaying 23 minutes to breastfeed our baby. Long story-short, we went on a long weekend holiday near Tenby, on our last day went to Tenby’s beach with our two little boys. Accessed the car park paid for two hours.…
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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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Moorside Legal - Letter Before Claim
Hi all, I have read the newbies thread and I can see an email template to send to a solicitor at Moorside legal, however upon searching I cannot find an email to send this to, nor does it give any information on the letter. For context, I parked behind my apartment to unload furnishings, belongings as I just moved in, a…
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Advice regarding DCB Legal PCN CCJ and settling
Hi all, I have been refusing to pay GroupNexus/DCB legal for a year now and they recently ordered a CCJ, which I chose to defend against. I am waiting to hear back from the court but in the meantime DCB legal has been calling me a lot and asking me to settle, was almost £300 i owed and the said they could do no lower than…
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Napier Parking Charge - Camp Street Wednesbury
Hi, I received a Notice to Keeper Parking Charge from Napier Parking on 20/04/2026, I have attached the photos of the letter received. This car park is small and directly just outside Farmfoods. After parking I read the parking sign but there was so much text on it that I coudn't figure out if customers could park for free…
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Parking Charge Notice - Issued 19 Days after contravention date
Hi there, I have received a PCN dated 19 days after the alleged contravention. I paid for the space online via the owner of the land's website. I arrived an hour earlier than planned, but still entered the car park as it was ANPR controlled with no barrier to enter or leave. I tried to amend my times on the site later but…
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Moorside Legal taking it to court.
Hello everyone, I would appreciate some advice on what kind of defence I might have against a claim made by UKCPS back in November of 2023. I ignored the letters from debt collection agencies and all the usual nonsense until this week when I got a letter stating that it is going to Northampton. I understand the time frames…
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Urgent Assistance Required – UK Parking Control Ltd Claim
Hi, We have received a Claim Form from UK Parking Control Ltd regarding an alleged parking contravention for "No Parking Out of Hours." The incident occurred in a retail park, and unfortunately, we did not appeal to the retail park management before the claim progressed to this stage. At the time, it was dark, and we did…
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Napier Parking Ltd / BW Legal in Car Club Bay When Not Entitled To
Hi. Would anyone know if the defence for being parked in a Car Club Bay would be any different than a private car park? I searched the address and it looks like it is run by Enterprise. My partner is the RK but this was his daughter's car, and he was about 100 miles away on the date of the alleged contravention - we are…
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Civil Enforcement Limited (Marshall's Yard)
Hi All, Any help with this would be much appreciated, thanks in advance. Civil Enforcement LTD have started a MCOL against me. This is for parking at Marshall's Yard in Gainsborough. I suspect this is linked to a previous case that I had help with on here, despite the date being different (genuinely don't think anyone…
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MET Parking Stansted PCN, NTK, unsuccessful: appeal, POPLA, & complaint
Hello everyone, Loathe to start another thread on the topic but searching has got me only so far. The last relevant thread I could find had a successful POPLA complaint asking to review POPLA's outcome, but mine has failed. It's the usual story - PCN issued via NTK, I appealed using PoFA, appeal failed, went to POPLA which…
