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PCN issued from our good friends CEL
Hello All Newbie to the forum so please bear with me. I am attempting to submit an appeal to the CEL website to fight a PCN issued last month. However the site is asking for my mobile number to be provided and its marked with a red asterisk which usually denotes its a mandatory field to be populated. I am in no way willing…
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Smart Parking DCB Legal defence-
Hello i received a claim form from smart parking limited through the court of Northampton: saying that i park in 2023: The Defendant (D) is indebted to the Claimant (C) for a Parking Charge (PC) issued to vehicle at Brook Retail Park Hereford. 2. The date of contravention is 08/12/2023 and the D was issued with a PC by the…
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DCB Legal ECP claim 2026
Hello, This is the third letter I’ve had for this ‘offence’ which I cannot recall 3 years ago. Not sure why this has taken over a week to be delivered. This letter says it’s a letter of claim but also states that I should ‘deal with this as a matter of urgency to avoid a claim being made’…. Which one is it!?
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3 Year Old CANCELLED Parking Tickets
As I made a post on r/LegalAdviceUK, I am going to copy it over here and have deleted it there. Any changes made to the private information within the documents have been made BOLD. This is in England. 4 days ago, I received a letter from HM Courts & Tribunals Service contacting me "because someone claims you owe them…
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PCN from Euro Car Parks/DCB Legal
After almost a yera of harrassment from Euro Car Parks and then DCB Legal, they've filed a court case against me. I'm a member of the gym where the car was parked, and I stayed for 30 mins over the 3-hour limit. I did try to get the gym to squash it but they said it's a different company that deals with it so I never…
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DCB Legal Smart Parking Claim
Hello all Thanks to the advice on the forum I made a successful POPLA appeal against a Smart Parking NTK in 2021. Unfortunately friends who were with us had moved house and missed the deadline for the appeal. They notified Smart Parking of the change of address. This arrived the other day. The MCOL website would not…
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DCBL parking fine
Hi. Today I received a letter from DCBL, they claim I was parked in wickes on 03/03/26, that they previously wrote to me at a different address, but did not receive a response, so have traced my current address, and are now demanding I pay £170 charge. For one, I do not ever recall being at wickes on that date (though it’s…
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346 southgate park stansted cm24 1py Parking Charge
Hi, need help fast!! I apparently parked here for approximately 33 minutes- went to Starbucks. But the problem is that the original two letters they sent to me went to the wrong address. I only got the latest one, which says I am unable to appeal and is due within 14 days of the letter- so due by the 18 Feb 2026. This is a…
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PPS Fine Leeds- "Parking in No Parking"
Hey, Just making a note here of the PPS fine that I have for "parking in no parking zone". Lots of people park here constantly and using the Leeds Council site to check adopted vs non-adopted roads this seems to be a grey area for who owns the road and are allowed to fine given there are no yellow lines and the signage is…
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Horizon/Gladstones LBC — pretty sure the 10-min rule doesn't apply to my visit?
Hi all, first time posting, could really do with some fresh eyes on this. March 2025 — parked at a Tesco car park for 31 minutes while using the EV chargers. Horizon issued a PCN for breaching the 10-minute maximum stay. Appealed to Horizon — rejected. POPLA — rejected. Now at Letter Before Claim stage from Gladstones for…
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Letter Before Claim - UPE
Hi all, I'm looking for some guidance on a Letter Before Claim received by a relative that they have asked me to assist with. It pertains to a location which has had quite a few threads on but none seem to have gone as far as a LBC. They received a windscreen PCN, time 19:33, claiming driver or passenger left the site. I…
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G24 PCN 2019
21/10/19 - date of alleged parking contravention claimed by G24 - "not displaying visitor permit on private parking land". I have no recollection of receiving a PCN. 26/11/24 - first correspondence received was a final demand letter from DCBL Ltd for £170, which was ignored because I genuinely thought it was a mistake.…
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Norwich Airport “No Stopping” PCN
Norwich Airport “No Stopping” PCN Received a “No Stopping” PCN on a Norwich Airport access road Road appears to be a continuation of the public highway No clear physical boundary (no barrier/gate or road surface change) Local drivers have historically used this road without issue Enforcement appears tightened since late…
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Exceeded Time by 11 minutes
Hopefully someone can direct me to a recent relevant case or offer advice - I've tried and can't find anything posted within the last year or so. On the evening of 15th May 2026 I paid for 3 hours on street parking in Manchester. Unfortunately I arrived back at my car later than planned - the concert start was delayed by…
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Horizon/Gladstones Parking Claim- Court date looming - advice please
Hello, I have a PCN via Horizon/Gladstones which has progressed through to the Hearing stage. I built a defence and witness statement based on examples and guidance in the forum, which were submitted inline with the dates stipulated by the court. I have a few questions please; The claimants witness statement has the unfair…
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Halfords Chatham total parking
I received a small claims form and have completed the aos and gave till 31st to defend. but states vehicle exceeded maximum stay and on the alternative the D is pursued as keeper under ppfa 2012 for £170( total amount is £275 I was on complete shock to receive this as I did visit to buy my mum a new battery for her car.…
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Debt recovery plus
I have received a letter from Debt Recovery Plus regarding an APCOA parking charge for the Luton Airport drop-off zone. I was on holiday, so I only read the letter after the deadline had already passed. My question is: can I still appeal and avoid paying? I did not receive the original notice informing me about the parking…
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DCB Legal Smart Parking Limited
Hi. I've recieved a letter of claim last month from dcblegal and just today I have received the claim form. I have done these in the past.I know to log in to MCOL complete the AOS and then I read to use the meltof defence template . All I want to ask as I've forgotten (haven't done this for a while ) what else I can do .…
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PCNs and Equalitys Act
Hi, I have a question regarding the Equalitys Act and parking charge notices, especially for people with learning difficulties. I manage a fleet of cars for a company whose clients all have learning difficulties who we sometimes take shopping if they want. The cars are leased if this makes a difference. We on occasion…
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PCM PCN (BP Garage) – IAS lost – ‘non-patron / left site’ – worth fighting or pay?
Hi all! I’d really appreciate some guidance on a private parking charge that I’ve taken as far as I can and am now unsure how best to proceed. Summary: Operator: Parking Control Management (UK) Ltd (PCM) Location: BP petrol station, Stoke Newington Road (N16) Date: xx/12/2025 Reason: “Non-patron parking” (alleged I left…
