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Euro Car Parks Final Notification – Paid via JustPark, On-Site Signage Covered 48 Hours
Hi all, I’m looking for advice on a Euro Car Parks (ECP) charge that has now reached a Final Notification, which I believe is fundamentally flawed due to misleading pricing and conflicting information between JustPark and the on-site signage. Facts / timeline: * Parking took place in 2025 * I paid for parking in advance…
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PoFA to apply to all railway locations that are subject to byelaws from 26th December
I've not seen this discussed here yet. So, for the uninitiated: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/1256/introduction/made From 26 December 2025 in England and Wales, railway station car parks governed by the Railway Byelaws 2005 are treated as “relevant land” for the purposes of Schedule 4 of the Protection of…
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Online parking payment not showing on credit card statement
Has anyone experienced something similar to this: - I received a parking charge for not paying for parking - I was absolutely sure that I had purchased 4 hours parking using the operator's app. One part of the payment process involved my bank requiring me to confirm the payment on my banking app. - There was indeed no…
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CEL Directors Questionaire
Hi All, Regarding the directors questionnaire. I have been sent a filled out version of the DQ by CEL which I believe is for my information. I filed my defence on 29/11 and received their DQ a few days later. my question is shouldn’t I also be filing one of these too? I assumed it would arrive in the post, I’d fill it in…
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ANPR PCN Appeal to POPLA on Medical Grounds
I'm prepping my appeal to POPLA. I was going thru Whittington when my DIABETES Sensor alarm went off, so needed to pull over sharpish, I saw a sign for the castle and dived into the car park to deal with whatever the alarm was for. Cant touch my phone while driving. I was having a hypo and it was actually quite a sharp…
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Gladstones - WS
Hi, I am coming up to a hearing on a PCN for parking at a trading estate in a bay that was apparently belonging to a different unit from which I was a customer of. I was ignoring them up until the claim form (I know I should have followed the steps), then I have used the defence from this forum (thank you!). In Gladstones…
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NPC parking fine/claim form
Hi, looking for advice of defence of a private fine issued by npc in March this year. I had parked on the car park whilst at the theater, I spent at least 30mins trying to pay, via the app and then eventually by cash. The machine took my money but issued no ticket or confirmation so I assumed it registered and the cameras…
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Received PCN from First Parking – POPLA Rejected – Now DCBL Letter for £150
Hi all, Looking for advice on my situation as I’ve read the newbie guide but want to make sure I’m on the right track. I've only just come across this wonderful website. Timeline of events - October 2024: Parked at my university’s car park (managed by First Parking). Tried multiple times to pay via the JustPark app, but it…
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SAR request refused from Euro Parking Services Limited
I have made a Subject Access Request to Euro Parking Services Limited, but they are refusing to process it unless I send a copy of my ID (passport/Driving Licence) via email. I have told them that they recognise my name, email address and postal address as they have already corresponded with me via both (with personal…
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DCB Legal claim form.
Good morning, I have had two claim forms from DCB legal arrive this morning for allegedly overstaying at Monks cross in York. I have/ will post them both separately. Any advice on what to add to the template defence for this please. i will log on and do AoS and defence as the deadline is looming for this one. thank you!
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Dealing with cryptic emails from solicitor
I've recently started receiving rather cryptic emails from a supposed solicitor with the subject of 'Important Correspondence'. They each contain a link to log in to what I presume is some kind of portal on their website in order to view a document of some sort, but there's nothing whatsoever in the email to indicate what…
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UKPC -- Parking outside of bay, Valley Retail Park (Croydon)
Bit of an unusual one here... There was a bird in the parking bay, as the attached photos show. I think it was a bit injured. Anyway, I wouldn't want to injure it (and to do so would be illegal), so I parked adjacent thinking it would move, and I would then straighten up. But it didn't, so I just popped into the shops…
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Advice on dcblegal
Long story short, a family member has been hounded for a pcn on a sold vehicle. No evidence of sale and was a delay in notifying dvla. Said vehicle was also not registered by new owner. Have responded to lbc and requested 30 days PAP. This has been ignored and claim form issued a week later. Is this worth pursuing. Only…
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Letter Before Action - Civil Enforcement
Hi all, I’ve received a Letter Before Action (LBA) from Civil Enforcement demanding £170, and this is the first correspondence I’ve received about it. I’ve now realised the likely reason: I hadn’t updated the address on my V5C, so any earlier letters must have gone to my previous address. When I tried to appeal online via…
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Apcoa compalint not success
This is email that I am getting 😩 APCOA's Reply (Anonymized)Good Afternoon [My Name], Thank you for contacting Manchester Pick Up and Drop Off Complaints Department. Firstly we would like to apologise for the time taken to respond. While we aim to reply within the timeframes stated in our correspondence, on occasion delays…
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DCB legal suing me.
Morning/ afternoon. I have parasitic bottom feeders called DCB legal suing me. This relates to a parking ticket that was put on my car in April last year. I have got no idea about any of the circumstances surrounding it because it was so long ago I have forgotten. I have filed an acknowledgement of service but the last…
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Being taken to court by Smart Parking
is it possible, O helpful experts, to have a private exchange with someone about tactics and chances ? I don't want to plaster details of my thoughts and defensive arguments on open forum for SmartParking's lawyers to read in advance..... hough I suppose "private advice" defeats the purpose of a pro bono forum and I'll…
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Smart Parking claim via DCB Legal? Group info thread
Hello, had a letter from HM Court & Tribunals Service and a claim form regarding a Smart Parking PCN ignored since July 2023, and I am now thinking of just paying it due to this letter (£288) as it's from the courts and I figure I'm at the end of the road with this. Appealed a while back (was 10 mins over parking…
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Letter of Claim DCBLegal
Hello everyone, I am aware of the advised steps in the newbie thread and will do them. I have a slightly separated question. My case involves a car park that has been in the local press for giving people unfair fines, so I emailed my MP about it. His caseworker has now responded asking for information so that they can take…
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PCN from Total Parking Solutions
I went to see my accountant and parked in their car park. I was there for 62 mins. I usually park in the same spot. I have received a PCN stating that I was recorded parked on our client's private property, and the vehicle was in contravention of the terms and conditions displayed on the signage. Please, how should I move…
