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***Court letter now received*** UKPC - not parked between the lines
Received this charge today for not parking between the lines in a free car park on a retail estate. I was in an end space and was on the line or slightly over. It’s hard to tell from the photo they took as it’s stretched and very poor quality. Is it worth appealing? Thanks 🙂
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PCN sent after discount period or straight to Bailiff
Hi, does some of this advice transfer to my situation? My son picked up a couple of PCN for parking within the University grounds at Falmouth. They were from First Parking They arrived yesterday for parking in March. The first one is from the bailiff asking for 170. I contacted First Parking and pasted in your Freedom Act…
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Parking company: (UKCPM)
Parking company: UK Car Park Management (UKCPM) Location: Mannequin House, Blackhorse Lane, E17 Reason: Vehicle not registered / no e-permit Status: IAS appeal dismissed Current stage: Debt Recovery Plus demand for £170 Circumstances: Amazon delivery driver delivering multiple parcels to student accommodation Evidence:…
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Help with Witness Statement/ evidence
Hi all, I am looking for advice on where I stand with regards to a claim form from DCBL (Euro Car Parks). I have studied the newbies thread, the template defence and various other threads but I feel I still need some guidance on writing Para 3 of my defence. The background of the PCN and now Claim is that I was parked for…
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Incorrectly issued parking charge - length of stay incorrect
Avonmeads retail park, Bristol A keeper of a vehicle has received a "Parking charge" letter issued by VARS Technology Ltd for overstaying the 90 minute limit for parking. However, the driver has dashcam footage showing that this was not the case. Essentially, the driver entered the car park, stayed for about 45 minutes and…
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Is this a scam
recently received a letter stating I owe £720 to a company called civil Parking office LTD If not paid within 5 days it goes to £1744.53- I don’t recollect any parking tickets and if I get any they’re always paid - it’s a high court letter also stating they will remove good etc etc- no number - just a QR code - states they…
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Advice please!
Hi folks, I'm sorry this is probably repetition but I'm very confused by the advice I've found on the forum so far! Not very technically minded! A couple of weeks ago I was told by a colleague to park in a local hotel car park to attend a meeting. I did that and (idiot that I am) ignored the signs that were about. There is…
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PCN for breastfeeding - Appeal lost with Premier Parking
Morning all, As typical as it might sound we were issued a PCN at the Royal Gatehouse Car Park in Tenby for overstaying 23 minutes to breastfeed our baby. Long story-short, we went on a long weekend holiday near Tenby, on our last day went to Tenby’s beach with our two little boys. Accessed the car park paid for two hours.…
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Moorside Legal - Letter Before Claim
Hi all, I have read the newbies thread and I can see an email template to send to a solicitor at Moorside legal, however upon searching I cannot find an email to send this to, nor does it give any information on the letter. For context, I parked behind my apartment to unload furnishings, belongings as I just moved in, a…
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Advice regarding DCB Legal PCN CCJ and settling
Hi all, I have been refusing to pay GroupNexus/DCB legal for a year now and they recently ordered a CCJ, which I chose to defend against. I am waiting to hear back from the court but in the meantime DCB legal has been calling me a lot and asking me to settle, was almost £300 i owed and the said they could do no lower than…
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Napier Parking Charge - Camp Street Wednesbury
Hi, I received a Notice to Keeper Parking Charge from Napier Parking on 20/04/2026, I have attached the photos of the letter received. This car park is small and directly just outside Farmfoods. After parking I read the parking sign but there was so much text on it that I coudn't figure out if customers could park for free…
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Moorside Legal taking it to court.
Hello everyone, I would appreciate some advice on what kind of defence I might have against a claim made by UKCPS back in November of 2023. I ignored the letters from debt collection agencies and all the usual nonsense until this week when I got a letter stating that it is going to Northampton. I understand the time frames…
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Urgent Assistance Required – UK Parking Control Ltd Claim
Hi, We have received a Claim Form from UK Parking Control Ltd regarding an alleged parking contravention for "No Parking Out of Hours." The incident occurred in a retail park, and unfortunately, we did not appeal to the retail park management before the claim progressed to this stage. At the time, it was dark, and we did…
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Napier Parking Ltd / BW Legal in Car Club Bay When Not Entitled To
Hi. Would anyone know if the defence for being parked in a Car Club Bay would be any different than a private car park? I searched the address and it looks like it is run by Enterprise. My partner is the RK but this was his daughter's car, and he was about 100 miles away on the date of the alleged contravention - we are…
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National car parks (Moorside Legal Services LTD) Court claim
Hi Seems i have recieved a letter of claim, is this valid, i dont think they would use HM courts. If so just wanted to confirm the next steps, loink to thread. date of service is 5 days after issue date so I must send back by 15.02. Also do I need to put my income and employee details am very uncomfortable with this. Thanks
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PCN at Vista Centre Hounslow from CPM
Hello, I have received a PCN through the post from CPM after parking at the Vista Centre in Hounslow. The reason for the PCN is "No Parking Outside Of A Designated Area". On the day in question, I paid for a parking ticket through the app and left within the allocated time. From the photos that have been uploaded online, I…
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ECP AND DCB Claim for parking fine
some where last year I received a parking fine for a vehicle of which I was not the driver. The letter came at a time when I had travelled. When I came back I had no knowledge of it until the day after the 28 day deadline for a vehicle keeper. I went to the website of ECP to complete the form only to be told the deadline…
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NHS Consultant fined for parking at Health Centre for work - no reasonable alternative given
Hi all, I've fought private tickets before with the generic templates provided here, but this one we had to name husband as driver as they came in my name as keeper, but were needed in his name to try to get cancelled through work. Husband is a consultant providing outpatient appointments on behalf of NHS at a small town…
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Parking Code of Practice Consultation 2025 - now let's see what happens
This was a thread to discuss these questions: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/private-parking-code-of-practice Let's see what the MHCLG do next.
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UK Parking Control Limited / DCB Legal Limited - Defended Claim
Hi, I have tried searching the forum but to no avail. Keeping it simple, I emailed a defence three days late and have just received a Judgment for Claimant (in default) letter. Annoyingly, I missed timed how long I had to send the defence. My question, is my only option now to pay the UK Parking Control Limited (via DCB…
