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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…
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Tesco Horizon parking charge
Hi It’s been a few years but I am back again. It’s Tesco’s again but this time with Horizon. I see these things are called a Parking Charge these days, I received the charge via post 12 days from the alleged offence. I verified at the machine when leaving the store but I have no proof. Plan A - I have complained in store…
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Civil Enforcement PCN LBA from 3 years ago.
Hi, I've received this PCN from well over 3 years ago. This is the first letter I've received, I did move house around the same time, but made sure all my details were all updated. On the Civil Enforcement website it doesn't show any pictures and it says I can't appeal it because it's outside the given time frame. How…
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UKPC charge for "commercial vehicle" parking
(Image removed by Forum Team) Hi all, I could not make this up: At the start of this month ParkingEye discontinued a court case for a PCN for which they'd chased and harassed me for four years. Days later I get a new PCN… I would like your advice on how to go about this: The charge is because no commercial vehicles are…
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Smart Parking
Parking fine issued to my wife. She thinks she paid and the fine seems to indicate ‘insufficient time’ rather than non payment (no evidence as paid cash). As there are only 3 hours or all day options I can only assume she was 7 mins over (? 10 mins grace period). Also, it was only received today and so is 22 days after…
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PCN on Residential Parking and now LOC
Greetings to the esteemed warriors against the scum of the earth PPCs, I've gone through the Newbie thread followed some of the steps and I'm now at the Letter of Claim stage. I've drafted a response to the LOC but wanted to get a second eye to take a look at it. First to provide details: - I stay in a residential building…
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Go Assist are they legitimate?
Good Morning, In March this year I paid Go Assist to fix a tumble dryer. They took a payment of £200 and also encouraged me to become a member with a monthly cost of £12. They have sent out engineers to fix the tumble dryer but the works are not finished. Their automated service says that the dryer has been fixed. I have…
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CEL Claim Form
Hello, I have received the attached claim form from CIL and I am now preparing my defence statement. I have made no changes to paragraphs 1-10 and for paragraph 3 I have taken this suggested language also making no changes to the wording: The Defendant, has little recollection of events considering this was more than a…
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Bailiff visit for PCN I didn't even know about!
Posting my experience in case it helps anyone else dealing with a moving traffic PCN (Code 53J – pedestrian zone restriction) that has escalated without receiving any of the original paperwork. 📅 Timeline Unknown date (PCN issued) PCN issued for entering a pedestrian zone (Code 53J). I did not receive the PCN or any…
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Parking challenge - court
Hi, i received a parking fine from Civil enforcement Ltd. I think I have made a fairly substantial error in my correspondence with them by admitting my mistake. I did not appeal within the time frame within 28 days but sent this shortly after the 28 days: Good morning, I am writing to explain the circumstances surrounding…
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Civil Enforcement Limited
Hi all. Has anyone else dealt with these crooks? Helped my mum appeal on their website as her car broke down in a KFC car park and they gave her a PCN for staying too long. Appealed on their website and even then the appeals procedure had no text box to write anything and was purely images/documents that you could upload.…
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G24 parking charge notice incorrect
Hi There, I have recieved a parking charge notice for parking in a Wickes car park at 4am on a Saturday morning, for 2 hours and 24 minutes. It has photos of my car entering and leaving the car park with a time and date stamp. Trouble I have is that I wasn't there at the time stated. I was at home in bed. I have visited…
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Claim Defended - DCBL Parking
Should I agree to the claim being suitable for determination without a hearing? is it better to go to try and explain/ defend myself?
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ECP , DCB LEGAL - Notice of Trial
Hi all, I have read through the newbies thread but still slight confused and after some reassurance. Parked in an Euro Car park, Ticket machines were not working due to there being an issue with phone networks in the area that day. Managed to get the machine to work after trying for around 12mins (Also tried on the app but…
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APCOA railway NTK doesn’t have timestamp on exit ANPR photo
Hello, I’ve just received a notice to keeper parking notice from APCOA relating to a railway carpark. The exit ANPR photograph doesn’t have a time or date stamp (the entry one does). The body of the NTK does specify the exit time. Is this enough for it not to be POFA 2012 compliant or to win on appeal at POPLA? Thanks in…
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Multiple G24 penalties
My son recently started a new job for which car parking was provided by his employer in a local car park. Unfortunately, my son misunderstood the location of the car park that he was given by his manager and parked in an adjacent car park which is operated by G24. 7 days later he received, by post, a penalty notice for…
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PCN - Parking Ticket
Hey all! I am hoping for some advice, so any would be appreciated! On Friday, 24/04/2026 I received a letter from a balliff company telling me it’s a final notice for a penalty charge that occurred on the 14/12/2026. This is the first time I had heard or seen of this, I had no idea it was even happening. It is a car…
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CCJ Claim from a private car park
First time going through this and I would really appreciate some help with my County Court defence. Is this defence ready to file, or are there any suggestions or improvements you would recommend? The claim issue date is 27 November 2025. I have filed an Acknowledgment of Service, which gives me 28 days to submit my…
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DCB Legal Court Claim 3 Parking Charges
Situation: I responded to an LoC and now I have received a claim form. The issue date on the claim form is 30/03/2026. So I believe 5 days (or is it 7 days?) from this date I will do an AoS via MCOL. Claimant: Secure Parking Solutions LTD PoC: Defendant Particulars of Claim The Defendant (D) is indebted to the Claimant (C)…
