Parking tickets, fines & parking

I got a parking ticket through the post from NCP in Bristol a while back, I basically parked in a yellow box in the car park, it was a car park that was generally used by the people working on our building site, I was in a hurry could find a spot so parked in the yellow box. I paid for a ticket but knew I was supposed to…

Hi all, thanks for any help in advance. I was driving my sister in laws car and stopped in tooting. I read the sign and realised I could not park there so left. There was 5 of us in the car including my baby son who we needed to feed hence looking for a place to stop quickly. She's been sent this PCN. Could I argue that I…

Hello. Received Claim Form 14 August 2026 following unsuccessful appeals in 2023 based on Edna Basher's template for lease cars. 2023 appeal: (…You will no doubt be familiar with the strict requirements of Schedule 4 of POFA to be followed in order for a parking operator to be able to invoke keeper liability for a Parking…

Hello, Thank you for all the good work you do. I received multiple letters from Smart Parking. Ignored as per the advice on this forum. They then sold my debt etc. I have now received a Letter Before Claim from DCB. I read the second part of the newbies thread and have sent the standard letter template to info@dcblegal…

Hello everyone! First of all, I would like to say a big thank you to the people that help around here! I find it trully amazing. Now, I received a PCN from Euro Parking Services in August last year. I appealed and tried to get it cancelled but with no luck. This was for parking on a "Parking for patrons whilst on the…

To the lovely MSE community, please help!im usually really good at following How To's and guides, but the newbie thread and even Post 2 has me bamboozled on what action to take and how. Please help. Letters attached. A bit of background; I attended a wedding at Bow Wharf E3 5SN in November 2021 as part of the bridal…

Dear all, I would be very grateful for your assistance on a recent parking charge notice I received. I am a regular customer at this particular car park, as I work at the building next to it. Usually each morning I will go to the ticket machine, enter my reg plate and pay for the amount of parking required, and display the…

Hello again! My dad has missed the deadline to respond to the county court claim and now has a CCJ (29/6/2026). Can you help get this removed? Details of the claim: Claimant: UK Parking Control Limited Represented by: DCB Legal 1. The Defendant (D) is indebted to the Claimant (C) for a Parking Charge (PC) issued to vehicle…

Hi! Firstly some background information. I parked in a car park three times during May (all in the space of 5 days) to go fishing. I have done this for years but they had recently installed cameras and a pay and display system run by Parkmaven. I decided to take my chances the first time (as it was late in the afternoon…

Hi everyone- looking for advice please. Needed to attend Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead. Upon entering the hospital’s entrance, joined a queue to the car park, which was located further inside the site of the hospital. The queue was very slow moving and was stuck there for 35-40mins. eventually entered the car park, but…

I received a PCN from HX in Sept 2024. Their machine wasn’t working and my VRN didn’t appear on the screen when I tapped it in. I paid for a ticket with cash and displayed it in my car. I didn’t keep the ticket as I thought I’d be ok as I had paid. Incidentally I tried to pay online but had no signal. They said I breached…

Hi everyone, As keeper I've received a PCN from Napier Parking for a 6 minute stop in the Station Car park ( also shared with Sainsbury's) This is a very small car park of about 20-30 spaces. The driver collected someone from the station and didn't look to put a ticket on as the signs weren't clear and they said that they…

Hi, Please can anybody help me? I have a claim form for a ccj against me from parking eye. The fines are from 3 years ago when I was an out patient at my local hospital. It's dated 8th April. I've googled about getting extra time but I think I need to do it via letter rather than online. But will this take too long? I need…

Hi. Newbie here and can’t seem to navigate site to find if there is a template defence for a court claim form. Situation : March 2021 received PCN from Parking Eye for parking in closed KFC taking a business call. Retail park over 2000 spaces with 50 outlets yet this KFC 30 spaces is operated by Parking Eye. Letter before…

Hi everyone, I am hoping for some urgent advice and guidance. I’ve just received a Court Claim Form (Civil National Business Centre) from DCB Legal regarding a Smart Parking ticket (PCN), and I need help on what to do next. I have already submitted my “Acknowledgement of Service” to get the extra time. Here is the timeline…

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…

Hi all On the 30th December 2023 I parked in a car park managed by Smart Parking Ltd I paid for the parking and got it refunded by the bowling alley - that's how it works there, so it's free for those using the bowling alley The carpark is Havens Bank Retail Park Exeter I've had parking charges before and always ignored…

Evening, we were issued a car parking ticket from Smart Parking in Newquay while on holiday. I appealed the ticket as I believe it is totally unjust as explained in my original email to them complaining of the ticket: Dear Smart Parking, I am writing to formally appeal the above Parking Charge Notice and request that it is…

Background. I parked on Wulfrun centre car park on 2nd July with my mother who has a blue badge. There weren't any disabled bays available so parked in an ordinary bay where we were able to get her wheelchair out. On returning to the car I used the your parking space app to pay for my parking. On the 13th July I received a…

Good morning, I've received 7 letters from DRP and DCBL for multiple airport drop offs (Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton and Stanstead) I've started a new taxi job and completely forgot to pay but have not received any letters apart from the ones I have mentioned (our apartment building has had issues with theft and posties not…