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PCN - Smart Parking - I keep getting the same reply
Hi all, I’m hoping someone can help. I received a PCN from Smart Parking stating that I didn’t pay enough for my stay. I appealed and provided proof of my £2.50 payment (bank transaction) along with a photo of the parking fees. They’ve since rejected my appeal, claiming I stayed for 168 minutes but only paid for 120 — even…
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UK CPM/Debt Recovery Plus
My initial appeal has been turned down and I am now receiving letters from Debt Recovery Plus which I have not responded to. Am I right in thinking I now appeal through IAS?
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Have read but checking my understanding Smart Parking
Hi all. Firstly thanks in advance for any advice given. I have received a Notice to keeper PC from Smart Parking ltd. Have used a few online places to look at liability. Have followed info regarding POFA for what the postal charge should include in info and it has everything. However, I am just wondering the compliance…
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Claim Form Received - National Parking Control at Gym car park
Hello, I have received a claim form dated 16th July 2025. AOS submitted 24th July 2025 AOS received 25th July 2025. Some background to the case. Driver was a member of a gym which uses this car park. Quite often this car park is full and is not big enough for the amount of members they have. Car park was full, so driver…
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N1SDT forms - help please
EDITED THE BELOW TO FOCUS ON ONE OF THE CLAIMS Hey I would be MOST grateful for
some help relating to two separate N1SDT forms I have received in the past two
weeks, for two separate parking “offences” The first relates to 3 separate
parking tickets I received years ago, that were issued because my parking permit
had run…
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Phone Calls from DCB Legal
So...they are now calling me trying to settle the claim. I asked for the name of the person calling. They gave it to me. When I asked about their professional status, they reluctantly confirmed they were not a qualified person for the purposes of conducting litigation. When I challenged them on this they said they needed…
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DCB Legal £9,000 Smart Parking Claim – Need Help Fighting Back
[Image removed by Forum Team} [Image removed by Forum Team] Hello, I’m looking for some guidance on behalf of my partner, Andrew. 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 car park…
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Assistance with dealing with ParkingEye & DCBL
I’m supporting a lady with a brain injury and mobility issues who holds a Blue Badge. She received several parking tickets from ParkingEye even though she displayed her Blue Badge. I contacted them on her behalf, explained her disability, and they agreed in writing as a gesture of good will that if she paid £120 the matter…
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Horizon parking fine - need help appealing please - SUCCESS!
Annoyingly I mistook the envelope for junk and only opened it today to find the fine is now £70! However there isn't a date that they posted the PC, just an issue date. EDIT: checked bank statements for purchases on day of ticket, can see a purchase for a shop on other side of this car park, so may have cut through this…
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DCB Legal response to LoC rebuttal.
Hi all, I'm new to this, anyway have been reading Newb thread and other bits and bobs. My situation is this:- My brother (recently deceased,) received a parking charge notice for supposedly overstaying at a petrol station, he actually made two visits in a short period of time. The parking company show the first entry and…
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N1SDT received
Hi all, Long time lurker, first time poster. I read through the newbies post thoroughly when the NTK was received - 7/11/20. The PCN relates to an alleged contravention on the 10/10/20. NTK was issued on 5/11/20 and received on 7/11/20. From advice from this forum, I initially appealed to Smart Parking stating POFA 2021…
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BAY SENTRY AND DCB LEGAL
Morning claim form received. AOS filed. particulars - pursued as driver in breach of terms on the signs (contract). Parking in a No Parking Zone - alternative pursued as registered keeper. please can you direct me to a threat dealing with No parking zone and inadequate signage
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Challanging parking ticket issed by Med Parking in Stansted Mcdonalds Starbucks Southgate park
I just wanted to say thanks to this forum I have beat MET parking at POPLA using all the info from this site. I just wanted to post my story incase anyone else has the same situation Southgate park is ''2 carparks'' but with only 1 entry /exit its such a scam! So I parked at southgate park starbucks and walked next door to…
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Court claimant witness statements
I'm the Defendant in a small claims case concerning an airport no stopping zone 'PCN'. The case is due to be heard on Wednesday, but the claimant has submitted a supplementary witness statement against my defence, asking for the case to be struck out. What do I do next? They are also saying they may not attend!
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Parking charge PCM - done it all wrong, need guidance...
Summary of parking situation: * Had been parking in 'visitors' parking spot for 3 years - when visiting my partner. * Had been using council paid visitors parking tokens believing this was valid as his contract discusses resident and visitors parking permits - never got a ticket for parking in this space in 3 years. *…
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DCB Legal claim on behalf of G24
Hi all, First thankyou for the help provided on these forums for everyone fighting against these claims. I have (hopefully) followed the newbies thread up until now, in that I now have a claim lodged against me after I ignored all the threatening letters. I have acknowledged service on MCOL and am now drafting my defence…
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DCB legal, claim form, NS1SDT
Hi everyone, I received the DCB legal claim form, the claimant being GBP management. The claim is for supposedly not displaying a permit in a residential car park, at my sisters address in 2022. I can’t quite recall the specifics. On viewing all the threads regarding this I believe the steps are to: 1) do an AOS. 2) Then a…
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Britannia/dcbl claim form
Hi, I received a pcn letter previously for a parking fine for not paying at a pay and display in a pub carpark back in 2020. Wasn't actually me driving it was my partner but either way had no idea that a ticket needed to be purchased the ticket machine is at the back of the car park, she parked directly as you come in and…
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Judgment issued in default for private pcn
Hello Experts, I have received a judgement issued in default for private pcn. There was a claim issued to me on 28th May 2025 which I acknowledged to within the deadline and submitted my defense by post within the timeline and I have now received a default judgement for Claimant (DCB legal for Euro Car parks) dated 3rd…
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Euro Car Parks/DCB Legal PCN - Defence Assistance required please
Hello everyone! Massive thank you to everyone who has contributed to these threads, they have been so useful, not sure what I would have done without it! I am currently drafting a defence using resources in other threads, here are some of the details regarding my claim form: - Claim form issued on 28 July 2025 - Claimant…
