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Car lease company paid PCN
Hello all I read the following 2 threads before writing an email to my car leasing company and am after some feedback if anyone can offer any: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6506031/parking-notices-paid-by-leasing-company…
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Total Parking Solutions & DCB Legal - Harlesden Claim Form
I have received the attached claim form, but I do not recall this incident. I am the registered keeper of the vehicle, however I was not the driver. I have used the standard template defence without making any additions. I have recently received another PCN for the same location. Fortunately, the site now accepts payment…
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Premier park parking fine
I have received a PCN from premier parking for not displaying a valid parking ticket, I had purchased a ticket but unfortunately when shutting the van door the wind has blown it over, showing the back side of the ticket purchased. Although i agree with the fact that i hadn't displayed a valid parking ticket, the machine in…
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Help needed with Claim form defence for Gladstone/UKPCM, parking charge in residential parking
Hi All, Would like some advice please. I am the owner of a flat I am renting out. I was attending my flat and parked next to my parking bay but not within the bay. My bay had my tenant's parked car. My tenant had told me they would vacate this as he was leaving and would give me back the permit while I was there but…
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Another PCN from Smart Parking
I have received a claim form with Issue Date of 28 October 2025 from Smart Parking with DCBLegal representing for an alleged PCN for failing to pay for the full duration of the parking period in 2020 I have submitted AoS on 14/11/2025. I have also sent a SAR to Smart Parking Ltd and they said they could not find anything…
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Advice on my Defence please -
First time poster, long time lurker here. I’ve been hassled for the last 2 years from Smart Parking, Debt Recovery + & now DCB Legal & have finally received the HM Court’s & Tribunals letter. I’ve followed along as best I can, and have already done the Acknowledgement of the Service of Claim & I’ve been working on the…
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NEWBIE - APCOA Parking charge at Gloucester train station
An APCOA parking charge was received for non-payment of parking at the Gloucester station overflow car park. The issue date is within the 14 days but it didn't get delivered until a week after the issue date, however the letter conveniently doesn't have any form of post mark to show that. I have seen some threads before…
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Just got a £60 parking fine in McDonald's. Look out. Happy Christmas
Just got a £60 parking fine in McDonald's. Look out. Happy Christmas Stopped in for a McD and couple days later I received a parking fine? I didn't even know there were parking restrictions in McD car parks. I thought they were private. Called customer service but they not bothered. How do McDodgy parking companies even…
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Registered Users Only on PRIVATE LAND
Hi MSE Forum , I am a newbie and have gone through the newbie guidance and used that to submit the AOS so would like to thank you all for all your advise in past posts as it really feels like it helped me but would like to ask for more advise if i may for filling in the template that you provided as i have gone through…
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UKPC PCN Not Parked Correctly Within Markings
Registered keeper received this PCN in the post after the period of the reduced £60 fee (keeper lives in a new build and only gets post a few times per week), Driver had a newborn baby at the time and the car is a 3 door car and there were no parent/child spaces available after driving around multiple times and waiting for…
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Word limit when using the MCOL to file the defence
After we discussed this some time back, I wrote to the CCBC to ask for clarification about the character/word limit of submitting a defence using the MCOL form. This was because the MCOL user guide states (for claimants): However, there is no such guidance for defendants who may want or accidentally use the defence box.…
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Letter of claim received from DCB Legal
About 3 years ago, I went to pick up a heater off a student who was living at some flats and was moving out. I went to address he gave and when I got there he said to me he was unable to carry it down so I said I would be able to help and asked where to leave my car. He said just here is fine hes a resident anyway so I…
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Interesting image.
Photo taken inside a McD in Walsall last night. First time I've seen a sign indicating a PPC can issue a fine!!
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CCJ from parking fine
Hello, I've been reading the NEWBIE CCJ strike out threads. Just found out I had a CCJ to my name which was filed on 03 Nov 2022..... Don't ask me how I only realised a week ago - I'm a cash buyer type of buy, never deal in credit so my poor credit score never came to light. I only just managed to notice it and do a credit…
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UKPC using address that hasn't been on the V5C for months
I moved home from Address A to Address B in January 2025 and set up Royal Mail forwarding for a year. I updated my V5C at the time and it has had the correct up to date address since then. A month or so ago, I received an invoice from UKPC for an alleged infraction dated June 2025. This invoice had my correct current…
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DCB Legal letter of claim and name change
Smart Parking, DCBL and now DCB Legal have recently started chasing me regarding an unpaid parking charge on 2021. My first question is that since then I have changed my name. They have been addressing me by my old name up until now, but I just needed to check if I should advise them of my new name now in case it goes to…
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Moorside Legal Services
This discussion was created from comments split from: **NEWBIES!! PRIVATE PARKING TICKET? OLD OR NEW? **READ THESE FAQS FIRST!** Thankyou!.
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DVLA SJPN/ PCP Car collected months earlier, trader filled V5C but DVLA still prosecuting
Hi all, Hoping someone can help, I’ve read a lot of threads here about DVLA issues, but none quite match my situation. I’ve received a Single Justice Procedure Notice for “failure to comply with insurance requirements” (Section 144A RTA 1988). DVLA claim I was the keeper of the vehicle in 06/2025, and it wasn’t insured.…
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Manchester Airport Parking Invoice - Private Lease Vehicle
Hi, I've reviewed the various threads on airport parking invoices, the newbie thread and all of the appeals template threads but still a little unclear on some things. My personal lease vehicle company have been issued with an invoice for a parking charge APOCA say was incurred at Manchester T1. APOCA "invite" the lease…
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Horizon parking is unfair!!
Hi this is my first post and I am hoping not to have to pay these fines!!!! When I first started using a Premier Inn car park I phoned Horizon parking and was told I could pay after I had left using the website horizonspaces.co.uk. When I put in the post code of my hotel WD6 1US Premier Inn Borehamwood, the only hotel…
