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DCB LEGAL cp plus/groupnexus court claim
hi, only just discovered this forum very late in the day as i need to file a defence by this weds 17th. finding it tricky from a read of the newbies forum to know what steps are now at this later stage. claim made to northampton civil national business centre for overstaying at a motorway service station that positions as…
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Secure Parking Solutions - failed appeal. Do I have hope?
Hi everyone, (using ChatGPT to make this easier to read) I’m looking for advice on a private parking fine I received shortly after moving into a new flat. It was issued by Secure Parking Solutions (SPS), and while I’ve already appealed and been rejected, I’m now deciding whether to escalate it to POPLA. Here's the full…
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Does this open the floodgates for counterclaims?
Can people use this as a precedent to counterclaims: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce83n7j7p6po
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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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DCB LEGAL RECORD OF PRIVATE PARKING COURT CLAIM
Hi. I have done some work for DFS Cardiff in 2021 as a subcontractor. When I arrived first day to start the job for a contractor through the induction process they took every contractor’s car registration to allow park in parking lot which belong to DFS , I finished my job after one week. After 10 days I got 7 PCN . ( for…
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Manchester airport drop off fine
Hi I’ve been reading through the threads trying to find a solution that fits with my query but I can’t, please help me I picked up my daughter from Manchester airport T2 in May, it was 2.30 am I was driving round looking for her and drove on the drop off/pick up road (by accident) as she wasn’t there. I thought I would…
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N180 Form. How do I know who to send it to?
Hi all I'm dealing with a parking ticket and got an N180 form to complete. Initial look and, unlike others, doesn't seem to be one that can be completed online despite asking for copies. Anyway, I have to send a copy to the claimant but their contact details are not on the form, just the company name and a reference…
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Parking Code evidence - your images of private parking signs are needed please!
This thread started life as a discussion about the DLUHC's Call for Evidence but EDITED 2025: Let's kick this off again in 2025 as evidence for the MHCLG for the Summer Public Consultation. We need evidence of private parking t&cs signs. If you take photos yourself, please show them as a screenshot to show the date a photo…
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Smart Parking / Debt Recovery Plus | £170 fine with no notice?
Hello, Sorry about openining a new post, but I just want to be sure I'm not risking my credit score / ability to purchase a home in the near future! I received my first letter from DRP in early June demanding £170. I did not receive any prior letters about the PCN so I did not have the opportunity to pay the fine at £60…
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Keyway retail park willenhall
I have received a fine from the keyway retail park in willenhall .the photo of my car looks like it been taken through a bush . The fine for being 21 minutes over there no were to make a payment. I had used the shops there I am disabled and I had an operation the 5 day before I had gone there unfortunately my stitches…
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PCN for parking on own property, from parking company contracted by building management company.
Hi, I’m a leaseholder of a flat with a share of the freehold. The building management company has recently
appointed Capital Car Park Control to handle the parking situation in the
communal grounds, due to long-standing complaints about the parking behaviour of
certain residents. For my part, I park on
the tarmac area…
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PCN F1rst Parking company in Sussex
I received a PCN (parking charge notice) at Uni of sussex. I wrote this back to them as an appeal: xxx----xxx Dear Sir/Madam As the registered keeper of xxxxxx, I am writing to formally challenge the above Parking Charge Notice on the basis that I was not driving the vehicle at the time of the parking event. F1rst parking…
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Advice on Claim Form - DCBLegal / Smart Parking
Hello, I've recently received the claim form from CNBC. I followed all the previous advice, to summarise: * Received the Letter Of Claim 15th July 2025 * Responded to them via Email as per the newbies thread on 9th Aug 2025, no response other than the automatic reply * Received the claim form with issue date 18 Aug 2025 *…
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PCN for MFG - Esso Cobham - Gravesend
Hello :) I received a PCN from Euro Car Parks on 24/05/2024. I have ignored them. I then received multiple letters from Debt Recovery Plus... I also ignored them I then received multiple letter from dcbl... I ignored those too. I finally received a "Letter of Claim" from dcb legal. I sent the template email and have…
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What does sign mean?
Today, Sunday, somebody working on my place got a parking ticket. As I told him he was OK to park there (an area I believed to be owned by all us joint freeholders on my development but that the council seem to dispute) I feel honour bound to pay it. However as a non driver I don't fully understand what a sign on an…
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PCN from 2023 (gladstones) now at money claim stage
First off, I have recently had a parking fine from February this year cancelled with the help of this forum, thank you! This thread relates to a fine from 2023, Tesco car park, (horizon) now being pursued by Gladstones. I appealed at the time, it was rejected, naively I didn’t appeal to POPLA as I thought it would just go…
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advice needed please (smart parking)
Hello, I received a letter from Smart Parking with a charge of £60 if paid in the first 14 days, then increasing to £170 as the keeper of the vehicle. This was for parking on private land, it was at a diner car park in which the driver stopped for only a total of 13 minutes whilst passengers visited inside intending to…
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I REIGN VICTORIOUS | 10 PCN’s from Smart Parking, DCB LEGAL court claim 2025
Hi all I’m in a bad situation. So I think it’s worse than others as it’s 10 x fines at £170 each. Long story short, I started at a new gym that rents the building and has access to a car park which is owned by smart parking. Everyone has had trouble over the years and the advice was to not respond and you’ll not have to…
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Cumbria Parking Services: Failed to make payment that covered the entire duration of your stay
In October 2024, a PCN was issued by CPS to the vehicle driver having parked at A591, Ambleside in the Lake District. The breach was because the driver paid for 2 hours but lasted 2:39 in the car park. As the keeper, I've now received a Letter of Claim from BW Legal, and I've just responded to it using the template…
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Help please! At my wits end.
In 2021 I received a parking charge notice from P Smart Parking. The charge was basically for not paying for parking quickly enough. I entered Tower Car Park in Newquay at 11.47 and left at 15 01. I had about 3 minutes left on my ticket. I appealed via POPLA and they upheld the charge. My 'crime' was that I entered the car…
