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URGENT HELP WITH PCN
So I recently received a letter for the first time from Empira Ltd saying I need to pay £170 for an outstanding parking fine from their client NPM. The letter has been address to my company as the vehicle they took photos of, is a company car. I had no idea what this was about so requested NPM to send pictures, which they…
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Received PCN from First Parking – POPLA Rejected – Now DCBL Letter for £150
Hi all, Looking for advice on my situation as I’ve read the newbie guide but want to make sure I’m on the right track. I've only just come across this wonderful website. Timeline of events - October 2024: Parked at my university’s car park (managed by First Parking). Tried multiple times to pay via the JustPark app, but it…
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Plan A Wins Again - Aldi Kidbrooke
I received a PCN from Parking Eye during a recent visit to Aldi in Kidbrooke. Having used Plan A successfully at this location before, I contacted Aldi Customer Services with my receipt number. I explained that I had no intention of shopping at a place where I risked a £70 addition to my bill and within a day, they…
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CNBC - Disabled Parking Bay
Hi, Advice/Help much appreciated. I recently had a CNBC Claim Form sent through for parking in a disabled bay without displaying a BB on private land, the incident happened in 2023 and I wasnt the driver at the time. The driver was parked in a disabled bay whilst collecting a disabled passenger so didn't have the blue…
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Help Needed - Defence vs DCB Legal LTD
Hi all, I have received a Claim Form from DCB Legal LTD, issue date 19th Nov 2025. I submitted an acknowledgment of service on 26th Nov, which was received on 27th Nov. I am now planning my defence. I have included a copy of the Particulars of the Claim below. The claim is linked to 2 Parking Charges, the 1st is due to an…
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Civil Enforcement POPLA 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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CEL - Letter Before Action - No previous correspondence
Hello, I'm looking for some advice regarding a letter I've received from Civil Enforcement Ltd. It's a "Letter Before Action" for a PCN that I've had no previous correspondence with them about. The reason being that I moved address and only updated the V5C address with DVLA a couple of weeks after the alleged incident, so…
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DCB LEGAL, SMART PARKING court claim
Thanks for this amazing forum BTW. I have received a DCBL Notice of Debt Recovery, "ignore it" is the overwhelming feeling I got from the Newbie sticky post. But, the PCN it refers to is from 2024 and they must have recently realised I moved and maybe my log book was out of date at time of stated convtravention. So, I…
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NPM - No Valid EPermit PCN
Wife and the driver were travelling and we had to pull over somewhere as she was not feeling to well. She is pregnant and has been travelling for 4 hours. The driver and his wife are not from the area. Received a Parking charge, stating no valid e permit. Looking at the charge, the driver had pulled into a parking area…
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CitiPark/BaySentry PCN - Paid for wrong carpark
Hi there forum dwellers I received a PCN through the post for a parking session at a CitiPark car park in April, just within the 14 day window. No windscreen notice. The parking was paid for via the app, but the wrong carpark was selected in the app. There are two Citipark locations next door to each other and the wrong…
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ParkingEye for out of hours parking
Hey all. This is ridiculous, 20 years of driving with no parking tickets until suddenly getting one after the next now. I have already submitted the blue letter appeal to ParkingEye (unchanged) and emailed this complaint to the retailer: "I am writing to ask that you instruct your parking contractor, ParkingEye, to cancel…
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Juntion Box PCN Council - evidence on PCN not clear?
Hello all, Here we go again… I have received a PCN from Brent Borough today for entering and stopping in the box junction when prohibited (contravention code: 31). I don't remember this happening. But the photographic evidence they have provided doesn't seem to be showing much, I am not convinced myself that I actually did…
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UKCPM, B W LEGAL moneyclaim 2025
Hello everyone, I hope you are well. Thank you very much for all the helpful contributions here. Unfortunately for me I did not find this previous to my appeal so went through that malarkey! This is my first time posting here and I have a couple of problems, please may I have your wise advice! First: The parking permit…
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BANK PARK, DCB LEGAL court claim
Hi all, I’ve recently received a letter from Direct collections bailiffs ltd chasing me for 3 unpaid parking fines from 3 years ago and 2 years ago (February 2022 and May 2023). Ive read the newbies thread so know to ignore them and only to respond if I get a letter from DCB legal with the helpful templates I never…
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London Borough PCN
Hi everyone, Posting this for some advice for a friend. They received a PCN from a London Borough for driving through a no through road unless you are a resident. The driver was a delivery driver and was delivering to a resident. Are there any grounds to challenge this on? Many thanks
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Swansea Waterfront Parking
I parked in a larege almost empty car park on Swansea Waterfront, paid for my parking, and parked between two other vehicles already there. When I came back I found a notice on my screen claiming "a contravention" - but I was well inside my four hours and have no idea why Excel they stuck this on my screen. Any ideas?
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PCN prompt payment discount
Martin should take this up. Car park operator says £100 charge is reduced to £60 if paid within 14 days. But if you appeal the validity or go to POPLA then the discount isn’t available. What a con!
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DCB legal fine.
Hi all, thanks in advance for any help. I recently recieved a letter of claim for £170 parking in 2021. This was the first i had heard of it. The car was registered to the same address from 2020 to 2025. It was a standard letter of claim that has been posted om these forums before. I sent them the below. (Minus identifying…
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Paid for parking but still fined!
I parked in East Heath Road car park. I paid for parking using the RingGo app. Unfortunately, we bought a new car a few months ago, and the app defaulted to the old car's reg no, not the new one. In my defence, I was in a hurry as I was taking a sample for analysis at the local hospital, as my granddaughter is taking…
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Next step now that DCBL (Limited) has escalated to Dcb Legal.
Hi, I received a letter in January from Dcbl (Direct Collection Bailiffs Ltd) on behalf of National Parking control group, for stopping in an Esso petrol station and allegedly “parking in an area where parking is prohibited” Although this was the 1st letter I received, it was already stating that I was being fined £170 for…
