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submitting defence to a UKPC claim
Hi Thank you for your continuous hard work on the forum. I am in the process of submitting my defence against a claim where my vehicle was parked at residential parking area without a permit. I was visiting a friend late in the evening and the section I had parked in had no signs so I assumed it would be fine. I received a…
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Son and CCJ for parking fine
Hello I am new my son found out he had a CCJ for a parking fine last week it happened a year ago when his ex borrowed his car with his permission he had moved out but let her use the car unfortunately he did not update the V5 and he moved home, he never received any paperwork car went back to the finance company and house…
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DCB Legal (Euro Car Parks) CNBC Claim Defence Help
Hi All Thanks for the pages and pages of helpful advice I have used here over the years I have received a CNBC claim form for 2 PCNs issued back in 2022 and have followed the advice in Newbies and have submitted my AOS through MCOL. I am looking for any advice or feedback on drafting my defence. I have included my draft…
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PCN Parking Eye Retail Park - Help
Hi MSE community, First of all apologies in advance if this thread has been covered somewhere before but I would greatly appreciate some thoughts/advice. I have a PCN originally from Parking Eye for a retail park in the London Area. This was issued as I had stayed in a FREE parking area for longer than the 'allowable'…
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DCBL Parking Defence
Good Afternoon All, First of all - thanks to all who help others.. this forum has been a major help. I have sent off the AOS.. I am currently drafting a defence (I've took some parts from other threads and will of couse use all the paragraphs and layout from the defence template). The main defence is around 1. Signage…
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Email response effectiveness
Hi all, I've been through this process before, taken it all the way to court and won! This one is a little different and is also during the age of much expanded access to the specialist knowledge I think the 'legal' firms hold over many of us. What I'd like to ask is, has anyone succeeded in using AI to help in their…
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Apcoa Penalty Notice
Dear All, I think i understand most of the intricacies of this parking forum and have indeed used it many times, so thank you, but i have one question. If, specifically Apcoa Penalty Notices, time out after 6 months and never go any further, why do we not just ignore them from day 1? It seems that there is an awful lot of…
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Highview Parking Ltd Claim Form - Defence Help - DCB LEAGAL,
Hi all, Thanks for all the assistance you provide on these PCN issues. The bailiff letters can be daunting so it’s a relief to know knowledgeable people are willing to help deal with these bullies! I’m new to the forum and have put together my defence after reading the newbies thread and quite a few Highview court claim…
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Challanging parking ticket issed by Med Parking in Stansted Mcdonalds Starbucks Southgate park
I just wanted to say thanks to this forum I have beat MET parking at POPLA using all the info from this site. I just wanted to post my story incase anyone else has the same situation Southgate park is ''2 carparks'' but with only 1 entry /exit its such a scam! So I parked at southgate park starbucks and walked next door to…
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Fine for wrong car park code
Hi Everyone, I accidentally paid to park in the wrong carpark, the carpark name came up on pay by phone but the location number was different, They said it’s my responsibility to make sure the details are correct, when I contacted the other carpark whom I paid but didn’t park on their land for a refund they dismissed my…
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Quick LTN question
Hi there, Recently got caught in a LTN. I was fully aware of rules but thought a right turn was permissible due to roadworks. I've been out of the country for six weeks during which the originally PCN came. I obviously could not pay or respond. Now I have a charge certificate for £195. I have two quick questions: 1. Can I…
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UK Parking Control
Hi All A newbie to your site and hoping someone can provide some advice. Yesterday (29.05.25) we received a Final reminder and a £100 charge for parking out of hours in a retail park (son eating takeaway and he says he did not see any warning signs as it was pitch black - no excuse i suppose!). Letter was dated 14.05.25.…
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DCB LEGAL LTD. Letter Of Claim
Good Afternoon, Looking for advise. Ive followed the newbies thread until now but getting a littel confused. (Appolagies) I have been issued a Letter of claim for parking in a disabled bay. I never recieved anything in the post until debt collecters sent them, no PCN was ever recieved. I responded to the letter before…
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NCP/Greater Anglia parking offence - first notice/contact was from Debt Collection Company
Firstly, apologies if it is covered in the newbie thread but
after reading it, I wasn’t sure what to do in our slightly complicated case. We have just received (on 24/05/25) a Debt Collection letter
dated 14/05/25 from Trace Debt Recovery for a PCN issued by NCP/Greater Anglia
for a parking offence on 13/02/25. This is the…
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UKCPS - Moorside Legal Defence
Hi All, A few weeks ago I received a claim form on behalf of Moorside legal chasing 2 UKCPS PCNs. I have filed my AoS, I have spent this week writing and copying over my defence and just have a few questions before I submit. 1. Is the claimaint UKCPS or Moorside Legal? 2. I have copied from sections from 3 threads and just…
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Debt collects - Debt Recovery Plus from overstaying at the dentist.
Hi - have a letter demanding £170 from Debt Recovery Plus for a parking notice from Euro Car Parks. I had a dentist appointment on the 15/10/24 which went wrong and my 1-hour appointment turned to 2.5 hours. I appealed, appealed with POPLA, all rejected. I even sent a letter-headed email from my dental practise as evidence…
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Apcoa POPLA appeal - parking paid
Hi, apologies if this has been covered elsewhere but I've been through lots and lots of posts and can't see it. I have been issued with a Parking Charge Notice by Apcoa for parking at a station car park even though I have proof from the app that I paid it. My appeal to Apcoa was rejected, incredibly. I am now appealing to…
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DCLB Legal Defence - Britannia Parking
Morning Slightly overwhelmed. Issue date 5th December. Did AOS so think I have until January 7th to submit defence although would like to do this by COP Thursday latest to ensure I receive acknowledgement. Preparing my defence and to clarify I just adjust paragraph 2 and 3? I am not even sure what to put it was so long…
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Default CCJ - Old Address - Own Parking Space - Consecutive Days Multiple PCNs
Hi all, First of all, thank you so much for the community effort spent on creating the “Newbies Guide”. I just wished I had come across with it earlier. I have found out, running a credit score, that I have a CCJ issued against me for an old address; CCJ dated in April 2025; the 30 days of judgement period is gone;…
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ParkMaven Premier Inn Newark
HI All, Great site , followed through the stickies with the standard appeal not naming the driver , got a letter through the post from a lovely company called Park Maven , I did park in the car park there for 17 minutes as I was trying to book a room at Premier Inn for the night on my drive back North, however the prices…
