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Need help and advice
So back in September I stayed at an AirBnB/Hotel type accommodation. Lots of parking spaces and I in my innocence thought the parking was free. I parked for a period 12 days sometimes going in and out of the parking place 3/4 times a day. I ended up receiving around 15/20 fines sent to my mates address who was the…
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PCN - Unauthorised parking
Hello & morning all! A little bit of context.... We went away last 2 weeks of August for our annual leave, and on return to our residence I was shocked to receive a letter stating that my car had been unlawfully parked at a carpark (previously free). I immediately completed an appeal (end of August) to which I received an…
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Civil Enforcement Ltd - Mental Health Hospital PCN
Hi, I've read through the newbies thread, but want to check what my first action should be, as I'm not entirely sure which stage I'm at. I received a letter from Civil Enforcement Limited on Friday (14th Nov 2025) headed 'Parking Charge Notice (PCN) Reminder Before Further Action'. This is the first letter I've received…
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The Parking Control Management (UK) from IPC but using BPA code of Practice sending me ticket
I got a parking charge notice from the parking control management (UK) ltd. claiming me '' parked in the restricted area"' The Parking control management (UK) ltd reject my appeal, they said they are not the member of British Parking Association (BPA) They are member of international parking community (IPC). But they are…
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Help with Court Claim
Hey there! I’m in a bit of a sticky situation and could really use your expertise. I’ve got a court claim for a few parking tickets I got at the same spot on three different days. Here’s the scoop: we usually head to the quayside, park up, and take a stroll at night. I hadn’t been there in ages, and honestly, I’d never…
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County Court Hearing
Hi all, I had my mediation call a couple of months back where I offered a fiver and was declined. I was hoping it would of been thrown out at this point as its parkingeye and dcblegal. They also emailed me offering to settle for £60 at this point(down from 270) Is there any chance they may still drop it? Otherwise I need…
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UKPC , DCB LEGAL court claim 2025
Hello, I have received a parking fine on private land, I had parked in a loading bay because there was absolutely no parking available whatsoever around me and all of the disabled bay’s were full with some not even displaying blue badge’s. I parked in the loading bay and displayed my blue badge but later received a fine in…
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Smart Parking hit with CCJ (over £3,300) after 5-year wrongful pursuit – my experience
When Smart Parking chased me for 5 years even after knowing I wasn’t the driver, I took them to court "won" and now they owe me over £3,300. Hi all, I wanted to share a success story which might give confidence to others being unfairly pursued by private parking firms. Back in 2020 I received a Parking Charge Notice from…
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DCB Legal (UKPC) court claim for not being parked marked bay
Good evening Have found this forum incredibly helpful resource in particular the information in the NEWBIES thread. I'm hoping to obtain some guidance on wording for para 3 for the defence of my case which has reach claim stage. I have completed AOS via MCOL and have until 30/11/25 to submit my defence (bit last minute i…
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Rang DCB legal before I read the Newbies thread about £170 PCN - am I doomed?
Hoping someone can help. I have a letter from DCB Legal requesting £170 for an unpaid PCN relating to a motorway services hotel. The original PCN went to a previous address as my logbook wasn't updated so this is the first I have heard of it. If I had received it, it would have been easily rectified because I have evidence…
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CEL witness statements group thread
CEL witness statements seem to be far worse then other firms they are literally a copy and paste with no facts as to the case, i dont think ive ever seen a witness statement as bad as this its if they dont intend to use them at a hearing Ive compared several and apart from the claim number they are word for word the same…
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Rose of York/Civil Enforcement
My daughter received a parking charge at the above pub & followed the advice by requesting the pub to cancel, which they agreed to do. Unfortunately the charge wasn’t cancelled by the parking company despite further emails & she is now receiving the debt collector letters. The pub has now said, “ I'm sorry I think the old…
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Excel Parking / DCB Legal - Witness Statement advice please!
Hello Forumites! Firstly, thanks to Coupon-Mad and others for putting so much time and advice into this forum! Unfortunately I only found it after I had used Excel Parking’s ‘appeals’ process having received a PCN for inadvertently entering my old car reg instead of my wife’s, which I was driving when I paid for my…
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Debt recovery plus - Euro Car Parks - Walsall
Hi everyone. I have received a letter from Debt Recovery Plus regarding a parking violation within a Euro car park. They are claiming that I parked in the Waterfront car park in Walsall back in February 2024 without paying. We were in the process of buying a new car at the time and we sold the vehicle in question shortly…
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7 consecutive parking tickets
Hi, so my dad had to park outside my brother's flat who is disabled and he was displaying the blue badge, this was due to him(brother) having a espoid of severe bad mental health. He parked there for 7 consecutive nights, around two weeks later my dad received 7 parking tickets from UKPC. photos of the car included and…
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2 Weeks before CCJ is permanent! TPS DCB Legal.
Hi guys Apologies if this stage has already been discussed, but I looked though the discussions for a few hours last night hoping for some reassurance, but didn't get exactly what I needed to do next. So, long story short (strap yourself in!) - car battery died - AA came out and said Halfords in round the corner, charged…
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POPLA rejected my appeal - what can I do?
Hi, I am hoping someone may have some useful advice for me here, please. I went to Milton Country Park and paid for a parking ticket. The machine is one where you type in your number plate, and upon doing this, after typing in the first half of my plate, the machine jumped to the next stage, and I couldn't go back, so I…
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CCJ due to 'unprocessed documents'
I emailed my defence to CNBC back in July and received an automated response. The case is a G24 PCN from October 2019. Sols are DCB Legal. Having not heard from G24/DCBL since my defence was submitted in July I was hopeful that they had discontinued. However, I've now received a CCJ because my defence was never…
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DCBL / Claim Form guidance
Hi all, I have a received a Claim Form - Claimant: Observices Parking and all other letters are from DCBL. I have tried my best to navigate through all of the threads - sorry for asking the same thing - and have come up with the defense below. Can somebody check this for me - any advice would be appreciated! I can't upload…
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PCN sent to me for wrong vehicle, CCJ awarded against me - how to appeal it?
Was here before but locked out of old email. I weas sent a Parking Charge with a photo of a vehicle with a very similar VRN to mine. I did not reply to any correspondence as I assumed naively that at some a Grown Up would check documentation before proceedings were issued. Not so. I replied to a CCJ claim but it was too…
