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Missed Deadline on Letter of Claim from BW Legal for Parking Ticket by 5 days- what should I do?
I received a letter of claim from BW Legal relating to an unpaid parking invoice in early 2022. I have missed the deadline by 5 days. I do not have much of a defense, the car was simply parked in a car park at night and driver had no change to pay. Up to now I have simply ignored letters. At this point, I would probably…
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Court summons received help please
Hello i am currently assisting a relative who has received a county court summons from dcb legal on behalf of euro car parks. I have registered them on the MCOL and lodged an acknowledgment of service intending to defend . Claim is dated 9th July received 16th July acknowledgment lodged 20th (21st) I am now trying to…
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UKPC via DCB Legal - Horns Road Retail Park - DCB Legal court claim 2025
Hi all, I have received a parking charge from UKPC. It was posted (unfortunately, I don't have the original letter anymore). I had parked in the disabled bay and unfortunately due to the torrential rain and my 2 year old having meltdown, I had to park in the only available space in the whole car park to deal with the…
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Parked for 6mins and then left because I had no change, still got fined by Parking Eye
As the title says, I got a parking charge notice letter from Parkingeye for £100. I appealed it but got an email back about a week later saying they have "not got sufficient evidence to confirm that the terms and conditions were not breached". They say I can appeal through POPLA but the discounted rate will not be…
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DCBLegal & UKPCL
Received a LOC from DCB for "not parking within the markings of the bay or space" back on the 18/6/24. Did not receive anything from UKPCL as I changed address and therefore the address on my van. I then replied to the LOC as per the threads advice/template. I have since received a reply from DCBLegal re that if they do…
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Britannia Parking - Retrospective Payment?
Dear All, I have been issued with a PCN by Britannia Parking which I initially appealed internally as I was delayed back to my car by circumstances out of my control (harbour lock bridge opened to allow vessels through and no alternative way back). Their response was: 'Any unpaid period of parking can be retrospectively…
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Help with ignored PCNs and 2x DCB Legal court letters;(
Dear MSE I'm hoping you can help instill me with some confidence, Ive had 2 PCNs harass me with letters for a few months now which I've ignored. 1) EuroCarParks for Aldi in Nov '23 2) Total Carparks for a Camponile Hotel in Feb '25 Unfortunately I've been hit with two Court Claim letters from DCB Legal last week on…
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PCN What to do
Hi, new here, just wondering if someone could please advise on our next step after receiving a PCN which will feel has been unfairly given as we have not intentionally avoided paying for our car park stay but had trouble paying on the day. So we stayed at Duke street car park Manchester on Saturday 12th July and when we…
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Claim form Recieved but no letter of claim prior to this
Evening all. Forum has been a great help previously, helping me beat a prior case involving these cowboys and i once again thank all those previously involved. Anyway, I have received a claim form through the post, I was away on holiday and by the time i returned it was over 5 days so did the initial MCOL part. My question…
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Parkmaven Parking Charge - Holiday Inn Exeter
Good morning, My friend has recently received this letter from Parkmaven regarding an overstay at a Holiday Inn, in Exeter. Front of Letter - hXXps://ibb.co/pC6bwKH Back of Letter - hXXps://ibb.co/wNxLJ3nJ Proof of Payment - hXXps://ibb.co/wZPgMz43 Now the charge there for 24h parking, is £16.00 - This was paid to 'Your…
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Defence text for paragraph 3 for POC (BW Legal)
Hi all, I've been searching for a suitable defence for paragraph 3 that I can use for the following POC. The solicitors are BW Legal via UK Car Park Management Ltd. Can anyone advise on what text I might be able to reuse/amend from in this case?
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LBA received from CST Law
Dear All I would be grateful for some advice. Sadly in November 2020 on two consecutive days I paid to park via the Ringo App at a site managed by Smart Parking. Having recently changed my vehicle I inadvertently paid for the incorrect registration number to park. (Being fairly new to parking apps at the time, I didn’t…
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Group Nexus
Hi all, I recently received a parking fine in the post from Group Nexus for parking at New Square (West Bromwich). I know the rules have changed, it used to be free if you spent £5 in the shopping centre, but now you have to pay regardless. Anyway, I made sure to pay before leaving. I scanned my ticket at the machine and…
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Euro Car Parks - DCB Legal LTD - Court Claim 2025
Hi Apologies for starting a new thread . Just looking for some advice . I have received a letter from the above which is a pre legal advice note ( Terminal Notice - Pre legal action ) , What would be the best way for me to handle this - They are wanting £170 from me for parking in Morissons car park ? Any advice given much…
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Iceland - para 3
Hi all, It has been a while! Got court claim through with these particulars... The driver of the vehicle with registration B2???? (the 'Vehicle') parked in breach of the terms of parking stipulated on the signage (the 'Contract') at ICELAND CHELMSFORD, on 15/12/2023, thus incurring the parking charge (the 'PCN'). The PCN…
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Excel Parking/DCBlegal Defence advice - Paying outside of the 10 minute time upon entry.
Hello everyone. Firstly thank you all to all the regulars for the comprehensive guidance you have provided on these forums and newbie threads, it is really invaluable and has been a great motivation and source of help to fighting these private parking thieves. I will try to be as concise as possible presenting you my case.…
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ECP via DCB Legal, issue date 10th April 2025
So POPLA rejected my fine appeal. Sadly i admitted driving my car. They had photos of me anyway. So this is perhaps a newish scam where you pay for your ticket but the payment to their payment site does not go to them. You are redirected from their payment site and purchase something totally unrelated. In my case a scam…
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Smart Parking - Parking Charge
To cut a long story short, family recently went to a local park in Milton Keynes on a very busy day. There was overflow parking on some grassy banks rather than the usual car park and due to there being no parking machines or signs on this temporary overflow parking we forgot to pay for parking. captured on ANPR coming in…
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ECP/DCB Legal court claim
Hi all, Had a Letter Before Claim letter arrive today (pic attached with details obscured) with reply form and financial statement form. Having read all the Newbie thread I'm slightly confused to be honest. The Letter Before Claim is from CST Law but states they are instructed by Euro Car Parks. Is this a real LBC or am I…
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APCOA Stansted drop off parking charge
I have read all of the newbies thread, tens of other threads, and all related information to my case that I could find here. I have recieved a parking charge from APCOA, due to an alleged offense occuring at the drop off zone at stansted airport. They recently changed the payment time from 14 days to midnight the same day…
