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PCN - DCB Legal, Letter of Claim Response Rejected - Next Steps?
Hi everyone, I received a PCN for parking in a privately owned hospital car park in October 2025. The car park is one I used regularly for my job at the hospital and they previously used Hozah as a payment method. This was set up to automatically take money from my bank account whenever I entered the car park by…
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DCB legal mediation settlement
Hi all, I followed the process to fight a PCN from DCB legal (in reality I was at fault and was 13 minutes over) went to mediation and I stuck to my guns with a 20 quid offer to settle- not even remotely expecting them to go for it, 4 counter offers later and they came all the way down to 20 quid, no cost contribution,…
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UKPC and DCB Legal court claim
Good morning everyone, I have just received the LoC for the overstay on McDonalds parking. Fortunately/unfortunately all previous correspondence from UKPC/ debt collectors (?)/other solicitors companies were ignored. Now i have received the LoC from dcblegals - this seems to be the standard template with keeper details and…
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Gladstones / PREMIER PARKING ENFORCEMENT LTD
Thought I would share my journey but also, what do you think defence wise? Parking ticket issued for approximately 5 minutes 58 seconds, driver does not leave the car, passenger does, and then returns. I was not the driver, he (passenger) was reading the sign and then left, writing was very small and he is elderly. In…
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Default CCJ filed against me and Court Letters sent to wrong address
Hi Guys, So just last Thursday I discovered that I had a default CCJ lodged against me. The only reason I knew about this was due to a debt recovery agency sending a postal letter to me. At once I started to do my research and write up my Witness Statement as well as my Order. Address A - Haven't lived in there for 2…
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DCB Legal / UKPC County Court Claim
Hi everyone, I’ve received a County Court claim from DCB Legal acting on behalf of UK Parking Control Ltd. The original parking charge was issued after I parked in a disabled bay while making a delivery in a van. I used the bay mainly because it made access easier for unloading. After the delivery I went to grab some food…
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Ocean Parking - Manchester Metrolink - Parked after operation hours
Hello, I received a private PCN operating for manchester metrolink after not realising I'm not supposed to leave my car in the car park (sale station) after operation hours (whoops). I've read the newbie post and this post where from the same company the appeal was successful: I'm very new to any kind of appealing parking…
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Yet another scumbag parking eye letter - Fox House, Derby - LBCCC Stage
Seem to be getting these every year now. I don't think they even bother putting signs up in some places and assume some people will blindly pay the ridiculous amounts asked for. I'm just posting yet another appeal and eventual success to show people on this board that despite some naysayers, POPLA will still stick up for…
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DCB LEGAL, UKPC court, defended - Not parked within the bay.
Yes it was foolish. I don't deny. Car Park was practically empty and I went far from other cars. But I was over the line :# Do I have any chance to appeal at all? Cheers
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PCN from Civil Enforcement Ltd
Hi everyone 👋 I'm a Newbie as of today and desperately need help with a PCN from Civil Enforcement Ltd which has now reached the small claims track stage. I have returned the N180 form and emailed a copy to the Claimants legal team and in return and on the same day ( without a court allocation date ) they sent me their…
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Beavis case law
I am representing a relative re a private parking ticket that she got for not entering her VRN in the machine when entering a pub. The parking company are relying on Beavis, and I would dearly love to have access to as many judgments as I can get hold of that rebut the findings of the Supreme court when there is no free…
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Settled at mediation but letter has no details how to pay
Hi, Settled at mediation last week for £40 with Euro Car Parks. Letter provided by mediation service has no details on how to pay ECP!? Please help.
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Smart Parking / DCB Legal claim (Aug 2023) - no recollection of NTK, POFA para 4 query
Hi all, I've read the NEWBIES thread and several recent Smart Parking / DCB Legal claim threads, including Micky2022's defence, and would appreciate some guidance before I finalise my defence. Timeline 28 August 2023 – Alleged parking event. 9 February 2024 – Credit Style tracing letter asking me to confirm my…
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(PCN) & again, DCBL debt collection letter
I have been here before with Highview/NEXUS and DCBL - that ran for a while and, unsurprisingly they pulled out about 2 weeks prior to the arranged court date. https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6444684/pcn-private-car-park-highview-already-at-debt-collector-stage/p1 I am back again in surprisingly similar…
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Claim form issued to NHS Consultant working in Peripheral Site with Paid NHS bays
Dear Team, I am a Hospital Consultant working for Portsmouth NHS University Trust. I have been issued a Claim Form for parking violations July 2021 I have worked in a Gosport Hospital for NHS for over 15 years one day per week. Portsmouth NHS Hospitals Trust pay Gosport Community Centre (the owner of the car park) for…
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Have they got me bang to rights here?
Hi, I received a PCN through the post about stopping in a box junction even though I thought I cleared it. Is this worth appealing or have they got me bang to rights here? I couldnt concentrate because my kids were low on blood sugar and doing my nut (we've all been there right?)
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Saba Parking Charge Notice: Appealed
I appealed a PCN in a Saba station car park citing POFA schedule 4 didn’t apply on railway land and stating that I wouldn’t be naming the driver and to cancel or issue a POPLA code. What I didn’t know about was an amendment to the Act that allows keeper liability on land previously under statutory control came into force…
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DCB Legal Smart Parking Claim
Hello all Thanks to the advice on the forum I made a successful POPLA appeal against a Smart Parking NTK in 2021. Unfortunately friends who were with us had moved house and missed the deadline for the appeal. They notified Smart Parking of the change of address. This arrived the other day. The MCOL website would not…
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Anything I can do about this parking charge?
Hi all, I got an NtK from a car park and just wondering if there’s any recourse I can take? The car park is for a parade of shops so not sure if there’s a particular company I can complain to as in Option A. The parking is free for 3 hours but ended up at 3h 16m. The wording on the NtK is much better than the Britannia…
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PCN Appeal declined
Basically I parked at a shopping centre lot for 14 minutes without paying before leaving. I got a pcn letter from smart parking and I appealed the pcn stating “Your Notice to Keeper does not comply with the mandatory requirements of Schedule 4 of the Protection of Freedoms Act (PoFA) 2012. Amongst a number of failures you…
