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Received a letter saying a notice to keeper was previously sent
Just got back from being away for a week to find a parking charge letter from PCM. It says it is in relation to a PCN incurred on 22/01/2026. Date of posting this notice was 26/02/2026 and Date this notice is given is 02/03/2026. Does the fact i never received the first parking charge letter have any effect on the appeal?…
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G24/DCB Claim Form
Just as I am dealing with my own predatory PCN my Dad sends me a picture of a claim form from Oct 2024. He has no recollection of the event and can't remember receiving any NTKs etc (he may have at the time then threw them away, certainly hasn't received anything relating to this in the last few months). Issue Date: 03…
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Another DCB Legal ECP claim - Overstay
Hi Everyone I received a parking fine which I was unaware of as I had moved address and my registered address was a different address. When I changed the address I started to receive debt collectors letter. From the letter the reason I have received parking fine is because they claim I have overstayed in their car park…
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Pre mediation call - getting calls from DCB legal
A couple of weeks before the mediation call and I’m getting calls from DCB Legal. Haven’t answered any of the calls and have now blocked them. Do you think they want to make an offer? Is it advisable to answer their calls? Are they even allowed to call me now that it is in a court process?
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I'm New Here. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I exceeded my parking time with Euro car parks by 1 hour and 20 minutes and they have sent me a £60 fine. I sent them the receipt of paid parking up to 16:00 hrs with my appeal asking nicely if they could reconsider this and cancel the charge based on -Partial payment being made - Disproportionate charge The appeal was…
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Late Notice to Keeper (30+ days) – worth appealing?
Hi everyone, I received a Parking Charge Notice to Keeper from Civil Parking Office Ltd for “No Valid Parking Payment Found”. My main concern is the timing of the notice. Parking event date: 31/01/2026 Date of notice: 02/03/2026 As I understand, under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, if no windscreen ticket was issued…
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MET Park ticket from 2023
Hi everyone, Background: Back in 2023, I went to pick up someone from Stansted airport, at night, and ended up getting a parking fine. However, to me this was odd, as I had done it before going at night to pick up other people and in another occasion I even stayed longer and never received any fine (lucky I guess?). As…
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Letter of Claims from DCB Legal on behalf of Smart Parking - Please check my response
Hi All, Firstly Thank you all for the amazing posts on here with regards to PCNs!! I have read them and have been so helpful. I have recently been receiving letters from DCB Legal, which I have ignored until now I got a letter of claims. And I know I now need to response but to their email and not through their form. In my…
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PCN Legal Action Costs and Ramifications
Hi All, I’ve received a fine from a private parking company and would be grateful for any advice people can give. In brief, my situation is as follows: I spent a night at a hotel in Essex last September and was assured parking was covered as part of my stay. In late January, I received a £170 ‘Letter Before Final Action’…
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CEL court claim 2026
Hi all I hope you can help. I received a civil enforcement fine after parking at a retail park to go shopping with my daughter. One of the shops had a card machine not working so I had to walk into town to withdraw cash. The waiting time was apparently 2 hours (although I did not notice the very small signs) and I stayed 2…
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Italy ZTL fine
A trip to Lucca last year. I arrived in a rain storm, in the dark. The hotel was in the centre and Sat Nav took me into what turned out to be closed roads. In the end I had to abandon the car and walk. Long story short - I entered a ZTL four times within 20 minutes and have received 4 fines. Any advice from those in the…
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Rejected car parking appeal - What now?
I received a parking fine in Leeds (Rose Bowl) just before Christmas. The machine wasn't working and there was a sign on it saying to pay by the app. My method of payment was Google pay as I didn't have my cards or my wallet with me. So I downloaded the app, entered the car information and went to pay. The app then said I…
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Civil National Business Centre
I parked in a private car park, owned by Excel parking services, which I paid on the way out. I did that twice in one day. They sent me a letter fining me and saying I hadn’t paid, I sent them the card details and they said I should have paid at the start. Then they started hassling me and sending me lawyers letters and…
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Parkmaven Parking Charge Appeal - What to do next?
Hello Everyone, so just a bit of background. This is my third parking charge from ParkMaven for parking in the same place. I never knew the space was private land as signage is not clear at all, but after receiving my first pcn I stopped parking there of course, then the second came and I paid that as well (I parked in the…
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DCB Legal Ltd Received (In Scotland)
Hello - I received a letter from DCB Legal Ltd on behalf of Parking Eye for payment of £140 for a PC in Scotland a few weeks ago. Its from a fine from 2024. I believe this is the first letter I have received relating to this (I may have received previous a year or so ago, I can't recall). Its requesting payment and if they…
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PCM / Trace advice please
Hi there. I would be most grateful for advice on the following: Some months ago we received a ‘parking charge notice’ on our car windscreen. There are no double or single yellow lines at the location, which is a residential development, but there are some signs stating it’s private land and setting out some ‘terms and…
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DCB LEGAL - Registered Keeper but not the driver
I have received a claim form in May 2025 for a parking charge dated Feb 2022, no other correspondence, I was not driving the vehicle at the time, a previous employee of mine was, who cannot be located now. Should I specify this in my defence?
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UKPC PCN - Stevenage Retail Park
Hi everyone, I received a windscreen PCN on 17/01/2026 from UKPC at Stevenage Retail Park. Reason for issue stated on the PCN was 'not parked correctly within the markings of the bay or space'. I was at Nando's at the time, and as per the newbies guide, I tried to speak to Nando's about the ticket, but they said they…
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A thread of Pictures of parking firm NTKs
Notice to Keepers: ACE Security Services POFA-ish https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/80623847/#Comment_80623847 All Parking Services no 'period of parking' & adds £1.95 https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81916556/#Comment_81916556 AM Parking (PCS/DR Plus) non-POFA & £120…
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Eurocarparks DCB Legal Manchester Browncross Street court claim
Received a PCN from Euro carparks Browncross St, Manchester. The ANPR images on it are really poor-the one labelled 'entry time' just shows a completely blacked out box (no image or numberplate visible) and the 'exit time' image is just a very close up of the car numberplate on a solid black background, Is this compliant…
