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DCB LEGAL, NPCG Court date July
Hi All, I was not the driver at the time, but am the registered keep of my wife's car. She was driving at the time and doing a dog walk for a resident on the street in question. Said resident would be a witness, if required, but is that actually needed? I am unsure how do complete my paragraph 3. Do I state I was not the…
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Smart Parking NTK
Hi all, I would be grateful for some advice regarding a Smart Parking PCN. Timeline: Parking event: 24/05/2026 Notice to Keeper issued: 04/06/2026 Registered keeper appealed using the standard NEWBIES template as keeper only (no driver identified). Smart Parking rejected the appeal on 30/06/2026 and have directed us to the…
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UKPC and DCB Legal court claim
Good morning everyone, I have just received the LoC for the overstay on McDonalds parking. Fortunately/unfortunately all previous correspondence from UKPC/ debt collectors (?)/other solicitors companies were ignored. Now i have received the LoC from dcblegals - this seems to be the standard template with keeper details and…
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Help Making Sense of Latest Correspondence from DCB Legal - Parking Charge Court Process
I'm now scheduled with a hearing date in September regarding a parking charge from 2024 from Euro Car Parks. Basically, two car parks with the same name next to one another and I used an app to pay for the wrong one without realising. Appealed it back in 2024 when I first got the charge, offered to pay for the correct car…
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CUP Enforcement - Appealed as Driver :( - Appeal Rejected - POPLA Stage
Hello all, I have a colleague who has asked for help with his PCN. Unfortunately, he has come to me after he had already appealed as a driver and it got rejected. I have no idea what he told them, and what he wrote on the appeal, but he told me he appealed as a driver. Is there a high chance this can still win at POPLA…
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Council PCN (Code 12) - Wrong location, wrong color, short observation time.
Hi everyone, Looking for a quick sanity check on a council parking ticket I’m planning to fight. It's a Regulation 9 PCN from Calderdale Council for a Code 12 (parked in a permit space without a permit). Long story short, my partner and I had a really rough week after our cat suddenly passed away, and we drove out to Lumb…
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Understanding POPLA appeals - No.2: I wasn't improperly parked.
Some background information I supported a client with mobility issues to watch a movie at Savoy Cinema. I entered my registration at the parking terminal. I received a parking charge for £100 from Parkingeye and then another letter 4 days later. l visited the cinema and the manager told me that she couldn't find my vehicle…
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PCN - Advice from Car Park Securites
I’m looking for some advice regarding a private Parking Charge Notice (PCN) issued, as I’m trying to decide whether to continue fighting it or pay. Timeline • Parking event: 30 May 2026 • PCN issued: 2 June 2026 • Appeal submitted to Car Park Securities: Rejected • Reminder/Final Warning received: 26 June 2026 • I’ve now…
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MET Parking Stansted PCN, NTK, unsuccessful: appeal, POPLA, & complaint
Hello everyone, Loathe to start another thread on the topic but searching has got me only so far. The last relevant thread I could find had a successful POPLA complaint asking to review POPLA's outcome, but mine has failed. It's the usual story - PCN issued via NTK, I appealed using PoFA, appeal failed, went to POPLA which…
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Smart Parking
I’m desperately in need of some advise regarding Smart Parking. In April 2025 I received a debt collectors letter from bwlegal regarding a parking fine from Smart Parking. As I was unaware the carpark did not have free disabled parking I realised my mistake and paid the fine on the 4 April 2025 with bwlegal which I then…
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Smart Parking Limited County Court Claim - Angouleme Retail Park, Bury
Hi All, In March 2022, I asked for an advise on this forum about a Smart Parking Limited fine. At the time I made a mistake of appealing with POPLA and got rejected. I was advised to ignore their letters until I receive a a court letter. This incident happened on 27/10/2021, and came about because I paid using the council…
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DCB Legal - Letter of Claim
Good evening, I was hoping for some advice please. I have received a letter of claim regarding a parking notice from October 2022. This is the email I sent to them…. Dear Sirs,I am writing in response to your Letter of Claim dated 6th May concerning an alleged parking contravention. I deny that I owe any debt to your…
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DCBL Notice of debt recovery
Hi all I have received a letter from DCBL "Notice of debt recovery - unpaid parking charge £125.00. The charge they're chasing is from 2023 for Horizon Parking Ltd. I haven't received a pcn through the post which I'm thinking is because it has been sent to an old address so this is the first letter I have received. I will…
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DCB LEGAL, GBP Management, now with local court
Hi everyone, I received the DCB legal claim form, the claimant being GBP management. The claim is for supposedly not displaying a permit in a residential car park, at my sisters address in 2022. I can’t quite recall the specifics. On viewing all the threads regarding this I believe the steps are to: 1) do an AOS. 2) Then a…
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Council PCN appeal rejected for parking on non adopted private road
Hi guys, I have received a penalty charge notice on a private non public highway, the CEO's never issue tickets here but recently one guy issued a PCN on this road. I appealed to the Council providing evidence from the Councils own GIS mapping data and they still rejected it. The street is called Payne Close but there is a…
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Ipserv / BW claim
Hi all, I received a claim from BW Legal in relation to two PCNs that happened in 2022 for parking without payment in Duke Street, Ipswich. The PPC in question is Ipserv, and the issue date is 04/12/23. The circumstances behind both of these is that I parked with a University of Suffolk student permit in Duke Street, which…
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Group Nexus / CP Plus Ltd PCN ...already appealed
Firstly, what an incredible site. I have dug deep into the FAQs and newbies section and wish I had found all this before responding to the PCN. I did appeal it. Rejected by the NexusGroup/CP PLus Ltd. Moto Chieveley services. Arrived at 2:18am. EXHAUSTED after ridiculous delays on the M6 coming down from Scotland... I…
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UKCPM residential PCNs
Hi guys, it's been an awful year for me so far and the well know UKCPM are doing a great job and making sure it stays that way. I have lived at this address since 2021 and I my since Dec 25 have the issues started. At this address, I have a Residents Permit issued. As part of this, I have a physical copy (in the window of…
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Yet another DCB Legal Smart claim 2026
Hello all, I am following the 8 steps in the sticky threads and currently at the stage where I have received an email from DCB Legal saying that their client intends to proceed with the claim. At this stage I understand that I need to wait and do nothing until I receive the questionnaire. My question is this - if my claim…
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Euro Car Parks PCN Late return -Charged!
I had paid for a 4hr time slot on my phone by credit card. But I exited out of the Euro Car Parks Multistory carpark at 4hrs 29min . I have been issued with a PCN of £100 . The discount reduction day in in 2 days (3rd July '26!) Full payment due day is 17/07/26 .Can I contest this since I think this was harsh since i was…
