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A little advice RE: DCB Legal please
My brother in law has received a letter of claim (dated26/08/25) for a PCN in Sept 2020 asking for £170.With it being 5 years ago he doesn't have any original paperwork, all he has are 2 letters from DCBL & the letter of claim. Reason for contravention: Insufficient time paid. He doesn't remember the incident so can't give…
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APCOA PCN at St Albans Station - POPLA Dilemma (£60 vs £100)
Hi all, Hoping you can offer some advice on a PCN from APCOA and whether it's worth the risk of a POPLA appeal. Date of parking: 24th August 2025 at St Albans Station (APCOA, railway land). The Contravention: Parking without a valid payment/permit. The parking fee was only £3.60. What happened: I tried to pay via the APCOA…
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Rejected POPLA appeal Stanstead McDonald’s
Hi everyone, I’ve been researching online and found many people who have been fined from parking in the McDonald’s car park near Stanstead airport. We stopped off at McDonald’s after our flight late at night to grab a bit to eat the car park was dark and I didn’t know there were two different car parks, the drive thru was…
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Gladstones claim form
Hello just got a random letter from bw legal claiming I was parked somewhere a while ago on their clients land (parking and property management Ltd) they want me to pay £160. £100 for the parking company and £60 for bw. what to do there is no option to ask for the original documentation?
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Complaint email to PALS
I drafted this on behalf of my partner, would just like a second opinion on it before I/ we send it. Any advice/ feedback welcomed. I found another thread by someone who complained to PALS at the same hospital and was apparently told they no longer deal with complaints about parking charges, so it is probably a waste of…
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Minster Baywatch Sital House Loughborough PCN
Hello, Please help me with this ticket I got. The story goes, I paid to park on a Sunday, the feeling is 60p for the whole day, I only stayed around 1hr30mins, when I paid I did so with cash at the machine. It didn't print any tickets which I thought was strange but then seen a sign for "Pay and Stay" which I thought ok…
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MET PCN at Mcdonalds - Occupants left premises (POPLA successful !)
Hello, The RK received from MET Parking the following "Notice to Keeper" for a car parked in McDonald's premises and whose occupants allegedly left the premises for more than 5 minutes. According to the occupants, here is what happened:- The occupants placed an order from Mcdo app at 11:35am and parked around that time in…
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East Midlands airport parking fine - help please
This discussion was created from comments split from: **NEWBIES!! PRIVATE PARKING TICKET? OLD OR NEW? **READ THESE FAQS FIRST!** Thankyou!.
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Victim of Park direct UK Ltd - Uxbridge
Evening all, This is my first thread in this forum and also my first ever POPLA appeal. I received a PCN in Uxbridge for stopping to pick up my wife, in this time my lights were still on and I didn’t leave the vehicle. I stopped for less than 4 minutes in total. After submitting my appeal and it getting denied, have I come…
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Letter of Claim Moorside Legal - worth to reply even after 30 days?
This ticket I "collected" last October firstly attracted some TRACE letters (as usual) and a couple of Moorside Legal letters worded just like TRACE's to which I ignored. This one is dated on 30 April 2025, but only arrived on or after 8 May (was then away for 7 weeks or so). I had arranged my neighbour monitoring my…
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PCN - Napier Parking at Station Hill , Chippenham
Hi everyone, As keeper I've received a PCN from Napier Parking for a 6 minute stop in the Station Car park ( also shared with Sainsbury's) This is a very small car park of about 20-30 spaces. The driver collected someone from the station and didn't look to put a ticket on as the signs weren't clear and they said that they…
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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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Been a while. My partner got 3pcn in a row.
Here we go again. I have to admit that my adrenaline is pumping and I am actually excited. Just received 3 pcn notices to hirer from P Smart Parking. contraventions are 4,5,6 of July and notices were all issued on the 8th of October. Long story short, my partner hired a car whilst travelling up in Scotland. she was using…
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Excel parking " Judgement for Claimant ( in Default)
Help! I have read through the Newbies posts and can't find any advice specific to this so posting in hope of some help! I am the Keeper of the vehicle but not the Driver. Original Fine was for overstaying by 70 minutes in the Baker Road hovel of a Car Park in Uxbridge. Some extenuating circumstances for the Overstay but…
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Private Car Park PCN. Would you let this go to court?
Hi, not quite a newbie but I've hardly posted on here. I've read the thread on this subject so I'm just seeking peoples opinions on if I should risk taking this to court please and one other question. So I didn't buy a permit in a car park I entered. I didn't do so because I'm a blue badge holder and thought I was exempt.…
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UKPC Parking Ticket at McDonald's
Hello forum, Please, i need advice on how to proceed with this parking ticket issued by UKPC (sent by post) at a McDonalds restaurant. I had appealed as the registered keeper, but appeal
rejected. My appeal: The driver was a customer on this particular day with the
intention of getting lunch from MacDonald. Unfortunately,…
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UKPC - PCN
Hi Forum, I'm back again with another PCN—this time for parking slightly outside a white line. I've already submitted the standard template appeal to UKPC, which was unsurprisingly rejected. They've now issued me a POPLA code. Would it be worth proceeding with an appeal to POPLA? If so, is there an up-to-date template I…
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Private parking charges in Scotland
Multiple private parking charges in Scotland I’ve received multiple private parking charges in Scotland but have ignored them. I now received this letter from debt collectors but have never heard from them before. From my understanding in Scotland the driver is responsible, not the keeper and I am under no obligation to…
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VCS CNBC Claim DCB Legal! Please help
Hi all, Posting again as there was two letters and got told to post them separately. I received a County Court Claim Form from the Civil
National Business Centre, issued on 12/9/2025. The Claimants are
Vehicle Control Services Ltd/. The claim is being handled by
DCB Legal. Particulars of Claim (Vehicle Control Services): *…
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Court Letter defence - DCB Legal/National Parking Control
Hello, I have read the newbies thread and followed all points up to and including submitting MCOL AOS. I am now drafting my defence and would like some guidance on the following: 3. Referring to the POC: paragraph 1 is denied. The Defendant is not indebted to the Claimant. paragraphs 3 and 4 are denied. The Defendant is…
