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3x DCBL money claim letters
Hi All I new to this forum and have searched for templates to write back to money claim online, my wife has recieved 3 different parking charges. I was told to ignore all letter by a friend which I did and now I have 3x moneyclaim letters from Civil National Business Centre for all 3 charges. Wife parked and forgot the…
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VCS, DCB LEGAL, court hearing fee paid
hello everyone, I received a claim form and I have managed to file an acknowledgement of service. Now I have to file my defence. Is there a way I could be help with the defence please. The parking charge was issued because it took me about 20 mins to pay due to EXCEL PARKING APP playing up, even though I paid for the whole…
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Received a letter saying a notice to keeper was previously sent
Just got back from being away for a week to find a parking charge letter from PCM. It says it is in relation to a PCN incurred on 22/01/2026. Date of posting this notice was 26/02/2026 and Date this notice is given is 02/03/2026. Does the fact i never received the first parking charge letter have any effect on the appeal?…
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G24/DCB Claim Form
Just as I am dealing with my own predatory PCN my Dad sends me a picture of a claim form from Oct 2024. He has no recollection of the event and can't remember receiving any NTKs etc (he may have at the time then threw them away, certainly hasn't received anything relating to this in the last few months). Issue Date: 03…
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APCOA Stansted Airport
Hi there, I'm leasing a car with Arval through my LTD and forgot to pay my drop off at Stansted Airport. I tried to call them a couple of days after and they said that I need to wait for the PCN to come over. On 16/01, Arval sent me the PCN through an email notification (not a notice to keeper). They say the following: We…
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Another DCB Legal ECP claim - Overstay
Hi Everyone I received a parking fine which I was unaware of as I had moved address and my registered address was a different address. When I changed the address I started to receive debt collectors letter. From the letter the reason I have received parking fine is because they claim I have overstayed in their car park…
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Pre mediation call - getting calls from DCB legal
A couple of weeks before the mediation call and I’m getting calls from DCB Legal. Haven’t answered any of the calls and have now blocked them. Do you think they want to make an offer? Is it advisable to answer their calls? Are they even allowed to call me now that it is in a court process?
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I'm New Here. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I exceeded my parking time with Euro car parks by 1 hour and 20 minutes and they have sent me a £60 fine. I sent them the receipt of paid parking up to 16:00 hrs with my appeal asking nicely if they could reconsider this and cancel the charge based on -Partial payment being made - Disproportionate charge The appeal was…
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Late Notice to Keeper (30+ days) – worth appealing?
Hi everyone, I received a Parking Charge Notice to Keeper from Civil Parking Office Ltd for “No Valid Parking Payment Found”. My main concern is the timing of the notice. Parking event date: 31/01/2026 Date of notice: 02/03/2026 As I understand, under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, if no windscreen ticket was issued…
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MET Park ticket from 2023
Hi everyone, Background: Back in 2023, I went to pick up someone from Stansted airport, at night, and ended up getting a parking fine. However, to me this was odd, as I had done it before going at night to pick up other people and in another occasion I even stayed longer and never received any fine (lucky I guess?). As…
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Letter of Claims from DCB Legal on behalf of Smart Parking - Please check my response
Hi All, Firstly Thank you all for the amazing posts on here with regards to PCNs!! I have read them and have been so helpful. I have recently been receiving letters from DCB Legal, which I have ignored until now I got a letter of claims. And I know I now need to response but to their email and not through their form. In my…
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PCN Legal Action Costs and Ramifications
Hi All, I’ve received a fine from a private parking company and would be grateful for any advice people can give. In brief, my situation is as follows: I spent a night at a hotel in Essex last September and was assured parking was covered as part of my stay. In late January, I received a £170 ‘Letter Before Final Action’…
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CEL court claim 2026
Hi all I hope you can help. I received a civil enforcement fine after parking at a retail park to go shopping with my daughter. One of the shops had a card machine not working so I had to walk into town to withdraw cash. The waiting time was apparently 2 hours (although I did not notice the very small signs) and I stayed 2…
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Italy ZTL fine
A trip to Lucca last year. I arrived in a rain storm, in the dark. The hotel was in the centre and Sat Nav took me into what turned out to be closed roads. In the end I had to abandon the car and walk. Long story short - I entered a ZTL four times within 20 minutes and have received 4 fines. Any advice from those in the…
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Rejected car parking appeal - What now?
I received a parking fine in Leeds (Rose Bowl) just before Christmas. The machine wasn't working and there was a sign on it saying to pay by the app. My method of payment was Google pay as I didn't have my cards or my wallet with me. So I downloaded the app, entered the car information and went to pay. The app then said I…
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Civil National Business Centre
I parked in a private car park, owned by Excel parking services, which I paid on the way out. I did that twice in one day. They sent me a letter fining me and saying I hadn’t paid, I sent them the card details and they said I should have paid at the start. Then they started hassling me and sending me lawyers letters and…
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Parkmaven Parking Charge Appeal - What to do next?
Hello Everyone, so just a bit of background. This is my third parking charge from ParkMaven for parking in the same place. I never knew the space was private land as signage is not clear at all, but after receiving my first pcn I stopped parking there of course, then the second came and I paid that as well (I parked in the…
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DCB Legal Ltd Received (In Scotland)
Hello - I received a letter from DCB Legal Ltd on behalf of Parking Eye for payment of £140 for a PC in Scotland a few weeks ago. Its from a fine from 2024. I believe this is the first letter I have received relating to this (I may have received previous a year or so ago, I can't recall). Its requesting payment and if they…
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PCM / Trace advice please
Hi there. I would be most grateful for advice on the following: Some months ago we received a ‘parking charge notice’ on our car windscreen. There are no double or single yellow lines at the location, which is a residential development, but there are some signs stating it’s private land and setting out some ‘terms and…
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DCB LEGAL - Registered Keeper but not the driver
I have received a claim form in May 2025 for a parking charge dated Feb 2022, no other correspondence, I was not driving the vehicle at the time, a previous employee of mine was, who cannot be located now. Should I specify this in my defence?
