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DCB legal - letter of claim
Hi, I recently received this letter of claim from DCB legal. I have read the newbies thread and have found this template to send: “Dear Sirs, Your ref: [insert reference number] Proposed legal proceedings Claimant: [insert name of parking company] I refer to your letter of claim. I confirm that my address for service for…
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Parking ticket progressed to CCJ (no questionnaire received)
UK Parking Control & DCB Legal I have read many times and followed the newbies thread up to the point I am now at and I’m unsure how to proceed so any advice would be much appreciated. Supposed offence: parking in a loading bay. I used the loading bay for the purpose of loading/unloading for a short period of time. During…
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Some questions regarding moving forward with parking issue
Hi, So to delve in; a LBC has come through the post addressed to the keeper. Just a generic letter though, no specifics and pleas to pay and a few fear tactics added about ccjs etc. Now my issue is that as it was back in 2023, there is uncertainty if the keeper and/or driver had disclosed who the driver was at the time.…
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Fraudulent/doctored CCTV Images?? (Attached)
Hi, Hope you are all well. This is not the typical dammit I’ve got a ticket what do I do post, hence a new thread. This is a question whether these companies – District Enforcement Limited (being enforced by Gladstones) in this case - are doctoring CCTV pictures? Is there any history/possibility of this? In brief the…
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VCS / DCBL – never received IAS rejection email
Hi, I’m looking for advice regarding a VCS parking charge that has now gone to DCBL. I submitted an appeal originally but never received the rejection email or IAS details. The first thing I later received was a debt recovery letter with increased charges. I contacted VCS several times explaining I never received the…
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Parking Eye PCN - lease vehicle
Hello, I use a company van that my workplace leases. Last week, HR emailed me a scanned PCN which was addressed to the company - this was from Parkingeye. I believe they only sent the PCN itself and not the other required documentation, such as the hire/lease agreement—though I’ll fully confirm this tomorrow. I plan to use…
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Counter claim dismissed - what's worth doing from here?
I received a PCN in April 2024 for parking 16 minutes without paying (with video evidence of the app not working on my phone). I went through the Ombudsman process and was willing to go to court. When the papers came through, I decided to submit a counter-claim of £250 for the time and difficulty caused by the whole…
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Northwest Parking Management / DCB Legal
Hi All, Firstly, a big thank you to you all who volunteer your time/expertise on here - it's very much appreciated and I have learnt a whole lot in the last 7-days of reading up. I've found the scare tactics and intimidation a disgrace and willing to stand up to these awful charges for what was, I'm led to believe, 15…
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Euro Parking Services - Parking Charge Notice
Firstly I apologise for creating a new thread about this, however I have a question regarding the newbies' thread advice: According to the Newbies thread my first action should be to call the retail company and complain about the fact that I've received a parking charge notice demanding £60.00 for parking in one of their…
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Claim From received from Smart Parking/DCB Legal
Hi everyone, Apologies if this seems repetitive - I see you get a lot of posts like this but I'm quite flustered by all of this. I’ve received a County Court claim relating to 2 parking fines from late 2024, but I never received any warning letters, notices, reminders, or anything prior to the court form arriving. This is…
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Smart Parking Judgement Issued
Hi Can someone help me? I didnt send back the claim form, does this mean I have to pay? Thanks
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Smart parking/DCB Legal Ltd Claim form help
Hello, I’m so sorry to be a little pest but im quite dumb as fudge I’ve spent ages looking up and down these threads to help fill out my defence part on the MCOL site I’ve done the AOS part, but the defence part im like Jesus where do I begin. All new to this (sorrry) Short story: my parking fine was back on 03.12.2023 at…
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Visited car park twice in 1 day - letter only showing first and last
Hi, just received a fine from APCOA at Bristol Parkway stating that I entered at 8am and left at 9pm, with pics of car. That's fine I did, but I also left at 810am and then entered again at 845pm. I have done this loads of time before. I dropped my partner off to catch train in morning and picked her up in evening. What…
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Smart Parking Ltd - PCN
Hi there, Apologies - I know there are a million threads like this one, but I just want to make sure I've properly understood everything before taking the next step. I received a PCN from Smart Parking Ltd for overstaying the maximum time in a car park at a retail park in Manchester. The Date of Contravention on the PCN is…
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Euro Cark parks & Debt Recovery Plus
Hello everyone, A bit late in the day but just seeing if I can help someone out at the last minute. Car was SORN and owner gave it to a friend who had it to repair it for sale. Friend used car without prior knowledge and reg keeper got a PCN back in Feb time. Gave PCN to driver who said they pay but didnt and now we are…
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UKPC DCB LEGAL court claim 2025
Hi, my car was parked at my brother's hospital accommodation for just over a week. I then received multiple PCN's and debt recovery notices for a few months as I'm the registered keeper. I have now received a claim from the court from UK parking control ltd. for a ridiculous amount £1400. My brother has provided me with…
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NOT Registered Keeper, NOT the driver [Claim Defense]
I was not the Driver, I was not the registered Keeper. I was there with the Driver (I never revealed who the driver was), and know he overstayed in the gas station, due to a situation with a missing kid, we stayed due to the kid who passed in front of our car and was registered by our dashcam. We wait for the police to…
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PCN from Euro Parking Services - NTK (but didn't park)
Hi all, I've read through the Newbies post, and I'm still a little unsure how I should appeal. I received a PCN, as the keeper. The car stopped at the entrance to a car park, just off the main road. The entrance is wide, and no traffic would have been impeded. The car stopped briefly on double yellow lines to allow a…
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Northern Ireland / England DCBL Notice of Debt Recovery
Hi so apologies for repeating a question but I’m struggling to find a thread that relates directly to this situation with NI and England. so I got a parking notice from Euro Car Parks in Northern Ireland in June of 2025 (i think - not sure of exact date could’ve been before) I received letters and a text message or two…
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First of 2 in one day! Please could I get some advice
Hi please could I get some advice. I received this NTK from Apcoa for parking at a Train Station. I actually have a receipt from Ringo but it was paid on exit and I think you're supposed to pay on arrival. I understand that appealing for clemency doesn't help with train station bylaw tickets? Is there anything wrong with…
