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First Post- Advice Needed CNBC Claim Form - should I just pay?
DCB Legal have filed a claim form against me for £293.56 (issue date: 16 April 2025) through the Civil National Business Centre. This relates to a parking fine I received on 10 August 2022 for “not displaying a valid pay permit.” At the time, I appealed directly to the original issuer, Euro Car Parks (£100 charge),…
Excel Parking - Contacted by Solicitors - Already identified myself in appeal
I received a PCN NTK from Excel Parking on Feb 11th for a contravention on Feb 1st. £60 if paid before 25/02, otherwise £100. I have read the newbie guide and am aware I have made some mistakes with how to handle the notice, unfortunately when I first received it I did not find this resource, so I appealed via Excel's…
Advice - wrong address DVLA - tracer
Hi! Thanks for the newbies advice - My case is a bit different and I was looking for some advice. I don’t know how it got mixed up but anyway - car was still registered with DVLA to my old address for a year and a half. However we set up forwarding mail and the new tenant usually dropped stuff off for us. He dropped off a…
Moorside Legal Letter of Claim, Ocean Parking/Anchor Security Services
Thanks for all of the advice here. I've received a Letter Of Claim from Moorside Legal (dated 09/04/25). I first received a PCN from ocean parking on 25/09/24 and then a load of letters from them, Trace and Moorside all of which i've ignored as per the info on the newbies thread. Now I'm a little confused on the next steps…
Absolutely Furious
I parked in Starbucks (Stanstead) and bought a coffee. I stayed just over half an hour. I have now received a parking fine from Met Parking Services. I do this trip quite a lot and know that I can stay for an hour without paying for parking. They acknowledge I only stayed for half an hour. I have tried to appeal but their…
Claim Form received
Hi, I have gone through all the boards I was asked to read before posting a question, but I am so confused after reading it all and not sure what to do, I parked in covid in a car park of sports direct, thought it was safe to do so, received 2 fines, contacted g24 and explained I thought it was ok as everything was closed,…
Could someone examine this PCN & Final Notice for potential errors, please?
Dear Forumites Could someone take a look at the attached PCN & Final Notice, please. I'm unsure of errors that I should be looking for that I can use as a defence should DCBLegal proceed to court. The PCN was received by post, nothing was put on the windscreen at the time of the event. Thank you
Claim Form Received
Hi all. Would be grateful for some help. I received a claim form in the post yesterday. It is from a parking fine from nearly 2 years ago. It's hard to remember the details from that long ago but I know that we tried to pay at the machine by card but the machine wouldnt take card payment. So then we had to go online on our…
CCJ ISSUED-URGENT-PCN
Hi all, I urgently need help regarding three separate parking charge claims, especially as I’ve now discovered that court proceedings have already started for two of them — and I haven’t submitted anything in response yet. Overview: * I just received a Letter of Claim dated 4th April, but only became aware of it today…
DCBL / DCB Legal (ongoing for 9 months)
Hi everyone, Brief/concise summary: July 2024 - PCN from Parking Group (The Parking People) August 2024 - Appeal submitted (Parking Group Website) - screenshot saved as proof of submission HEARD NOTHING BACK October 2024 - Letter from DCBL October 2024 - Letter sent to the Parking People informing them that my appeal…
Help needed N1 Claim forms
Hi, this might be an unusual request. I have noticed there has been a lot of discussions regarding claim forms signed Yasmin Mia. For my own reference which am unable to discuss at this time but it purely for the benefit of the general public. Can anyone who has a picture of a signed claim form by Yasmin Mia dated from…
Is it worth appealing a PCN with POPLA?
Looking for Advice – POPLA Appeal or Not? Hi everyone, I’d really appreciate your thoughts on a situation I’ve found myself in regarding a PCN I received after parking at the Victoria Centre Car Park in Crewe. I parked for a medical appointment and paid via the RingGo app. Unfortunately, my appointment ran over, and by the…
2 Weeks before CCJ is permanent! TPS DCB Legal.
Hi guys Apologies if this stage has already been discussed, but I looked though the discussions for a few hours last night hoping for some reassurance, but didn't get exactly what I needed to do next. So, long story short (strap yourself in!) - car battery died - AA came out and said Halfords in round the corner, charged…
NCP- ANPR overstay ..small claims defence help
Hello..as a very rusty newbie I could do with help. Received claim form 28 March. Incident was 3/2/24..PCN received 11/4/24 so evidence for my car not being in car park for 6 hours impossible. Basically the car had entered and departed a car park twice in the same day dropping off and picking up my wife. Have evidence of…
Some advice
Hi all, I’ve received a LBC from DCBL about a car parking infringement last year. I have to out my hands up and state that I did make a couple of errors regarding this. At the time of the incident, I had just moved address so I sent off my driving licence. About a week after I remembered to send off my V5. However, because…
CPM parking fine appeal rejected - worth carrying on the fight?
Hello! New to this forum so hope I'm doing this right, but I need some advice.. we moved into our flat in 2017 (new build/converted old building), and there is a car park out the back. Not long after moving in the developer sold it to a new freeholder who has now said we aren't allowed to park there, no reason, just didn't…
PLEASE HELP - PCN AT GATWICK FOR FORGETTING TO PAY £6 PICK UP FEE
Hi, any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated. I picked my parents up from Gatwick airport and forgot to pay the pickup fee. This happened on the 5/4/2,4 and I only received the PCN today, the 23/4/24. The letter states that I can pay a reduced fee of £60 if I pay within 14 days from the date given. Just seems so…
McDonald’s Stansted parking appeal - successful
Had a ticket from MET for overstaying at McDonald’s Stansted. Driver unknown, appealed as registered keeper. I claimed in appeal to POPLA that McDonald’s car park is not relevant land therefore MeT can’t rely on POFA to fine registered keeper if you need more info just email me or ask here [Removed by Forum Team]
BLUE BADGE parking in KINNOULL STREET PERTH
My son only passed his test in Jan and I got a motability car with him as my named driver. We tried to park in Kinnoull street multi storey for the first time ever in a multi storey and were ticketed. My son's autistic and a worrier so he appealed it, failed so paid it. It's a convenient location for us so now have got the…
Quick Check - Gladstones Claim
Afternoon all, been a while although I'm glad to see my old "intellectually malnourished" quote has caught on in my absence! Feel comfortable with the rest of the process off the back of winning a case as a lay rep for someone back in 2023. Had this one through for myself, claim dated 16th April, AOS being handled. This is…

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