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Objection to Disabled Bay Extension
I'm seeking advice on how to address the objections received by my local council regarding the proposed extension of my disabled parking bay. The council advertised its intention to increase the length of the bay around August, but they received two objections. A council staff member informed me on 8th September that, due…
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Smart Parking - HELP! have received count court letter - advice greatly appreciated
hi guys, I have some experience in challenging parking tickets and charges but my wife has in an advanced stage and has now received County Court paperwork, instigated by Smart Parking. Does anyone have any experience of this? Is it wise to challenge this or even to go to court (am thinking yes and no). many thanks for any…
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Smart Parking Court Letter
Hi, I have had a letter from the County Court saying that Smart Parking are taking me to Court regarding a parking charge notice back in 2020. I received a 'Letter Before Claim' a few years ago and asked them for all of the evidence to which they did not reply (I can't remember if I had letters before that, but I know I…
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First ever PCN - advice needed
Hi all, So received a letter this morning from Parkingeye for my first ever PCN for an Asda carpark. The issue date is 31/10/2025, so I basically have a week left before the discounted fine jumps from £60 to £100. The "event" date is 28/10/2025. Basically, I was making an out-of-town trip, so I wasn't familiar with the…
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URGENT help needed with my defence against DCBL
Hi all I am a complete newbie and just learned some things after reading the template defence and a few other posts so please help me out. I have also left it a bit too late so I am hoping you folks will be kind and give me some much-needed guidance quickly. Here is a brief summary of the situation. * 26/06/2024 - Letter…
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first parking / DCB Legal witness statement stage
Hi all Thank you for all of your advice on the forum! I am in the process of submitting my defence against a claim where my vehicle was parked at university parking area without a permit or a ticket. 3 PCNs were received. I have attached the claim form. I am quite unsure how to defend as the driver was in the wrong for…
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Vantage Point NTK Parking Charge
Hi - I was looking for help from all you wonderful people who understand this way better than me… I have received a parking fine for parking at the Vantage Point car park in Brighton for 4 hours 20 minutes. I arrived with my 9 month old baby for a day out at the seaside and by the time I paid for the parking 20 mins had…
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DCBL LTD legal action can anyone advise please
Can anyone help me with this please I’ve ignored the first few and now this?
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Letter Before Claim from BWLegal for 4 PCNs
Hi all, I have read the threads and the newbies posts for over a year now and I wanted to check if there is anything I can do regarding 4 PCNs from last year (or if I should just pay the fee since I have 4 of them and no excuse!). To explain what happened: a year ago I have parked at work in the office car park, however,…
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I Park Services vs DCB Legal PCN Court Claim
This is regarding the 2nd PCN that I recieved and is exactly same as my previous thread. https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6615384/help-needed-dcb-legal-letter-of-claim-for-i-park-services-pcns/p1?new=1 - The mediation call was not successful in the 1st case. in this 2nd case, I have received the following…
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Horizon Parking Tesco Launceston - again
first off the jokers with their stupid times, 3hours before 10pm & only 1 hour between 10pm & midnight, however i digress.... looks like they've changed their wording since the last ticket, i've tried to search for a more recent one (apologies coupon mad, if i've failed!)
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C.U.P Enforcement POPLA Appeal
Hey everyone I hope you're all doing great. I went to Euro Car Parts in Harold Wood to pick up a car battery. The car was having electrical issues and it was stuck in gear when I arrived so I just pulled up in the safest place I could. Went in, picked up the battery and left. To be honest I've been to this Euro Car Parts…
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CCJ threat from DRP after failed POPLA appeal - Initial Parking
Back in April I spent 15 mins (not parked) in a signposted car park in Llanberis. The only reason I was there was to wait for my partner's parents (senior's) to park their Tesla and connect this to an electric charger in the car park before giving them a ride elsewhere. This took 15 mins 39 seconds because their electric…
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4 Parking Charges
Received 4 Parking Charges from UKCPS at my own apartment block even though I have a permit. It was not on the dashboard - they've taken pictures of my car to prove that. I've since made sure it stays on. Have appealed through their site regarding all 4 charges, they responded to the first one saying I can pay £20 instead…
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Plan A wins again.
Neighbours sister visiting UK so neighbour took her to a shopping centre, lots of shopping etc meant they were 22mins over the 3 hour limit. I told her to write to the shops and almost immediately TKMax got back saying they had arranged for the PCN to be cancelled.
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My Court mediation overview
I just wondered if anyone else has had a similar experience to this, and what the outcome was. It has caused me several months (over a year now) of stress and deprived me of several family activities that our precious to me. As a full time carer for my adult son, this has also had a knock on effect on him. I will not sit…
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Civil Enforcement PCN Help
Hi, got a NTK PCN from the above. It appears to me to be in compliance with POFA but images are posted. I have read a few other posts about Civil Enforcement and what from what i gleaned is that 99% of the time they reject the appeal. I have already used plan A,ie, complain to the land owner who essentially told me its my…
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Gaparking AutoPay stopped charging me for parking
I regularly park at a local station car park, and have registered my car for their "AutoPay" service, whereby my card will be automatically charged after the cameras in the carpark have detected my car parking there. This had been working fine for months. However I just noticed that I have not been charged for over a month…
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Parking Charge Notice - Minister Baywatch
Hey guys Just received a Parking Charge Notice from Minister Baywatch. I was not the driver, but I'm the registered keeper. I know who driver was though. Is there a way to get them off my back, or better to wait and see if they want to go to court? Thank you for all the hard work you do.
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Cardiff Northcourt - Ocean Parking - Parking Charge Notice
Hello all, Looking for advice on whether it is worth continuing to contest a private parking charge. The owner of the vehicle has received three PCNs from the same location. Two relate to the vehicle being parked in residential bays while visiting a resident. Both incidents took place on the same day, with the vehicle…
