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Advice on dcblegal
Long story short, a family member has been hounded for a pcn on a sold vehicle. No evidence of sale and was a delay in notifying dvla. Said vehicle was also not registered by new owner. Have responded to lbc and requested 30 days PAP. This has been ignored and claim form issued a week later. Is this worth pursuing. Only…
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Letter Before Action - Civil Enforcement
Hi all, I’ve received a Letter Before Action (LBA) from Civil Enforcement demanding £170, and this is the first correspondence I’ve received about it. I’ve now realised the likely reason: I hadn’t updated the address on my V5C, so any earlier letters must have gone to my previous address. When I tried to appeal online via…
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Apcoa compalint not success
This is email that I am getting 😩 APCOA's Reply (Anonymized)Good Afternoon [My Name], Thank you for contacting Manchester Pick Up and Drop Off Complaints Department. Firstly we would like to apologise for the time taken to respond. While we aim to reply within the timeframes stated in our correspondence, on occasion delays…
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DCB legal suing me.
Morning/ afternoon. I have parasitic bottom feeders called DCB legal suing me. This relates to a parking ticket that was put on my car in April last year. I have got no idea about any of the circumstances surrounding it because it was so long ago I have forgotten. I have filed an acknowledgement of service but the last…
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Being taken to court by Smart Parking
is it possible, O helpful experts, to have a private exchange with someone about tactics and chances ? I don't want to plaster details of my thoughts and defensive arguments on open forum for SmartParking's lawyers to read in advance..... hough I suppose "private advice" defeats the purpose of a pro bono forum and I'll…
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Letter of Claim DCBLegal
Hello everyone, I am aware of the advised steps in the newbie thread and will do them. I have a slightly separated question. My case involves a car park that has been in the local press for giving people unfair fines, so I emailed my MP about it. His caseworker has now responded asking for information so that they can take…
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PCN from Total Parking Solutions
I went to see my accountant and parked in their car park. I was there for 62 mins. I usually park in the same spot. I have received a PCN stating that I was recorded parked on our client's private property, and the vehicle was in contravention of the terms and conditions displayed on the signage. Please, how should I move…
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Received PCN from GroupNexus (BPA), have grounds for appeal
I've read the newbies FAQ post, but still confused on what the best approach is, as I don't want to make the wrong first response and mess things up for myself later! Advice I've read or received from others has been: Appeal; ignore it until they go away; respond but refuse to say who was driving; complain to the…
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Civil Enforcement Ltd - POPLA Appeal Help - Invisible Signage at Night
Hi all, I've read the Newbie thread and followed the advice so far. I'm now at POPLA stage with Civil Enforcement and would appreciate any feedback on my draft appeal before submitting. Background Operator: Civil Enforcement Limited (BPA member) Location: Great Western Hotel car park (Southwest England) Date of…
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Moorside Legal - Issued Court Proceedings
Recently had papers through from Moorside re an alleged parking infraction over a year ago. Apparently I parked in a disabled bay, but I’ve never seen any evidence that it happened. Filed the AoS on the last possible day and then used your helpful template for the defence, again filed on the last possible day (keep them on…
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Filled in the wrong vehicle Reg - Advice sought.
Hello, I'm hoping someone can offer advice. I parked in a private car park for 2 days running. In order to pay I had to reinstall an app on my phone (PayByPhone) Both days I paid the full fee (£7.70) to park for the day, believing in good faith that I was doing the correct thing. Unfortunately I was in a hurry to start a…
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Defence of court claim with Minster Baywatch / Gladstones
We have received a court claim for one of our company cars. The issue date on the claim form was 10/11/2025. I submitted the AoS 24/11/2025. I've read through the forum advice (several times), but I'm still not confident on my defence. I've copied and pasted what I think is the correct defence template and included para 3…
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Letter Of Claim - DCB Legal LTD
Hi all. I received a letter of claim a few days ago, for a parking charge back in June last year. I can't remember receiving a PCN, though it was quite a while ago. I realise that it's too late to appeal the PCN, though I have read through the newbies guide to see what I could actually do. I wasn't intending to create a…
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PCN from G24, Burger King Cardiff
Last month I visited Burger King at Brooklands retail park, Cardiff. I received a PCN from G24 saying I had over stayed the "0 hours 0 minutes maximum stay time". I went back the day after I received the PCN to check the signs which say the maximum stay is 180 minutes (with no parking between 11pm and 5am, although part of…
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POFA and PCN
Hi all, I have hired a car for 2 weeks in which I parked and with a good faith tried to pay for parking charge but the meter was out of order so neither cash nor card payments can be made and it’s proven in their evidences of pictures they have taken that the meter is out of order !! I was then issued with a parking fine…
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PNC unfairly given - appeal lost - Do I have a case to go to the tribunal?
I live in a road with very, very limited parking. Within 8 houses of mine there are 3 disabled bays and it's so difficult to park. Late one dark winter evening, I parked behind one of the disabled bays as usual. It's important to say that there was the normal car owned by the disabled person in the bay at the time. The…
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Leaving Vehicle Unattended PCN, Airport Drop-Off
Hi. I've searched the forum but can't find a similar case. I've received a PCN from APCOA for leaving a vehicle unattended at MAN airport pick-up zone. I was gone for literally 3 mins because my wife didn't know the way to the car park. Do I treat this as a normal parking fine and send the below? MAN simply refers me to…
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Claim Form: DCB Legal - Sept 2025 (Advice Needed)
Hi all, I am not sure if I was supposed to create a new thread, I am assuming there's going to be so many of these threads. But I thought this may be the easiest way. I am hoping you can help me with a claim form that I have received. I have received this claim form after ignoring letters from the parking company and debt…
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2 x PCN received from LB Havering
Hi, I went to pick up my niece from Old Church Hospital a week after she had a spinal op, we was told to pick her up from the discharge container which is around the back, never having been to this pick up point before or even knowing it was there, we missed the turning (it was dark and when we looked down the road, we see…
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Pcn Liverpool residents parking
I received a pcn for parking in a residents parking area on 6.12.26. I lodged an informal appeal Dear Sir or Madam, I hereby submit an appeal to Penalty Charge Notice Lv2060742A, issued on 6/12/26 at Titchfield St, Liverpool. The alleged contravention did not occur. The council has not met its statutory duty to provide…
