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Parking Control Management (PCM) - but am I parked?
On the PCM website, the reason given is “parked within a restricted area.” However, in the photo evidence my brake lights are clearly on, which might suggest I wasn’t properly parked. The engine was running and I was stopped for around three minutes while picking someone up. Does that really count as being parked? I did…
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Civil Enforcement - MCOL Submitted - Australia Bound
Hi, My son has a parking fine currently standing at £269.08 with Civil Enforcement. We have followed the guides and just completed the AOS giving us more time. We will submit a defence but the issue we have is that my son is heading to Australia travelling/working from next Tuesday, he is planning on being there for a…
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NPC parking fine/claim form
Hi, looking for advice of defence of a private fine issued by npc in March this year. I had parked on the car park whilst at the theater, I spent at least 30mins trying to pay, via the app and then eventually by cash. The machine took my money but issued no ticket or confirmation so I assumed it registered and the cameras…
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SMART PARKING, DCB LEGAL court claim 2025
Hi there. Can someone help in suggesting how we should handle this? 5 years is a long time ago and we cannot completely remember the defence we had for parking where we did. She is worried about having to go to court, and can't really get time off work. Could I go on her behalf?
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DCB Legal and HM Courts Letter
Hi All. So a couple of days again my wife received a letter from HM Courts and Tribunals service in relation to parking charge from G24 Limited via DCB Legal (attached). Its so long ago she has not recollection of what happened on the day in question so feels she has no defence and has told me to just pay it so it goes…
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Tx of Liability gone wrong - UKPC
Firstly, I know that we have went the wrong way about the whole process. I Live and work abroad. I come back to visit my disabled son and I parked at an angle to allow to get the wheelchair and my son out of the car safely. The front tyres were out of the car park bay into empty piece of land. My ex wife appealed the…
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Moorside Legal LBC re: parking by land owned by Alliance Parking
I have received a LBC from Moorside Legal, prior to this I had 3 letters from Trace Debt recovery which were ignored. I can't find the original PCN. Incident date 31 Dec 2022. We don't recall actually paying for parking so from a moral standpoint, would actually be willing to make a reasonable payment to the landowner for…
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Judge ruled against me largely due to late witness statement submission - £549 due
I’m fairly gutted, to say the least. I have been defending two claims from PCM, originally issued in mid-2023. Today I attended a hearing at my local County Court, where the judge ruled against me and ordered payment of £549, to be paid in instalments of £25 per month. Up until today, the process had been going relatively…
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DCB Legal, help after response to letter of claim
Hi, just wondering if someone can help me I’m not very tech savvy. I received the £170 from DCB legal for parking fine from 2021. I responded to the letter of claim with the template I found on threads on here. They have replied with a lengthy email saying if I don’t make payment within 30 days there will be a claim and…
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Received £170 debt collector letter, but never received the original Smart Parking fine
I would be grateful for your advice, please. My daughter has today received a £170 debt collection letter in respect of a parking fine incurred last October. She does not dispute the original fine as she admits she was parked where stated (it used to be free parking but she did not realise it was now privately controlled,…
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Help with a unique situation at airport charge notice issued.
A charge has been issued for "STOPPING IN A ZONE WHERE STOPPING IS PROHIBITED" The private hire driver was dropping off passengers at an airport. The private hire operator had inputted that the customer wanted to be dropped off at the free drop off point a 5 minute walk away to the terminal building. Upon arriving at the…
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PCNs from CPM for parking in my own space & Letter from BW Legal
Hi all, Long-time reader, first-time poster! I'm not (at this point) looking for any advice (i've read the NEWBIES threads, and have found several other threads relevant to my situation that have been VERY useful) but I figured i'd start a thread to document my situation and the steps i'm taking so that it might help…
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PCN - C.U.P Enforcement
I have recently been sent a PCN that was sent to my company
as I may have been the driver at the time. This has been issued by C.U.P
Enforcement for a industrial estate location in London that has signs stating
"parking terms and conditions apply" upon entry to the estate. The driver stopped to answer the phone and the…
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G24 via DCB Legal | Retail Park | Payment Machines Faulty
Details to follow. Full content was blocked as suspicious, so trying a one-liner. Please bear with me.
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FoI Request Submitted to BPA
Have hung around the forum for years and have helped family with PCN's, currently stands 3-0 to me. I see a lot of points from PPC's which say their signs have been audited by the BPA. Don't if it will be useful but have submitted and FoI request for a list audits that have been carried out, location, PPC involved and the…
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Bank Park , DCB Legal court claim 2026
Used Chatgpt... DEFENCEThe Defendant is ********, the registered keeper and driver of the vehicle in question. The Defendant denies that any sum is owed to the Claimant and denies liability in full.The claim arises from an alleged parking charge issued by the Claimant, Bank Park Management Limited, at a hospital car park.…
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DCB legal Defence statement - Case discontinued.
I am writing in response to the Letter of Claim issued by DCB Legal regarding an alleged outstanding Parking Charge Notice (PCN) from September 2022. I strongly dispute this claim and maintain that I am not liable for the amount demanded. On the date in question, I parked in a car park operated by Smart Parking Ltd, which…
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DCB Legal, missed AOS deadline (Christmas away from home), CCJ active (until 3rd Feb), set aside?
Hi all, Currently writing WS to go with N244 for set aside to get this CCJ off my record and looking for a little help. Issue date 17/12, missed 14 day deadline as I was away, default judgment received in post on 14/01. Ideally, I would like to defend as they're trying to take me for about £400. CCJ can still be settled…
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Mediation with DCB / NPC Group
I'm due to attend a mediation call about a £170 fine having never received the original £100 (£60 discounted) letter. Is it enough of a defence to argue that I never received the NTK and that the charges are over inflated?
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Yet another UKPC DCB Legal Claim
The PoFA 2012 Act says (section 4, 9(2)(i)) a NTK must "specify the date on which the notice is sent (where it is sent by post)". My postal NTK from UKPC has a Parking Charge Date (when the "offence" was committed), a Date, and (on the tear-off payment slip) a Parking Charge Issue Date. Do any of these fulfill the Act's…
