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DCB LEGAL QUERY
Hello! Thank you for all the information via this forum, I’ve successfully managed to get a friends parking fine cancelled however, ironically, a historical one of mine has caught up with me and I’m now trying to fight this. Long story short, DCB Legal have sent me a letter of claim, I have the beginnings of an email…
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Bit of a unique situation re a Private parking invoice
2 and 1/2 years ago I received a NTK from a car park that I had parked in whilst on holiday. However I disregarded this because the 'evidence' that was supplied was a photograph of a different car with a different VRM(obviously) to mine. Also, I didn't receive a invoice on my screen at the time of the alleged 'offence'. I…
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I have recieved parking tickets from 2020 come to me a couple months ago and this is what I’ve got
What should I put in my defence ?
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DCB Legal/MET Parking claim received
Hi guys/girls, My friend has received claim form Issue date 05/08/2025 (attached here) We have filed AoS using MCOL on 14/08/2025. She is registered keeper (driver wasn't reported yet) I was the driver. We need help with this case if possible.... Thank you very much
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ULEZ misunderstanding on payment timeframe - grounds for appeal?
Hi All, This week I drove into ULEZ in my dirty diesel on Wednesday and left on Thursday. My understanding is that I had up to 3 days to pay the charges due. As it's Sunday today I've come to pay but was only able to pay for Thursday. Upon further reading I now understand that it was up to 3 days to pay for each day i.e.…
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SIP Parking PCN for a misleading parking ticket sign
Temporarily removing this post until a later date when this is settled.
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Discussion: Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP
Hot off the press, is the case of Mazur and Stewart v Charles Russell Speechlys [2025] EWHC 2341 Thought this might interest the community because I have a feeling this is going have a potentially significant impact in the way law firms do their business, not least for DCBL and similar firms operating in this sphere…
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UKPC - yellow lines/hatched area - Popla stage
Hi All, A friend received this UKPC NTK. She is the registered keeper. The ticket is
for stopping for 1minute 39 seconds. The driver was feeling unwell (quiet side
road) so the passenger took over. The swap over took 1min 39 seconds! 2 pictures provided online and one show the passenger side door open. Appeal sent using…
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Help with defence please.
Got claim form for DCB legal for not parked correctly within the markings of the bay or space. Had my disabled daughter with me so was stressed. She doesn't have a disabled badge as she isnt psychically disabled, but mentally. ADHD, borderline personality disorder and learning disability. I don't know if that's a defence…
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MET Parking via DCB Legal claim 2025
Hi everyone, I’ve received a Letter of Claim from DCB Legal. I’ve checked the forum threads but I’m still a bit confused about what steps I need to take next. Could anyone kindly guide me through the process? Thank you in advance for your help.
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PPC, parking restriction signs were laid down after parking occurred !
I parked nearside of the building I live, at the time there was no restriction signs. Next day surprisingly I got a PCN from P4 parking and noticed newly laid down no parking signs. Any help will be appreciated.
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I paid a GroupNexus PCN, then realised I DID pay for parking
I parked at George Elliot Hospital Nuneaton and just received a PCN for non payment. Many months ago I accidentally parked in the staff area of a car park I was told to use for my visit (it's the same designation but there is a staff section and a public section, but the signs were hidden). I tried to pay, but couldn't. I…
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Need help with how to proceed with appealing Napier Parking Parking Charge letter
Hi all, sorry in advance for the complete newb-ness of my post. Just not sure how to proceed with appealing and maybe if there's any point. So essentially I have been sent a Parking Charge letter issue under the reason No valid parking session detected for the total duration of around 5 and half minutes, in one of my local…
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Parking ticket issued by Smart Parking scum bags
I got a ticket from these underhand idiots who are BPA members: Smart Parking Ltd www.smartparking.com I'll post my appeal to them and then secondly include an update of what happened (or lack of) more recently: APPEAL I have received your letter regarding my parking in the mail on the 4th of August. You record that,…
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Ongoing CCJ Battle with ParkingEye – Now Hit with More Fines
Hi everyone, I’m currently in the middle of a long-running dispute with ParkingEye which has resulted in a CCJ against me. I have a mediation call scheduled for next month to try to resolve it. In my defence, I stated that I never received any of their original letters regarding the alleged contravention. I’ve repeatedly…
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(Was CST Law) but now DCB Legal for Smart Parking
Hi all, I had a car parking fine from Smart Parking last year. I have had a few letters from DRP Ltd, almost all of them were identical, I ignored them all. This week I got a letter from CST Law. What course of action if any, should I take now? Many thanks in advance.
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Parking Code of Practice Consultation 2025 - now let's see what happens
This was a thread to discuss these questions: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/private-parking-code-of-practice Let's see what the MHCLG do next.
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5 year old "fine"
I received a letter from DCBL regarding a fine supposedly occurring in 2019. That is good 5 years ago. The presented motive is "parking beyond the permitted time" in a Waitrose carpark. I can't even remember what happened a year ago, so I cannot remember who the driver was at the time of the alleged offense. Certainly not…
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Overstayed by 21mins
Hi all I’ve read the newbies thread and understand how to appeal. My q is ticket was paid for 2 hrs duration, I was not driving the vehicle, husband overstayed by 21mins due to my toddler hurting himself and we were busy taking care of him and did not realise we had overstayed our time limit. Should I appeal by using the…
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Met Parking Stansted Popla Appeal Draft
Hi I've put together a draft of my Popla appeal against a parking penalty from Met Parking Southgate Park. I created this by taking information from other appeals. l would appreciate any advice as I'm not sure if I am doing everything I need to do. Dear
Sir/Madam As the
registered keeper, this is my appeal about a Penalty…
