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Company car SMARTPARKING NTK
Hi all I did some research on this one but I'm just coming up blank so I'm asking. I have my own LTD company and I got a NTK for overstaying free parking from Smart Parking. It's addressed to my company. It looks POFA compliant it's within 14 days unfortunately and looks like all the right wording. What's the best way to…
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Recieved my Hearing letter at local court
I have received my hearing date which will be on the 9th April 2026 at 10:00 and have to submit my witness statements and such by 4th March. It's Euro Car Parks and DCB Legal, do you think they will file a discontinuation from DCB Legal before this date or will they drag it out to the hearing?
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Trolling/Taking down Moorside
Hi all Being proud of my thus far 100% success rate against these cretins I'm happy to expend some more time making the crooks at Moorside's lives that bit more difficult. Recently in receipt of this absolute howler of a 'Letter Before Action' - truly the pinnacle of low-effort mass automated mail-merge letters…
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Charging EV, but hit with hidden "parking charge"
Out of the blue (ie without any prior notice) I have received a Notice to Keeper. It details the date of an alleged incident, and a "Date issued" of 56 days later (though it actually arrived 66 days after). The event relates to my use of a charging station for less than 45 minutes to recharge my EV en route. I most…
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QDR Sols - Ninewells, Dundee - Employee with Permit : Updated Mar 26
Hi there, So I work in Ninewells, we own permits and I have received two tickets for "permit not visible". I received the initial Saba Parking letter and promptly threw it out a window. ZZPS then of course decided to get included and I did the same thing with the "admin charge" nonsense. Then they sent a Keeper letter to…
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DCBLegal (Parkmaven) Court Claim form
I hope I have done the right thing by starting a new thread I need to submit my defence - I am not clear when my defence deadline is nor whether I do it via MCOL or some other way I paid £8 for parking on the day in question (21/06/25) but it transpires my partner returned to the car exactly 15 mins late (he ran and left…
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Parkingeye ASDA using attached community centre - failed to register vehicle
Hi everyone, So a bit of a complex one. There is a community centre attached to the ASDA in my local town which ASDA has granted authority for use of its car park past the 3 hour limit if needed. The appellant is also a blue badge holder. In order for this to be valid, the users of the centre need to scan a QR code in…
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Smart Parking Northern Ireland
Hi all I received a 'final reminder' from Smart Parking a couple of weeks ago demanding £150 but don't seem to have received earlier correspondence from them. So I emailed them to ask what the previous letter(s) might have said. There is no phone number. They didn't reply. I can't afford to pay £150 to be honest but I also…
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How should an overseas visitor deal with a PCN notice from Parking Eye?
Hello from a country outside the UK I am wondering if some of you good folks who are more informed than me about UK parking fines can offer some advice. Here's the summary of my situation: Visted the UK in October 2025 and hired a car Stopped in at a supermarket, where parking payment is run by Parking Eye Paid for the…
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BANK PARK, DCB LEGAL court claim
Hi all, I’ve recently received a letter from Direct collections bailiffs ltd chasing me for 3 unpaid parking fines from 3 years ago and 2 years ago (February 2022 and May 2023). Ive read the newbies thread so know to ignore them and only to respond if I get a letter from DCB legal with the helpful templates I never…
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Made payment, got confirmation - no payment taken
My wife and I parked in Bakewell yesterday evening. Downloaded the app, confirmed the SMS code and paid using G-pay. The service provider is Pay-By-Phone and the fee £1.30. This morning I checked the payment and nothing had been taken. Despite this, I have confirmation and the app shows a payment of £1.30. I rang…
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Birmingham city council PCN
Hi guys, hope you are all well. Need some advice on the following. So my friend received a pcn on her windshield recently due to her car being parked outside her house on the foot path which she has been doing for the last 10 years. The pavement is around 7 meters wide and the car is always parked as seen in the photo…
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No response from Council re. PCN appeal then received "pay up full amount" letter
i appealed against a parking PCN to Hounslow Council 6 weeks ago. While I got an auto-acknowledgement of my email, they never responded to my appeal. I have now been sent a demand for the full payment amount (£110) in the post. Their contact telephone number is only for automated responses and, since they did not respond…
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Council parking fine - any grounds for appeal?
“Parking in a residents’ or shared use parking place without clearly displaying a valid permit.” These are Google streetview pics. I parked in the spot where the grey Seat hatchback is for 15-20 minutes and came back to a fine for parking in a resident permit only space. When you enter the road, the first thing that comes…
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Received a letter from County Court Business Centre
Hello everyone and thank you all for your help on this forum. It is a great thing I found this forum. I apologies in advance if I was not supposed to open new thread, but after reading through Posts for Newbies and many other Posts and threads by other user the advice I found was if you received CCBC Northampton letter to…
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DCB Legal LoC (1 of 3 PCNs) Doncaster
Hi everyone, I’m starting this new thread as I reported my previous post for removal due to some confusion and incorrect information. I want to make sure I’m following the expert tactical advice correctly. The Situation: Location: "Pull-in Bay" at White Rose Retail Centre, Doncaster (Greggs/Subway site). Operator: The…
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Forgot to pay for parking and then paid but received a PCN
I recently parked in a private car park (GBP Management Limited) and I just completely forgot to pay when leaving my car. After about 3 hours, I remembered and I paid online for the whole day using the PayByPhone app. However, when I returned to my car, I had a PCN on my window. Incidently, I also have issues with my phone…
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UKPC / ZZPS – Disabled Bay at Cwmbran, Blue Badge Present, Appeal Rejected by Email to Spam – Advice
Background We are Shared Lives carers supporting a disabled gentleman who has limited awareness and poor spatial perception due to his disability. He holds a valid national Blue Badge. The Cwmbran Shopping car park is free for 3 hours for everyone, so there is no financial incentive to misuse a disabled bay. We parked in a…
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Pure Gym - Euro Car Parks
Hey there, So I have received two PCN's for visiting my local gym. When attending the gym it is required to input the vehicle registration into a tablet. I attend the gym on a regular basis so I am adamant this was done as part of my routine for each day the charge was for. But I have no physical proof this was done as…
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Azure parking UPDATE
Been in an ongoing appeal with Azure as they sent the ticket outside the 14 day period and sent it over a month later. Made a post on this forum and responded according to advice and have received a response where they have now doubled the charge by post. Here is my original appeal and the subsequent email exchanges: I am…
