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What do I do now?
Hey everyone, I received this letter today from CST law complaining about a debt that I had with smart parking originally. I had received letters from debt collector to which I ignored as I saw on the internet that it wouldn’t escalate to anything. Almost a year later from the ‘incident’ happening I’ve received this…
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£650 charge! Unpaid fine due to change of address
Hello experts, I need advice please. Long story short, I moved to a new property last year and less than a month later, I changed my address with the DVLA on my driving licence. I did however forget to change my address on my logbook, in truth I didn't even know that I needed to change it as I was under the impression…
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Euro Parking Services PCN, Gladstones letter before claim
Hello everyone! First of all, I would like to say a big thank you to the people that help around here! I find it trully amazing. Now, I received a PCN from Euro Parking Services in August last year. I appealed and tried to get it cancelled but with no luck. This was for parking on a "Parking for patrons whilst on the…
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Help need with claim defense urgent.
I tried to park van in euro car park when I enter there was no space at the ground level, so I tried to go one level down but again it was very congested and there no reasonable space to park van, so I decided to move out. When I tried to up to take exit the van got stuck because of very narrow exit bay. It became very…
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Parking Eye PCN - Lease company paid the fee
Hi, on Friday I was at a family members' party at a hotel, Wednesday this week I get an email from my lease company saying I got a charge notice and they paid it. The email says if I dispute the charge and win, I should tell the lease company and they'll refund me the charge. I presume they're going to direct debit my bank…
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Trace Debt Recovery
Hello, I have just received a letter addressed to my Business but at the wrong address, (the letter was handed to me by the guy that does actually live there). The vehicle in question was kept there in a yard for a while which is where they must have got the address from. It is from a Trace Debt recovery claiming I owe…
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PCN for no payment, letter before claim received from gladstones
Hi there, I have read the newbies thread, attempted to communicate with the landowner and had my response to the letter before claim rejected by gladstones. This is in relation to a car park i entered for 20 minutes (plus 30 seconds) to pick some people up, whilst there I tried for about 10 minutes to pay for an hours…
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TfL Box Junction penalty
Advising someone on this matter: He crossed a box junction and stopped - literally (correct use of the word) - for no more than two seconds. The penalty is £160 reduced to £80 if paid within 14 days. Is this worth contesting?
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Parking charge notice, vehicle control services limited
I've recently recieved 2 parking fines for parking on private land without a permit. I was given permission from a shop who used to own it but now the circumstances have changed without me knowing. I'd of paid the fine but what they have done is to issue me 2 tickets within the space of a couple of hours. When seeing the…
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Saba parking fine... but no Saba sign!
Hi all, any guidance appreciated... I was parked for a short amount of time on the approach road to Finchley Central station car park - exactly where the Mercedes is in this Streetview image (https : //!!!!!!.com/ycmjrhvy) - and received a fine for "Failing to display a valid staff E-permit". I previously had a permit but…
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Civil Enforcement LTD defence statement
Hi Guys, I have been issued a claim from Civil Enforcment limited. Claim was issued 28/10/2025 AOS was submitted on MCOL 02/11/2025 Particulars of claim: Claim for money relating to a parking charge for breach of contract terms/conditions for parking in a private car park (cp) managed by claimant . Drivers may only park…
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Group Nexus – Waterfields Retail Park Watford – keys locked in car, genuine breakdown (help needed)
Hi all, I’m new here and this is my first parking charge, so I’m trying to figure out what to do. On 11/11/25 I parked at Waterfields Retail Park, Watford. The car park has a 2-hour limit. I arrived at 12:05 pm and planned to leave around 12:50 pm. When I put my shopping bag on the passenger seat (with my car keys inside),…
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Euro car parks & dcb legal witness statement help.
Have been using the site for guidance so far for a parking charge from April 21. i wasn’t the driver of the car at the time and was wondering what my best options for my witness statement would be for this situation. I’m at the N180 stage and just about to email my copies to the court and dcb.
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NPC DBCL Claim
Good afternoon everyone, And thanks to all contributors for their unevaluable inputs, in particular the regular ones. Conscious same information is often repeated over and over I spent a fair amount of time on the forum doing my homework but would like your thoughts on my case to be sure I'm on the right path. A bit of…
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Euro Car Parks/DCB Legal - Defence help
Hi all, I am looking to use a standard defence template (the one in the post by shahib_02) for a court claim from Euro Car Parks/DCB Legal for reason "Your Vehicle Was Parked Longer Than The Maximum Period Allowed". The "pcn" was from 2022 from Priory Retail Park in Colliers Wood London - granted I incorrectly ignored a…
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Moorside Legal- question about timeframes
Hello all- thanks for the wealth of inform on this site, it’s very useful and reassuring to know so many people are fighting these scams successfully! I have a question about Moorside legal and time frames in which they tend to reach each stage. I had a letter of claim dated 6th June this year, I replied via email as per…
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APCOA - Triple threat
Slightly odd situation, looking for welcome advice. I have trawled through the forums and as you will see I'm mid-process with some of this, but it keeps getting stranger. All tickets received at Chiltern Rail - Haddenham & Thame Parkway car park. Disclaimer - I am aware some of this is my fault. The first two PCN's were…
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POFA compliant from Horizon?
A family member has fallen foul of a Horizon Parking trap. It is in the process of being appealed but given recent forum threads about the scammer's parking notices not being POFA compliant could I ask forum regulars to cast an eye over the back of the notice and comment on whether it fails to comply or not Many thanks
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Bank Park Management & DCB Legal County Claim
Hi, I am starting the process, so any advice, review and help along the way would be greatly appreciated. Chronology to date: 1 - Received claim form from DCBL 2 - Filed an AOS on moneyclaim well within 14 days of the issue date. 3 - Starting to draft my defence to below. Particulars of Claim states: 1. The Defendant (D)…
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Horizon | Gladstones | Court
Hi, Couple of questions if I may. I'm preparing a defence for a claim by Horizon/Gladstones for a parking overstay. On the day in question, my wife parked in a supermarket car park, shopped at the supermarket (we have evidence) and came to visit me in a nearby hospital. I was in intensive care at the time (fully…
