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Stansted Airport PCN Appeal - APCOA trying to use my words against me
Hello everybody, A little background - last year I made an airport drop-off at Stansted and completely forgot to pay the parking online by the following day at midnight as the rules state. APCOA sent me a PCN, which I appealed directly to them. I admitted that I was the driver, but appealed to their humanity by explaining…
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Smart Parking / DCB Legal claim – draft defence for review – defence due 8 June 2026
Hey - looking for some help on a claim I’ve received. Details below. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Summary Claim form received from DCB Legal acting for Smart Parking Limited, issued 06/05/2026, claim number N6KF0F64. Alleged contravention 16/07/2022 at Tower Road Car Park, Newquay – insufficient paid…
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Euro Car Parks, DCB Legal - CCJ Defence
Hi all I've read the forums (thanks!), and have conpleted the AoS and am now writing my defence. This is my defence so far. Is this adequate and correct? 1. The Claimant’s sparse case lacks specificity and does not comply with CPR 16.4, 16PD3 or 16PD7, failing to 'state all facts necessary for the purpose of formulating a…
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CEL Court Claim 2026
Hello i have a court claim from CEL, i have done the acknowledgement of service online and would just like advice on a witness statement before i send it. Ive used a template from the website, many thanks . 1. I am xxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx , and I am the defendant against whom this claim is made. The facts below are…
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UKPC unusual response to first appeal
Hello Having never dealt with UKPC before, I thought their response to a first appeal via their portal was unusual but is this common with this and other companies? Obviously we will not be declaring who the driver was and I'll be sure to tell them this. In addition, they have instructed a response within 7 days from the…
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Bank Park Management & DCB Legal County Claim
Hi, I am starting the process, so any advice, review and help along the way would be greatly appreciated. Chronology to date: 1 - Received claim form from DCBL 2 - Filed an AOS on moneyclaim well within 14 days of the issue date. 3 - Starting to draft my defence to below. Particulars of Claim states: 1. The Defendant (D)…
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National Parking Control - Parking Charge Notice
Hi All, Apologies if there are very similar posts. I received a parking charge notice yesterday in the post stating the driver of my vehicle had exceeded the 3hr free stay by ~33mins with photos of the car entering and exiting the car park (photos not parked) The Date of posting on the letter is 30th April and the Date of…
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Britannia Parking - no time stamp on photo evidence
I recently received a fine for a Britannia Parking site. It used to be free after 6pm, but it has changed this year to include "overnight parking" which I didn't realise. I parked for 40 minutes, and accept that I am at fault. However, the evidence that they have is a photo of my car entering and leaving the car park, and…
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Bristol Airport Charge Notice
The owner of the vehicle was issued a Charge Notice for 46) Stopping in a Zone Area where stopping is Prohibited. Images below. Unfortunately, due to the lack of a decent postal service the notice arrived after the 14 days to pay the reduced charge. Is there a way of disputing this charge altogether? Appreciate that there…
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SMART PARKING, DCB LEGAL court claim with local court
I am being pursued for parking despite having paid for parking on the day in question.On 02/08/21, I attempted to purchase a parking ticket while on holiday with my family, including young children. The car park was extremely busy, with long queues at the payment machines. I successfully purchased a ticket; however, the…
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Spring parking, DCB legal court claim
Hi firstly thanks for approving my membership I came here after searching online regarding parking fines, I’m hoping for some advice of what to do next please if possible. i received a letter all the way back in March 2024 from spring parking stating a parking charge was for not displaying a permit, where I parked had 3or4…
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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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bay sentry / dcb legal claim
hi all I’ve received another claim form from DCB legal issue Date: 06 Jan 2026 AOS filed: 29 January 2026 (after 4pm) Apparently I was late with my AOS, I’ve logged onto MCOL and there’s nothing there only the below Please see POC below
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Parking Charge Notice Lease Car
After some advice please. On Saturday 18th April 2026 I received a letter through the post from my private car leasing company in relation to a parking charge notice: for my lease vehicle. In this letter it stated that they were giving me "advance notice that they have made a representation to the Parking Operator thus…
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Received 8 private parking tickets (£800) for a 1-letter typo in my own rented space
Hello everyone, I really need some advice as I am incredibly stressed out about a parking situation. I live in a Flat in Isle of Dogs and we have a private courtyard parking space that we pay for as part of our rent. Recently, my parents were away so I borrowed my mums car from Swansea, with her full knowledge and…
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Luton Airport Drop-Off Charge Passed to Debt Recovery Plus - No Previous Letters Received
Hi, I’m wondering if anyone can help or advise. It seems I may have forgotten to pay for the Luton Airport drop-off zone charge. I have now received a letter from Debt Recovery Plus stating that I have not responded to previous letters, but I have not received any previous letters at all. This is the first correspondence I…
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Leeds Station - No stopping NTK (UKCPS/Moorside)
Here's another one from the recent no stopping changes at Leeds Station. I won't go into the details as there's quite a few of these on the forum already. However, I have noticed that the letter was headed with 'non-PoFA'. To use their own words against them, surely this simply means they have given up on the one legal…
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Initial Parking - POPLA - Seel Street, Liverpool
Hi there, My son (19), received an NTK for parking at Seel Street, Liverpool. He said that he paid for the parking and showed the payment details. I appealed to Initial Parking (IP), using the newbie thread and copied the blue text. I also added that he had paid for it and attached his bank statement (his ticket was lost).…
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UKPA - Moorside legal - Money claim online
Hi everyone. Worked on a building site in metoer retail park, derby, last year. single road going through with an entrance/exit each end and main car park to the left, building site fenced off to the public and no parking signage put up within the confines of the building site. ANPR on entry and exit of the road, not the…
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Another one - Carflow - Cambridge Leisure Park
Joy of joys - another PCN. Summary of Incident: • Parking session: Entered at 20:13, exited at 22:29 (ANPR records) • Parking paid: £4.20 for 2 hours (evidence available - paid with RIngGo)) • Alleged breach: £2 underpayment (requested £6, paid £4)• Reason: Insufficient payment for total time between ANPR entry/exit…
