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POPLA appeal - MET parking - McDonalds Canning Town - advice on wording please
Hi all. I'm another absolute idiot who didn't see this incredible forum until it was too late.... I already admitted I was the driver :s I parked in McDonalds, Canning Town, for less than 90 mins, purchased food (well, my partner did) and it was consumed there in McDonalds. I received a PCN a week later from MET for the…
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Smart parking
I recieved a fine from smart parking back in 2022 I cant remember why but people told me just to ignore it as they cant enforce it ,fast forward to now I have recieved 2 letters saying it has now increased to £170 once again people have told me yeah I got those just ignore it ,now I have recieved a letter a claim form from…
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Hospital car park penalty -DCBL chasing
Hi all, In January, I had driven my 14 year old son to a GP appointment and was told to take him straight to the hospital as an emergency as GP thought it was appendicitis. There were no spaces when we got there (I have a disabled badge and no disabled spaces either), so we drove around for 5-10 minutes waiting but no cars…
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Parking Eye Court Claim (In-house)
Hello everyone, first of all thankyou to everyone for all your input it has been quite helpful, I received a Letter Of Claim from Parking Eye on October 2024. I followed the guidance from everyone on here and did the AOC and compiled a Defence following the template off this forum, filled out the DQ and also done the…
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Total car parks PCN for resident
I live in a block of flats where total car parks have ownership of some of the spaces. I have a resident space but at the time a non-resident was in my space as it is not clearly signposted not to park there unless you are a resident. I used a different space in the car park and I have been sent a PCN which i appealed and…
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Claim Form - DCB Legal - Smart Parking Ltd
Hi, and thanks in advance for any help. i have received a claim form for DCB legal/Smart Parking Limited. I have submitted an AOS today (4/11/25) as advised in the Newbie section. I am now unsure of what to do? I thought it would be as simple as replying with a short defence of facts but it seems not, and I’m struggling…
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Repeated false parking charges from Fforestfach Retail Park
I have received probably 6 if not more false parking charges from Fforestfach Retail Park this year. The car park allows up to 3 hours parking during the day time. They keep sending me letters claiming I parked for about 25 hours. I have never parked overnight and never longer than 3 hours. I always get coffee in the Caffe…
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ecp + starbucks = court (help needed)
Hi all — hoping for some help with a DCB Legal claim (ECP) after a Starbucks drive-through visit I’ve read the NEWBIES thread and I’m now at the stage of preparing my Defence. I’d really appreciate some guidance on what points to include. Background (brief): * I was travelling for a medical training day and stopped at…
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DCB Legal Letter of Claim - parking outside the lines
Hello wise MSE parking gurus I've just a Letter of Claim from DCB legal (via UKPC) for a PCN received in May. Its for parking outside the lines in a rental van outside a DIY store. I feel I can contest the fact that the van was too long to be parked inside the space however I'd done it, and no larger spaces were provided -…
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Azure Parking PCN
Hi and thanks in advance. I received a PCN stating the driver had parked for an hour in a space for use by customers of a shop only. The driver stopped briefly to turn around and pick up drop off a family member coincidentally twice in one night, approximately an hour apart. The photos (video grabs presumably) they include…
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Private parking fine wheelchair user/signage not accessible
Hi would anyone know if it’s worse taking my rejected appeal for a private parking fine to the IAS. I am so confused as the signage was not accessible to a wheelchair user. I am really stressed. Also if I appeal I can’t pay the reduced fine £60 rather than £100. I parked my WAV with a blue badge in a regular bay as…
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Paid for insufficient time (ANPR)
Hi,I have received a penalty charge from smart parking for the above contravention. I initially didn't realise this was the reason for the fine, so I sent an appeal already showing my receipt. I have parked in this car park a couple of times prior and there are no options for adding the amount of hours you parked. I just…
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Debt Recovery Plus
Can someone please help me? In August I went to go into a theme park but was refused entry due to having my dog with me. I suffer with COPD and have breathing problems. I cannot walk fast. Yes you guessed it, I’ve now got a £170 parking fine for 19 minutes. I did appeal but they don’t care. They have said I can pay £30 a…
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F1RST Parking PCN – Bewl Water – Paid via Ringo but still charged £100
The Bewl Water FAQ itself says parking is charged from 08:00: https://www.bewlwater.co.uk/faq/ Registered keeper has now received a £100 PCN from First Parking LLP for Bewl Water. The notice says the car entered at 06:46 and left at 09:17 (151 minutes). The allegation is that payment wasn’t made for the full duration. The…
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Smart Parking
Yet another case. My daughter and I were both given a PCN for being 11 minutes over time, one minute over the grace time. ( In total, 4 hours plus 11 minutes). The reason we were over was due to a 4 month infant not being well, It took some time (20 minutes or so) to calm her and make our way. We did inform Smart and…
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SMART PARKING, DCB LEGAL court claim 2025
I received a county court claim form for a parking charge almost 5 years ago. I was in the military, so I had my mother's address registered with DVLA. Since leaving the military, I have been in rented accommodation and have been living in my own house for over 2 years before receiving any letters. I had one letter…
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Advice for Defence for overstay at private car park - Gladstones
So I've used the extra wording template with the links to cel v akande etc for this case as its with Gladstones and the POC is so vague simply saying 'was parked in breach of terms of parking on the signage'. Now this was almost a year and a half ago so in all honestly I can barely remember the details but think the…
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Parking charge notice. Parking attendant present, no notice to driver.
Hi, I've had two parking charges for my new leased car, parking in the car park for my flat. Each time was because I parked in the space next to mine because someone had taken my space. Super annoying, but technically a valid charge according to the conditions of the car park. However, each time: 1. The charge was issued…
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Smart Parking - DCBL - 28/12/2021
Hoping for some help with my situation. Received my first letter from DCBL 22nd May 2025 - with the classic final notice £160 outstanding narrative. The original fine was dated 28/12/2021 for parking in Havens Bank Retail Park Exeter (which has glowing online reviews). Reason for fine : Insufficient paid time. Never…
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DCB/DCB Legal - advice needed
I have received the
various bits of correspondence over the last few months from, DCB and now DCB
legal regarding 2 parking fines from over 2 years ago, which I never received from
the original parking firm because they went to my old address after I had moved. I have refused to pay
the fines because I totally dispute…
