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PCN payment failure
I recently got a PCN. Felt very unjust given circumstances but my representation got turned down. Decided best to pay the £80. However appears my online payment never reached the Council and now have a Charge Certificate for £240. Checked with my bank and they confirmed they authorised my payment. I'd not realised payment…
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Deed poll and Debt collector
Had a lovely note come through as Debt Recovery Plus really want my money from a parking fine which is dumb as hell because I paid for my monthly ticket, 'cept APCOA's website bait-and-switched the ticket for another, but that's a problem for later. They've got 2 addresses for me so I'm drafting a letter to have them…
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Moorside Legal - Letter Before Claim - Automated response
Hi all, Quick summary : UKCPS issued a No Stopping "invitation to pay". Appealed to both Leeds Railway Station and UKCPS Appeals process for being stationary adjacent to the Drop Off / Pick Up area for the grand total of 37 seconds. Both rejected. Now have a LBC from Moorside Legal for an "unpaid invoice" and have just…
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LBC - Should Keeper name driver in this case?
Hi, Bit of advice please. My wife as RK received 2 Parking CNs from Smartparking for two separate overstays in the same carpark back in 2024 during our family holiday in England. For one PCN, she appealed, the appeal failed, she paid up the £60. Unfortunately, she didn't realise she had received a second PCN from the same…
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Does Plan B work if in a staff car park
TEMPLATE ''ONE SIZE FITS ALL'' FIRST APPEAL THAT DOESN'T SAY WHO WAS DRIVING: I plan on doing the Plan B for a recent Parking Charge I got, but am wondering if it would work because I passed a barrier to get into the car park? Basically, we have a staff car park which you need a permit to get in, but I didnt pay and…
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Claim form from Civil National Business Centre
Hi all, My wife has received this letter from the Civil National Business Centre for a parking fine dating back to 2024. We haven't engaged with any previous correspondance. This seems like a legit organisation linked to the courts so I feel like i need to engage with this? Any advice appreciated on the appropriate next…
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POPLA WIN! - Bridge PAM Edmund Halley Way Greenwich
Hello all, The RK to a private hire vehicle received a PCN for unauthorised parking at Edmund Halley Way in Greenwich near the O2, next to the cable car station. This is typically an area where an Uber driver will wait for passengers to be picked up, as not too far (about 100 metres away) is the dedicated Uber pickup…
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UKPC via DCB Legal - DQ
I moved home from Address A to Address B in January 2025 and set up Royal Mail forwarding for a year. I updated my V5C at the time and it has had the correct up to date address since then. A month or so ago, I received an invoice from UKPC for an alleged infraction dated June 2025. This invoice had my correct current…
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Parking management company introduced
Hi all, New to the forum looking for some urgent help. I am owner of a leasehold flat with around 20 other properties on the development. Last week I received a letter informing me that Sippi will be introduced as parking management in May. I have read up on how disastrous this will be as a day-to-day resident but also as…
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NPC / DCBL Notice of Debt Recovery. Advice Needed before Midnight Please.
[If possible- please can somebody offer advice today] Hi, To clarify, before summarising the situation, I have read tons of old posts and and all of the beginner guide (which is incredibly useful). I received a parking fine from NPC at Myrtle Parade, Liverpool, L77AA around 4 months ago after parking there for 15 minutes…
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Help please - now receiving letters from HM Courts & Tribunals Service
Hi, We have a private parking ticket. Unfortunately we've probably not done the right thing to date, and just ignored it. Would appreciate some help please on how we can turn this around as the claim is now up to £261.84 which we can't afford. The ticket was in a car park behind a local high street. One where if you stay…
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M&S Eltham - Euro Car Parks
I have just received a parking fine from Marks & Spencer's who up until recently allowed you to park for up to 2 hours free, which has now changed to requiring to scan a ticket and enter your details. I was unaware of this change but the staff member I asked in M&S said I need to deal with Euro Car Parks directly but…
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Great parking sign...
This parking sign lays out the parking fees rather concisely:
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Unfair Civil Enforcement Ltd and Direct Collection Bailiffs Ltd PCN
Hello MSE Forumites, I received an unfair PCN at my dentist, I am in the process of getting proof that i did have an appointment that day. The reason i got a letter from the "the bailiffs" is because i have moved addresses and they managed to track me down to my new address (DVLA). I wanted to ask, if i am correct in my…
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ParkingEye / DCB Legal claim - Manchester Hall - need defence help
Hi all, County Court claim from ParkingEye via DCB Legal. Acknowledged service already. Claim number: N8KF97V0 Issue date: 15 April 2026 Date of contravention: 02/06/2025 Location: Manchester Hall, Manchester Total claimed: £266.52 (£170 PC + damages, £35 court fee, £50 legal costs) Claimant: ParkingEye Ltd Solicitors: DCB…
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BWLegal Final Demand
Hello there guys, I hope you can help me with this situation. I have just received another letter from BWLegal, saying 'Final Demand'. It says I have until the 31st March to respond. The situation that got me the original ticket (from Link Parking Limited), was that I went to help a friend move into a new block of…
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Court Claim Papers Served - Smart Parking
Dear All I would be grateful for some advice. Sadly in November 2020 on two consecutive days I paid to park via the Ringo App at a site managed by Smart Parking. Having recently changed my vehicle I inadvertently paid for the incorrect registration number to park. (Being fairly new to parking apps at the time, I didn’t…
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DCB Legal - Parking Charge Claim - 5 years later…. Can they?!
Hi folks I had a lot of help from this forum last year with a parking charge claim that I’m very grateful for. However, I’ve recently received another letter from DCB legal on behalf of ‘Smart Parking Ltd about a parking fine from Oct 2021 in Scotland stating ‘insufficient time paid.’ I remember getting a letter from them…
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Wembley retail Park small claims trial
Hello All, I have followed the advice of the newbies forum and it seems we are going to court on 5th May. BW Legal or uk parking patrol limited have submitted their witness statement as have I. The alleged offence is 29 mins overstay in a retail park with a lidl, macdonalds, currys', carpet shop and jd sports and max stay…
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Minster Baywatch Sital House Loughborough PCN
Hello, Please help me with this ticket I got. The story goes, I paid to park on a Sunday, the feeling is 60p for the whole day, I only stayed around 1hr30mins, when I paid I did so with cash at the machine. It didn't print any tickets which I thought was strange but then seen a sign for "Pay and Stay" which I thought ok…
