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DCB Legal, small court claim
Hi guys this is the second small court claims i have recieved within the last month. I have ignored everything up until this point. The Claim is associated to a time where i stayed at a services station overnight. I arrived when it was dark and left in the morning not realising it was a pay to park carpark. I have…
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POPLA Appeal First Draft - Can someone review please?
Hi all, Would anyone have time to check over my POPLA appeal for me please? Here is the link to the Word Doc (ready to save out as a PDF): https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/pblujqu7td7cxa64l27px/POPLA-Appeal.docx?rlkey=sfsrbkrmsft16k7yll8t1f6ki&st=vgc83ps6&dl=0 I have mainly used text from other successful POPLA appeals. I've…
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Parking charge for overstaying at petrol station services
Recently parked at a petrol station near Gatwick at which there is a Pret A Manger attached. I ordered two coffees and pastries and we ate in. I later recieved a parking charge notice for staying too long. We stayed 30 minutes. In this time we consumed food and drink and used the bathrooms. The fine is from Group Nexus.…
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The strange case of the PCN that was paid but still a triple amount is requested(Tower Hamlets)
On December 18th 2025 a PCN of 160£ was issued for my motorcycle for accessing a pedestrian only zone in Tower Hamlets London. The charge was delivered to my address probably on Dec 22 or after, that is after I had flown to Italy for Christmas holidays. I come back to London on the night of Jan 5th and I arrive home after…
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Citipark PCN escalated to DCBL - What to do next?
I received a PCN from BaySentry Solutions, paid for parking but accidentally entered the wrong date when purchasing my ticket which I suspect was due to the system automatically updating the date when it passed a certain time. At the time, I haven't updated my V5C address yet and the PCN went to the old address. I was only…
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Arena Park Coventry PCN
I have just received a debt collection demand from Arena Park for £170 demanding immediate payment or they will go to court. i received no prior notification from Premier Park Ltd or any proof of infringement. The demand came through in a plain envelope so it appeared to be junk mail. This appears to be a deliberate…
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How to deal with DCB Legal
Hello, I've received a notice from DCB Legal that I'm being given a final chance to pay a parking charge and that I may face litigation if I don't pay. See the notice attached. What should I do? Thanks in advance for your help.
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Red route Gatwick airport penalty
I received a fine for stopping on a mini roundabout on the red route on the perimeter road. Photos show I was stopped 2 seconds. The reason was that Waze told me to go there for the terminal but a sign says emergency and authorised vehicles only ahead of that roundabout. So I went around slowly twice deciding how to exit.…
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Out of the blue CCJ - what are my realistic options
a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb;}tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;}tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5;} Hi everyone, Firstly, a big thank you to the moderators and to the members of this forum who regularly help ordinary people like myself, dedicating considerable time and effort. You are appreciated more…
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Apcoa Airport charge notice. Your urgent help required
We have a £5 drop off receipt, a £6.40 pickup receipt, and a parking fine for £100. On pickup I drove to T1 Dep B and took the left hand lane marked CAR PARK believing it was the right thing to do. An helpful HiVis airport worker kindly escorted me the complex half mile route to the proper second floor entrance where I…
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Trespass on Goods - Thoughts on this as a claim?
Has anyone been able to take a PPC to small claims on this track? EDITED: If the PPC can be shown to have no authority to operate by way of tortious interference with a homeowners deeds. Affixing a yellow PCN on the windscreen for the purposes of pursuing non existent civil debt via an unlawful demand for money, could…
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Advice on dcblegal
Long story short, a family member has been hounded for a pcn on a sold vehicle. No evidence of sale and was a delay in notifying dvla. Said vehicle was also not registered by new owner. Have responded to lbc and requested 30 days PAP. This has been ignored and claim form issued a week later. Is this worth pursuing. Only…
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Victory!! DCB Legal discontinue Court proceedings
As many others have done before me I would just like to thank everybody involved with this Forum and report another victory as I today received notice that DCB Legal have discontinued Court proceedings as predicted in the forum. Please see formal notification attached.
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Walsall Council PCN
Hi All, I recieved a PCN from Walsall Council for ‘parking’ in a carpark after 6pm. The PCN states the warden observed for 1 minute. There was no 10 minute grace period allowing for signage to be checked etc… My car along with two others were simply unloading for a funeral and as such were not ‘parked’ therefore should not…
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Help with TfL PCNs please
Hello I noticed that most if not all threads in this sub-forum are about private pcns but I need help with public pcns. I have 4 pcns from Tranport for London - 3 illegal turns and one bus lane. I have a ble badge due to mental health and honestly didn’t see any signs but the bus lane one I thought I was at the end of the…
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Seeking a review of our appeal to Landowner after UPE and TNC LOI
Morning everyone, newbie here please be gentle. Im just looking for someone to review our complaint to the landowner, we received an NTK (late) then Outstanding PCN as usual and now a Notice of Intention. Cost has gone from £60 to £170 as I read when I first ignored the NTK. My complaint to the landowner is as follows: "I…
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Costa got my PCN cancelled at Tonbridge retail park
Just wanted to let you know that I successfully got my PCN cancelled after following your advice. Now hoping that I can help others out who have fallen victim to this. I got sent a PCN after parking at Cannon Lane Retail Park in Tonbridge on New Year's day to go to Costa. The charge said I was in there for 2hrs 59mins. I…
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Parking Control Solutions LTD- Moorside Legal
Hi all, This is not my first rodeo but I have 3x LBCs totalling £1360 for parking tickets over 2/3 years ago I know the process, just wondering if I can 100% assume I will get a court claim for this? I know it sounds a stupid Q For context this was a gym I have parked in, and I have entered my registration plate late, this…
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Defending parking fine against ParkingEye/DCBLegal
Hello readers I'm new here and had a query around defence deadline. The claim I received on the claim form has issue dated: 30 June 2025. I submitted my AOS on the MCOL via my Govt Gateway account on 18th July 2025 and on 2nd August 2025 I submitted my defence via email, I suspect I didn't email my defence in time. Am I…
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DCB Legal ParkingEye claim
Hi, Firstly thank you for all the information that has been provided within the newbies post, I have been following correctly for my own ticket. I received a letter of claim from dcblegal - I followed up with the email (i refer to your letter of claim...) from the newbies thread. They have now replied giving me 30 days to…
