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Court Claim form received - how to respond?
Hi, Firstly let me say what an amazing forum this is, people fighting for our corner…many thanks…! please forgive my ignorance, i did what i could, although im good with diy, when it comes to things like this i get well confused…lol I received following from HM courts and tribunals service. What is my next move? Many…
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Judgment in default (again)
I'm in disbelief at the moment for how appalling our legal system is. My wife had a PCN which she disputed and eventually got court papers. I helped her submit her defence which we received acknowledgement of on 15 April. DQ was received and submitted in June. Have had absolutely nothing else in relation to this until now.…
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DCB Legal pursuing through County Court
Hi all, I received a PCN from ParkingEYE after allegedly parking in a hotel car park in May 2022. At the time, I sent a rebuttal letter to Parking Eye. 3 years on and a barrage of letters from ParkingEYE and DCB Legal later, they have now issued a claim against me through the county court. Most recent timeline: 14.02.25:…
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PCN Horizon Parking - not my car in picture
I received a PCN today from Horizon for allegedly parking in a disabled space without a blue badge in South Wales last week. It is clearly not my car in the picture as it is red (mine is black) and the registration number is different to mine by one letter 71 in the middle not 21. This is not even blurred and the number is…
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ECP DCB LEGAL claim 2025
Brief Backstory: Parked in a ECP car park and paid for parking. Changed address so didn't get notice until passed to DCBL. DCBL ignored and now received Letter of Claim through from DCB Legal. Reason for 'Parking Charge' given: ‘No valid Pay And Display/permit Was Purchased’ I have all the evidence to support I paid for…
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Moorside Legal LBC
Hey Guys, I just got a Letter BEFORE Claim from LBC with no email or anything, just a phone number asking me to pay 170. Do I just wait for a Letter of Claim? I am tempted to just pay it and save myself the headache, but advice of what to do would be great. Cheers, Sami101
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Plan A success.
Just a heads up, I managed to find a contact for our local shopping centre car park and after explaining a case to them, Blue Badge overstay, They told Excell to cancel the PCN even though Excell had already issued a court summons. "I can confirm this has been cancelled. Any further letters can be ignored as they may have…
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PCN Help - ECP
Hello I got a PCN in Sept. (Euro car parks). Due to life etc it slipped my mind. Let me briefly describe. It's 3 hours free parking. I parked and returned to my car after around 30 mins. Car battery dead. Called breakdown service who said it would be tomorrow now. So I left the car and returned the following morning. Rac…
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MSGL FASHIONS EUROPARKING PCN
Hi all. New to this. Received a PCN from EuroParking Services for a £100 charge. The contravention states 'parking for patrons whilst on the premises only' with a period of 22:59:55 to 23:09:32. I'm obviously not going to be paying this ridiculous charge ( ontop of this it wasnt even me driving the car). Just need some…
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DCB Legal - Letter of Claim o/b/o Smart Parking - what to do?
Dear experts, I have the below. I never got anything on this until DCBL wrote to me out of the blue a few months back. I read up on DCB Ltd and therefore didn't do anything other than email them and Smart Parking to ask for proof and evidence of the carpark over-stay. My issue with this is the parking fine is from Jan 24,…
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UKCPM invoice for non-display of permit before arriving in post
Hi All, I have read the FAQs and am after some general advice on the next steps. This is all new to me, and I have gone through a steep learning curve over the last few days with respect to private "tickets", but have made some errors along the way regarding appeals. Moved to a new residence, which includes allocated…
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Total Parking Solutions - POPLA appeal – “Partial payment” despite RingGo payments covering stay
Hi all, I have received a PCN from Total Parking Solutions at Harlesden Plaza for alleged “partial payment” and they rejected my appeal; PCN Facts: * One continuous stay: 17:21–19:44 * Two RingGo payments made and acknowledged by Total Parking Solutions: (attached) 17:39–18:39 18:45–19:45 * Operator relies on ANPR…
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Parkingeye
Summary: I visited the site twice (as a legitimate guest) and didn’t sign in at the machine where I was supposed to enter my reg (it was all very complex, the barrier boom arm was broken, the security guard was wearing his house robe, the phone number for the company was and still is a dudd number). When the PCN arrived, I…
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Defence help
Below from the Claim Form Particulars of Claim The driver of motor vehicle registration [REDACTED] (the Vehicle) parked in breach of the prominently displayed terms and conditions of parking set out on the signage at [REDACTED LOCATION / BUSINESS NAME] on [REDACTED DATE]. The signage constituted an offer of a unilateral…
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Two Council Tickets
Hi all, I live in London and in 2025 had two tickets, one through the post and one on the car. Neither make any sense and I was hoping for some advice as they total £150, which i cant really afford right now. Thats with their 50% discounts. The first was in Wimbledon through Merton Council. I parked in a pedestrial zone.…
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Missed mediation
I missed my dcb legal parking charge mediation phonecall despite waiting in all day. I have read the 12 steps and have been following the process. Where I live signal is patchy today it is zero and so I missed it. I didn't realise this until they sent an email. I replied explaining the situation but have had no response. I…
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Pay & Display - 15mins after ticket expiry CCTV by Excel
Hope you can help PCN from Excel Parking after being photographed leaving a car park in Grantham St, Lincoln at 2.43, with our ticket expiring at 2.27. Unbeknown to me it was a camera'd-up small car park. Had assumed it was a Warden-patrolled one. Had actually assumed it was a council car park. Is there a scope for…
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Need Advice – Fighting UKCPM PCN at Rathbone Market (110 Barking Road)
Hi all, I’ve just received a County Court Claim Form from UKCPM, issued via the County Court Business Centre, after months of letters from BW Legal. I’ve now acknowledged the claim on MCOL and want to fight this properly — but would really appreciate some outside perspective. Background: * Alleged incident took place at…
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Parking Group (The Parking People) DCB LEGAL claim 2025
Hi everyone, Brief/concise summary: July 2024 - PCN from Parking Group (The Parking People) August 2024 - Appeal submitted (Parking Group Website) - screenshot saved as proof of submission HEARD NOTHING BACK October 2024 - Letter from DCBL October 2024 - Letter sent to the Parking People informing them that my appeal…
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Shop owner doesn’t have the authority to cancel the fine
Hi. I got a fine for overstaying the 3 hour limit in a car park. I contacted the manager of the Wren showroom we were in asking him to request for the fine to be cancelled as we were in the showroom (in the process of buying a kitchen). In the meantime, I also disputed the fine and then escalated to POPLA (the escalation…
