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Parking Ticket But I Paid
I have been issued with a parking ticket by Excel Parking which I have appealed and got rejected. The incident was at Newhall Walk car park in Sutton Coldfield, I believe others may have the same issue. On exiting the car park I paid at the machine and entered the correct registration number. The receipt confirms that the…
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Secure Parking Solutions - failed appeal. Do I have hope?
Hi everyone, (using ChatGPT to make this easier to read) I’m looking for advice on a private parking fine I received shortly after moving into a new flat. It was issued by Secure Parking Solutions (SPS), and while I’ve already appealed and been rejected, I’m now deciding whether to escalate it to POPLA. Here's the full…
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Smart Parking claim via DCB Legal? Group info thread
Hello, had a letter from HM Court & Tribunals Service and a claim form regarding a Smart Parking PCN ignored since July 2023, and I am now thinking of just paying it due to this letter (£288) as it's from the courts and I figure I'm at the end of the road with this. Appealed a while back (was 10 mins over parking…
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Civil Enforcement Limited - Online appeal form help please!
Hi, I've read the Newbie thread and was ready to copy and paste the appeal letter however the Civil Enforcement website does not give an option to write anything. It's basically a drop down list of why you are appealing: I paid for parking I registered my vehicle on the day on a tablet or QR code I had a permit to park I…
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Heathrow - APCOA fine
So I returned to Heathrow where I had pre-paid parking to a fine stuck to my front window. The fine was due to me being "parked outside of a designated bay". The space I was in, was in line with a zebra crossing, however we arrived early hours, it was dark, I was tired, etc. and didn't notice. the problem i have is that…
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Advice for Defence for overstay at private car park - Horizon Parking & Gladstones
Hi Forumites Newbie here. I'm reaching out for advice on how to write the defence. I've spent the last few days reading through the instructions and other people's journeys. I've followed the Newbies thread and registered on MCOL and submitted an AoS yesterday (13/10). The date on the Claim form was 06/10/2025 - I have…
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Ccj due to car park charge
Looking for help and advice as stressed. I checked my credit history and have a ccj. The parking ticket came from the dentist car park I had an appointment with last year. When I moved house I changed all details but did not do V5 as had been new to driving and did not know so I never received the letters. I contacted…
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Court claim received - defence advice please
I have received a court claim dated 03/01/2025 for a PCN issued against me on 01/04/2023 The Claimant is Euro Car Parks Limited with DCB Legal Ltd as their legal representative. Particulars of claim: 1. The defendant is indebted to the claimant for a parking charge issued to vehicle *Vehicle reg* at *Location (which is a…
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Claim Issued (DCB Legal/Vehicle Control Service LTD)
Hi all - I've not made a post until this point having followed the stickied guide. Unfortunately a recent letter chain has now resulted in a claim being issued with a May 2nd issue date. (not related to my previous posts through the years - they have all fallen silent with no further updates). I'm just in the process of…
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RingGo parking extension didn’t work
Another victim of RingGo! I have a £90 parking charge notice from Leicester. I paid initially with RingGo. When I received an about to expire notification, I paid for another hour. (At least I thought I did) I use Apple pay and unless I hear the payment sound, I wouldn’t close my phone. However, I see no evidence of…
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PCN - MET Parking - POPLA Appeal
Good afternoon everyone, Firstly thank you to this forum and all its contributors for being so informative and helpful. My wife (keeper) received a PCN from MET Parking Services ltd from a Mcdonalds. I have scanned images of the PCN, but they are claiming we were parked and did not use the premises. I was driving, parked…
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HM Courts & Tribunals Service letter - Money Claim
Hi. Need some advice on this please…. This morning I have received a letter from HM Courts and Tribunals Service. The letter includes claims forms for the money “owed”. So not a summons, but I don’t think it’s far off that!! What are the chances of UK Parking Control taking this further and into the courts? I appealed the…
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Nexus Group Car Park PCN
Good Evening My 1st post so hope you guys maybe able to help. My mum had a fall at the end of August and has been moving between Derryford ICU, Mount Gould Rehabilitation and back to Derryford Hospital in Plymouth. She is now at Barnstaple Hospital where my Dad received a PCN from the above organisation. On the day of the…
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Letter of Claim from DCBL for old parking tickets – confused what to do next
Hi all, I’m hoping for some advice please.I received three private parking tickets within 3 weeks at the same location back in 2020. I know it was my fault how I parked, but I’d only just started driving at the time and was genuinely clueless. I ignored the tickets at the time and didn’t hear anything for a long while.…
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2nd Letter of Claim from BW Legal
Hello, In 2023 I was sent details of an alleged parking contravention at Shoreham Port from GXS. I followed all the excellent advice here and eventually got a letter of claim from BW Legal in 2024. I responded robustly to this via email; The alleged debt is disputed and any court proceedings will be vigorously defended. I…
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The Security Car Park - potential parking penalty
Hi, I would appreciate some advice please and I will try to keep this succinct! I booked parking a parking space at The Security Park, M11 3FY behind the Etihad Campus in Manchester on Saturday night to attend a gig in the Co-op arena. The city centre traffic was awful and by the time we got to the industrial area the…
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POPLA appeal advice – paid parking but short ANPR overstay (hire car)
Hi all, I’d appreciate some community advice on whether a POPLA appeal is worth pursuing in my situation, and also whether I handled the early stages correctly. This relates to a private car park monitored by ANPR. I paid for parking (2 hours) via an app and have a receipt showing the correct vehicle registration. Timings…
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Unfair CCJ
Hi, any advice welcomed. While applying to remortgage it became apparent that I had a ccj against me, after looking into it it turns out its from DCBL working on behalf of euro car parks. The letters coming from DCBL were to my address but the surname was spelled incorrectly, I had been returning these "return to sender"…
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Rose of York/Civil Enforcement
My daughter received a parking charge at the above pub & followed the advice by requesting the pub to cancel, which they agreed to do. Unfortunately the charge wasn’t cancelled by the parking company despite further emails & she is now receiving the debt collector letters. The pub has now said, “ I'm sorry I think the old…
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Apcoa PCN Meet and Greet scam
Hi, My daughter booked with a meet and greet company when we parked at Heathrow a few weeks ago. They took my car before the flight and brought it back when we returned. However, I've just received a Notice to Owner PCN for £140 through the post! It says '01 - Parked in a restricted street during prescribed hours in Sipson…
