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No response to appeal, no way to dispute with popla
Hi Apologies if this is an obvious question that has been answered elsewhere. I received a parking fine claiming I left the site of a retail park - the pictures showed the car (also with a notice stuck to the windscreen that was never left there, presumably so that the reduced fine was not an option), but no evidence of me…
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DCB Legal / Smart Parking / Letter of Claim advice
Hello, I'm looking for some advice having received several letters chasing a debt of £170 for a parking ticket back in 2020 from DCBL, which I ignored, I've now received a Letter of Claim from DCB legal. This was for overstaying at Kimberley Shopping Centre, Nottingham. Of course this was a long time ago now, but I stayed…
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Mediation call question
Hi all In a mediation call with parking company lawyers instead of telling them to drop the claim i asked them to pay me £1 in exchange for my not counterclaiming which they turned down. What are the implications when it comes to the hearing? Thanks!
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HELP PLEASE! Residential defence witness statement against PCN claims brought by DCB Legal
I am defending two claims of a litany of PCNs issued by the same private parking company who is being represented by DCB legal. A hearing on one of the claims has been fixed for next month and the deadline to submit my witness statement is approaching within a week's time. Last week, the claimant emailed me and the court…
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DCB Legal LTD for Smart Parking Limited - Court Claim Form
I have received a court claim form/pack today for charges issued back in 2020. On two occasions I parked in a small car park and made a major keying error. Probably not thinking quite right due to family events I keyed in the first letter of my numberplate, hit the second key that must have been a bit stuck and required…
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PCN for overstay in Retail Park due to blown tyre - challenged - POPLA say I have to pay!
Dear all - I am hoping someone can assist me with the best way forward. I have checked the newbies post and I have won a dispute previously but this situation is slightly different. My car had a blown tyre and limped into Farnborough Gate Retail Park. In short I had to get 2 x new tyres which resulted me going over the…
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Should I pay this Car Parking Fine Euro Car Parks / Debt Recovery Plus
Hi, I have read several posts and the long Newbie thread about this matter and have elected to ignore letters but now I have a second letter from Debt Recovery Plus and I'm considering paying. Basically, I had an eye infection and needed to go to eye casualty and parked in a local Big Morissions. Clearly i was in casualty…
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DCB LEGAL CLAIM FORM
PLEASE HELP; After ignoring numerous letters from Euro Car Parks and subsequently DCB Legal I have today received a Claim Form. I am determined not to pay BUT this forum and its chaotic nature is making is nearly impossible to understand. The date on the Claim Form is 13/5/2025 asking for the sum of £270.64 I have managed…
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Council ticket for parking in loading bay
Didn't realise it was a loading bay, thought it was a normal 1 hour bay, due to poor markings. Was having physio and was parked there for 45minutes, kind of irrelevant. Saw the sign when I returned to the car and saw the ticket. Is this something I can fight due to poor markings or banged to rights? Any help appreciated
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EMPIRA - Final Notice Before Court Proceedings
HI MSE, I have received a 'FINAL NOTICE BEFORE COURT PROCEEDINGS' from Empira, claiming an amount of £170, is tis another 'scam'? Do I need to respond to this letter or wait until claim arrives?
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Less than 3 minutes 30 seconds
Well hello again Backstory: NTK received from OPS at the dreaded location of Broadwater Street West. CCTV images show car pulling in, passenger getting out, car momentarily stopping in a bay, car picking up passenger and then leaving. "Parking period" just under 3min 30seconds. Full timeline of all images from entrance to…
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Deception by the sea, GXS Worthing
Hello again. The registered keeper received the following NTK with a number of additional images covering a roughly 5 minute period: The vehicle was temporarily stopped at the location to pick up a food delivery from a nearby outlet. On returning to the vehicle the driver saw an individual in a GXS shirt (driver also has…
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APCOA - Railway - Advice on Appel (not standard)
Merry Xmas all. I have a question related to an an APCOA penalty notice. Brief points - received NTK this week, related to a penalty notice dated first week of November. Carpark is managed by APCOA, and is a railway carpark. No ticket left on vehicle (and photos added don’t show one). Images are time stamped at 0910, but…
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Charge for 'No Stopping' - Lines obscured
I have been sent a parking charge by Vehicle Control Services Ltd. The photo below is from 4th December. The charge is dated 20th November, at that time the lines were not visible (left side). Should I argue this or stick to the template? The vehicle is a hire vehicle. The registered keeper has given my information to…
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Can’t post defence on MCOL ?
Hi all , I thought I put my defence on the money claim website 2 weeks ago but it appears that I did something wrong and now I can’t seem to get back in with my claim number and password ?? Please advise if you can as my head is fried from this . Should I just email my defence as I’ve only a few days left , thanks sean
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Ive got a CCJ form, from I PARK SERVICES, can i fight it?
so i started going to therapy and its been nothing but stressful trying to use the parking services in the area, so far ive paid around £240 to this company and ive had enough now. my missus does all the online paying once we get there but on this one day we paid for the hour but after a little discussion we decided to get…
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Premier Park Parking in Disabled Bay Without Valid Disabled Badge
Hi any advice please? Parking Charge Notice was issued at The Springs shopping centre in Leeds by Premier Park for parking in a Diability bay not displaying a Valid Disabled Badge. Blue Badge in question had expired and we were waiting for the renewal to arrive. The issuer Leeds City Council had stated we could continue to…
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Claim Form received I think I’ve missed date for Defence!
I received a claim form but I didn’t see the letter until now and I’ve opened it and it has an issue date of 14 October - I believe I had missed the deadline to submit a defence. Any advice on what I do next? The claim is easily defendable! I’ve just seen a judgement was issued on the 4th. Can’t believe this has happened..…
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Another DCB/Smart Parking Case
Here's another case with DCB and 'Smart Parking' not being so smart. I've gone through the usual path to this point, but wanted to document it here for everyone. This was for me parking whilst visiting my brother almost two years ago. I have an invoice from RingGo for this session for the time I was there. I'm pretty sure…
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Stopping not parking
I have read the newbie thread. My circumstances are not (from what I can see) fully covered there - if there is a relevant thread, perhaps it could be linked from there? My issue relates to "stopping", *not* to parking. I have received a "Parking Charge Notice" from a BPA member. They say their reason for issuing a PCN was…
