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Smart Parking refused landowner's request - court papers received three years later
I was a regular volunteer musician at an event held in a church. This event was usually on a Sunday, but there was a Spring Fayre on a Saturday in March 2022 and I played, without receiving payment. Unbeknownst to me, and other volunteers, the church had engaged with Smart Parking to issue tickets from Monday to Saturday…
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Premier Park PCN - MARKHAM VALE RETAIL PARK, CHESTERFIELD
Hi all, just thought I’d post on here to see the best course of action and if I’m better off just paying the PCN or waiting to see if it goes to court and if I’ll likely win should the matter go to court? On the 30th of November 2025 I have visited Markham Vale retail park in Chesterfield to go to the pet shop on there as…
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DCB Legal - Letter of Claim
Can anyone advise as to the next steps please after recieving this letter after numerous bullying debt collection letters. The sum demanded is grossly unfair considering that on the day there was no means to pay due to machines being out of service and no signage to state how to pay. Adding to this, I never recieved a PCN…
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DCB Legal Cancelled Mediation
Hi all, I am currently going through small claims court with DCB legal over a parking fine issued by Smart Parking. I had a mediation appointment scheduled for 22nd December. I’ve been informed by the court that DCB legal have said they cannot attend the mediation appointment and therefore it has now changed to “not…
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Park and Control Fine
Hi All, Hoping for some advice/ help. I parked at the car park in Hertford Bircherley Street, SG14 1RL on 30/09/2025 for sub an hour. While i was there i found no clear ways to pay to park, its not a ringo or paybyphone site, no gate payment machine and the only machine i found was with a black screen and appeared to be…
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Premier Park, Leeds. Misleading PCN
Okay, For the last 7 weeks or so I've been driving my wife to work of a morning, dropping her off circa 8:50 am and returning 5-5:30 pm to pick her up. I head home, do my job, attend to our boy etc. I've done this religiously and this morning received a parking charge notice. Not for illegally parking but for being there…
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ECP / DCB Legal - Mediation Call Advice
Hi, Quick summary of where we are at. My wife got a "PCN" for a 19 minute overstay in a free carpark operated by Eurocarparks a few years ago, after having her appeal rejected she had the usual sets of scary letters from various debt chasing companies until it finally landed at DCB Legal last year and they proceeded to…
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Choosing the Best Court on DQ
Hi All, I am helping an elderly relative (97 years old) to handle a court case - just filed defence so waiting for DQ. I can choose either St Albans (my local area) or Saffron Waldren in Cambs (relatives local area). Is there a preference, in terms of which ones are more anti the parking companies. This is a 3 year old…
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DCB County Court Claim
Hi all, Hoping for some assistance please. I've done the AOS and now need to draft up a defence. Little confused on what to do as this is a DCB Legal one. Could someone please walk through with me as to what do as there's a different response for this. Appreciate your help!
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UKCPM - Gladstones LBC - stage - SAR revealed a data privacy breach
Hello fellow forumites, (please excuse long first thread). Background (not very important at the moment, you can skip reading below para for now to save you time): Visited brother at his rented apartment, private land, non-fob residential access, ANPR protected, no payments for visitors, however, after a new change ePermit…
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Leaving site UKCPS
Hi All, Thanks in advance for any advice. I work for my local authority and parked at a car park run by UKCPS to assess noise from an ongoing alarm. Part of my assessment involved documenting how far the noise could be heard (to help determine a statutory nuisance). I left the site, which is an ALDI car park and followed…
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Moorside Legal - County Court Claim Notice
Hi MSE, Received a County Court Claim Notice dated 09.12 don't believe this is in relation to the others and expect a lot more to come. The letter claims I owe the sum of £447.48, as I have not paid or agreed to a suitable resolution. Is this a forewarning letter that a claim is on its way?
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PCM fine at High Point Village - Hayes and Harlington
I’m helping the driver of said vehicle, they received a fine for allegedly stopping in a zone where you could not stop, for example, vehicle with the engine running being stationary for 20 seconds or so whilst someone gets out of a car… Sent an appeal to PCM, which was denied, and have now received the first debt collector…
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DCBlegal/ eurocar park likelihood of discontinuation
I have a court hearing regarding a claim issued by DCBLegal for 2x eurocarpark overstays on Tuesday. I’ve filed a defence and witness statement etc however I’ve seen on these forums DCB Legal rarely ever go to court and always discontinue but usually before paying a hearing fee. In mine they’ve paid it and it’s the higher…
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Unfair Resident Parking Permit PCN Advice
Hi, I have spent some time reading the Newbies Thread and searched the forum but I would just like some advice. Please advise whether my thought process is correct as I don't want to get
this wrong. My scenario (brief): * I have a private parking bay at my residence, but in June I received a windscreen PCN for 'not…
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Do I /can I submit evidence in response to receiving the claimants bundle?
Hi All- TL;DR- Received a piece of evidence in their witness/evidence pack that I would counter with an old document- do I have to submit to court before the hearing, or do I keep my rebuttal evidence until the actual hearing next month? I have an ongoing case between myself and carparking firm. We are now at the stage of…
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Multiple PCNS from using a Costa after a change in parking regs by P Civil Enforcement, Help needed.
Costa Coffee's standard message to anyone who complains about a PCN is that we have no control over the car park, which a third party runs, so you will have to take it up with the Parking Company. We are just tenants, etc., etc. After reading advice on here, I did some digging to try and find the owner of the car park so I…
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Letter Before Claim / BLUE BADGE. H E L P.
Hi all, I’m new here so apologies if this isn’t the right place. I received two private parking tickets dated 23/05/2022 and 29/05/2022 for parking in a disabled bay without displaying a Blue Badge. I’ve now been sent a Letter Before Claim. I am a genuine wheelchair user and drive an adapted notability vehicle. A few weeks…
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OBServices - DCBL - Claim form - Defence advice
Hi, I'm after some advice on how I should word paragraph 3 for a defence submission via MCOL please. I've read newbies and template defence threads. AOS was submitted via MCOL 1st Dec, 5 days after issue date of 26th Nov. Here are some particulars: Date: 07/04/2022 (!l The overstay to best of our recollection was only a…
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Longbridge parking charge
Hi, I have received a parking charge for parking in a no parking zone, which was recently changed from a drop off/pick up only zone. I've contacted my MP and complained to the land owner. I'll be sending the template appeal to the parking company, but first wanted to check if the misprint (text overlayed in top right…
