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Haringey Council PCN – never received the original, now charge increased by 50%
Hi all, I’ve just had a letter through the post saying I haven’t paid a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) and that the amount has now gone up by 50% from Haringey London Council The issue is, I never got the original PCN in the first place — so I had no idea there even was one until this “increased charge” letter arrived. A…
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Euro Car Parks Parking Charge - Appealed through POPLA
Hi all, I would really appreciate some advice on my current situation. I received a PCN from Euro Car Parks after overstaying by 11 minutes. I had paid for two hours of parking. My initial appeal to Euro Car Parks simply provided proof that I had purchased a valid 2-hour Pay & Display ticket. This appeal was rejected.…
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Parking charge from APOCA at eastmidlands
Hi there all thanks in advance, I dropped some family members off at EMA on 28/09 and completely forgot to pay the charge, due to them removing the barriers and then having a busy 48 hours afterwards. I completely forgot to pay online. After the "midnight the day after" limit had expired, there is no way to pay the £5 Now…
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Morrisons PCN - Notice to Hirer
Hello and happy new year! It's been a few years since I have needed to seek guidance from this extremely helpful forum. Received a PCN from Euro Car Parks titled 'Notice to Hirer'. Date of event: 08/12/2025 Date issued: 23/12/2025 I have reviewed the NEWBIE sticky and have started with Plan A - email enquiry to Morrisons…
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Parking ticket from Asda
I had a parking ticket because i went into asda carpark after shop closed. I've had a few letters from them which I have ignored. The fines gone really high now Will they take me to court? What will.happen if I just ignore the letters?
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Defence at County Court for Parking Charge (17 mins overstay) from SMART PARKING LTD
Hello, I am looking for some help to draft my defence regarding a county court claim for a parking charge notice for an incident in 2023. The claimant i.e. SMART PARKING LTD initially chased for a parking charge of £170 which I ignored. They have now sent a court claim for a total of £285.76. On the date of the parking…
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Morrisons Supermarket PCN
I have read the MSE unfair charges. Tried to understand the how to appeal steps. I got worn out trying. I received a notice via snail mail that id like to dispute/appeal. Today the bbelow arrived via text. Questions if I may please. How in earth did they get my mobile number to send a text? Or is it a separate coincidental…
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Multiple tickets to an old address after failure to renew season ticket
Hi All, Whilst I think the majority of this query is covered within the other threads on the site, there are a couple of nuances which make me unsure of what steps to take first. I moved house three years ago and changed the address on my driving licence. I only recently discovered that needed to update my log book…
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Double checking my Template defence for DCB Legal fine
Hey Everyone, I use a gym car park which is free for gym membership holders (i have a membership for well over a year). After parking your car, you go inside the gym and enter your car's registration on this "parking tablet" which basically registers your car and your good to go. You do this everytime you use the gym. A…
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Court Claim form received - how to respond?
Hi, Firstly let me say what an amazing forum this is, people fighting for our corner…many thanks…! please forgive my ignorance, i did what i could, although im good with diy, when it comes to things like this i get well confused…lol I received following from HM courts and tribunals service. What is my next move? Many…
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PCN Horizon Parking - not my car in picture
I received a PCN today from Horizon for allegedly parking in a disabled space without a blue badge in South Wales last week. It is clearly not my car in the picture as it is red (mine is black) and the registration number is different to mine by one letter 71 in the middle not 21. This is not even blurred and the number is…
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Moorside Legal LBC
Hey Guys, I just got a Letter BEFORE Claim from LBC with no email or anything, just a phone number asking me to pay 170. Do I just wait for a Letter of Claim? I am tempted to just pay it and save myself the headache, but advice of what to do would be great. Cheers, Sami101
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Plan A success.
Just a heads up, I managed to find a contact for our local shopping centre car park and after explaining a case to them, Blue Badge overstay, They told Excell to cancel the PCN even though Excell had already issued a court summons. "I can confirm this has been cancelled. Any further letters can be ignored as they may have…
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PCN Help - ECP
Hello I got a PCN in Sept. (Euro car parks). Due to life etc it slipped my mind. Let me briefly describe. It's 3 hours free parking. I parked and returned to my car after around 30 mins. Car battery dead. Called breakdown service who said it would be tomorrow now. So I left the car and returned the following morning. Rac…
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MSGL FASHIONS EUROPARKING PCN
Hi all. New to this. Received a PCN from EuroParking Services for a £100 charge. The contravention states 'parking for patrons whilst on the premises only' with a period of 22:59:55 to 23:09:32. I'm obviously not going to be paying this ridiculous charge ( ontop of this it wasnt even me driving the car). Just need some…
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UKCPM invoice for non-display of permit before arriving in post
Hi All, I have read the FAQs and am after some general advice on the next steps. This is all new to me, and I have gone through a steep learning curve over the last few days with respect to private "tickets", but have made some errors along the way regarding appeals. Moved to a new residence, which includes allocated…
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Total Parking Solutions - POPLA appeal – “Partial payment” despite RingGo payments covering stay
Hi all, I have received a PCN from Total Parking Solutions at Harlesden Plaza for alleged “partial payment” and they rejected my appeal; PCN Facts: * One continuous stay: 17:21–19:44 * Two RingGo payments made and acknowledged by Total Parking Solutions: (attached) 17:39–18:39 18:45–19:45 * Operator relies on ANPR…
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Two Council Tickets
Hi all, I live in London and in 2025 had two tickets, one through the post and one on the car. Neither make any sense and I was hoping for some advice as they total £150, which i cant really afford right now. Thats with their 50% discounts. The first was in Wimbledon through Merton Council. I parked in a pedestrial zone.…
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Pay & Display - 15mins after ticket expiry CCTV by Excel
Hope you can help PCN from Excel Parking after being photographed leaving a car park in Grantham St, Lincoln at 2.43, with our ticket expiring at 2.27. Unbeknown to me it was a camera'd-up small car park. Had assumed it was a Warden-patrolled one. Had actually assumed it was a council car park. Is there a scope for…
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Need Advice – Fighting UKCPM PCN at Rathbone Market (110 Barking Road)
Hi all, I’ve just received a County Court Claim Form from UKCPM, issued via the County Court Business Centre, after months of letters from BW Legal. I’ve now acknowledged the claim on MCOL and want to fight this properly — but would really appreciate some outside perspective. Background: * Alleged incident took place at…
