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DCBL Harrassment
Hi all, looking for some advice please. I’m being pursued by DCBL for £170 relating to a parking charge from March 2025. I paid for parking online for 2 hours and did not overstay. Unfortunately, I never received the original Parking Charge Notice as it was sent to my previous address. I only became aware of the issue…
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Letter from court
Evening all, a parking fine was issued on 08/04/2020 which I knew nothing about until I received a LBC to my new address which I replied to using the template from the forum. We moved to the new address in September 2022 and during those 2 years there was ZERO letters from DCB LEGAL LTD. Yesterday I received a letter from…
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NCP misleading signage appeal - rejected by POPLA
Hi, I stupidly parked in an NCP car park in Bromley and naively thought payment was done via machines like in the old days. The signage said I could pay 'easily' on departure. The subsequent directions signage then guided me out of the car park and onto the exit ramp with no mention of the machine whatsoever. I was then…
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DCBL LOC
Hi all, Read lots on the forum already but due to work and other legal + DSAR activities I don’t have much capacity for research and could use some quick help. Received LOC from DCBL today for a parking eye fine - letter dated 30th December. It’s for a fine dated 30th April 2025. I updated my logbook and driver licence…
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Apcoa Parking charge than now gone to Debt recovery plus :(
Hello all, I hope you can help. I must have missed the first fine, and it then went to debt recovery. I emailed Apcoa directly with the email below, but they did not reply to me. Now the charge from Debt Recovery Plus has increased to £170. I wanted to check whether the email I sent them was okay and to ask what I should…
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What's the law. Disabled bay.
Today I was pushing my trolley out of a supermarket and became aware of a car with its engine running and window down reversed into a disabled bay. I'm not sure why but the man started to shout at me, shouting go on look, I'm waiting for someone. I think he thought I was looking for his blue badge which he obviously didn't…
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Claim Form from DCBL
Hi all, last year I parked at Manchester Salford Quays by the McDonald’s and did not see any signage for parking Few months later, had a letter from Euro Car Parks stating I owed money, I ignored it and now I’ve received a claim form stating that I need to pay £269. Help please.
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Default CCJ after Acknowlegement of service late by 1 day
The situation:* Claim issued by DCB Legal on the 13th December * Didn't arrive in the post until 20th - when we were away * We arrived back 31st but didn't check post until 3rd December * Saw the claim and realised we might be late with the AoS so filed it straight away with MCOL * Prepared the template defence from this…
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Minster Baywatch Ltd - Meadowhall
Hello everyone, Firstly, thanks to everyone who has contributed over the years to the forum. It’s been nearly 15 years since I or any of my closest family members have paid a PCN – including a few successful court cases! I’m reasonably familiar with the process, but this case is entirely new to me, so I’m hoping for some…
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Civil Enforcement Ltd PCN
Long story, this has been going on since August. I parked in a car park in August in Worksop for about half an hour. The machine didn't take card so I had to call an automated system. I firstly called from my phone but their system wouldn't recognise that I was selecting numbers as requested. I then called from my son's…
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POPLA Appeal - Park Avenue Southall
Hi there, I have read the newbie thread and am aware I will need to format a lengthy written appeal. Unfortunately our appeal got rejected by ParkingEye and in the online appeal we ticked that my father was the registered driver and keeper of the vehicle. The POFA 2012 was mentioned on the back of the first letter. My…
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dcb legal and secure parking solutions
Hello I'd appreciate some help please My car was parking in a pay &display near a hospital (car park not owned by hospital). Paid for a 1 week stay and ended up overstaying due to requiring an unexpected life-saving operation 2 PCN were attached to the car - appealed these, lost and paid for the anyway. Received a notice…
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Judgement in Horizon Parking case
First, thank you to all the people who must put a ton of hours into helping people in this forum for not much return. I never started a new thread on my case because I was embarrassed that I had adopted an IGNORE policy based on my own understanding. The matter did proceed through MCOL and at that stage I lurked in here to…
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SMART PARKING, DCB LEGAL court claim Nov. 2025
Hello Good People, DCB LEGAL LTD have submitted a claim on behalf of Smart Parking ltd. I have responded to Letter before claim and now I have received Claim Form from Civil National Business Centre. I followed your Posts on submitting AOS and I am now considering my defense. Here are few points about the case 1- This is…
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NCP PCN - Parking in a disabled space without a blue badge
Hey, hoping for some advice I recently parked at a NCP car park without any parent and child bays with my 3.5 month twin boys. There were only a handful of regular bays which were far too tight to fit into. After attempting to park into one and realising I could barely open the door for me to get out, I decided to use a…
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Gladstones 2 Claim forms in 2 months. First was DISCONTINUED & 2nd is just crazy and unfair charges!
Hi, hope you are well.I'm absolutely stressed and stuck, overwhelmed with forum information about fighting unfair tickets. I'm such a slower reader/English is my second language. But let's do this, I need help. 1. I've been receiving/chesed since Jan/2024 by Horizon parking for "Exceeding maximum stay period " at…
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Haringey Council PCN – never received the original, now charge increased by 50%
Hi all, I’ve just had a letter through the post saying I haven’t paid a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) and that the amount has now gone up by 50% from Haringey London Council The issue is, I never got the original PCN in the first place — so I had no idea there even was one until this “increased charge” letter arrived. A…
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Euro Car Parks Parking Charge - Appealed through POPLA
Hi all, I would really appreciate some advice on my current situation. I received a PCN from Euro Car Parks after overstaying by 11 minutes. I had paid for two hours of parking. My initial appeal to Euro Car Parks simply provided proof that I had purchased a valid 2-hour Pay & Display ticket. This appeal was rejected.…
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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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Parking charge from APOCA at eastmidlands
Hi there all thanks in advance, I dropped some family members off at EMA on 28/09 and completely forgot to pay the charge, due to them removing the barriers and then having a busy 48 hours afterwards. I completely forgot to pay online. After the "midnight the day after" limit had expired, there is no way to pay the £5 Now…
