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Parking Code of Practice Consultation 2025 - now let's see what happens
This was a thread to discuss these questions: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/private-parking-code-of-practice Let's see what the MHCLG do next.
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Civil enforcement ltd County Court Claim Form
I received a PCN in April 26 for £170 claiming I hadnt registered my car for free parking whilst playing pickleball at Everyone Active in Hemel Hempstead on Dec 21st 2025. I emailed and asked for evidence as it was the first correspondence I had received about it. I didnt get any response until a county court claim form…
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DCB LEGAL CLAIM STOCKLEY PARK
Hi all received another court claim, issue date 6th July 26
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restricted street fines - worth appealing ?
a bit of advice please. Received a letter today saying that a vehicle in my name had entered a restricted street between 3.15 - 3.45 in coventry east street . The driver went to a storage unit to ask about prices and must have missed the signs about the restrictions. Has anyone successfully overturned one of these fines or…
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DCB Legal claim form received
Received the above today feeling over whelmed by all the threads, ive not responded to any of the letter as missed the original 14 days Whats the next thing to do as im not admitting admission to anything.
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DCBL - FINAL REMINDER (Hospital staff and lease car with no prior notice of PCN)
Hi everyone, I have attempted to read the newbies post but I am very confused and in an awkward position. I am a nurse and park in the hospital car park which are controlled by parking eye. My car is an NHS lease car so in the past, if I have received a PCN it has to go through the lease car team who then inform me via…
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CIVIL NATIONAL BUSINESS LETTER
Hi all, So sorry if I have posted this in the wrong place. I struggle to navigate around the website. I have received the attached letter from Civil National Business Centre. Smart Parking Limited are the company in question. Basically 5 years ago, I parked in a retail park (paid and displayed) I was literally 5 minutes…
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Excel Appeal Rejected
hello all, a little backstory, my partner was driving my car as their car was in the workshop… ended up putting their reg in for an hour parking instead of mine, received a PCN, appealed it and said it’s a keying error (still have the original parking ticket) they came back today and said : “ We refer to correspondence…
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UKCPM PCN - Valid Resident Permit Retrieved During Attendant's Visit
Hi everyone, Forum newbie here. I've been reading the excellent advice on here and would really appreciate some guidance on my situation. Background Private parking company: UK Car Park Management (UKCPM) Residential development managed by a Housing Association. IPC member (IAS logo on the signage). The registered keeper…
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Civil Enforcement court stage
Firstly, thanks for all the useful content on this forum, it's been most useful already. Very briefly, I have a NTK for not entering my reg correctly. I've appealed using the template, which of course was rejected. I'm trying hard to go Plan A but the response I've gotten has prompted this thread. I parked at Every Active…
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All Parking Services LTD
Hi all, newbie here - I received this parking charge from All Parking Services LTD last week. My primary gripe is that I received it after the discount window ended, meaning I can’t pay the reduced rate. I had a read through the newbie post and have determined that All Parking Services UK is a BPA member, but unsure where…
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Help needed with Claim From HM Courts (SMART PARKING) Disabled Person
Hello, I have received a Claim Form from the HM Courts & Tribunal Service. The Claimant is : SMART PARKING LIMITED DCB Legal is acting Solicitors. It is an old PC dating from 05/05/2023. At the time, I was disabled and a BLUE BADGE HOLDER parked in a disabled bay. SMART PARKING dismissed my appeal and judged me as a normal…
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Airport drop off charge
London City Airport is now charging a drop off fee can the template for other airports be used for LCA
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Group thread: Heathrow Gatwick Manchester & other Airport drop-off PCNs - easy: how to appeal & win
DO NOT PAY ANY OF THE PARKING COMPANIES ISSUING DROP-OFF PCNs. Advice will change as & when the Government introduce the new statutory Code of Practice and new Appeals Service. And when the companies concerned finally learn (after statutory regulation forces them) how to treat consumers fairly and put up clear signs.…
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Civil Enforcement - Starbucks
Hi All, Really hope you can help. Had a meeting at a local starbucks and did not notice the parking signs from Civil Enforcement. Also, as I was meeting others, I went straight to thier table, and they bought the coffee so I didnt see the screen at the til to put vehicle info in. Over stayed the 90 minute limit by 11…
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ECP / POPLA REJECTION. Keying error help.
Mum received NTK / PCN from ECP in Oct 2025, step-dad was the driver. Breach was identified and recorded as: no valid pay and display ticket/permit purchased. Step-dad used ticket machine to purchase 2hr stay (£2.60) and duration of stay was 26 minutes. Stepdad was/is adamant that he entered full VRM, however the ticket…
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Successfully challenged G24 PCN at Wickes
Hello all, I’ve been monitoring some of these threads for a while and wanted to share a recent success story of having a PCN overturned. The short story, and a tactic I learned from here, if you are a legitimate customer - email the store/customer services. The long story…. I visited Wickes Dartford to get a large amount…
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Gatwick Drop-Off, keeper being asked for driving photocard license
Good evening. I'm the keeper of a vehicle that Times Parking are claiming visited the drop off zone at Gatwick for about five minutes. I have appealed as keeper, citing the usual information. Including the fact that POFA doesn't apply in this case, and even if it did they are significantly out of the 14 days window. In…
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DCB legal defence, Eurocarparks - Post mediation
Hi - I have received the standard claim form from Europarks via DCB legal, for overstaying in a free car park longer than the maximum time allowed This alleged contravention was dated 04/05/2023. Claim form issue date was dated 19/03/2026 AOS submitted on MCOL 30/03/2026 Based on SoftwareMad’s document, I should have 33…
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PCN on demised parking space
Partner is leaseholder of a Surrey flat. The lease (1981, varied by deed in 2003) expressly demises a numbered parking space to her. The 2003 deed confirms all 1981 covenants remain in full force. Note the flat parking space is expressly and exclusively demised. Management company powers regarding the car parking space…
