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Smart Parking and DCB Legal
Good day, Thank you in advance to everyone. My sister has received a Letter of Claim from DCB for Smart Parking. There is a mention of mediation, and at the request of the vehicle holder, have the rules changed? Do we need to use the reply link in their letter or wait for another letter? This seems slightly different to a…
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SMART PARKING PARKING CHARGE: ADVICE SOUGHT
Hi All I am new here and have spent some time reading through the numerous threads relating to Parking Charge Notices etc. I have some specific questions relating to the circumstances relating to this matter as it will influence exactly how I contest this charge. The alleged incident happened on 27 April 26. The notice was…
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Received letter from QDR solicitors
Hi, I have received a letter out of the blue from QDR solicitors on behalf of ZZPS claiming that I owe £170 (originally £100) for insufficient paid time in a car park nearly 2 years ago. I have not had any previous correspondence about this and I have no idea how long I paid for and how long I apparently overstayed. I'm…
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UKCPM , B W LEGAL court claim 2025
Hi all, I have received a PCN for not parking exactly in the middle of the parking bay at my own residence's car park. There is not even a proper marking on the car park and at night, the small 2 marks on the floor is barely visible. I have appealed the PCN unsuccessfully and then ignored the letters from debts recovery…
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DCB legal Parking Fine Claim Form
Hi, I have received a County Court Claim Form (issued 08/05) for an unpaid parking fine. The claimant is Smart Parking Limited and DCB legal is the address for sending document. It states 'insufficient paid time' as the reason. We have had no other correspondence, but we were in Wales on holiday during this time and the…
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Euro Car Parks - DCB Legal Claim Form
Back again with another! This time on behalf of my Dad. He's received a Claim Form, after he refused to admit being the driver. Particulars of Claim 1 The Defendant (D) is indebted to the Claimant (C) for a Parking Charge (PC) issued to vehicle XXXX XXXX at YYYYYYYY. 2 The date of contravention is XX/07/2025 and the D was…
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Apcoa Airport Parking Fines
Wondering if anyone can help. My partner dropped off my Mother and I at at Manchester Airport in December last year and also picked us up from the airport. He received a fine for both even though we thought we'd done everything correctly. We were lead to believe that drop off in the drop off zone was free with a blue badge…
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Multiple PCN's from National Parking Control, in a Hire Car
Hi all thanks for the forum and all the advice in the Newbies section. I can see some advice for hire car issues but it talks only of receiving tickets in the window. The tickets I have been sent (4 in total!) have been posted to me, as the car was detected by video camera. It's a car park I've used for years just to buy…
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Dcb legal letter
I have read the newbies posts but I’m still confused as to whether to respond to this letter or not. I was parked in a shopping centre car par for 5 mins over the time. I was using the Costa coffee shop and o was driving but the letter is in my husbands name. I asked Costa to revoke it but they said they couldn’t. Please…
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[SUCCESS] G24 PCN - B&M - Cancelled by the retailer (Plan A)
Hi all, I am the Registered Keeper of a vehicle that received a PCN from G24 today. I’m looking for advice on the best way to handle this. The Details: Parking Company: G24 Ltd Location: B&M, Braintree Date of Event: 23/04/2026 Date of Issue: 27/04/2026 Date Received: 08/05/2026 (Received via 1st class post today)…
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Croydon - fine for parking outside tariff hours!
Hello, This one is pretty bizarre. I parked at the Leon House car park in Croydon on April 23 at around 7:45 pm. There were signs (see photo below) saying that tariffs only apply between 8am and 6pm Monday to Friday. As this was outside these hours I just parked and left, but I got this PCN anyway. Never heard of anything…
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2 CCJ Claims for the same ticket - Help
So I had a claim for a parking ticket, a private land ticket from May 2021. My car was a lease hire and the claim was for £306. Three days later my husband receives a claim in his name for the same ticket and his amount was £267, same company, Smart Parking and same legal team. Then we discover they have registered a CCJ…
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PCN when I parked in a disabled bay
This discussion was created from comments split from: “Parking Charge”.
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Smart Parking issues, advice please
My wife received an NTK from Smart Parking. The car was being driven by another insured driver, neither my wife nor I, but as she is the registered keeper, the NTK was addressed to her. We immediately noticed that the NTK was dated 20/03/2026 for an alleged contravention occurring on 21/02/2026. This was a 27-day gap well…
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G24 Contractual parking charge notice
Dear All, I hope this email finds you all well, I was hoping I could get your help to draft an appeal letter to this blood sucking organised criminal called G24 Ltd as they have sent me a PCN for failing to pay parking tariff even though I had my blue badge on the dashboard. On the 19/04/2026 I drove my disabled brother…
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EV Charging Space Overstay PCN - PE Posted on 14th Day
Hello all, My other half received a NTK from Parking Eye for parking in a hospital car park that her car was parked in. There was no other choice to park in an EV charging bay, in an EV, and the charger didn't work. The car was there for ~4 hours which is above their 3 hour limit allegedly on signage (will check this for…
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LDK Bletchley Milton Keynes
Looking for a bit of advice before I decide what to do next. I received a private parking charge notice from LDK Group as the registered keeper of the vehicle. I was not the driver at the time. My original intention was simply to pay the reduced amount and recover the cost from the driver, but life got in the way and I…
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MET NTK RECEIVED FROM THE EVER SO POPULAR SOUTHGATE PARK, STANSTED
Drove into this car park, as I have for many years to stop for quick bite at McDonalds, stayed 18 minutes, assumed parking was free for 1 hour for McDonalds customers. Received NTK week later. Appealed for the following reasons: I would like to explain the circumstances and request that this charge be cancelled on the…
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Advice needed private parking ticket – mediation appointment (Euro Parking / Gladstones Solicitors)
Hi everyone, I’d really appreciate some guidance on what to expect and how to approach my upcoming mediation appointment for a private parking claim. Summary of my case: Claimant: Euro Parking Services Ltd Solicitor: Gladstones Solicitors Ltd Claim issued: 15 August 2025 via Civil National Business Centre (Northampton).…
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Moorside Legal - NCP - CC3
Hi All, Received another court claim from HMCTS dated 13/05 and received today 18/05. The POC has changed from previous issued POC's, should I still use the normal response?
