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Back again to win again. Need some advice. Thanks.
I'm back again for a second time. First time they pulled out last minute before court date. A win! Thanks again for all the help from this forum. Re this new one, I've acknowledged on MCOL so I have a little time to get my defence in order. Just want to check a couple of things. It's Gladstones (representing for Horizon…
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National Parking Control Group Ltd/DCB Legal PCN – Lidl Paddock Retail Park - Defence Assistance req
Hello everyone! Thank you for the wealth of knowledge provide on MSE. I have
read through many threads and have a good grasp of what the process will
entail. I plan to update this thread at each stage and would be grateful for
any assistance. Background: - Two family members went to Lidl at Paddock
Retail Park, Weybridge -…
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I have chronic fatigue and am baffled by this advice! Please help!
Hi, Sorry to be a nuisance. I have read all the information several times but I have a chronic illness which causes fatigue and brain fog, so I need to check that I've understood. I'm also autistic, and have tried searching for a case exactly like 'mine' but to no avail. Maybe it's too common and other people can follow…
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DCB legal, claim form, NS1SDT
Hi everyone, I received the DCB legal claim form, the claimant being GBP management. The claim is for supposedly not displaying a permit in a residential car park, at my sisters address in 2022. I can’t quite recall the specifics. On viewing all the threads regarding this I believe the steps are to: 1) do an AOS. 2) Then a…
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Parkmaven DCB Legal court claim 2025
Hi everyone, I’m hoping to get some advice here. I recently received a letter from DCBL saying they had tried to contact me at a previous address. Long story short, we forgot to update the address on our car’s logbook (this has now been corrected). They've since tracked down our current address and are now saying that,…
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Advice on neighbour who keeps blocking my gate
I need advice on what to do to resolve a parking problem where a neighbour’s guests have habit of parking directly on my back gate. And also if am overreacting, as I find that I get very angry and agitated at what occurs. I am thinking about sending the neighbour a letter about their parking but not sure if this would just…
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I have a parking permit but received a private parking PCN at flat complex where I live.
Hello, I have parked in my flats private garage, where you need to have your parking permit on display to park there. I always put my parking permit on display but perhaps it fell off the cars dash as I was in a rush. But I do have a valid parking permit. I have received a parking ticket from "Parking Control Management…
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Driver Leaving Site NtK - 1st Appeal Rejected
Hi Folks, Looking for a little help, I’ve had my first appeal rejected (see below) - I wish I’d have come here first and seen some of the great advice offered… as such I’m now at the stage where my first appeal with the company has been rejected so looking for some help as to what to do next. Looks like they are not…
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Gladstones defence - 'breach of terms and conditions'
I would be grateful for a sense check of my Gladstones defence please, due Tuesday 9 Dec. I have drafted using the new template, and just wanted to sense check that I have understood the new process correctly (as I'm used to submitting lengthier defences via email). Paras 1-10 below are to be submitted on MCOL. In previous…
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Sainsbury’s Wallington, Surrey
This is a Sainsbury’s with an attached multi storey car park next to a small high street. A friend recently copped a Parking Charge Notice from Euro Car Parks after an alleged 10 minute overstay. £100 or £60 with the mug’s discount. They had spent > £170 in the store! On my advice they spoke to the manager in person and…
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Unjust Parking Charge Notices at New Residential Address
I have received four Letters Before Action for PCNs at my residential
parking [administered by a parking company – can I name?], all within a week of
moving in. Each LBA is a £100 parking charge plus £60 administration charge. During this period, we attempted to conscientiously pay to park in the visitor bays, but this was…
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DCB Legal G24 Discontinuation
Hi, I recently used the information in this forum to guide me through fighting a private parking charge from G24 represented by DCB Legal. They took it right down to the wire but discontinued 24hrs prior to the hearing. Is there somewhere I should post details that would be helpful? I’m really grateful to everyone here. I…
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Court date issued
Hi All I received a claim form from DCB Legal in April this year for an alleged parking charge from 25.02.2020!! I followed all the procedures set out by this forum and have now received a Notice of Trial Date for 15th December. I am asking for advice on how to set out my witness statement as I have no recollection of this…
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URGENT help needed with my defence against DCBL
Hi all I am a complete newbie and just learned some things after reading the template defence and a few other posts so please help me out. I have also left it a bit too late so I am hoping you folks will be kind and give me some much-needed guidance quickly. Here is a brief summary of the situation. * 26/06/2024 - Letter…
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Parking fine for private parking Not the driver but registered keeper
Hi All Please I need some help here - I filled my AOS 5 days ago and I am now in the process of writing and submitting my defence. I got a parking ticket as the registered keeper, I was not the driver at the time and I can not recollect seeing any letters. can my ultimate defence just be that I was not the driver? I am…
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Please check my Defence v DCB Legal
Please could knowledgeable members check the below defence that I
plan to file in response to a POC from DCB Legal. My partner was in charge of the car at the time, and I
have her credit card bill showing three hours of parking were purchased. It is possible (but I don’t know) that she may have typed the registration wrong…
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Submitting defence after AoS - DCB Legal/Euro Car Parks - review of draft needed
Hi, I have spent an eternity reading the Newbie thread and I am compiling my defence now which is due by 25/04/2025 having submitted by AoS on 11/04/2025. I can't seem to find the right defence template wording to use so was hoping somebody could help me. Essentially I hired a car back in Feb 2024 for a week from…
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Preparing a defence at county court
Edit - Victory (page 3) History August 2024, I parked my car at the rear of a pub/shopping centre while I met a pal, all of 21 minutes. 90% of the car park is owned by the pub but the remainder is controlled by Parkmaven. Parkmaven signage allows 45mins free parking but any longer then you need to scan the QR code and…
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Newbie Panicking. Received claim form
Hi everyone, thank you for all yours help for others. Yesterday received claim form dated 6.2.2025, 11 days after issue date. Its from euro car park & dcb legal ltd. Pcn issued 6.6.2021, checked my email and submitter appear 15.7.2021 . Rejected. Afte that received couple of letters but ignored till yesterday's claim form.…
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Not able to attend Parking Fine Trial and Hearing
Hi everyone, I have a hearing on 18th November and the trial on 19th November, and both have now been moved to a court that’s about an hour’s drive from me. Originally everything was listed at my local court, but it was later cancelled and relisted at this further location. I’m currently dealing with knee pain and…
