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Looking for advice about PCN / Letter Before Claim
The driver was attending a baby hospital appointment and first entered/parked in the first parking area/bay near Leen Gate. They tried for around 10–15 minutes to pay, including trying the machine/app, but the machine/payment system wasn’t working properly. The area/bay also seemed uneven/damaged and it was stressful…
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UKPC DCB LEGAL court claim 2025
Hi, I received a debt collection notice at our new address for apparently parking on private property (in permit area without displaying a permit in a private residential building parking). There was no charge notice left on the windscreen. The V5C would still be mapped to the previous address and has not been moved to the…
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7 consecutive parking tickets
Hi, so my dad had to park outside my brother's flat who is disabled and he was displaying the blue badge, this was due to him(brother) having a espoid of severe bad mental health. He parked there for 7 consecutive nights, around two weeks later my dad received 7 parking tickets from UKPC. photos of the car included and…
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MANOR PARKING, GLADSTONES court claim 2025
Having read newbies pages, I remain a little confused as to the best defence to a small claims court claim from Gladstones Solicitors on behalf of Manor Parkings PCN regarding Lotties Road Birmingham in 2024. I wrote to Manor parking at the time (copy below) but they ignored my letter. I did later find a scanned copy of my…
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Group thread: Heathrow Gatwick Manchester & other Airport drop-off PCNs - easy: how to appeal & win
DO NOT PAY ANY OF THE PARKING COMPANIES ISSUING DROP-OFF PCNs. Advice will change as & when the Government introduce the new statutory Code of Practice and new Appeals Service. And when the companies concerned finally learn (after statutory regulation forces them) how to treat consumers fairly and put up clear signs.…
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Morrisons Brecon- EV charging NTK
Hi I have tried to search the forum for something related to this, but I can only find a way to search the whole forum. Entering Morrisons and Euro Car Parks, brings up many unrelated threads!! My wife recently stopped to charge up our car. I have told her on many occasions to read the signage, as they are there to catch…
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Gatwick - Times Parking
Hi all, apologies if this is not in the right place. The internet/forums etc are not my forte! I’ve received the attached letter from Times Parking trading as Times24 UK Limited regarding a missed drop off charge at Gatwick Airport. I forgot to pay but the ‘parking charge to keeper’ has been addressed to my partner and not…
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A bit of advice please on my Dad's parking ticket
Hi all, My Dad (in his 80's) got a private parking ticket for overstaying the free period of 10 minutes by less than a minute. My parents received this fine from Napier Parking. They've already "appealed" the fine on napierparking.co.uk site, which is what the initial PCN they got through the post directed them to do if…
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NE Parking / Smart Parking DCBL Court Claim
Sorry for the long one but in chronological order.. PC received from NE Parking for parking in a closed business forecourt. PC contravention dates/times blank. Photographs supplied as evidence show they were on site for 28 seconds. Appealed to NE Parking based on 28 seconds consideration / Grace. Automated acknowledgement…
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DCBL / Claim Form guidance
Hi all, I have a received a Claim Form - Claimant: Observices Parking and all other letters are from DCBL. I have tried my best to navigate through all of the threads - sorry for asking the same thing - and have come up with the defense below. Can somebody check this for me - any advice would be appreciated! I can't upload…
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Britannia Parking - BW Legal Defence
Hi I recently received a claim form for a parking charge for Britannia Parking through BW legal. I parked in a car park and did not pay, as I thought after a certain time it was free. It was late in the evening. The car park apparently has 24hours a day car parking and it serves local shops, restaurants, and leisure…
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CIVIL NATIONAL BUSINESS LETTER
Hi all, So sorry if I have posted this in the wrong place. I struggle to navigate around the website. I have received the attached letter from Civil National Business Centre. Smart Parking Limited are the company in question. Basically 5 years ago, I parked in a retail park (paid and displayed) I was literally 5 minutes…
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Parkingeye failed to issue Notice to Hirer and other docs
Have been issued with a PCN from Parkingeye for a car that I lease. Lease company originally received the PCN as registered keeper and sent me a copy of the PCN and their letter to Parkingeye informing them of my details as hirer. Received almost identical PCN to my address about 2 weeks later which was just a double sided…
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Parking Fine - Mistaken Identity
Hi there, Hope you're all coping in this heat! I was just wondering if you could help. My Mother-In-Law has been receiving letters from a Debt Recovery Agency for a parking fine that does not relate to her - however it is for someone with the same first name and last name. She has never been to this car park or even the…
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Lease company paid fine by premier park ltd
And charged us. We have proved the fine was issued incorrectly but Premier Parking Ltd won't reopen the fine as they say its been paid. How do we tackle this. It's £75 which is alot of money to us
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CP plus LTD, DCB Legal LTD, locked keys in car
Hi all, Finally reached my claim form stage- just done my acknowledgement. A bit about my case. Cold, rainy night at Lancaster services, returned to my car, closed boot.. great my keys are in there. After a couple of hours of trying to get any locksmith to come out on a Friday someone finally came. 2 further hours of…
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Returned within 50 Minutes, instead of 1 hour
Forgot shopping so had to return, but it was within 1 hour. The driver has a disabled badge. Received court documents and wanted to know what defence I can add.
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Lost POPLA Appeal - Premier Park (Sippi App Glitch / EV Bay) - Next Steps?
Hi everyone, I've unfortunately just had a POPLA appeal refused by an assessor who has dismissed a clear app/system failure as "subjective user error." I'm looking for independent advice on my next steps and whether to sit tight or pay. The Context: I parked in a third-party EV charging bay at a Marston's site. I spent…
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Defending Against Civil Enforcement Parking Claim for time in between purchased parking tickets
Hi everyone, I need some advice. I was fined for parking somewhere that I paid to park, I paid once and then extended my stay. I received the fine in the post a while later and was confused since I had the Ringgo receipts for the payment. The company issuing the fine wouldn't tell me why I was being fined and just kept…
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SMART PARKING LTD / ZZPS
Oct 2022 I parked on private land, not park of Alfred st car park. I receive a letter saying I owe money for parking without a ticket. Emailed asking for proof and singage. They said PCN was stuck to window. 7th may 2025 I receive a letter from zzps asking for 160£ emailed asking for proof again and basically was denied as…
