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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 driver paid for 3 hours on street parking in Manchester. Unfortunately they arrived back at my car later than planned - the concert start was…
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Anchor Security via Moorside Legal | 11th May 2026 | Parking in a no parking area
Hi, So Ocean Parking handed me a PCN in April for parking outside of the bay (see photos - it's something plenty have done before there that hasn't led to any reprimand). I consulted a previous thread on Ocean and Metrolink car parks from MSE Forums and the advice seemed to be 'kill it with POPLA'. Here's a TLDR of what I…
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Dcb late discontinuation
hi, I got a ticket some while ago and took advice from you all. As predicted, they left it till late, after lots of answer phone messages and emails basically begging me to phone and ‘make a deal’ (I wonder if a certain fat, orange moron is involved?), then emailed me yesterday to say they were closing the file. No…
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Smart Parking ticket - Asda car park - East Sunday
Good evening, We were visiting family on the south coast over the Easter weekend. The meetup was in Poole on East Sunday. Not knowing the area and where to park, we found an Asda superstore car park located at Boat Quay and parked there. I've just received a Parking Charge Notice (PCN) from Smart Parking, specifically a…
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ECP /DCB LEGAL COURT CLAIM 3
I missed this one.. hands up, just couldnt keep up. I have some discontinued, some that appear to not have been follwed up, some that went wrong and had to be corrected, and yeah, i just missed it. POC are mirror image of the others, AOS sent 13-08-25 Can i ask if the template defense including cause of action…
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Flashpark charge
Hi there. I have a couple of questions regarding a parking charge I received in the post two weeks ago. I've had a Google and the street is on a private residential estate and 'governed by a deed of covenant, administered by trustees.' The letter is from Flashpark and it says the street is permitted parking for residents…
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Whitefield Total Fitness
Hi all, I signed up for a day pass at total fitness Whitefield recently and spent just over 4 hours there. During the initial email enquiry and my time at the gym talking to multiple members of staff they never once mentioned the car park’s time limit or that there is (or isn’t) a system at the gym where I can enter my…
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Ocean Parking Whitefield Metrolink
Just contributing to the threads on here regarding Ocean Parking and Metrolink car parks, particularly people caught out by the No Overnight Parking rule. I'm helping an acquaintance who received a PCN Feb 2025 as the car had been left in the free car park at Whitefield due to the driver missing the last tram home. After…
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Travelodge - Horizon Parking (Parked out of a marked Bay)
Hi, I think I have entered my era of collecting parking tickets. I was doing good for so long lol. Anyway long story short I was staying at Travelodge, ended up parking outside of a marked bay as no spaces were available. I am a blue badge holder and annoyingly 4 cars in the disabled bays didn't even have a disabled badge…
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CEL in-house claim
Hi all, Just firing a quick question, I've been going through a parking dispute with a car park operator, now an 'enforcement' company. Had parked in a pub, not knowing you needed to put reg details into a machine. I've followed all the usual, and I'm at the stage of filing a defence. I just wanted to check a few things -…
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PCNs from CPM for parking in my own space & Letter from BW Legal
Hi all, Long-time reader, first-time poster! I'm not (at this point) looking for any advice (i've read the NEWBIES threads, and have found several other threads relevant to my situation that have been VERY useful) but I figured i'd start a thread to document my situation and the steps i'm taking so that it might help…
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UKCPS/Moorside Legal - Small Claims Court
My wife had a parking fine from UKCPS in January 2024 when she was at the gym, Total Fitness in Wrexham. The gym was busy (as they are in January) and the car park was full, She parked in one of the disabled bays and asked if that was ok with the receptionist, and was told it was. She later received a Notice to Keeper with…
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PREMIER PARK, BW LEGAL court claim 2026
Hi all, I'm looking for some guidance as I deal with my first ever Letter of Claim (from BW legal on behalf of Premier Park) - £170. The alleged contravention is “Not Parked Wholly Within Bay.” It’s been over a year since the supposed incident and there is no photographic evidence included with their letter. At what stage…
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Manchester Airport APOAC
I fear I have made a big error. I picked up my partner from Manchester Airport a few Fridays ago and completely forgot to pay. I remembered on Sunday morning and it wouldn’t let me pay as I’d missed the window. Stupidly, I now realise this was probably the wrong thing to do. I wrote an email to APOAC that very day saying…
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CN appeal to adjudicator – bought car after PCN date, need final sanity check
Hi everyone, I’m in the middle of appealing a council PCN and it has now reached the adjudicator stage. I just want a final sense check before I submit my appeal. Key facts / timeline PCN date: 05/03/2026 I paid for the vehicle: 07/03/2026 (bank transfer proof available) DVLA keeper update processed: 11/04/2026 DVLA…
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Should I pay £170 UKPC debt recovery?
I have a lease car and I received a letter from VW to let me know I need to pay £60 for parking over a line while shopping at Matalan with my baby. I didn’t even realise I was parked over the line due to needing space to take out the baby and the buggy. I ignored the fine as I was so busy. I now have debt recovery letters…
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Smart parking taking me to court - Help!?
My husband has just received a claim form from a parking ticket he apparently got nearly 4 years ago from smart parking out of the blue. Never received any notice or previous letters regarding this that we can remember. Definitely not had anything in the past 3 years since we moved in together. We want to write a defence…
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Should I reply? If so, what should I say?
I received a 'parking charge notice to keeper' from Britannia. It was for a stay of 13 minutes over the 2 hours allowed in a free car park. I appealed, refusing to confirm who was driving. I also asked for details of the signage they were relying on, as well as the landowner's grace period. They have ignored my request for…
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Claim Form Nov 2025_Smart Parking via DCB Legal
Hi all, I’m hoping someone can help me with preparing a defense for
a County Court Claim Form I've recently received from HMCTS regarding a parking
charge. I’ve read through the forum guidance and some of the templates, but I’m still
unsure how to tailor a proper defense to my situation, and I don’t want to get
anything…
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Smart parking/DCB legal court claim
hello, first time posting but have been researching this website almost daily to make sure I am correct with what I am doing. brief explanation of what has happened and where I am at below. May 2022 parked and paid for parking in cash at the on-site payment machine, due to difficulties with the mobile/online payment…
