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CEL court claim 2025
Hello, After numerous letters that I ignored as per the newbies guide being no action till court claim - I have today, received the Letter before action from Civil Enforecement (www.ce-service.co.uk) with a PAP which "requires me to respond to this letter" - 30 days notice. I have read other posts saying I need to respond…
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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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Bristol Airport - PCN for stopping at a traffic light.
I have received a PCN from Vehicle Control Services, the reason quoted being "104) STOPPING TO PICK UP/DROP OFF IN A RESTRICTED ZONE. Sadly, in the light of what I have since read on this forum, I appealed almost immediately in which I identified myself as the driver. The final paragraph of my appeal summarises the…
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Horizon Parking - Farnborough Asda / Princes Mead
Got a "Parking Charge - DO NOT IGNORE THIS LETTER" from Horizon for not paying and displaying at a pay and display. £60 / £100 against a £0.50 for 1 hour rate. Arrived 10:45am, went to Decathlon and bought a few bits, left 11:24. In all fairness there is clear signage that both me and my wife somehow missed:…
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Advice: NPC/DCBLegal Money Claim Received
Hi All, towards the end of September last year I booked an overnight stay in an Airbnb, which was an apartment with an National Parking Control (NPC) Group managed communal car park. The owner of the property provided a parking permit which I displayed in my windscreen whilst parked in the appropriate bay. A while after my…
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CEL/DCB Legal PCN - CNBC Claim - Defence Assistance required Please
Hi all! Thank you for your time and dedication to MSE. I have been reading through many threads and looking through the recommended threads that get pointed out all the time! I am currently writing up a defence - below is the claim form - Claim Form (Civil National Business Centre) issue date 28 Nov 2024. - DCB Legal…
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Parking Code of Practice Consultation - 8 weeks from 11th July 2025
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/private-parking-code-of-practice/private-parking-code-of-practice I haven't had time to read it and I'm on holiday later today. I'll read up when I return around 20th.
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Group Nexus Parking Charge
After some urgent advice please!! Parking charge notice received via post to the registered keeper, who wants to avoid paying this notice if possible. Date of parking: 5th AprilDate of letter issued: 12th AprilLetter received: 23rd April - Royal Mail Duration of stay: 2hrs 04mins Hours allowed in car park: 3hrs Seems as…
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DCB LEGAL LCO £1700!?!?!
Hi all I’m in a bad situation. So I think it’s worse than others as it’s 10 x fines at £170 each. Long story short, I started at a new gym that rents the building and has access to a car park which is owned by smart parking. Everyone has had trouble over the years and the advice was to not respond and you’ll not have to…
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Dcb Legal - Incorrect money claim Issued
Hi, Received a "Fine" from these cowboys and with one thing and another didn't have time to defend it, besides which I was parked Incorrectly (not in a bay but not blocking anybody or thing) so probably slim chance of defending it. This dragged on until the final letter, giving me 30 days to pay, which I did, on time, via…
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CNBC Defence advice for UKPC (dcb legal) - parking within the bays
Hi, I'd love some advice on my defence for this parking charge. I have copied the points in the defence template, and have slightly modified the end of paragraph two and added my paragraph three: "2. ...The Defendant seeks fixed costs (CPR 27.14) and a finding of unreasonable conduct and further costs (CPR 46.5). The…
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Where can I get advice?
Hi Years ago, can't even remember when, like 2020 I got a parking ticket in a private carpark. I HAD paid £1.20 for 2 hours and only stayed 40mins. It was a machine you had to put your reg into, so I wrote to the company to explain that I had paid, asked them to check my old regs just in case I'd put the wrong one in, we…
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UKPCL and DCBLegal - Defence Guidance
I received following POC mid December and submitted AOS in time. I am now preparing my defence. I will be grateful if someone could please review my defence, and provide feedback in case changes are needed / text needs to be added / removed. Thank you in advance. From defence template I have: The facts known to the…
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DCB Legal Claim
HI All Hopefully I can get a little guidance on this. I have received a CNBC claim form Euro Car Parks/ DCB for a PCN back in Oct 2022, but am unsure how to respond. I have completed the MCOL but not the defence and that's were I need the help do I use the standard defence template give that not he day I was in hospital,…
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DCB LEGAL RECORD OF PRIVATE PARKING COURT CLAIM DISCONTINUATIONS
A UKPC/DCB Legal pattern is now emerging, the same as the Highview/CP Plus/GroupNexus/DCB Legal pattern that has evidenced itself over the past few weeks. * Court claim issued * Defence completed * Hearing date given * Witness Statement deadline dictated by the court * Phone call from DCB Legal to defendant * Email to…
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LOC from BW Legal - advice requested
I've read the very helpful pinned NEWBIE thread and template defence, as well as several of the county court judgements that are relevant to the case and still have a few questions about responding to the BW Legal letter of claim that I, as the registered keeper, received recently. Hopefully the forum members can help with…
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ECP claim via DCB Legal - Pay machine not working
Hi all, I have read several threads that are similar to this situation, but I am not sure whether I have / had any grounds to get this Euro Car Parks PCN cancelled, as there is a little twist in my case. I would appreciate any help so I know where I stand. July 2024 entered a ECP car park with ANPR at the entrance. To exit…
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ParkingEye claim form using DCB Legal - fine for waiting at a car park
Hi all, Just been informed by my dad that he's gotten a claim letter for waiting in a car park at Tenpin Bowling. I've filed the AoS already, but now to deal with a defence. To no one's enjoyment, my dad has none of the letters he was originally sent and I only know he had pulled up in a safe place to check his phone and…
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2 PCN's in one day on a visit to London...
Hi All, I don't live in London but went there on Sunday in my car and picked up a friend in North London to go to the Columbia Road flower market. Unfortunately this week I have received 2 PCN's in the post from different London Councils for this trip. I have never done ths trip before so was totally unfamiliar with the…
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2nd response to LBC from Gladstones on behalf of Horizon
Would be really grateful for some help with this: My mother got a notice to keeper for parking for 20 mins at Quality Foods Southall in June last year. The car is a leased vehicle, so neither me or her are the registered keepers. We got the initial notice fine letter from Horizon Parking a couple of weeks later addressed…
