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Debt Recovery Plus
Please help - should I respond, appeal, pay the fine or ignore?
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DCB Legal Letter of Claim – Euro Car Parks – One identical PCN cancelled via POPLA
Hi everyone, I’m hoping for some advice as I’m really worried about this. I have received a Letter of Claim from DCB Legal acting for Euro Car Parks. Background: I was collecting my girlfriend from work at Lidl After it closed. I remained in my car while waiting for her to finish work (around 30 minutes in total). I…
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Smart Parking via DCB Legal 2025
Hi all, I’m looking for some advice regarding a recent claim from DCB Legal which has now led to a court letter from HM Courts & Tribunals Service (Civil National Business Centre, Northampton). The background: * The claim relates to a private parking charge from 18/07/2021 for overstaying in a free car park (managed by…
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CCJ on credit report on old address
Hello all, I have just checked my credit report and found this: C o u r t n a m e: C I V I L N A T I O N A L B U S I N E S S C E N T R E C o u r t t e l e p h o n e : 0 3 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 5 6 D a t e o f j u d g m e n t: 2 4 J U L Y 2 0 2 6 I paid trust online for the report and the CCJ has been issued on my old address. I am…
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Euro Car Parks / DCB Legal court claim received - AOS submitted - Defence advice needed
Hi everyone, I'm looking for some advice before preparing my defence. This happened quite a while ago, (15/12/2025) so it was a busy christmas period. I entered the car park, found it extremely busy/full, spent around 10 minutes driving around trying to find a space and then left without staying. There was no indication…
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DCB LEGAL CLAIM STOCKLEY PARK
Hi all received another court claim, issue date 6th July 26
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restricted street fines - worth appealing ?
a bit of advice please. Received a letter today saying that a vehicle in my name had entered a restricted street between 3.15 - 3.45 in coventry east street . The driver went to a storage unit to ask about prices and must have missed the signs about the restrictions. Has anyone successfully overturned one of these fines or…
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DCBL - FINAL REMINDER (Hospital staff and lease car with no prior notice of PCN)
Hi everyone, I have attempted to read the newbies post but I am very confused and in an awkward position. I am a nurse and park in the hospital car park which are controlled by parking eye. My car is an NHS lease car so in the past, if I have received a PCN it has to go through the lease car team who then inform me via…
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UKCPM PCN - Valid Resident Permit Retrieved During Attendant's Visit
Hi everyone, Forum newbie here. I've been reading the excellent advice on here and would really appreciate some guidance on my situation. Background Private parking company: UK Car Park Management (UKCPM) Residential development managed by a Housing Association. IPC member (IAS logo on the signage). The registered keeper…
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Civil Enforcement court stage
Firstly, thanks for all the useful content on this forum, it's been most useful already. Very briefly, I have a NTK for not entering my reg correctly. I've appealed using the template, which of course was rejected. I'm trying hard to go Plan A but the response I've gotten has prompted this thread. I parked at Every Active…
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All Parking Services LTD
Hi all, newbie here - I received this parking charge from All Parking Services LTD last week. My primary gripe is that I received it after the discount window ended, meaning I can’t pay the reduced rate. I had a read through the newbie post and have determined that All Parking Services UK is a BPA member, but unsure where…
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Help needed with Claim From HM Courts (SMART PARKING) Disabled Person
Hello, I have received a Claim Form from the HM Courts & Tribunal Service. The Claimant is : SMART PARKING LIMITED DCB Legal is acting Solicitors. It is an old PC dating from 05/05/2023. At the time, I was disabled and a BLUE BADGE HOLDER parked in a disabled bay. SMART PARKING dismissed my appeal and judged me as a normal…
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Airport drop off charge
London City Airport is now charging a drop off fee can the template for other airports be used for LCA
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ECP / POPLA REJECTION. Keying error help.
Mum received NTK / PCN from ECP in Oct 2025, step-dad was the driver. Breach was identified and recorded as: no valid pay and display ticket/permit purchased. Step-dad used ticket machine to purchase 2hr stay (£2.60) and duration of stay was 26 minutes. Stepdad was/is adamant that he entered full VRM, however the ticket…
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Successfully challenged G24 PCN at Wickes
Hello all, I’ve been monitoring some of these threads for a while and wanted to share a recent success story of having a PCN overturned. The short story, and a tactic I learned from here, if you are a legitimate customer - email the store/customer services. The long story…. I visited Wickes Dartford to get a large amount…
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DCB legal defence, Eurocarparks - Post mediation
Hi - I have received the standard claim form from Europarks via DCB legal, for overstaying in a free car park longer than the maximum time allowed This alleged contravention was dated 04/05/2023. Claim form issue date was dated 19/03/2026 AOS submitted on MCOL 30/03/2026 Based on SoftwareMad’s document, I should have 33…
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PCN on demised parking space
Partner is leaseholder of a Surrey flat. The lease (1981, varied by deed in 2003) expressly demises a numbered parking space to her. The 2003 deed confirms all 1981 covenants remain in full force. Note the flat parking space is expressly and exclusively demised. Management company powers regarding the car parking space…
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Stansted Airport PCN Appeal - APCOA trying to use my words against me
Hello everybody, A little background - last year I made an airport drop-off at Stansted and completely forgot to pay the parking online by the following day at midnight as the rules state. APCOA sent me a PCN, which I appealed directly to them. I admitted that I was the driver, but appealed to their humanity by explaining…
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Defence for DCB Legal claim
Hi all, Thank you to those people who have created the newbies thread information, I have so far followed that and have recently received the claim form from DCB Legal on behalf of Smart Parking. There are a few facts about my case that I want to mention as I'm not sure what to say in paragraph 3 of defence form. * The…
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CUP Enforcement + DCBL - Two ANPR PCNs - Notice to Keeper issued nearly 5 months later - Advice plea
Hello everyone, I would really appreciate some advice regarding two private parking charges issued by CUP Enforcement. Timeline There were two alleged parking events in December 2025. First visit: vehicle recorded on site for 3 minutes 50 seconds. Second visit: vehicle recorded on site for 2 minutes 55 seconds. For both…
