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Court Claim from DCB Legal - just double checking I'm doing everything correct
I've received a court claim and am just filing my defence for the MCOL but wanted to check I'm doing everything correctly please. I have copied the 10 paragraph statement I found in the forum and am currently drafting paragraph 3 so some advice on my paragraph 3 would be greatly appreciated. Here are the details of my…
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County court Claim form, DCB legal, the airport pub Manchester
Hi All, Back in 2023 I parked and paid at the airport pub in Manchester. Some time after I started to receive those ridiculous looking debt collection letters saying “pay now” and “if you don’t pay, we’ll take it away”. I of course ignored those, but have recently received a letter of claim from DCBlegal (also ignored, I…
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Manchester Airport APCOA fine incoming
Hi All, I've recently started driving for Uber (3 months). Ive made dozens of trips to Manchester Airport and paid every single drop off and pick up fee. However, on Friday just gone I had two drop offs and one pick up and completely forgot to pay these ones. I realised yesterday (Sunday), logged in, but the visits had…
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Defence against UK PARKING CONTROL LIMITED
Hi, We received a claim form from UK parking control limited union house for parking in a designated disabled persons parking place without displaying a badge it was in a retail park and unfortunately we did not appeal to the retail park before it got to this stage - the issue was the weather was horrific that day and the…
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Final Defence Draft - Pls Help
Below is the POC on my Tribunal claim form. The issue date was 21/03/2025 and I already submitted an acknowledgement of Service on 08/04/2025.The claimant is Parkingeye Ltd and the address for sending documents and payments is dcb legal. * The Defendant (D) is indebted to the Claimant (C) for a Parking Charge(s) issued to…
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Creative/CEL making it even harder to log an appeal
This is nuts With Civil Enforcement Ltd you now to have submit the PCN details then verify your email address and then await an email with instructions on how to log an appeal what on earth is that all about- Their website used to be Ok and easy to log stuff but this just seems nuts I dont think i have every come across…
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Advice: NPC/DCBLegal Money Claim Received
Hi All, towards the end of September last year I booked an overnight stay in an Airbnb, which was an apartment with an National Parking Control (NPC) Group managed communal car park. The owner of the property provided a parking permit which I displayed in my windscreen whilst parked in the appropriate bay. A while after my…
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I drove through Gatwick airport red route by mistake do I have to pay the fine ?
Hello I'm new to this forum and nice to meet you all I've tried to research about the red route fines but can't seem to get my head round if I have grounds to appeal or not . I was in the wrong lane on the Gatwick roundabout and had no choice but to go left into Gatwick I was panicking and couldn't find anywhere to turn…
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Missed the appeal window on Horizon Parking PCN
Hello, I received a PCN from Horizon Parking on 20th November 2025 but placed it on my desk and completely forgot to send my appeal within 28 days. Since it is now past the appeal deadline, I'm unclear on what the recommended steps to take are. Should I just ignore any subsequent letters/threats that come through?
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Euro car park fine
Hi all, I'm looking for advice on whether I have grounds to appeal a fine at one of euro car parks in Birmingham. On 6/12 I entered said car park (weather was absolutely pouring down) on entering the car park I noticed the sign CCTV in operation, you can also see my vehicle wipers in motion. I went to pay but there was no…
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APCOA fine Stansted Airport drop off
Hi, we received a fine after forgetting to pay the drop off fee until a few days later, it was a very early morning drop off! It's a lease car so not the registered keeper and they have passed on the fine to us. My question is can I still appeal not being the registered keeper? I couldn't find any info in other threads…
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TCB DCB Legal CNBC, Advice needed please!
Hi all, I received a County Court Claim Form from the Civil
National Business Centre, issued on 18/9/2025. The Claimants are Total Car Parks Ltd. The claim is being handled by
DCB Legal. This is the second letter from CNBC but for a different fine/claimant within a few days. Particulars of Claim (Total Car Parks): 1- The…
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Horizon non compliant NTK under POFA
Hello all, Great work to all the tireless mods here helping smash the racket. I was here many years ago and back for the same reason. Thought I'd post here for future people joining and to check a few things. I've read everything thoroughly, particularly Horizon. Who seem to be pushing a lot of appeals to POPLA even non…
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ES PARKING, GLADSTONES court claim 2025
Struggling how to word a response in to the template for section 3. Any help would be greatly appreciated. E S Parking Enforcement Ltd Parked at Holmes Mill Clitheroe Lancashire [Images redacted for personal information by Forum Team]
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Is this worth appealing?
My wife went to a local retail park with the kids and parked in this bay. As the picture shows, she didn't quite line up with the bay. I'm not sure if it matters, but the bay is the last in the row, so no other vehicles are being affected by this. I accept that this falls within the definition of not parking within the…
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ANPR Double dipping PCN
Hi all, I have unfortunately been sent a PCN in the post and this is a “double
dipping” scenario. I would be very grateful for any feedback on my proposed
appeal below. Thank you for taking the
time to read. The car park in question is next to a number of retails
shops and not too far from a train station. I have not been…
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Parking Fine - DCBL Legal Court Case Upcoming
Afternoon all, a topic which I know has been covered on this forum a good few times, but every case has nuances so sharing mine to hopefully build a consensus from those who have experienced this process. The background... My local pub decided to implement parking controls as its based near the M5 and has limited parking…
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Excel parking fines at the property I live in
I live in an apartment building that has underground gated carpark. I have a permit to park there as part of my rent. The permit slid off my dashboard and I didn’t drive for 2 days and got 2 fines. I have previously proven to them that I have a valid permit but they don’t care as it wasn’t displayed. I’ve already sent an…
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Got a claim form, done the AOS on Money claim
I received a Claim form just a few days ago for parking near a lake on a Sunday. I assumed it was Sunday and no parking fees applied. There was no clear signs to state 7 days a week either. Anyway, I’ve just completed the AOS and had a look at the defence Coupon-mad posted on 31 July 2023, but updated on 04Dec2025. Just a…
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DCB intends to proceed to court - help!
Hi, I’m looking for some help. I received a PCN in relation to a
parking event on September 2023, followed by the accompanying letters from DCB
Legal and, I think, another “firm”. A claim was submitted against me on the 8th July
and I used the forums to respond and submit a defence (it was asking for Amount
Claimed:…
