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DCB Legal response to my response to their Letter of Claim
I received a Letter of Claim from DCB Legal and responded using the generic template in post 2. I've now received an email response from them as follows: Dear ************, We write in response to your recent correspondence received in office. In accordance with the British Parking Association (BPA) Code of Practice, where…
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Letter of claim Bwlegal on behalf of NCP (3 pcns dating 4 years ago)
Hi all As the title says i have received a letter of claim for 3 pcns dating 4+ years ago. They are demanding £600 The evidence is the car i owned at the time driving into a car park and out. What are my next steps to stop this? Or do I just pay the amount they are asking. I dont want anything to go against my record.…
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pcn-3/4/25
Hi, Keeper has received a "Claim Form" for a PCN Claimant - Parkmaven Representing - DCB Legal Keeper wasn't driving at the time Keeper has ignored letters regarding the PCN and subsequent debt collector threats Keeper and driver were visiting a local retail park to eat in a restaurant they eat at regularly. Claim form…
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Received Claim Form from Civil National Business Centre - Total Parking Solutions & DCB Legal
Hi there, I wonder if you can help me out. I received a claim form from the Civil National Business Centre, for a parking charge originally issued by Total Parking Solutions, now represented by DCB Legal. The original charge was for overstaying by 10-15 mins at a village supermarket/post office. We shop there multiple…
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APCOA Heathrow Drop-Off £80 PCN Cancelled - Thank you!!!
Hello, Here is my story. I dropped off a friend at Heathrow using the drop-off zone in December. Like most people here, I simply forgot to pay the £5 charge. A genuine oversight due to the busy traffic chaos Heathrow is. I never intended not to pay the £5 charge. In January, I received a PCN asking for £80 while…
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Initial Parking / Appeal Rejected / POPLA advice required - all stickies/FAQs read
Afternoon all. Hopefully, just some quick guidance required as I've read lots of the great advice on here already. I received a PCN/NTK from Initial Parking this week as the keeper of a vehicle that had "unpaid tariff time" at White Moss Lower Car Park. It seems I'm not alone in getting stung here: lots of reports on Trust…
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FAAC Mobility Services NtK
Hello all, new member here. I was an active user of the PePiPoo forum a number of years ago and was well up to speed with private parking companies, but have been out of the loop for several years now (PoFA / POPLA was a new thing then). Received a NtK from FAAC Mobility Services for a 10 minute overstay in a LNER railway…
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PCN for overstay parking due to broken down Car.
Hello, I would be grateful for any guidance on
this overstayed parking issue due to car broken down. I was issue with a PCN by
CP Plus for £100 for this incident. I appealed to CP Plus / Nexus which was
rejected. But they did state they would reduce it to £20 if I paid in 14 days
as per The Private Parking Sector Single…
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LBA received from DCB Legal
Dear All I would be grateful for some advice. Sadly in November 2020 on two consecutive days I paid to park via the Ringo App at a site managed by Smart Parking. Having recently changed my vehicle I inadvertently paid for the incorrect registration number to park. (Being fairly new to parking apps at the time, I didn’t…
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Smart Parking Antics!
https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/25454434.womans-5-000-bill-parking-fines-issued-bull/
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Tower Rd Newquay Smartparking PCN for overstay
Had a PCN arrive today and don’t really know what to do. i ‘thought’ on the day I may have been 5 mins over but the NTK today obviously lists the times for the ANPR which at the time I hadn’t realised they used. Drove in as a confused tourist, queued to get a space, queued to then use a very confusing machine as there was…
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Landowner complaint dcbl/smart
Hi all I'll keep this a brief as possible. I've got a loc from dcbl/smart and I've emailed with standard newbies thread response. The community centre I've complained to has come back and said: "Unfortunately, this company is no longer in charge of the car park and therefore we are unable to intervene on your behalf." Is…
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Lost at Hearing - Didn't Receive Hearing Date - Can I Appeal?
I'm hoping to get some urgent advice regarding a private parking ticket that has gone to the court. I filed my Defence in mid-February and have been waiting for a hearing date from the court. In early August, I received a witness statement from the PPC's solicitor, Gladstone, on behalf of UK Car Park Management Ltd…
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Debt Collector knocking, original fine not received
Hi, I’d appreciate some advice. I received a fine from debt collectors (Bw legal) for a parking at one of the Napiers parking lots. too late to appeal as I have never updated DVLA records after moving house. Now they are slapping me with £160 fine. Having read the newbie faqs, I have emailed the collectors to erase my old…
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PCN for unpaid drop-off charge at London Gatwick Airport - Does PoFA apply?
Has anyone successfully appealed against a PCN, for an unpaid drop-off fee at Gatwick, by arguing that PoFA doesn't apply to airports, because they're governed by bylaws, and so there's no keeper liability?
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Parking fine at petrol station – grounds for appeal?
I've just received a parking fine from Horizon Parking for exceeding the 30 minute maximum stay at my local Asda petrol station. The Asda handles Amazon returns and I drove there to take numerous parcels for return. Due to the length it took staff to handle the returns (I think they were dealing with some IT issues) I was…
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Parking Control, Moorside court claim 2025
Unpaid parking "fine" and now I have a second letter in one month from HM Courts & Tribunal Services. Moorside Legal are the ones taking me to court, I parked at Beam Park Rainham for maximum 20min and received a fine, i have parked there many times when i went to visit my friend. Many times he has done my parking via his…
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Atlip Centre Wembly Car Parking ticket - getting it cancelled
I received a ticket from this completely scam company. I appealed to the UKCPM. I got acknowledgement of the appeal, but didnt receive any result of appeal, only later to receive a Debt Recovery notice. The crafty schemers sent the Debt notice well after my appeal date. When I tried to take it to the Independent Appeal…
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UKPC Claim Form Defence (DCB Legal)
Hi, first of all, thank you for everyone's efforts on this forum. These cowboys need to be put in their place! I have won a few appeals against PPCs in my time so I've been fighting the good fight but this is the first time it has gone to MCOL stage. I'm at the stage where I am drafting a defence after spending hours…
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Private PCN when parked on adopted road
New member, first post. I've read the NEWBIES sticky thread. Now, I know it says my case isn't different but, don't jump on me, there are a couple of odd circumstances and I'd like your advice. Private parking operator: Premier Park. No windscreen PCN. Date of incident: 14/8/25 Date of issue: 16/8/25 Date received: 20/8/25…
