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PCN - E&W v NI
I know that for car parks in NI, private companies like Horizon and Smart cannot automatically pursue the keeper of a vehicle for unpaid parking charges in the same way they can in England and Wales using 9(2)(f) of sch4 of PoFA 2012, and so they do not "chase" PCNs here in NI in the (aggressive) way that they do in E&W.…
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UKPC DCB Legal court claim 2025
Hi All, i am new here! Hoping someone can help I have just received a court claim regarding 21 PCN's in 2023 - from DCB Legal . For parking in a sainsbury's carpark and not paying. To be completely truthful i was paying at the start, as i would park monday to friday, then one day the machine was not working so i continued…
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UKPC DCB Legal court claim 2025/2
Hi, I posted a few days about a claim form received for 21 PCN in 2023 from DCB Legal UKPC DCB Legal court claim 2025 — MoneySavingExpert Forum Just yesterday i received yet another claim form, this time for 30 PCN's for the same car park (Sainsburys Clapham Common). If there is indeed 51 all together which i doubt it, why…
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PCN Parking Eye Didn't even park
Wonder if anybody could give some advice. Have searched the forum but can't find anything similar to this. My friend attempted to park in the Royal Free Hospital Hampstead - Pears Building 00. They queued to get in for 30 minutes and then gave up and drove out of the car park so did not park the vehicle. The owner has…
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Civil Enforcement Ltd. PCN
Dear Forumites, First, I would like to thank you for the brilliant and important work you do to educate motorists and stop parking ticket scams. I have received a PCN from Civil Enforcement Ltd. and usual letters from DCBL.The last one from DCBL is "Final notice of debt recovery" and is dated 17/06/2025.Below I enclose the…
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Civil Enforcement Ltd - Letter Before Action Address.
I have recieved a Letter Before Action from CE Ltd and it states to return the form (in my case, the letter modified with the aid of Post 2 of the stickied thread) to the address of the business on the letter. However, there is no address on the letter except that of where to send the cheque. Should I use this same…
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PCN AT KFC HALL GREEN BIRMINGHAM FOR CHARGING MY EV
I recently received a PCN for parking at the KFC car park in Hall Green, Birmingham. I’m not from the area and had simply asked Google Maps to direct me to the nearest EV charging point during a 200-mile journey home. I left my vehicle to charge and went to find somewhere to eat. I was away for approximately 3 hours to…
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Advice please re. defending a claim against parking in a disabled space at the gym
I've been reading through a lot of posts as I'm forming my defence to send to the court but I have a couple of questions that hopefully someone can help me with. Basically, I received two fines for consecutive evenings at the gym after they were taken over by parking eye. I'm not sure if I was the driver or the passenger…
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CEL , DCB legal court claim
All, Thanks to the forum for all info I've read prior to where I now am in the typical lifespan of a parking dispute. My wife is a nurse at an NHS hospital and has collected 11 PCNs from Civil Enforcement Ltd. Explanation below. She works nights and always just parked in the empty car park at night with no issue. After…
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Parking fine/ Liverpool/ Myrtle Parade - Original fine not received - now I have a letter from dcbl
Hi all, I will no doubt be needing some advice for this one in the near future and as a minimum I wanted others to be aware of what I believe is a scam. Overview: I received a debt collection notice from DCBL for parking in Myrtle Parade, Liverpool, for 17 minutes. The blurry image provided just about shows my car's…
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Shock IAS Win Against Smart Parking Ltd – Keeper Liability Thrown Out!
A Curious Calm Before the Single Appeals Storm? A leading FB group bagged an IAS appeal win against Smart Parking Ltd—keeper liability thrown out. Their PCN quoted Paragraphs 9(2)(b) and 9(2)(f) of PoFA… despite failing to comply with Paragraph 9(5). Sloppy and misleading. The adjudicator upheld the appeal, confirming that…
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DCBL letter for parking fines 3 years ago
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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Claim form
Could I have some help with this claim form
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Private land retail park court claim overtastaiyng
Hello, Help please needed for a defence letter. Parking eye says overstayed the free 3 hour stay.by 1 houror something. The breach is on those poc.attached. Any help appreciated. Thank you in advance.
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Smart Parking - DCBL - 28/12/2021
Hoping for some help with my situation. Received my first letter from DCBL 22nd May 2025 - with the classic final notice £160 outstanding narrative. The original fine was dated 28/12/2021 for parking in Havens Bank Retail Park Exeter (which has glowing online reviews). Reason for fine : Insufficient paid time. Never…
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Nexus Parking charge notice
I recieved a parking charge notice while attending Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow while having day surgery. Their was a sign in the space saying reserved for patients, however in smaller writing underneath (for renal unit) which I wasnt attending. I came out after my surgery to the parking notice from Nexus Group with the…
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Claim Form - Napier Parking / BW Legal - Defence Stage
Hi all Received a claim form from Napier Parking / BW Legal dated 3 July 2025. I have filed acknowledgement of service today, this gives me until 4 August 2025 to file my defence. Situation The situation is Napier / BW allege that the driver parked in the car park for 15 mins and 30 seconds - over the 15 minute grace…
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Horizon parking (TESCO) court documents arrived.
Hi all I've been through this before however a good few years ago and need a few pointers to get me on track to defend this one please. Tesco car park 55 pound invoice issued via post. I overstayed by a few hours and then got bombarded with letters. Car is on camera leaving at the times specified. Started off at 55 pound…
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ParkingEye PCN -paid for 5h parking - overstayed 14 minutes-POPLA rejected-what next ?
Hi all I’ve just come across this forum and really wish I’d found it sooner. I’ve already gone through the ParkingEye and POPLA appeals process, but I feel like I’ve been unfairly treated, and now I’m not sure what to do next. I’d really appreciate some advice from the experts here on what steps I should take now. I parked…
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Can I challenge a Parking Charge Notice (classed as a Major Keying Error) in Court?
Hello, I received a parking charge
notice (PCN) of £100 from Euro Car Parks (ECP) recently. I appealed the PCN
explaining that I paid but had mistakenly put the wrong vehicle registration
number (that of my second car). I have received their decision to
my appeal. Apparently, this is described as a “major keying error”.…
