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DCB Legal, Smart Parking, Court Claim, Defended
Used Smart Parking defence template in the Smart Parking Claim Defence group thread, 11 paragraphs, link via meltof dated 12th April.
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DCB LEGAL, ECP court claim, defended.
Hi Parked and paid £3.00 for parking on 28th April 2025, I subsequently received a Parking charge notice from Euro Car Parks, stating 'the P&D/permit purchased did not cover the date and time of parking'. (The date on the ticket I have is correct) and at the time I appealed via the on-line stating that I had paid and I…
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Smart Parking / DCB Legal
Just a quick post to say a huge thank you to all those who contribute advice to this forum. I have been fighting Smart Parking on my daughter’s behalf for almost 6 years and DCB Legal for about a year. Thanks to the superb advice given on other users’ threads, the claim was dropped just before Court proceedings. So, if…
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Total Parking Solutions (TPS) Swansea Uni - Outside Relevant Period.
This one could be an easy win. I've just had a PCN from Total Parking Solutions (TPS) relating to Swansea Uni. No ticket was issued, so this is in the form of a Notice to Keeper, although those words are not actually used. The contravention was 'Parked with No Valid Permit', and occurred on 7th May 2026. However, the Date…
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PCC in leasehold space [court claim started against MC & PPC]
Apologies for the long post. I have tried to keep it strictly to necessary information, although I don't want to cut out anything that may be relevant either and so erred on the side of "keep it in". I have also tried to organise it to make it as easy to follow and find the relevant parts as possible. Background No charges…
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ECP DCB Legal Discontinued
Good afternoon, I just wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone who puts the time and effort into to this forum. I read and read until I couldn’t anymore and I followed the 8 step plan. Today I had the discontinuing email from DCB legal. This forum is a wealth of knowledge. Thank you!
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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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Group thread: Heathrow Gatwick Manchester & other Airport drop-off PCNs - easy: how to appeal & win
DO NOT PAY ANY OF THE PARKING COMPANIES ISSUING DROP-OFF PCNs. Advice will change as & when the Government introduce the new statutory Code of Practice and new Appeals Service. And when the companies concerned finally learn (after statutory regulation forces them) how to treat consumers fairly and put up clear signs.…
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Smart Parking, DCB Legal, LoC 2025
Hello, Just need a little guidance over what to do and what my first step should be. I am getting confused on land owners and sar... I received a letter from Debt Recovery Plus to say that I owe £170 or will be taken to court. LUCKILY, I read part 4 of the newbies post and haven't called them like I was initially intending…
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I called the Debt Recovery company, what does this change?
I'm looking for help! Having read POST 4 - DEBT COLLECTOR LETTERS, my case mostly applies, so apologies if this should be a case of 'just ignore them'. Where my case differs is that I did call the Debt Recovery company (DCBL) when I received their first letter to explain I was challenging the unpaid charge with Euro Car…
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Smart Parking/DCB Legal new tactic, no option of appeal?
Last weekend I received a letter from Debt Recovery Plus seeking £170 for an alleged contravention from 2 months ago without any prior communication from Smart Parking. Verbatim from the letter: We are Debt Recovery Plus, we have been instructed to recover your debt. Our records show this parking charge has not been paid.…
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Ready to Defend! Southgate Park MET McDonalds
Hi. Our MET debacle has now gone on and on since August 2024! I emailed them (on behalf of my wife - who is the registered keeper of the vehicle) to try and get them to see sense. Obviously, over the time I've had to research the fraudulent MET activities, I'm not surprised that they didn't listen to reason. However, I…
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Euro Car Parks Appeal Rejected - Please Help
Hi, I'm new here so hello! I feel bad to ask for help so soon. I parked in a euro car park in Nottingham 11th April 2026. I parked for 17 minutes. I entered my reg into the payment machine upon my return but it said I did not need to pay and to leave the car park. It would not give me an option to pay. I took a photo of…
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Smart Parking claim via DCB Legal
So today I have had the claim form from HM Courts and Tribunal Services come through of a parking ticket I received 3 Years ago I tried to appeal it with smart parking as soon as they sent the ticket (08/05/23)but they threw it out. I parked in a disabled bay with my aunt and we displayed her blue badge we were in the shop…
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CEL - Letter before action
Hi! I have received a letter before action from CEL. Well 2 actually, for the same PCN because they are completely incompetent. Anyway, I've read the newbies thread and various other posts, but I can't seem to find the email address I should be sending a response about the LBA (LBC) to. I believe it's their internal…
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APCOA PCN Manchester Airport Drop-off
Hi Guys, I recently received a PCN notice from APCOA about a drop-off at Manchester Airport. I know you can usually ignore APCOA, but I don't want it to escalate into a CCJ and affect my credit score. I've also been advised to appeal to APCOA, not admitting to who the driver was, and also asking them to provide the…
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Help with template defence on Paragrath 3
Hello, I am using the template on the main page however I need some help writing my defence Im not sure how to I was not the driver, the vehicle is actually a licenced taxi, once the taxi dropped off at the terminal went to the BP Garage to refuel, garage was very busy the driver got a coffee a snack used the toilet in…
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Court claim for £900 for 3 old PCNs
Hello, I’ve recently received a court claim for around £900 for some parking fines. These fines date back to 2020 where I was at my gym and all three are within 2 weeks. I can’t remember why I wouldn’t have put my reg in the machine (maybe it was broke) but I paid for my membership. I can’t remember if I received the…
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DCB Legal/MET Parking claim received
Hi guys/girls, My friend has received claim form Issue date 05/08/2025 (attached here) We have filed AoS using MCOL on 14/08/2025. She is registered keeper (driver wasn't reported yet) I was the driver. We need help with this case if possible.... Thank you very much
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DCB Legal Ltd / Baysentry Solutions: CCJ Set-Aside Help — CitiPark Car Park
Hi all, I’m looking for advice on a private parking CCJ and my application to set it aside. Background I received a CCJ from a private parking operator relating to parking charges at a car park I used regularly. At the time, I was a frequent user of that car park and had over 50 parking sessions before and after the dates…
