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How to find out who owns land?
I have an outstanding parking ticket that I'm having help with on another thread. I've been trying for weeks to find out who owns the land the car park is on. I went to the land registry and got a copy of the title deed and it turned out to be the land right next to it. I've phoned the shop (Home Bargains, Nat Lane,…
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Parked in “private land”. Penalty?
hi I parked in a sport centre in Milton Keynes and I realised 10 mins later it was a private land, operated by sana (although Saba doesn’t list the car park in their page) the signal said a valid parking permit must be displayed at all times for employees but nothing else. I tried to find somebody to see if I could park…
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SIP Parking PCN for a misleading parking ticket sign
Temporarily removing this post until a later date when this is settled.
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Defence advice vs UKPC deadline tomorrow
Background: motorbike parked on concourse at retail park for 5 min item return. Particulars of Claim: 1. The Defendant (D) is indebted to the Claimant (C) for a Parking Charge(s) (PC) issued to vehicle [MY REG] at crown point shopping, junction street, leeds, ls10 1et 2. The dates of contravention are 04/06/2025 and the D…
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Debt recovery letter for driving through Drop off/pick up at Luton Airport
Hi all, I'm hoping you can help me. Today I received a letter from Debt Recovery Plus about a Parking charge from Luton Airport. I never received any previous letters, just this one I received today. The charge originates from APCOA. My partner and I briefly drove in and straight out of the "pick up/drop off" area thinking…
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UK CPM Ltd.-dismissed appeal and payment
Hi. I have recently made an appeal to UK CPM Ltd. for dismissing my payment I had made on the 7th of January 2026 for the parking offence that had occurred on the 19th of November 2025. I have parked on the side of the building where I live over night for less than 10 hours, it's priv land. They sent out two different…
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PCM received for 11 minutes on Christmas day
I have received a PCM from UK CPM for parking at my daughters flat on Christmas while dropping off my grand daughters Christmas present. The managing agents have recently changed from a transferable parking permit to UK CPM how require the tenants to register vehicles on their SIPPI.com web site. I believe my daughter had…
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How to proceed
Hi. Have just received this LBC from Moorside Legal for unpaid private parking. Have read threads etc but am confused as one person has said you don’t have to reply to these but others recommend using a template in order to; also that it is not “proper” if a time frame etc hasn’t been provided (which they haven’t). Don’t…
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UKPC Licence plate error
Hi all I paid to park at a car park across from a mall (so not associated with any particular shop). Some days later I received a parking charge from UKPC. I checked my emails for the receipt and discovered that the last digit of the licence was incorrect. I responded to them stating that no two identical vehicles with the…
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ECP Fine and Debt Collection Appeal Rejection
I parked in an ECP in Manchester in September, I used an app to pay but unfortunately had an old Vehicle Reg stored, I have the screenshots of this parking session in the app and the money leaving my acount to ECP. I was parked in the space withing the paid for 4 hours. Unfortunately, the correspondence for this infraction…
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DCB Legal claim on behalf of G24
Hi all, First thankyou for the help provided on these forums for everyone fighting against these claims. I have (hopefully) followed the newbies thread up until now, in that I now have a claim lodged against me after I ignored all the threatening letters. I have acknowledged service on MCOL and am now drafting my defence…
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Help with PCN please.
Hi, It's a KFC car park, I'm a delivery driver. Usually on the rare occasion I get stung, a manager will do whatever they do for their own staff. This KFC recently said they can only cancel so many per month, and more recently have put up a sign stating that they cannot help with any PCNs and we must appeal ourselves. I…
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Smart Parking nightmare
I've seen many threads about this useless company, but couldn't find one close to my situation and could use some advice. I got stung with a PCN at my work place, it was totally my fault. I forgot to renew my parking permit so I got a fine. Didn't appeal it, and so paid the £50. This was back in January. Today I received a…
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Rights of audience in parking claims – court ruling impacts advocacy agencies
A detailed County Court judgment has now clarified an issue that affects a large proportion of parking claims that reach a hearing: the widespread practice of bulk litigation firms sending outsourced “advocates” to court. Vehicle Control Services Ltd v Langley (Haverfordwest CC, Jan 2026), the court ruled that an…
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MET PARKING, DCB LEGAL court claim
Hi everyone, I’ve been researching online and found many people who have been fined from parking in the McDonald’s car park near Stanstead airport. We stopped off at McDonald’s after our flight late at night to grab a bit to eat the car park was dark and I didn’t know there were two different car parks, the drive thru was…
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346 southgate park stansted cm24 1py Parking Charge
Hi, need help fast!! I apparently parked here for approximately 33 minutes- went to Starbucks. But the problem is that the original two letters they sent to me went to the wrong address. I only got the latest one, which says I am unable to appeal and is due within 14 days of the letter- so due by the 18 Feb 2026. This is a…
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PCN issued in residential area
Hi everyone, hoping for a bit of advice/guidance from the community. Parking in my residential area is managed on behalf of the landowner by a private company called PCM based in Slough. There are signs in the area which state that anyone who parks in a designated bay must have a '... valid parking permit fully displayed…
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Help QDR solicitor claim on behalf of euro car parks limited
Help and advice needed. Received claim form 07/09/2023 Acknowledged 18/09/2023 Particulars of the claim. It is my car that they have identified parked but I wasn't driving at the time. Received letters for not paying and displaying appropriately in a carpark in Norton street Manchester. Did not respond in a timely fashion…
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Confused. Smart Parking
Hi all, I’ve read through the newbie FAQs and a few similar threads, but just want to sanity-check I’ve understood things correctly. I’ve received a PCN from Smart Parking at Spring Car Park, Wilmslow. I appealed initially because I believed I’d paid correctly via RingGo, but Smart have rejected it saying I parked in…
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C.U.P (Closed Unit Protection) Parking Enforcement Charge. Court Claim issued.
Good afternoon, Sorry, this is my first post, so I hope it's allowed and in the correct section. I'm hoping someone would be able to help. I have received this parking charge notice in the post. Is it worth appealing? The driver wasn't parked, as you can see the lights are on and hazard lights are on. It's a layby towards…
