Parking tickets, fines & parking

Hi, I recently received a parking charge notice for £60 (£30 if paid early) from first parking for parking at the University of Sussex. I didn't think I should have been given the charge because I was visiting in order to participate in a study from the university and I didn't see any signs saying I had to pay for parking…

Don't wanna annoy anyone posting whats probably been posted thousands before, ive read a few and read the faqs but im still completely lost. In a nutshell, Letter today (10/07/26) but sent on the date 25/06/2026, which says to me thats done on purpose. No way they're sending it on that day. Anyway here's the full letter…

Hi all, Foolishly forgot this forum existed until an hour ago - I am looking for some advice on how to proceed with an ongoing PCN. To bring up to speed quickly - entered an NCP car park in Cardiff city centre back in early Dec 2025. Use it often for work. On this occasion though it was packed, plenty of people driving…

Hi all forum users. My wife has recieved a debt recovery letter for a private parking notice which we failed to appeal within time. The letter is addressed to my wife as the registered keeper and the next action is court with no option to appeal. Is there any way of getting them to take this action against me as the driver…

I am seeking advice on a PCN from APCOA at Stansted Airport (Express Set Down). I have never seen the original PCN and only became aware of the situation in March 2026 via Trace Debt Recovery. Timeline: 1. 09 Jan 2025: Bought a 3-month Royal Mail Redirection service (£49) to redirect mail to our new address. 2. Mid January…

I've used this forum in the past, it got me out of a couple of parking fines (Airport), however this time it is indeed sort of my fault and I wanted to make sure that I should just pay (can't even pay the minimum anymore, took a long time to get the fine so it's 3 weeks). Anyway, I had a flu jab and the medical centre's…

Hi all, Looking for advice on how to proceed with this one. Background: Received a PCN/NTK from Excel Parking as the registered keeper of the vehicle. My wife was the actual driver — she went to TKmaxx, entered the registration number at the shop's terminal to validate up to 3 hours of parking, and has a proof of purchase…

I recently received a Parking Charge Notice (PCN) from Civil Enforcement Limited (CEL), and appealed it using a "one size fits all" template. My appeal was rejected. I am now in the process of drafting a POPLA appeal and could really use some guidance. The primary reason for my appeal is the illegibility and lack of…

Hi All, I got a parking charge that I appealed to Parking Eye and POPLA and was refused on both. The PCN was from 11/03/26 and only got the rejection on Wednesday 07/0726. I then decided yesterday to email the store and surprisingly the manager agreed to contact Parking Eye to cancel my PCN. I was very pleased and sent him…

This was a frustrating experinece. I booked ice skating session in Milton keynes planet ice in December. I parked in the evening for about 3 hours (it was a four hour session). There was no signage or clear indication that we have to pay for parking. One would assume that if a session is booked there is no need to pay for…

Hello all. I went to a car boot sale in Sanddown on the Isle of Wight next to which is a small scrap of land. It's not even paved. It's literally just grass. That land has a sign which says no parking bowls club members only. It was a very busy car boot out and probably 20 cars had parked in the bowls club as well. I…

Hello, as the title suggests I am currently battling 3 fines at the same time, normally I would scan the forums myself to find all the information needed but I am really struggling with where to look due to the sheer amount of different circumstances relating to each fine. So I was hoping that if I detail each fine…

Family member has received a CCJ claim from Anchor Security Services for the amount of £1350 broken up into £1190 amount claimed, £80 court fee and £80 legal represented costs. Back story: Family member rents an apartment building, when they started renting there was no parking restrictions in place but a few months after…

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I have just received a parking fine for overstaying by 33 minutes. I haven't been round that area in years and genuinely didn't know that there was a new system which doesn't allow you to top up. I have gotten the letter in the post 7 days after it was dated so I have 7 days to pay it to get the reduced amount payable. I…

I lease a car from UK Automotive Solutions. I am the registered keeper of the vehicle. Ocean Parking sent a PCN in January to UK Automotive Solutions regarding parking at the Peel Centre in Stockport for ‘Failure to pay for full duration of stay”. UK Automotive forwarded my details onto Ocean Parking and they sent a PCN to…

This is regarding the 2nd PCN that I recieved and is exactly same as my previous thread. https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6615384/help-needed-dcb-legal-letter-of-claim-for-i-park-services-pcns/p1?new=1 - The mediation call was not successful in the 1st case. in this 2nd case, I have received the following…

Hi all! Long time lurker, first time poster :D The forums have helped me with a separate issue with another company, DCB Legal (may do a thread for that, went to county court, no update with courts for over 1 year now after defence was struck out, last correspondence from DCB was asking to settle out of court, LOL...)…

[Image removed by Forum Team} [Image removed by Forum Team] Hello, I’m looking for some guidance on behalf of my partner, (Removed by Forum Team). He has recently received a Letter of Claim from DCB Legal acting for Smart Parking Ltd. The total is an eye-watering £9,010, which they say relates to multiple PCNs at a private…

Your help appreciated. Here the keeper and the driver are not the same. The driver parked outside the parking bay at Harold Wood railway station on a number of occasions along with a number of other cars. Daily car park tickets had been paid for but the car was parked outside a bay. Apparently signage was not visible…