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Parking charges (PCN) UKPC Swindon
Hello forum people, making a thread on my PCN's as im just about to put up a defence as ukpc has issued a money claim on 2 pcns at received near the same time at my local JDGYMS. For some context Im working out at my gym and I do full body so I take some time to finish my workouts, and little did i know that there was a…
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Defending against Parking Eye Claim form for visit to GP
I have received a County Court Claim Form from DCB Legal on behalf of ParkingEye relating to a parking event at a GP surgery used for NHS out-of-hours services on a Saturday in September 2025. The facts: The driver attended the site for a legitimate NHS out-of-hours appointment accompanying a child The driver used the…
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Manchester airport fine appeal refused
Hello everyone, Just looking for a bit of advice really. I received a parking fine for T3 drop off zone at Manchester airport. I tried to appeal it with APCOA but unfortunately did not see the template on this forum until after the fact. Once it was rejected I found the template and tried to appeal with POPLA which has…
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I finally received the County Court claim after 5.9 years
This is the third time I'll be asking for help here, which has been invaluable so far. As with my last post, here's a TL;DR of the situation: * Drove onto the named car park. * Passenger got out to pay at the machine. * Huge queue at the machine. * Passenger finally get to machine, machine won't accept the reg. * Passenger…
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Civil Enforcement Ltd / Defence sense-check please, filing Monday
Claude Ai advised that this is the best place to get some feedback / advice on the defence i need to post by Monday. All help appreciated. Part of the reason i was there longer in the car park was I was helping another lady customer there get her car started, her engine kept stalling - left off the defence so far as…
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Next steps after an application to set aside
Hi All, joining the group of people who were recently hit with a CCJ from Smart Parking. Unfortunately, in my case, they sent it to the wrong address – they got the flat number wrong (say, Flat 1, 1 Street instead of Flat 22, 1 Street), so I learned about it from my credit report. Not sure what kind of trace they conducted…
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APCOA parking charge letter for £100 at Derby train station on 29th May
Hello I've done some research on my parking ticket and I wanted to make sure I've understood everything before responding. On Monday I received a parking charge letter from APCOA regarding me parking in one of the car parks at Derby train station on Friday 29th May. What happened was I parked there from just before 11am to…
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Parking ticket, unsure how to proceed
Good morning, I received this letter regarding a parking ticket I believe I disregarded, I cannot remember it as I believe I had the photos of the ticket on my old phone which is now broken Please can you advise me on how to proceed with this, do I respond to them via email? Or do I just ignore, thank you
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Lease company paid PCN
Stelliantis personal lease. Recieved a letter from them to say a PCN (Minster Baywatch) was issued and they are unable to have the notice transferred directly to me and therefore have paid it They are now charging me the fee + admin. I now have no ability to appeal or have the charge dropped since the charge has been paid…
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Really angry with Tesco
Perhaps I am routing my anger at the wrong people but basically on the way to school with my child, we stop every morning at Tesco extra for a Costa, stay 20 mins and leave. He has to get to school, so no hanging around. So bascially today I receive a Debt recovery letter from dcbi. I have not received any previous letters…
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Parking during restricted parking period
A driver has picked up a NTK from UKPC for parking during restricted parking period, see below. This NTK has come to the registered keeper, who is not the driver. Surely we should be able to fight this as the driver has not been identified and there cannot be a contract to park, once outside of the permitted parking…
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HX Car Park Management / Gladstones Solicitors — Court Hearing 19 June 2026 — Need Urgent Help with
Hi all, I have a small claims hearing in 10 days and would really appreciate expert eyes on my situation. I’ve read through many threads here and found them incredibly helpful but my case has some specific facts I’d like advice on. The basics: • Claim No: (Removed by Forum Team), County Court Bristol • Claimant: HX Car…
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Help with LoC next steps
Hello Everyone, I have received a letter of claim (LoC) from DCB legal in respect of elite car parking management limited at Eddington, and given I’ve read Post 2 in the newbies section, which is useful thank you but would appreciate a clarification on the template letter. we initially struggled to remember any alleged…
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DCB LEGAL, SMART PARKING COURT CLAIM
As the title suggests, DCB Legal have been in touch regarding parking tickets from 2021/22, these pertain to parking in a gym car park operated by SMART parking. I was authorised to use the parking space as a member of the gym, but must have forgot a couple of times to input my vehicle registration details onto their…
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APCOA PCN Manchester Airport Drop-off
Hi Guys, I recently received a PCN notice from APCOA about a drop-off at Manchester Airport. I know you can usually ignore APCOA, but I don't want it to escalate into a CCJ and affect my credit score. I've also been advised to appeal to APCOA, not admitting to who the driver was, and also asking them to provide the…
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CEL Private Parking CCJ Claim — Poor Signage Defence — Help Needed
Hi All, concerned newbie here desperately looking for advice on how to move forwards with County Court Claim from Civil Enforcement Ltd. Incident occurred last year on January 30th at the Bellevue car park (237-259 Greenwich High rd, SE10 8NB) in front of ALDI and many other small shops. CEL refused my challenge on grounds…
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TCB DCB Legal CNBC, Advice needed please!
Hi all, I received a County Court Claim Form from the Civil
National Business Centre, issued on 18/9/2025. The Claimants are Total Car Parks Ltd. The claim is being handled by
DCB Legal. This is the second letter from CNBC but for a different fine/claimant within a few days. Particulars of Claim (Total Car Parks): 1- The…
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NB:Final Defence check before filing - CEL in-house claim, signage + Chan/Akande
Hi all, Following up on my earlier thread — thank you to those who pointed me to CEL in-house claim and Chan/Akande template. I've now drafted my defence combining the Chan/Akande argument with a signage defence (supported by my own photos and google street view imagery). Before I file I'd really appreciate a final sanity…
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£1500 Counterclaim for Harassment Against Smart Parking Ltd with DCBLegal acting.
The background to this claim centres on the Claimant’s failure to comply with Version 8 of the BPA Code of Practice, which required operators to offer motorists the opportunity to settle for £20 in cases of keying errors. The Defendant was unaware of this mandatory provision at the time. Despite the Defendant providing the…
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N1SDT - Driver observed leaving site UKCPS
Hello, Long time lurker received a parking fine in March which I now have this claim to defend. Just wanted to ask for some advice on my defense. - There is no photographic evidence of the driver leaving the site—only images of the parked car and signage. - The signage is unclear, conflicting since the site hosts three…
