-
Newbie CNBC judgement made on 16th December in favour of Smart Parking and DCBL - options?
It maybe too late but I had a judgement made against me on 16th
December 2025 by CNBC from Smart Parking Ltd and DCBL. Only from
yesterday did I have access to the internet to read the excellent
advice you have on here. To date, all my communication with CNBC has
been paper. I am a newbie to all this and fallen into all…
-
smart parking DCB legal defence - Para 3 quick check
@Coupon-mad, @Le_Kirk I have the usual claim form from smart legal for Overstayed Free time for an alleged contravention in Jan 2022. Issue date 24th Oct AoS submitted 5th Nov, Have used the standard 11 paragraph defence (para 4 untruth statement etc) so wont post it all here and have constructed para3 from these threads.…
-
One Parking Solution - £100 fine received for dropping off a resident!
Hi everyone. I have spent many hours "Googling" and here I am. I drive a taxi and had a job to help someone move to a new home. He is elderly and immobile so I had to wait for his carers (a couple of minutes) to help. A few days later, the registered keeper received a NTK stating "Vehicle not pre-authorised - no e-permit"…
-
Claim Form Issued by DCB Legal for Parking at Citi Park Clements Road
I am writing on behalf of my father, who has received a claim form for parking at Citi Park, Clements Road, London. The Particulars of Claim (POC) state that there was no valid parking session. However, the car park signage clearly indicates that Blue Badge holders can park for free for up to three hours, and upon…
-
Civil Enforcement Claim 2025 - Claim Struck Out 🤞🏻
Me and the driver went to have a curry back in Feb this year and ended up with a parking fine. So we were in a restaurant/pub we'd been to before on 25th Feb in the evening. We spent about an hour in the restaurant, just the 2 of us. In April we received a PCN dated 15/04/24. Saying we'd failed to obtain a permit in…
-
LBC Gladstones Northern Ireland
Hi I’ve received a Letter before Claim from Gladstones relating to an overstay at Tescos 1 yr ago for 20mins. Horizon have been sending letters every couple of months to my daughter since then which I’ve told her to ignore. It then went to Debt recovery plus. My daughter is the registered keeper of the car and don’t want…
-
DCB Legal LOC Client: Smart Parking Ltd
Another Leter of Claim received! (Previous thread was for another PCN on May 2025 with DCB which was dissolved). This is such a waste of time! This one is 90 free minutes over stay in Bridge Green, Prestbury 16th Feb 2024. I did not get any PCN or notices, until Debt collection letters cam through (ignored) then LOC 21st…
-
Court Case WON!!! on 9th Jan, Gladstones and NPML grilled
Hi Guys, I used to be active on the forum then life took over. But, I started here and have been helping people ever since win cases using the forum, still have my 100% record after dozens in the bag. I am also the same AMIS95 guy, I lost access to that account as it was an old work email that was registered with. This was…
-
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 ...…
-
Claim form for PCN - help with defence
Hi. Please can anyone help? First time at this - hopefully I've understood how to do this correctly and I believe a new thread is right? I've received a claim against me for a PCN (DCB legal/ Excel Parking). I'm completely new to anything like this and feel nervous, bullied, but also that I need to stand up for myself. I'm…
-
PCN from Cumbria Parking Services
Hi there, We recently popped to the shop at the Keswick Pencil Museum. We were in and out of the car park in 19 minutes. I don’t remember if prominent signage or not tbh, it was a dark rainy afternoon. We obviously ought to have got a ticket but we did not, probably because it was raining we were only intending to be…
-
Britannia POFA NTK after paying before end of parking
Hello! First time writer but we have spent hours on this forum looking at various responses and are very impressed at the sheer volume of help some of you have been putting out for strangers like us. Thanks in advance. TL;DR: blue text, or blue text with something added? Situation: received a POFA-compliant NTK from…
-
VCS/Elms Legal and "Solicitor's Agent(s)"
An interesting county court decision from Haverfordwest in west Wales. Vehicle Control Services Ltd v Langley [2026] EWCC 1 (07 January 2025) (Thanks to FTLA for the link.)
-
No appeal without saying whether the keeper drove or not - please advise
Hi all, Posting on behalf of the registered keeper. Have read the NEWBIES thread which (having contacted the landowner and been directed back to azure multiple times) suggests the keeper should appeal via the relevant website but not mention who the driver was and if they (keeper) were driving. On the website, it won't let…
-
PCN Query
Hi all, I have read through the Newbies thread but wanted to check separately as when I received the PCN, I went online to dispute it (before finding this thread) so have already given them my details. I understand it's advised not to do this, but considering I have I want to understand the next steps. I was staying at my…
-
Parking company use of solicitors agents
Hello, am just putting this here in case it's useful. Art of Law (YouTube channel) has just posted this regarding 'solicitors agents' being used to litigate cases. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLsKDvT4zYI I'm no expert and a lot of the legal stuff goes over my head but the upshot seems to be that parking companies may…
-
Why are airports not relevant land under POFA?
I have a bit of a theoretical question. Background: I'm having a fight with NCP over some Gatwick Drop-off PCNs. All have been appealed with the standard "No keeper liability, not naming the driver, go away" appeals. All but the latest one have been cancelled. They did some bad things like refusing a SAR or repeatedly…
-
Help - Named as driver but initial PCN not delivered within 14 days
Hi everyone, I hope you can help. I stopped off in the services for a quick nap but stayed 2 hours 43 minutes. Free parking was only for 2 hours. Date I slept, 20/12/25. Date of issue of PCN 02/01/26. Sent to my wife as she is the registered keeper. She's gone online and named me as the driver. (Thanks Mrs! Grrrrr).…
-
Gladstones refusing to answer questions
So i received a parking ticket for not parking within the bay (in a free car park), i recently received the lbc from Gladstone's for which i responded with the template response and asked the relevant vat questions. They ignored all of this and responded with this: Further to your email dated 28th November 2025. As this…
-
Can I ignore/appeal NCP parking charge?
Appreciate this has probably been asked hundreds of times but I received a parking charge letter today from NCP for “parking in an unauthorised area and liability for the same having been brought to the attention of the driver by clear signage in and around the car park”. The fine is £60 to be increased to £100. The car…
