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PCN - EuroCarParks - Swallow Street Car Park Birmingham
Hello all. In short, the driver entered the car park, and took about 9 mins to download and pay for parking. They paid for 4hrs parking. They returned to the car, and left 2 mins after the expiry of parking. The total period in the car park was 4hrs11 mins. ECP have rejected our appeal (attached). <LINK REMOVED> We have…
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Smart Parking – No response for nearly 3 years, now solicitor letters for £170
Hi everyone, I could really do with some advice please, as I feel completely trapped in an unfair situation with Smart Parking. Back in November 2022, I parked at Oxenholme House Car Park in Cumbria and went to the payment machine. It made the normal confirmation noise, so I genuinely thought it had worked. I didn’t get a…
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Civil national Business Centre letter for DCB Legal
Hi...I'm sorry for asking a basic question but I have looked through the forum and also case studies but I can't seem to find the checklist that relates to me, could someone please direct me to the correct Post that I would find this on? I received a PCN in May 2025 from NPC for parking in a parent & child bay at a health…
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Europarks Fine
Hi, I’m new here to asking for help. I was picking my sister up from Digneth coach station in Birmingham and the car park is owned by Euro Car Parks. They’ve issued a fine for £60 at the moment if I pay quickly. I appealed because it was a fine for a ‘no return’ but as I explained to them this is why. I entered the car…
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Smart Parking Charge
Hello, forum members! I overstayed in Smart Parking B&M at Doncaster. They allowed 90 min, and I was there 17 min over the period. They sent me a parking charge to pay. I disputed it using the form provided on the forum as a registered keeper, and today I received the following reply: Thank you for your recent…
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Debt Recovery Plus + DCBL multiple letters
Good morning, I've received 7 letters from DRP and DCBL for multiple airport drop offs (Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton and Stanstead) I've started a new taxi job and completely forgot to pay but have not received any letters apart from the ones I have mentioned (our apartment building has had issues with theft and posties not…
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County Court Claim Incorrect VRM DCB Legal - Eurocarparks
Long story short, received a County Court letter from DCB Legal on behalf of Eurocarparks due to having the first 2 letters of the VRM missing. Ultimately the car park operator got the money they sought for the parking but still went ahead with the claim. When filing the defence using the template , should anything be…
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G24/DCB Legal - Claim Form Received - Meadowhall Retail
Hi All, I have a very similar case to the below thread in the sense that it is the same location, same contravention reason, same claim form date and dealing with the same companies. However, a key difference is I have not yet got the landowner to cancel the fine, but I did submit the request today.…
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Lost Horizon!
I received a parking fine as the registered keeper of a vehicle which overstayed it's welcome at a Tesco's car park at 10pm on a Saturday evening. 20 minutes over. I replied as per the newbies thread, telling them " I dispute your 'parking charge', as the keeper of the vehicle.......There will be no admissions as to who…
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CCJ & High Court Rit
Hi everyone first time posting here, and i am praying you can give me some advice, i had received a claim form in November 24 which my wife appealed as she is the one who was alleged to have committed the parking offence. I have spoken to the court today and they have advised that is would have been dismissed as it was not…
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UKPS Parking Charge Notice
Hi i have tried reading through a lot of the newbie posts but i am getting a little lost with all the information to be honest! I went to visit a friend a couple of weeks ago and parked in the end of a small retail car park which until a few months ago had no cameras. Unknowingly to me they had been installed at and i now…
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Lease company paid Charge, any hope?
Hello, I received a C-E Parking Charge whilst parked as part of my meter reading job at a venue - retirement complex - I was 14 mins and couldn't register inside as there was no answer from management. The signs are worded minutely small but apparently they only allow 10 mins. Lease company - West Wallasey - have…
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Help with Defence for Parking Fine - Bay Sentry Solutions / dcb legal please
Hi Last November I made an emergency stop because of a medical condition on what I thought was disused land. In my haste to park and run across the road to a cafe facilities I did not see that I had parked in a No Stopping Zone. I had literally driven into the entrance and spun round facing back out towards the main road.…
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County Court Claim letter re DCB Legal
Hi all, I hope someone can offer some advice. I parked at a theme park in October 2021 and needed to get cash out to pay for the car park. We walked in to the theme park and walked about to find a cash machine. It became obvious that the theme park was actually closed so we got back in the car and left. My Google Maps…
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Notice of Debt Recovery - 346 Southgate Park, Stansted
Hi There, I'm new here. I have had no correspondence previously but have recieved a Notice of Debt Recovery letter from DCBL. This is in relation to 346 Southgate Park, Stansted. Contravention happened in December 2024, for an overstay (I don't have any details). I do remember visiting the Starbucks drive through for a…
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UKPC and DCBL Harass Resident Leaseholder for 4.5 years *DISCONTINUED AT LAST*
After 4.5 years of tedious time-wasting by this pointless
pair, I now have an N279, 6 weeks before court. In a nutshell, this was a case where I had parked in my own parking
space as demised to me under my lease, but despite the undeniable facts, these
two pursued me from June 2021 until November 2025. With court just a…
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CST Law & UK Parking Administration Limited
Hi All. Long time lurker, and have been acting on the various advice posted here. But, now I'm in a place where I need to just make sure I'm doing the right things. I had a parking fine last year. I disputed it (and still do). The fine was made by UK Parking Administration Limited for overstay at a car charging spot. I had…
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Gatwick red route parking fine
Hello, looking for some help and advice as I received a NCP parking fine for allegedly stopping on the Red route in Gatwick. I recall being lost and unavoidably driving through the north terminal drop off zone and did pay the £7 drop off see. So really shocked to receive a letter. The photographic evidence times on the…
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Should I use disabled bays in Tesco?
My wife has difficulty in getting in and out of the car (She's 80 years old with sore hips) She is not eligible for a blue badge. This is in Scotland. Because of this I park in a disabled bay at my local Tesco because the normal bays are not wide enough for her to get out if a car is parked in an adjacent space. Also they…
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PARKINGEYE & DEBT COLLECTION BAILIFFS LTD
Subject: Dispute Regarding Parking Charge – First Notice Received via DCBL Dear Sir/Madam, I recently received an enforcement letter from Debt Collection Bailiffs Ltd (DCBL) demanding payment of £170.00, allegedly relating to a Parking Charge Notice issued by ParkingEye in July 2024. This DCBL letter is the very first…
