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CEL - Letter Before Action - No previous correspondence
Hello, I'm looking for some advice regarding a letter I've received from Civil Enforcement Ltd. It's a "Letter Before Action" for a PCN that I've had no previous correspondence with them about. The reason being that I moved address and only updated the V5C address with DVLA a couple of weeks after the alleged incident, so…
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DCB LEGAL, SMART PARKING court claim
Thanks for this amazing forum BTW. I have received a DCBL Notice of Debt Recovery, "ignore it" is the overwhelming feeling I got from the Newbie sticky post. But, the PCN it refers to is from 2024 and they must have recently realised I moved and maybe my log book was out of date at time of stated convtravention. So, I…
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NPM - No Valid EPermit PCN
Wife and the driver were travelling and we had to pull over somewhere as she was not feeling to well. She is pregnant and has been travelling for 4 hours. The driver and his wife are not from the area. Received a Parking charge, stating no valid e permit. Looking at the charge, the driver had pulled into a parking area…
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CitiPark/BaySentry PCN - Paid for wrong carpark
Hi there forum dwellers I received a PCN through the post for a parking session at a CitiPark car park in April, just within the 14 day window. No windscreen notice. The parking was paid for via the app, but the wrong carpark was selected in the app. There are two Citipark locations next door to each other and the wrong…
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ParkingEye for out of hours parking
Hey all. This is ridiculous, 20 years of driving with no parking tickets until suddenly getting one after the next now. I have already submitted the blue letter appeal to ParkingEye (unchanged) and emailed this complaint to the retailer: "I am writing to ask that you instruct your parking contractor, ParkingEye, to cancel…
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Juntion Box PCN Council - evidence on PCN not clear?
Hello all, Here we go again… I have received a PCN from Brent Borough today for entering and stopping in the box junction when prohibited (contravention code: 31). I don't remember this happening. But the photographic evidence they have provided doesn't seem to be showing much, I am not convinced myself that I actually did…
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Stansted airport express drop off/pick up - help please parking charge
I am seeking advice on a PCN from APCOA at Stansted Airport (Express Set Down). I have never seen the original PCN and only became aware of the situation in March 2026 via Trace Debt Recovery. Timeline: 1. 09 Jan 2025: Bought a 3-month Royal Mail Redirection service (£49) to redirect mail to our new address. 2. Mid January…
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UKCPM, B W LEGAL moneyclaim 2025
Hello everyone, I hope you are well. Thank you very much for all the helpful contributions here. Unfortunately for me I did not find this previous to my appeal so went through that malarkey! This is my first time posting here and I have a couple of problems, please may I have your wise advice! First: The parking permit…
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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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London Borough PCN
Hi everyone, Posting this for some advice for a friend. They received a PCN from a London Borough for driving through a no through road unless you are a resident. The driver was a delivery driver and was delivering to a resident. Are there any grounds to challenge this on? Many thanks
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Swansea Waterfront Parking
I parked in a larege almost empty car park on Swansea Waterfront, paid for my parking, and parked between two other vehicles already there. When I came back I found a notice on my screen claiming "a contravention" - but I was well inside my four hours and have no idea why Excel they stuck this on my screen. Any ideas?
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PCN prompt payment discount
Martin should take this up. Car park operator says £100 charge is reduced to £60 if paid within 14 days. But if you appeal the validity or go to POPLA then the discount isn’t available. What a con!
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DCB legal fine.
Hi all, thanks in advance for any help. I recently recieved a letter of claim for £170 parking in 2021. This was the first i had heard of it. The car was registered to the same address from 2020 to 2025. It was a standard letter of claim that has been posted om these forums before. I sent them the below. (Minus identifying…
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Paid for parking but still fined!
I parked in East Heath Road car park. I paid for parking using the RingGo app. Unfortunately, we bought a new car a few months ago, and the app defaulted to the old car's reg no, not the new one. In my defence, I was in a hurry as I was taking a sample for analysis at the local hospital, as my granddaughter is taking…
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Next step now that DCBL (Limited) has escalated to Dcb Legal.
Hi, I received a letter in January from Dcbl (Direct Collection Bailiffs Ltd) on behalf of National Parking control group, for stopping in an Esso petrol station and allegedly “parking in an area where parking is prohibited” Although this was the 1st letter I received, it was already stating that I was being fined £170 for…
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Tesco Horizon parking charge
Hi It’s been a few years but I am back again. It’s Tesco’s again but this time with Horizon. I see these things are called a Parking Charge these days, I received the charge via post 12 days from the alleged offence. I verified at the machine when leaving the store but I have no proof. Plan A - I have complained in store…
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Civil Enforcement PCN LBA from 3 years ago.
Hi, I've received this PCN from well over 3 years ago. This is the first letter I've received, I did move house around the same time, but made sure all my details were all updated. On the Civil Enforcement website it doesn't show any pictures and it says I can't appeal it because it's outside the given time frame. How…
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UKPC charge for "commercial vehicle" parking
(Image removed by Forum Team) Hi all, I could not make this up: At the start of this month ParkingEye discontinued a court case for a PCN for which they'd chased and harassed me for four years. Days later I get a new PCN… I would like your advice on how to go about this: The charge is because no commercial vehicles are…
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ParkingEye - Chase Farm Hospital electric bay PCN
ParkingEye have issued a PCN for parking in an electric bay despite there being no clear signage on or around the bay or even any ground markers on the bay parked at. We visited hospital urgent care early this month and parked in the pay and display car park assuming it was a normal bay due no signage or ground markers for…
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Smart Parking
Parking fine issued to my wife. She thinks she paid and the fine seems to indicate ‘insufficient time’ rather than non payment (no evidence as paid cash). As there are only 3 hours or all day options I can only assume she was 7 mins over (? 10 mins grace period). Also, it was only received today and so is 22 days after…
