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Direct Collection Bailiffs Ltd
Is it known how many different car park management companies currently deploy DCB Ltd to chase down alleged parking transgressors on their behalf? As I've dealt first hand with DCB Ltd., and given them a clear understanding of what should and should not be in their correspondence, I know for sure that UK Parking Control…
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First Ever Parking Charge Notice
Dear all, I have read through the newbies thread but I'm still lacking confidence and would like some guidance/support please. I have received a PCN in the post claiming that my car spent nearly 3 hours in a car park which the letter states is over the time limit for St. John's Retail park, which has a lot of different…
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Euro Car Parka dcbl letter
Hello, just reading through advice. My husband parked his van at a Euro car park and didn’t see the van tariff so just paid the car tariff. Ignored the PCN and now have £170 dcbl letter. We have not responded or challenged anything. Are they likely to go away?!
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CCJ set aside of CEL claim
Hello Everyone, I’ve received another letter from DCBL regarding their intention to request a warrant of execution, and I’m unsure how to proceed. Here are the details: On October 2, 2024, I received a letter from DCBL regarding an unpaid CCJ £297(date of judgment 04/07/2024). This was the first time I was made aware of…
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CCJ, no claims forms received, correct address
I have read many threads here but I am yet to come across a case just like mine. I became aware of a ccj (DCBL on behalf of Capital Car Park) against me last week on Thursday 5 February 2026. They obtained the judgement on 3 February 2026. I received no prior particulars of claim, and my address hasn't changed since before…
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Missed documents
Hi. I have not been in the country for the past few months and received letters from DCB Legal with the parking company being park maven. DCB Legal sent a "Letter of Claim" on 12 December 2025 which I was not able to respond to. I recevied a "claim form" dated 23 Jan. There is also a judgement order dated 17 feb 2026…
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CCJ Cancellation - Payment via DCB Legal Portal
Hi everyone, I’ve received a “Judgement for Claimant (in default)” from the Civil National Business Centre (CNBC) regarding a claim by Smart Parking / DCB Legal. The judgement date is 17 February and the amount is £309.98. I don’t have a record of receiving the original Claim Form, but that’s not the main issue. My…
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Looking for Advice – CCJ Issued Despite Appeal and Incorrect Address Used
I’m hoping someone can advise me, as I’ve read the Newbies thread but I’m getting a little lost with the amount of information. In January 2024, I received a debt recovery letter from DRP stating that I owed £170 to Smart Parking for an unpaid parking charge. This was the first correspondence I had ever received about the…
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Ccj judgement advised by text, no paperwork or reason
Hi, hoping someone can advise ASAP regarding a text I received last week saying I had a ccj, amount and phone number to pay. I started to ignore as a scam but checked register and found there was a new ccj. I'm stunned as no paperwork ever received from this company, but see that my old address which I left 18 months ago…
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Leeds Bradford airport no stopping question
Such is my luck. My car was used today to drop two people off at Leeds Bradford airport. Unfortunately they took a wrong turn, and ended up in the meet and greet carpark. They stopped and the passengers got out. Then drove through the meet and greet carpark to exit as he thought it would be better than reversing back out…
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National car parks (Moorside Legal Services LTD) Court claim
Hi Seems i have recieved a letter of claim, is this valid, i dont think they would use HM courts. If so just wanted to confirm the next steps, loink to thread. date of service is 5 days after issue date so I must send back by 15.02. Also do I need to put my income and employee details am very uncomfortable with this. Thanks
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UKCPM DRP Final Notice
Hi all, Looking for advice on whether I should pay or fight this PCN — today is the last “deadline” given by Debt Recovery Plus (DRP) before they say it may escalate further. Summary of Situation: * The PCN was issued by UKCPM. * The parking site now uses ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition). * I parked there for 40…
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Azure Parking Fine
Hi, I’ve read the newbies thread and a couple of others and I’m still quite confused. I received a parking fine today for the St Peters way car park in Northampton which is run by azure and has a free 2 hour stay. The fine was for an overstay, I had to go onto their website to find I have overstayed by less than 10 minutes…
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Issue with PCN from Britannia Parking
Hi guys, Newbie here, and yes I've read through the guides however I'm not sure if this scenario is covered. I received a parking charge from Britannia Parking for overstaying the allowed time of 2 hours - date of contravention was 02/02/2026, date of first letter was 09/02/2026. A guy I used to work with started a parking…
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Total Carpark PCN
I parked in a Parkonomy carpark in Manchester - the same one I park in every week. The only option to pay is via the app. There are no machines or alternative ways to pay. I tried to pay for the parking on this particular day and the card payment was declined on the app. I tried 3 different cards in total - all declined. I…
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Advice on Paying PCN
Hi, I have CCJs less than 2 years under my name and just recently got a PCN I believe CCJs will last longer on my credit file compared with the PCN Is it advisable to pay the PCN or just wait for it to drop from my file? //tksnota
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Smart Parking / DCB Legal county court claim
Hi everyone, I am the registered keeper and the defendant (my husband was driving and I was not present). We have just received a few days ago, a County Court Claim Form from the Civil National Business Centre (CNBC). Details:
- Claimant: Smart Parking Ltd
- Solicitor: DCB Legal Ltd - Location: Cardiff Gate Retail Park –…
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Missed mediation
This discussion was created from comments split from: Missed mediation.
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Parking charge notice
Hi I received a letter saying 'Your Parking Charge' from GroupNexus. saying i parked at a hospital on the 27th February 2026 and did not pay. I received the letter on the 13/03/2026 which is 15 days. I had been to my Doctors and received stressful information and had to get a urgent blood test. i went to the hospital very…
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ANPR Double dipping PCN
Hi all, I have unfortunately been sent a PCN in the post and this is a “double
dipping” scenario. I would be very grateful for any feedback on my proposed
appeal below. Thank you for taking the
time to read. The car park in question is next to a number of retails
shops and not too far from a train station. I have not been…
