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CCJ From Old Address Related to Parking Fine - Seeking advice on set-aside strategy
Hello Forumites, A lot of very useful material in older threads to help with
an issue like this, I cant thank you guys enough for the immense benefit to the
common person. My context is similar to previous threads so I’ll just
summarise most important aspects and detail my intended next steps. * PCN Issued 26/03/2024 to…
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Luton Airport Drop Off forgot to pay within 24 hours...APCOA
I have just attempted to pay the drop off charge after my car was used for an airport drop off a few days ago, to be surprised to find it's too late to pay (ridiculous given the drop offs are usually in the early hours so easy to forget to do it instantly and pick up later in the week). I've tried calling to no avail, so…
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legal challenge on CCJ EURO car parks
I was taken to court by DCBlegal on behalf of Euro car parks. Unfortunately, I have not seen any court paperwork and order was made without my knowledge. I received the paperwork with outcome of the order on the 8 April 25. I have been in hospital since 27 March and currently in rehabilitation following surgery so I have…
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PCN Not Wholly Within Designated Bay - Teesside Park, Stockton
Hi all, I received a PCN from Minster Baywatch for 'not parking wholly within the designated bay.' I'm currently in the process of putting together my POPLA appeal using the incredible advice and templates on the Newbies thread re: signage, landowner authority etc. However I wonder if the learned pros on this sub could…
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DCB legal Defence statement
I am writing in response to the Letter of Claim issued by DCB Legal regarding an alleged outstanding Parking Charge Notice (PCN) from September 2022. I strongly dispute this claim and maintain that I am not liable for the amount demanded. On the date in question, I parked in a car park operated by Smart Parking Ltd, which…
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HM Courts & Tribunal Letter - Is this the one I have to respond to?
Hi all. I got the below letter after ignoring a number from debt collectors etc. In short, I got a private parking ticket. I followed the newbie thread initially but can't find anything regarding this stage (happy to be pointed in the right direction). Is this the one I actually have to respond to?
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Judgement for Claimant
Hi I have just had a court paper through the post saying that I have not replied to a claim form and therefore I am ordered to pay the claimant, DCB Legal, who have put in a claim related to a PCN. This is the first I am hearing about this. I haven't received any court claims or papers for this PCN, and I have no idea what…
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SM4RT one liner POPLA failed
Writing on behalf of a friend who got a PCN for their car and has followed the advice here re not naming the driver at the first appeal to SMtime and challenging (not so) SM4RT with the 'one liner' at POPLA. SMART have come back last week with Operator Information and Evidence, so POPLA appeal seems to have been rejected…
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Another one bites the dust... VCS lose again. But it may not be the end of the saga.
I've just got back from Court after round two with VCS. The judge said he would take an application to strike out as a preliminary matter so I said yes please. The judge struck out the claim because it failed to comply with CPR 16.4 (1)(a). Among his reasons were that the particulars of claim do not include a cause of…
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Parking charge notice for entering and leaving car park in 7 mins without parking.
On 14th this month my vehicle was driven into a Parking Eye car park. Driver too busy carefully negotiating the very tight corners around the first level of the car park in a newly acquired electric car to notice any signs. Went down to the lower level stopped briefly but for various reasons decided this was the wrong…
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SUCCESS - PCN for “failure to claim free parking session” cancelled by Bank Park
Update: SUCCESS!!! Bank Park Management cancelled the PCN :) Original Post:___________ I received a NTK letter with a £100 parking charge for “failure to claim free parking session”. I had already sent them an appeal request email before finding this forum, asking for further evidence that shows I didn’t claim the session,…
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New Manchester Airport Pick Up Parking Charge (APCOA)
Looks typical of others. Dropped off and completely forgot to pay. Once remembered, it was too late to pay! After the parking charge was received in the post, I checked here and found it would be pretty simple to appeal. However, some of the templates are referring “Relevant Land” and POFA. On the parking charge received,…
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Excel parking claim
Hello everyone, I have a parking ticket from excel parking and this has now reached the county court level. I followed the advice on the forum. I appealed using the newbie sticky on the initial stage. I also replied to the letter before claim from their solicitor also using the guidance here. The only thing I haven’t done…
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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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Advice on ongoing DCB Legal claim
Hi, I probably should’ve done this much earlier as slim chances of success but I’ll give a brief overview. Friend of mine is currently at the witness statement stage which is near due - she had a couple of residential parking fines claiming it was due to not displaying the permit (which she has as a resident). Appealed at…
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Successful complaints about private parking tickets - how to get them cancelled!
:D A happy thread of successes against private parking tickets by complaining! This is an ongoing record of cases where a motorist has succeeded in getting a private parking charge cancelled, simply by making an assertive complaint to the retailer/landowner/cinema/hotel/services (or other misinformed idiot) who naively…
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Claim Form Received - National Parking Control at Gym car park
Hello, I have received a claim form dated 16th July 2025. AOS submitted 24th July 2025 AOS received 25th July 2025. Some background to the case. Driver was a member of a gym which uses this car park. Quite often this car park is full and is not big enough for the amount of members they have. Car park was full, so driver…
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Civil Enforcement PCN 2nd Letter Newbie help needed
Hi, I'd already started trying to deal with this myself before finding this forum. I wanted to check what my next step should be at this stage, rather than inadvertently making my situation worse. I received a reminder on 15 June 2025 from a PCN that was issued on 29 May 2025. I appealed this via the form on their website…
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ukcps claim form
hi, ive received a claim (issue date 10 dec) form for a dropoff at gateway house and filled out the aos yesterday. is there an example of defence used for this. thanks
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Claim Form Issued by DCB Legal for Parking at Citi Park Clements Road
I am writing on behalf of my father, who has received a claim form for parking at Citi Park, Clements Road, London. The Particulars of Claim (POC) state that there was no valid parking session. However, the car park signage clearly indicates that Blue Badge holders can park for free for up to three hours, and upon…
