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MET Parking McDonald’s Gatwick - validate receipt - POPLA APPEAL SUCCESSFUL
Hey all! Hoping for some help and guidance. As per other members past and present, been stung by not validating my receipt at the Gatwick McDonald’s. We went through the drive thru, it was late and dark after 10pm. We had no idea that we needed to validate the receipt. Also I feel that the McDonald’s staff could at least…
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Parking paid for but still received PCN, now at claim stage with Gladstones
Hello, I paid for my parking at a Travelodge last year under Horizon Parking (I paid through your parking space). My bank account shows the correct amount taken out on the date to 'Your parking space' for 24 hours of parking which I parked for just over 23 (have evidence of location thanks to Google maps timeline). Anyway,…
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What is the difference between a PCN and NTH?
This is so random, but what is the actual difference? I am currently leasing a car for work purposes and have received a "PCN" from Parkingeye, but it's titled as Parking charge notice and not 'Notice to hirer' This letter also has no mention that I was named as hirer of the vehicle. The hire company forwarded liability to…
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Smart Parking hit with CCJ (over £3,300) after 5-year wrongful pursuit – my experience
When Smart Parking chased me for 5 years even after knowing I wasn’t the driver, I took them to court "won" and now they owe me over £3,300. Hi all, I wanted to share a success story which might give confidence to others being unfairly pursued by private parking firms. Back in 2020 I received a Parking Charge Notice from…
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DCB Legal - Letter of Claim on Behalf of Parking Eye
Hi there, I received the letter of claim dated 22nd December 2025 (For a parking fine on date 20/06/2020). Attached is the letter. Please help me with the next steps. I already paid DCB legal £340 pounds in the past as they managed to issue a County Claim related to another parking fine. I don't want to pay them a single…
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Another Britannia Parking Charge
Received a Britannia Parking Charge. See amended URL's below showing redacted…
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DBCL issued a CCJ via the courts
I parked my car in the residents car park where I lived at the time. BaySentry Solutions issued me with a £100 penalty notice, which I contested immediately. BaySentry Solutions didn't notify me of my right to contest the fine externally through the Parking on Private Land Appeals. One month later DBCL (DBC Legal ltd)…
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PCN from Premier Park - advice on what detail to include in appeal
I’ve read the Newbies thread and have a question about Plan
B. In the advice it says “You can (carefully!) add a little to
the template above, 'in order to resolve the dispute I attach copies of...': - the driver's receipts/bank transactions (or Hospital
Appointment/Hotel booking, etc.) that day as 'they' were a…
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Justpark unexpected refund
I parked in central London, Chinatown Q park using the app, no problems. Three days later it has changed to cancelled and they have refunded the full amount. A tad confused. The season of goodwill?
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DCB Legal January 2025 money grabbers
Hey, so back in August 2022, my friend and I parked our car in what seemed like a council-owned car park near a shop. It had an ANPR camera, and we were there between 5-6 am. When we tried to leave, we realized the parking machine only accepted coins, and since it was shortly after Covid, neither of us had cash. We…
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Smart Parking website won't allow me to pay?!
I received a NTK by post on 18/9/25 for an alleged parking violation on 31/8/25. The letter claims that the issue date was 9/9/25 (leaving a very short window for the discounted rate). We initially went to pay on the website but the payment page will not load. Nor will the appeals page. We are actually not minded to pay as…
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Received Horizon Parking Charge for Tesco Parent & Child Bay
Hi all. I got the parking letter today for the car being parked in that bay last week. I have read the Newbie FAQ posts but its very confusing as there is so much posts in there I am not sure where to look. Are Horizon letters still non compliant with POFA? If so, shall I use the standard template? The letter I received…
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Judgment of claimant (default) cp plus ltd
Hi I'm looking for any help regarding a letter from cp plus ltd demanding £324 for a PCN years ago never had a letter ordering me to court but im not familiar with the best approach here any help and advice would be appreciated thank you
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Euro Car Park and EV charging Limits
Hello, I am concerned that Euro Car Park sent a PCN for overstaying while I was charging my EV at what I thought was a Shell station. I have provided evidence of charging my EV for the duration but I later discovered when I went back to check that you can only charge your vehicle for 60 mins. I had travelled to London and…
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ECP/DCB Legal case 2025 mediation call - disputed Pay by Phone Transaction
Parking event 20/06/2023 at car park managed by ECP (APNR controlled}. Breach of Terms and Conditions "Vehicle parked without a valid Pay by Phone Transition" As I had no phone with me, my daughter attempted to pay. First 2 hours free then following hour over was a £1 charge. I knew I was over their 2 hr free period (Time…
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Missed appeal deadline for Heathrow T2 drop off APCOA parking charge
Forgot to pay the drop off charge in early August and received the notice promptly from APCOA a week later. Then received a debt collection letter from Debt Recovery plus and didn't pay that either (by early November). I have read the newbies thread post 4 and it says to just ignore. If it were mine i would, but it's in my…
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Euro Car Park - Bury st Edmunds - Robert Boby
Hi i recently parked in the Robert Boby car park. first time, havent been there before, and dont live that close. I parked there, it was dark i did not see any signs at all. wasnt looking though as thought was only going to be 20 mins, ended up being 1 hour.. as its a retail car park, away from the town i was not expecting…
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DCB Legal Claim form received: Issue Date 27 Feb 2025
Hi There I have returned from business travel. In my post is a claim from DCB Legal with an issue date of 27 Feb. This evening I've been fumbling around attempting to submit my acknowledgment of service online, however my Government Gateway details aren't at hand and in my attempts to reset them online, i received the…
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Received a court date for parking charges after following advice on this forum... What's next?
So, after following the steps posted on the stickies here on MSE and following various advice and doing everything required. Here I am with a court date for a parking charge. I am now asking for advice on the nest steps with telling Euro Car Parks Ltd to F off. I imagine they will not want to pay the £27 to risk losing and…
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Parkmaven DCB Legal claim now defended
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