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My son has no defense DCB Euro Carparks letter of claim
Hi, I've been helping son through his "dealings" with DCB legal - following guidance here, we have ended up at the N1SDT form Date 19/03/26 Acknowledged 26/3/26 Their reason is ; No valid pay and display/permit was purchased. He didn't buy a ticket as he obviously didn't read the signs - he says he thought it was a free…
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Met Parking, DCB LEGAL court claim
I wonder if you can help & advise me please. I recently received a NOTICE TO HIRER from MET Parking Services for a car I hired. The letter is dated 8th Apr & the contravention occurred on 14th March at Southgate Park, Stansted. I'm required to pay £100. Thanks.
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DCBL/Parking Eye
Hi, Got this yesterday from a parking fine. As yet I have not replied to anything that I have been sent so there they are assuming im the keeper and the driver Gone through the forum and various sections, great stuff btw. I have done the Aos on the mcol, so now am putting together a defence compiled of the paragraphs in…
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Never seen a parking ticket but now have letter from dcb legal Ltd.
I've never seen a parking ticket on my car. I would have paid it if I'd seen it. Now just before Christmas I have a letter from dcb legal Ltd saying I owe £170 to their client, for parking in St Stephens Place, Trowbridge, in August, which is free for about 3 hours, so not as if I wouldn't have got a free ticket anyway. I…
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NCP - Parked causing obstruction
Hi. I have received a 'parking charge to keeper' in the post from NCP for 'parked causing an obstruction. Having read similar posts and the newbies thread I am little confused as to weather I appeal using the one size fits all or appeal saying it's a non-POFA Notice to Keeper, and I won't name the driver.…
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Welsh sign
I have previously explained that I had not seen any signs in English explaining that there were restrictions on parking. I have forwarded you a photograph in my previous correspondence of the sign. Further into the car park, there was a sign, however I had not passed this when I parked up. I have no further correspondence…
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DCB Legal, help after response to letter of claim
Hi, just wondering if someone can help me I’m not very tech savvy. I received the £170 from DCB legal for parking fine from 2021. I responded to the letter of claim with the template I found on threads on here. They have replied with a lengthy email saying if I don’t make payment within 30 days there will be a claim and…
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[Update April 2026 - Court claim issued DCB Legal] Bank Park PCN - Parked for 16 min [free 30 min]
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…
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APCOA railway station parking charge
Hi all, I have read the newbie thread but I'm confused about the APCOA and railway bit. In the thread it doesn't specify that the appeal is suitable for APCOA however it talks about appealing APCOA later on. Essentially I'm asking if the blue appeal text works for APCOA? " Re PCN number: I dispute your 'parking charge', as…
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UKCPS / Moorside Legal Court Claim - Non PoFA - Need Help With Paragraph 3 of Defence
Hi all, I've read the Newbies thread and Template Defence. I have a live court claim, have acknowledged service on MCOL (intend to defend all), and am working on my defence due at the end of the month. The basics: UKCPS Ltd (IPC member), autumn 2025, Leeds City Station LS1 4DY Reason: No Stopping. Original charge £100 (£60…
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POPLA appeal refused after APCOA app failed
This discussion was created from comments split from: **NEWBIES!! PRIVATE PARKING TICKET? OLD OR NEW? **READ THESE FAQS FIRST!** Thankyou!.
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In-house CEL court claim
My wife received a demand for payment for overstaying in a car park last October. I replied on her behalf (as usual) pointing out Civil Enforcement failed to establish such a contravention took place and told them their invoice was invalid as it hadn't included a picture of the signage. They replied, with a pic of the…
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DCB Legal query
DCB Legal has wrote tp me asking for £170.00 we parked a restaurant car which was managed by Smart Parking back in July 2025. we accidentally mistyped the reg in and received a letter in post from smart parking, we contacted the boss at the venue and explained the situ and she in return advised dont worry about it she will…
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Threat of accrued interest
Hi All I've received a LoC from dcbl recently relating to a parking charge claim dating back to 2021. Part of their attempted leverage is to suggest that interest is accruing at 8% above base rate. While I could just ignore this it has irritated (even further!) since I wrote to Smart Parking's previous agents four years…
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Heathrow - APCOA fine
So I returned to Heathrow where I had pre-paid parking to a fine stuck to my front window. The fine was due to me being "parked outside of a designated bay". The space I was in, was in line with a zebra crossing, however we arrived early hours, it was dark, I was tired, etc. and didn't notice. the problem i have is that…
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SABA Paymyparkingcharge - Cannot appeal online due to “driver required”
Hello, Sorry for reposting, my initial picture contained reference numbers (I’ve reported it to be taken down). I’ve scoured the threads for info on how to best proceed with this but unfortunately cannot find what I’m looking for. I received the below notice to hirer (with no other documents contained). You can also see…
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Smart Parking and DCB Legal
Good day, Thank you in advance to everyone. My sister has received a Letter of Claim from DCB for Smart Parking. There is a mention of mediation, and at the request of the vehicle holder, have the rules changed? Do we need to use the reply link in their letter or wait for another letter? This seems slightly different to a…
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DCB Legal Ltd, defence rejected and awaiting a directions questionnaire.
I sold my Vehicle to "We buy any car" in August 2025 and was told they would send of the new new owner part of the log book and that was that. I was due to go away shorty after the sale so funds cleared three days later and i presumed that was the legal tie to that vehicle over. A few months passed and at the end of…
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Help in locating a case
Good morning everyone I'm not sure if I found the case I am looking for on here or another site, but it was an appeal against a Private Parking fine, I think but not sure if it took place in the Northeast area, but the Judges comments were along the lines of that other than to assist the Police with a criminal matter RK…
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DCB Legal, ECP court claim
Hey all. I followed plan A and B. Landowner wouldn’t cancel PCN and blue appeal template didn’t work. I received an email rejection letter stating the following: “Having carefully considered the supporting evidence provided by you, Euro Car Parks (ECP) havedecided to reject your appeal for the following reasons:• The Site…
