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Review of Defence - County Court Claim - UK Parking Control/DCBL
Afternoon all, I haven’t been on here for a while as I’ve had enough great advice in the past to tackle the parking firms early on however I’ve reached new highs as I’ve finally had one go all the way to a County Court Claim! Quick back story - parked in an accessible bay with a valid blue badge on display in a retail…
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DCB legal ltd solicitors court claim letter
Hi everyone, Hope you can help me out with writing a defense regarding parking fine. I will post a letter shortly after. Long story short : original parking fines probably were delivered to old address. I updated v5 document and then i received Solicitors threatening letters to my new address. So i have no idea how i…
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Horizon | Gladstones | Court
Hi, Couple of questions if I may. I'm preparing a defence for a claim by Horizon/Gladstones for a parking overstay. On the day in question, my wife parked in a supermarket car park, shopped at the supermarket (we have evidence) and came to visit me in a nearby hospital. I was in intensive care at the time (fully…
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Stansted drop-off charge appeal
Hello, I received an NTK related to use of express touch-down / drop-off zone at Stansted airport an I plan to appeal on the basis that this is not relevant land under POFA 2012 sch4. I am not going to identify myself (or anyone else) as the driver. I would very much appreciate your thoughts and advice on the following: 1.…
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Regis Road - Road Disguised as Car Park
I received a PCN for "Obstructive Parking" in Regis Road NW5. My car was pictured as being stationary for just over five minutes in an area that was not marked by double yellow lines and was not a parking bay. From a non technical point of view the car was clearly not causing an obstruction. And if it was I was in the…
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LOC DCB Legal - Smart Parking
Hi, Just received LOC from DCB Legal for PCN (Smart Parking) in October 2020. £140 charge. Never received the original PCN to appeal it as I moved address at the time and had not updated logbook of car yet. First letter I received was from one of the 'debt collecting companies' which I've ignored until this point. Charge…
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witness statement time
Just got a letter through from the courts with a date so I'm preparing my witness statement now. currently they want around £260. Just recently after I received the last letter, DCBLegal emailed me offering me to settle for 35 quid. As tempting as it was (not really) I've just ignored it. The PCN is for my Mrs so I'm doing…
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PoFA compliant??
Hi all. Is this fine PoFA compliant? Are there grounds to get it thrown out? I didn't even park, I drove in there to take a phone call and then left. Any help to get this thrown out ASAP would be greatly appreciated
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Use of data from previous case
Being careful not to give much away here but I think it’s enough. Previous case with one of the scammers which went to court and was won by the keeper thanks in no small part to many of you, thanks. In the communication of the bundle a very specific, single purpose email address was used incorporating the court case…
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UK CPM postal PCN – keeper lives abroad – timeline & next steps advise please
Hi all, I’d really appreciate some advice. I’ve read the NEWBIES thread and followed the guidance so far. Background * I live/work outside the UK. I visited in September 2025 and left on 3 Oct 2025. * I did not receive any PCN before leaving on 3 Oct. * I first became aware of the PCN on 1 Nov 2025 when a relative…
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**** IMPORTANT: BEFORE YOU POST - Personal info in posts.
It continues to amaze and worry me how much possibly identifying information posters asking for help re: private parking tickets put in their posts. The private parking companies do read these forums, and some posters are leaving information in their posts which could identify their case, and this could lead to problems…
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Parking fine using EV charger
I’ve been advised to start a new thread (newbie here!) In Fort William at a Premier Inn there was a fast charger showed up on my Charging App so we went to use. Saw no signage about any car park restrictions, genuinely. Then out of the blue got a letter from ParkMaven (?!) with £160 charge!!! I appealed with attached…
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UKCPM / BW LEGAL Residential Car Park Court Claim Defence Help
Hi All, I've received a Court Claim from BWLegal / UKCPM for parking in the residential car park where I live. The letters are addressed to my address which is where the alleged breach occurred. I stay with family. I am currently drafting my defence. I'm thinking about copying some of the elements from this post. What do I…
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Bank Park - Where do I go from here?
I am looking for advice on my situation. A month or so ago, I parked in a car park over the weekend. Right next to where I parked was a parking meter and this showed that the parking was free. I still got a free 'ticket'. When I visited my car on the Saturday night, I realised there was a parking meter in the far corner of…
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Landowner complaint dcbl/smart
Hi all I'll keep this a brief as possible. I've got a loc from dcbl/smart and I've emailed with standard newbies thread response. The community centre I've complained to has come back and said: "Unfortunately, this company is no longer in charge of the car park and therefore we are unable to intervene on your behalf." Is…
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Received a claim form for parking at work parking space
Hello and thank you to all the brilliant guys who help
others on this website. I have received a claim form from Northampton on 3 Oct
and the AoS was sent the next day. The claimant is National Parking Management
LTD and Gladstones is their representative. I have read many threads on the
website and found one which is very…
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Enterprise car club, private parking penalty notice!
Hi, can anyone help with this one I seen another discussion, but there’s no ending to it?! Hired a car with Enterprise car Club and sometime after received an email from them in regards to a parking notice from Euro car parks. (I didn’t manage to pay for parking as the app and online service kept bringing up an error…
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2 x CCJ's that i was not aware about
Hi all After some advice please. Just had some referencing done recently and found out that I have 2 CCJ issued against my name for an old address. To make a long story short, they are for 2 x PCN stating permit was not displayed, suspect fell in the footwell. Problem is vehicle was a total loss shortly after we moved to…
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Claim Form
I have taken no action on a parking notice and the debt collector’s letters or on the Letter of Claim. I’ve now received a Claim Form from the court. Can I ask advice on how best to proceed please (can’t find a specific reference this in the Newbies thread). It is from Euro Car Parks and the original notice from 2024 was…
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DCBLegal response to newbie template!
Hi, Posting this on behalf of my other half who's been trying to contest a LOC sent by DCBLegal. They've had this response through after using the template in the newbie guides. They're not too sure what the next step is after this and are getting a little bit worried about whether they'll need to pay! Any advice would be…
