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Horizon Wanstead flats
Dear Forumites, Horizon has been contracted to enforce the parking at Wanstead Flats, Epping Forest’s city of london. a bunch of us football parents have been caught out with a slew of charges. I’ve been sent x3 over 3 days. We hadn’t realised it was pay and display and as there is free parking on the roads and in the…
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DCB LEGAL, GBP management case discontinued
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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VARS Technology claim – Starbucks car park – signage unclear – defence help please
Hi everyone, I have read the NEWBIES thread and would appreciate some guidance before submitting my defence. Claimant: VARS Technology Ltd Claim type: Parking charge – alleged overstay Claim amount: £270 Issue date on claim form: 27 February 2026 AOS: Submitted via MCOL Location: Starbucks customer car park. The…
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Advice on DCB Legal Letter of Claim (Smart Parking) – Oakland Quay, London
Dear Money Saving Expert Team, This is my first post on here and hoping to get some guidance from all of you hero's! I recently received a DCB Legal Letter of Claim acting on behalf of Smart Parking Limited. The letter relates to a parking charge from July 2022. They demand I pay £170 with some urgency and their usual fear…
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Leeds Station - No stopping (UKCPS/Moorside) - discontinued!!
Here's another one from the recent no stopping changes at Leeds Station. I won't go into the details as there's quite a few of these on the forum already. However, I have noticed that the letter was headed with 'non-PoFA'. To use their own words against them, surely this simply means they have given up on the one legal…
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Court Claim from HighView Parking Limited
Hi everyone, I'm looking for some advice regarding a County Court claim I've just received from DCB Legal for private parking charges. Here's the timeline: I received a Letter of Claim dated 23 March for £170 each Rather than ignoring it, I contacted them and agreed a 3-month payment plan on 18 April. They successfully…
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APCOA - train station, multiple fines, no correspondence, straight to solicitors
Hello! Please help, I'm freaking out EDIT 1: since posting I have now read the NEWBIE guide and will add comments as relevant to the bottom of this post I have been working away from home for about 3 weeks and have Returned to 6 letters from various companies, ZZPS, GCTT, and Oak Legal Services (all trading under the ZZPS…
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Parkmaven collections letter
Heya, I just got a collections letter for an incident that happened back in December. Annoyingly i had moved and assumed i had updated my cars details but we had only updated my partner's car. So i never received the original letter. I went to webuyanycar (WBAC) with my friend and partner (whos added on insurance to also…
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URGENT claim form not driving
Hello all, My defence is due Monday 20th July 4pm. My partner has asked me to post on his behalf: I received a claim form for parking in a car park and not paying for the parking session. The claim form is in my name however I was not driving. Can someone please check my defence below? I am not sure what to write apart…
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Horam Service Station Parking Fine Help Needed
Hi there, I have read a good few threads, I am totally lost. Everytime I think I make sense of the situation I get confused further. I am not the sharpest tool in the shed and to be honest I struggle with reading walls of text and trying to make sense of many terms I don't understand. I got issued a parking fine from what…
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One inch outside bay
Hi there, Posting on behalf of my wife! Had a 'fine' (invoice!) for parking 'outside of bay'. If I told you it's less than an inch outside of the bay, it'd be an exaggeration. The photos show - quite literally - the most minor of infraction you might imagine. Not blocking of others, not causing any obstruction, and one…
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PCN For Private Hire Vehicle Being in Bus Lane
Hi all, I’ve got this PCN due to being in a bus lane. I am a Private Hire Vehicle driver. I know where the location is. There is a bus and taxi sign just before turning left into the Priory Queensway of Birmingham. So I need help to appeal this PCN. Thanks a lot! Best regards David
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Parking Charge Notice Lease Car
After some advice please. On Saturday 18th April 2026 I received a letter through the post from my private car leasing company in relation to a parking charge notice: for my lease vehicle. In this letter it stated that they were giving me "advance notice that they have made a representation to the Parking Operator thus…
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UKCPS NtK No Stopping Charge- Leeds Station
Hi all, Starting a new thread for the below parking fine that I've received through the post from UKCPS. I drove through Leeds station car park (it's kind of cirlce route to go in then out again) and stopped for approximately 2 minutes to pick-up somebody who got off the train. The picture (which I've removed in case can…
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2 Year claim DCB Legal. No letters previously from Parking Eye
Hey all, Had this letter just come through the post. I was a guest at a Hilton and put my registration onto their system. Suddenly 2 years later I have a LOC from DCB legal demanding £340? I have never had any letter from Parking Eye about this claim at all. What do I do? I was a guest at the hotel. Tried calling DCB Legal…
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HELP Received HM Court claim form for a car we no longer owned
We have received a court claim form for an unpaid parking ticket. We had sold our car back in FEB 2022 The ticket offence was in March 2022, one month after selling it. We did receive letters from the company Parkingeye in the post and did try to call them when we received the first letter but no answer. After that we just…
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QDR are clueless
I dont think so do you…… I really dont like their tone either Go ahead spend your money ! We are writing to you in relation to Claim No. ******** in which you are the Defendant. In accordance with CPR 17.1(2)(b), a party may amend a statement of case with the written consent of all other parties or with the permission of…
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Smart Parking Overstay Help :)
Hi All, I have read through the advice that others have kindly put up and followed it up to now, but now not sure of my next move. We have appealed this NTK PC with the template appeal in the newbie section. They have turned it down. Any help on the next steps or pointers would be most excellent thank you in advance.
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Moorside Legal (UKCPS) N1SDT Claim form - Please help :)
Hi all, I’m really hoping someone can help because I’m getting quite worried about a court claim I’ve received from Moorside Legal. I was the registered keeper of the vehicle back in 2022, but I was not the driver. The car only stopped briefly the driver didn’t get out and it was a weekend when all the surrounding…
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Final reminder for unpaid parking charge
Hi, Apologies for the possible silly post but i am rather confused!!! I have had a FINAL REMINDER through the post for a unpaid parking charge for overstaying a free car park. I have previously had a NOTICE OF DEBT RECOVERY but i haven't seen the initial letter from the parking company for the PCN. The parking offence…
