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ukcps claim form
hi, ive received a claim (issue date 10 dec) form for a dropoff at gateway house and filled out the aos yesterday. is there an example of defence used for this. thanks
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DCB Ltd Parking Fine Conundrum
Help / advice would be greatly appreciated I'll try and keep this succinct whilst not omitting important detail ... In March ('25) I received a letter charging me with an inflated parking charge listed to an incident from October('24). It was linked to a car park I sometimes use BUT I never had any fine on my car at that…
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DCB Legal Notice of Hearing at County Court
Hello, Parking charge claim from DCB legal has been allocated for hearing on 12 September at Edmonton County Court.I have not received any paper work from DCB legal and I'm wondering if it is a delay tactics. I will like to prepare for my witness statement based on the PCNs DCB will rely but I've not received anything from…
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Horizon PCN Parent and Child Parking in Rental Car
Hello anyone out there willing to help, Plan A route has been explored and the store whose car park is involved has been spoken to. They took a photocopy of the PCN and my email but not my receipt or proof and said they had seen so it would be fine and they would get their colleague who handles these to email me *if* they…
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Cumbria Parking Services: Failed to make payment that covered the entire duration of your stay
In October 2024, a PCN was issued by CPS to the vehicle driver having parked at A591, Ambleside in the Lake District. The breach was because the driver paid for 2 hours but lasted 2:39 in the car park. As the keeper, I've now received a Letter of Claim from BW Legal, and I've just responded to it using the template…
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GroupNexus Parking ticket not appearing on appeal
Hello everyone I just wanted to ask for a little help as a ticket has been received from GroupNexus. I have waited until just before the 28 days to appeal, but when I go to appeal online, it says there is no record of my PCN. I've triple checked it just to make sure my hamfisted attempts at typing weren't entering…
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PCN from 2023 (gladstones) now at money claim stage
First off, I have recently had a parking fine from February this year cancelled with the help of this forum, thank you! This thread relates to a fine from 2023, Tesco car park, (horizon) now being pursued by Gladstones. I appealed at the time, it was rejected, naively I didn’t appeal to POPLA as I thought it would just go…
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Time of alleged breach per the NtD differs on Notice to keeper.
As the title says, my Notice to Driver is states a time of 10:02 am and the Notice to Keeper states the alleged breach as 10:05 am. The alleged breach is for parking outside of a designated bay. I appreciate it is only 3 minutes, but does it help my appeal?
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I REIGN VICTORIOUS | 10 PCN’s from Smart Parking, DCB LEGAL court claim 2025
Hi all I’m in a bad situation. So I think it’s worse than others as it’s 10 x fines at £170 each. Long story short, I started at a new gym that rents the building and has access to a car park which is owned by smart parking. Everyone has had trouble over the years and the advice was to not respond and you’ll not have to…
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Claim Form Received from UK Car Management Limited
I have received a claim form in my name today, but I was not the driver. Apparently this breach took place on the 05/03/2024 so a year ago. The Claimant is UK Car Park Management Limited and the Solicitors acting on their behalf are Gladstones Solicitors. It clearly states in the POC that 'the driver of the vehicle with…
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POPLA decision Parking Fine
Hi all, I recently appealed a Premier Park Ltd PCN to POPLA (code 7883458) and unfortunately my appeal has been rejected. Case background: * Date of PCN: 6th June 2025 at 13:07. & 7th of June * Allegation: overstayed maximum 3 hours (stayed 3 hrs 21 mins). * Grounds of appeal I raised: • Signage wording is ambiguous (“no…
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POPLA - Unsuccessful
Hi, I overstayed at a shopping centre car park by 4 mins. I appealed to POPLA and this was rejected on the grounds that I had not paid enough to park. I thought I had read somewhere that you have a period of grace of up to 10 mins? I offered to pay the £2 extra parking, should I now just pay the extortionate sum of £80 or…
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Horizon Parking Tesco Parent and Child bay
The most likely visit for which the PCN was received saw child with other parent dropped at side entrance to use the facilities before commencing shopping instore, and vehicle was parked moments later Their own picture shows the child seat with the very recently used drink bottle in it, so how do they approach this; wait…
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Group thread: Heathrow Gatwick Manchester & other Airport drop-off PCNs - easy: how to appeal & win
DO NOT PAY ANY OF THE PARKING COMPANIES ISSUING DROP-OFF PCNs. Advice will change as & when the Government introduce the new statutory Code of Practice and new Appeals Service. And when the companies concerned finally learn (after statutory regulation forces them) how to treat consumers fairly and put up clear signs.…
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Public consultation – Question 33 – Suggested Response
Hi all, Below are my thoughts on what's missing from the public consultation. If you agree, feel free to submit it in section Q33. If you are not planning to complete the forms, submitting just this in Q33 would only take you 3 minutes and would hopefully help make this country a better place to live. Concerns Regarding…
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DCB Legal Bogus Claim - It is a go for a Win or Discontinuation
Hi All, Another DCB Legal bogus claim. I received the Claim Form and will file the defence using the template after getting feedback on the case-specific details. No communication with DCBL since PCN. Claim Form: Issue Date 16 Jul 2024 AOS: 27th July 2024 Defence Deadline: 4pm 19th Aug 2024 (I assume since 18th is a…
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Help please! At my wits end.
In 2021 I received a parking charge notice from P Smart Parking. The charge was basically for not paying for parking quickly enough. I entered Tower Car Park in Newquay at 11.47 and left at 15 01. I had about 3 minutes left on my ticket. I appealed via POPLA and they upheld the charge. My 'crime' was that I entered the car…
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Clarification of Newbie Thread
Hello, My wife finds herself in receipt of a LOC from DCB Legal on behalf of Smart Parking Ltd concerning an alleged breach of contract in 2021. It seems to have taken them several years to track down our address and we were never in receipt of letters from Smart Parking themselves providing a chance to appeal or explain.…
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Vantage Point NTK Parking Charge
Hi - I was looking for help from all you wonderful people who understand this way better than me… I have received a parking fine for parking at the Vantage Point car park in Brighton for 4 hours 20 minutes. I arrived with my 9 month old baby for a day out at the seaside and by the time I paid for the parking 20 mins had…
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Gatwick drop off POPLA help
Hello, I panicked when I got a PCN as had been away and already missed 14 day reduced fine so put in an appeal for this. Then when I looked in to it and read all the advice here realised I should have just appealed as the keeper. I emailed them with the statement set out in the threads and they have just replied saying I…
