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CE fine 4-5 months ago whilst seeing a patient
I'll try keep this quick. Today i received a letter for a PCN that occurred back in 20/11/25.This is the first time I've heard anything about it. We don't tend to get any mail lost and haven't moved or changed DVLA details in the last few years. According to their website they want £170 and i cant appeal because its too…
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Horizon Wanstead flats
Dear Forumites, Horizon has been contracted to enforce the parking at Wanstead Flats, Epping Forest’s city of london. a bunch of us football parents have been caught out with a slew of charges. I’ve been sent x3 over 3 days. We hadn’t realised it was pay and display and as there is free parking on the roads and in the…
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CCJ from a PCN by CEL
Background: I got a pcn from CEL in October 2025 for parking at my gym more than 3 hours without entering my reg. I missed the date to appeal. I still I got a receipt from my gym showing I was booked into a class that day. I read extensively through the newbies post and threads. I ignored any further reminders and bully…
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Smart Parking / DCB Legal Claim Form - Issue Date 06/05/26
Hi everyone, Apologies for the repeat scenario, I’ve spent the last few hours buried in the Newbies thread and various defenses, but I’m a bit overwhelmed by the sheer volume of info and wanted to make sure I haven't missed a step. Defendant Particulars of Clalm 1. The Defendant (D) is indebted to the Claimant (C) for a…
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Advice on private parking fine
hi I appealed the fine as my overstay was due to breastfeeding my toddler as against the equality act but they came back and said it’s not a protected characteristic so I’m unsure whether I have grounds to pursue this please? Thanks in advance.
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Eurocarparks FRAUD?
I just received a fine for my local Sainsbury’s car park in Scotland. I was in store approx 1615 to 1630. The letter says I was there 1315 to 1630 therefore over 2 hours. BUT.. I was at work in a town a few miles away, I work til 3pm every week day, tern time in a school. I was definitely in work, sending emails etc. So,…
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Unsuccessful appeal with ZZPS
Hello, I think this is totally unfair and predatory. But I cannot be bothered to spend the time and resources for the hundred pound fine. Shall I fight this at popla or just pay and forget about it? No option to appeal further with ZZPS. Here is what happened: The driver parked at around 3:00 p.m. on 15/11/25 On a multi -…
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DCBL Unpaid Parking Charge - 3 YEARS LATE
I received a letter on Monday for an unpaid parking charge. The contravention was in 2023 and this is the first I have been made aware of the fine. I have been given 14 days to pay, but it took 10 days for the letter to arrive - so I have two days left. DCBL are chasing me on behalf of Euro Car Parks. The fine was: For a…
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Daughter has received NCP Parking Charge to Keeper
As per title my daughter tried to park in a NCP car park in Cardiff on 9th April 2026. She drove around for 20 minutes but was unable to find a space so left and parked in a different car park. Today she received a "Parking Charge to Keeper" through the post. She intends to appeal, but I thought I would post here for…
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Pcn past the point of appeal
Good afternoon I’m writing this on behalf of a relative, who unfortunately forgot to change the address on her logbook when they moved house. She parked in a euro car parks controlled car park, she thinks she entered her address on the machine in the pub but can’t prove it and this was back at Xmas time. So fast forward to…
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Lost POPLA appeal for APCOA Farnham station car park PCN
Hi, newbie here. I've managed to lose an appeal* against a PCN issued by APCOA at Farnham station despite following lots of very helpful advice on this forum. Am I correct to say that the advice is still to just ignore anything further at this stage? My wife is the registered keeper of the vehicle in question and will want…
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Parking Group Limited - DCB Legal LTD claim 2025
Hi All, I helping my wife with her defence. EOS already submitted. Background. She purchased a valid ticket but either misplaced it or it was blown over on her dash. She does have a witness to this. She did keep the ticket but left it in the car when it was told and believed nothing would be pursued. She did receive the…
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Ignoring rental car parking fines if you live abroad. Any repurcussions?
So after a 2 week holiday back to the motherland I'm onto charge number 3 emailed to me (and paid by) Hertz. Supermarket for going over time, out of town Leisure Centre for not realising you have to pay to park despite paying a ridiculously high hourly charge for a badminton court. My how things have changed in the UK.…
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Euro Car Park/ DCB Legal LTD claim form
I have received a claim form for a parking fine from Europarks for £262.12. This relates to a typo error when I did purchase £9.30 worth of parking in July 2025 but accidentally selected the wrong vehicle from list of vehicles saved on my app. I have already sent an explanation and proof to Europarks, and as with many of…
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Can we submit an enhanced/new defence [without formally asking the court]?
Got an acquaintance who has approached me ref a county court case they are invlved is [as defendant]. They've been allocated small claims and been given date of 5th June to submit witness statements. Their initial defence submitted in response to claim form is absolute pants. Can they simply incorporate a more substantial…
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I judgement has been issued against me - can i still Defend
Hello, A judgement was issued against me for a parking fine as i did not defend on time. There are two reason why i did not defend in time: I was out of the country for one month so did not view the letters received The letters were sent to my parents house as my car is registered to that address as i spend half the year…
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URGENT - Does calling Moorside affect my defence?
Hi, I need help with my defence against Moorside/NCP. The defence submission is due very soon so I'd really appreciate any quick responses and advice. I've read through some of this forum and the suggested defence template, I also saw comments about NCP being in administration and found a drafted paragraph to use to…
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Success with plan A for 2 parking tickets!
Hi all, I just wanted to share my success and express gratitude in executing Plan A with two parking tickets I received last week, (W/C 4/5/26). The first was with Sainsburys and the company was Euro Car Parks and the second was with the Co-Op and the company was Horrizon. On both occasions I stayed a little over two…
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Parking Charge from Napier Parking
Oh good, another PCN! Well, I assume it is a PCN, it only actually says "Parking Charge", which is new to me. This charge was for staying a whole 10 minutes and 34 seconds in a car park that only shows signs for 24 hour parking charges. After seeing that, I left, but not before another vehicle prevented me from leaving. It…
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Private ticket (Group Nexus) at a retail car park in Croydon
Hi everyone, Seeking an advice on a particular situation (have trawled through the newbies section but could not find an exactly the same one). So, my mother in law who is a citizen and a resident of a non-EU country, was visiting us in recently at the end of April and I let her use our car (for which I am a registered…
