Parking tickets, fines & parking

Hi, Sadly i've had an issue with a historical charge that I did have a paid ticket for: Paid for parking but keyed the wrong reg number Appealed PCN Never saw the response via email - I JUST DISCOVERED IT (DOH!! - was in spam) LBC followed Now getting 2nd round of LBC's 2 years on… I have just complained to the landowner.…

Dear Money Saving Expert Team, This is my first post on here and hoping to get some guidance from all of you hero's! I recently received a DCB Legal Letter of Claim acting on behalf of Smart Parking Limited. The letter relates to a parking charge from July 2022. They demand I pay £170 with some urgency and their usual fear…

Hi there A simple case of mis-keying on a parking ticket machine in a car park managed by Parking Eye has been defended (following the advice in the Newbies thread) through all stages, but has got to receiving a court claim raised by DCBL. I'm now following the 'template' defence suggestion thread and I've got to section 3…

Hello Firstly I will state, yes, I know there are lots of stickies, but I am being honest, I am working 80 hour weeks at the moment I am going through a separation and house move, as well as running my business. I am asking for a favour, I'm sure the answers are there if I had 3 hours to spend reading but I do not have…

Hi everyone,Looking for some advice regarding a formal Letter of Claim notification my son just received via email from Moorside Legal, acting on behalf of Countrywide Parking Management Limited. The Details: Date of email notice: 2 September 2026 Amount demanded: £170.00 Location: The Quintrell Inn (Newquay) Date of…

Went into a fuel station now three weeks ago, bought something (can't remember what, it was 3.80) and was not charged for the fuel, what are my rights here? Them asking for a £35 surcharge is insanity, especially when it is not my error. I am obviously going to contact them asking to waive this, but I thought I would ask…

[Image removed by Forum Team} [Image removed by Forum Team] Hello, I’m looking for some guidance on behalf of my partner, (Removed by Forum Team). He has recently received a Letter of Claim from DCB Legal acting for Smart Parking Ltd. The total is an eye-watering £9,010, which they say relates to multiple PCNs at a private…

Hello again, Same as the other thread as ive 2 of these pop through the door. Log in, submit my 11 paragraph defence from the Meltof thread, April 12thand sit back and wait? KKind Regards , Dave

Good Afternoon, Ive edited the original header and updated it to a county court claim. So basically, copy and paste the 11 paragraph defence inthe Meltof thread issued 12th April. Sit back and wait for the next step? I also have irrefutable evidence against this. Thanks for your time

Hi, a member of my family has recieved a parking charge notice from MET parking services for overstaying at a McDonalds car park by 12 minutes on the 6th september. The notice was issued on the 11th september but didn't even arrive until the 28th september, probably because we have had a lot of issues locally with the…

Background: Parked car in carpark. Typed in full reg and paid for parking ticket, then displayed. Received charge in post. Appealed with ticket, Excel denied appeal as only first letter of reg was displayed on ticket (machine error). ELMS legal named in documents. Particulars of Claim: The Claim is for a breach of contract…

Hi there, I have read the newbies thread, attempted to communicate with the landowner and had my response to the letter before claim rejected by gladstones. This is in relation to a car park i entered for 20 minutes (plus 30 seconds) to pick some people up, whilst there I tried for about 10 minutes to pay for an hours…

We received a parking notice, and the reminder on the same day, 21 days after the alleged infringement. I appealed with both the company and POPLA and both have denied my appeal, despite me quoting the legal jargon etc about then having to get the notice to us within a 14 day period Both claim that because the company…

Hello everyone, A bit late in the day but just seeing if I can help someone out at the last minute. Car was SORN and owner gave it to a friend who had it to repair it for sale. Friend used car without prior knowledge and reg keeper got a PCN back in Feb time. Gave PCN to driver who said they pay but didnt and now we are…

Date of alleged offence Jan 2024 Claim Issued 9 sep 26 AOS completed 22 sep 26 Hello …many thanks for the information on the site. Alleged claim relates to an overstayed car park, in breach of displayed T&C's. I have completed my defence pdf but as yet not emailed it. all as per the template. Part of my defence is that i…

Hi, My husband parked on street, and got a parking charge from UKCPS. Apparently you couldn’t park there as it’s private land which he didn’t know. I appealed using the template and it got rejected. However I didn’t realise they aren’t part of BPA and so cannot appeal at POPLA. They sent another letter for the same…

I am navigating all of the help on here (thank you all!) I have done the Money claim Acknowledgement of service part I move house next week and then a few days after go on holiday until the 27th of October I can see where it says to "hold off" about replying to quick with my defence, but I don't want to forget about it or…

Hi all, I’ve received a County Court Claim Form (MCOL) relating to a private parking charge and would appreciate some advice. Background: Parking event was around November 2023. Location was a Costco customer car park. The allegation appears to relate to exceeding the maximum stay period. Vehicle was an old car which I no…

Hi all, I have received a DCBL court claim for an alleged offence from almost 3 years ago. The issue date was on the 11th September and I have already done the acknowledgment of service, which I believe takes me up until the 14th October to file a defence. I have read the defence template and the information on the pinned…

I have received a PCN from Horizon for "exceeding maximum stay period ANPR". I have received several private PCNs in the past but I have managed to get them cancelled as they have all been non-POFA compliant for varios reasons. However I believe this one is POFA compliant - the first such that I have received I have…