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DCB Legal - Acknowledgment filed/Next Steps?
Hi All, I have been attempting to follow the advice on this very helpful thread and am now in a position where I have filed my acknowledgement of service (28/05/2026) through the Money Claims Portal, and I believe I must now submit my defence by the 14th of June. I was planning on making use of the defence template I have…
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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 firm iPark at Gatwick 'left holidaymakers stranded' /// SCAMMERS
I was caught up in this scam last Sunday. Ipark attendant did not turn up to take my keys and would not answer the mobile phone I was told to call on arrival.. Then I see many people in the same boat as me some waiting many hours as their car couldn't be found! Some were stolen! I had to pay a huge short stay car park fee…
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Smart parking fine
Hello all i have received a letter from debt recovery plus for a overstaying the permitted time at Bentley bridge Wolverhampton. The creditor is smart parking ltd. In this letter it states I have received previous letters and have not responded although I haven’t received any other letters. I have spoke with debt recovery…
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Doctor fights back.
https://premium.lincsonline.co.uk/stamford/news/judge-overturns-gp-s-parking-fine-at-surgery-9470578/
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Small claim from Carflow Moorside overstay
Hello, PCN relates to a parking event which took place on 21-Feb-22 between 16:13 and 19:35, with a stay duration of 3 hours 22 minutes. After entering the site, Payment was made at 16:20 for 3 hours. Carflow is claiming an overstay for 22 minutes. Do I technically overstay from the minutes I entered or from the time when…
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Parking charges (PCN) UKPC Swindon
Hello forum people, making a thread on my PCN's as im just about to put up a defence as ukpc has issued a money claim on 2 pcns at received near the same time at my local JDGYMS. For some context Im working out at my gym and I do full body so I take some time to finish my workouts, and little did i know that there was a…
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Defending against Parking Eye Claim form for visit to GP
I have received a County Court Claim Form from DCB Legal on behalf of ParkingEye relating to a parking event at a GP surgery used for NHS out-of-hours services on a Saturday in September 2025. The facts: The driver attended the site for a legitimate NHS out-of-hours appointment accompanying a child The driver used the…
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Manchester airport fine appeal refused
Hello everyone, Just looking for a bit of advice really. I received a parking fine for T3 drop off zone at Manchester airport. I tried to appeal it with APCOA but unfortunately did not see the template on this forum until after the fact. Once it was rejected I found the template and tried to appeal with POPLA which has…
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I finally received the County Court claim after 5.9 years
This is the third time I'll be asking for help here, which has been invaluable so far. As with my last post, here's a TL;DR of the situation: * Drove onto the named car park. * Passenger got out to pay at the machine. * Huge queue at the machine. * Passenger finally get to machine, machine won't accept the reg. * Passenger…
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Civil Enforcement Ltd / Defence sense-check please, filing Monday
Claude Ai advised that this is the best place to get some feedback / advice on the defence i need to post by Monday. All help appreciated. Part of the reason i was there longer in the car park was I was helping another lady customer there get her car started, her engine kept stalling - left off the defence so far as…
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Next steps after an application to set aside
Hi All, joining the group of people who were recently hit with a CCJ from Smart Parking. Unfortunately, in my case, they sent it to the wrong address – they got the flat number wrong (say, Flat 1, 1 Street instead of Flat 22, 1 Street), so I learned about it from my credit report. Not sure what kind of trace they conducted…
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APCOA parking charge letter for £100 at Derby train station on 29th May
Hello I've done some research on my parking ticket and I wanted to make sure I've understood everything before responding. On Monday I received a parking charge letter from APCOA regarding me parking in one of the car parks at Derby train station on Friday 29th May. What happened was I parked there from just before 11am to…
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Parking ticket, unsure how to proceed
Good morning, I received this letter regarding a parking ticket I believe I disregarded, I cannot remember it as I believe I had the photos of the ticket on my old phone which is now broken Please can you advise me on how to proceed with this, do I respond to them via email? Or do I just ignore, thank you
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Lease company paid PCN
Stelliantis personal lease. Recieved a letter from them to say a PCN (Minster Baywatch) was issued and they are unable to have the notice transferred directly to me and therefore have paid it They are now charging me the fee + admin. I now have no ability to appeal or have the charge dropped since the charge has been paid…
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Really angry with Tesco
Perhaps I am routing my anger at the wrong people but basically on the way to school with my child, we stop every morning at Tesco extra for a Costa, stay 20 mins and leave. He has to get to school, so no hanging around. So bascially today I receive a Debt recovery letter from dcbi. I have not received any previous letters…
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Parking during restricted parking period
A driver has picked up a NTK from UKPC for parking during restricted parking period, see below. This NTK has come to the registered keeper, who is not the driver. Surely we should be able to fight this as the driver has not been identified and there cannot be a contract to park, once outside of the permitted parking…
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HX Car Park Management / Gladstones Solicitors — Court Hearing 19 June 2026 — Need Urgent Help with
Hi all, I have a small claims hearing in 10 days and would really appreciate expert eyes on my situation. I’ve read through many threads here and found them incredibly helpful but my case has some specific facts I’d like advice on. The basics: • Claim No: (Removed by Forum Team), County Court Bristol • Claimant: HX Car…
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TCB DCB Legal CNBC, Advice needed please!
Hi all, I received a County Court Claim Form from the Civil
National Business Centre, issued on 18/9/2025. The Claimants are Total Car Parks Ltd. The claim is being handled by
DCB Legal. This is the second letter from CNBC but for a different fine/claimant within a few days. Particulars of Claim (Total Car Parks): 1- The…
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NB:Final Defence check before filing - CEL in-house claim, signage + Chan/Akande
Hi all, Following up on my earlier thread — thank you to those who pointed me to CEL in-house claim and Chan/Akande template. I've now drafted my defence combining the Chan/Akande argument with a signage defence (supported by my own photos and google street view imagery). Before I file I'd really appreciate a final sanity…
