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Smart Parking/DCB Legal new tactic, no option of appeal?
Last weekend I received a letter from Debt Recovery Plus seeking £170 for an alleged contravention from 2 months ago without any prior communication from Smart Parking. Verbatim from the letter: We are Debt Recovery Plus, we have been instructed to recover your debt. Our records show this parking charge has not been paid.…
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Ready to Defend! Southgate Park MET McDonalds
Hi. Our MET debacle has now gone on and on since August 2024! I emailed them (on behalf of my wife - who is the registered keeper of the vehicle) to try and get them to see sense. Obviously, over the time I've had to research the fraudulent MET activities, I'm not surprised that they didn't listen to reason. However, I…
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Euro Car Parks Appeal Rejected - Please Help
Hi, I'm new here so hello! I feel bad to ask for help so soon. I parked in a euro car park in Nottingham 11th April 2026. I parked for 17 minutes. I entered my reg into the payment machine upon my return but it said I did not need to pay and to leave the car park. It would not give me an option to pay. I took a photo of…
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Smart Parking claim via DCB Legal
So today I have had the claim form from HM Courts and Tribunal Services come through of a parking ticket I received 3 Years ago I tried to appeal it with smart parking as soon as they sent the ticket (08/05/23)but they threw it out. I parked in a disabled bay with my aunt and we displayed her blue badge we were in the shop…
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CEL - Letter before action
Hi! I have received a letter before action from CEL. Well 2 actually, for the same PCN because they are completely incompetent. Anyway, I've read the newbies thread and various other posts, but I can't seem to find the email address I should be sending a response about the LBA (LBC) to. I believe it's their internal…
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Help with template defence on Paragrath 3
Hello, I am using the template on the main page however I need some help writing my defence Im not sure how to I was not the driver, the vehicle is actually a licenced taxi, once the taxi dropped off at the terminal went to the BP Garage to refuel, garage was very busy the driver got a coffee a snack used the toilet in…
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Court claim for £900 for 3 old PCNs
Hello, I’ve recently received a court claim for around £900 for some parking fines. These fines date back to 2020 where I was at my gym and all three are within 2 weeks. I can’t remember why I wouldn’t have put my reg in the machine (maybe it was broke) but I paid for my membership. I can’t remember if I received the…
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DCB Legal/MET Parking claim received
Hi guys/girls, My friend has received claim form Issue date 05/08/2025 (attached here) We have filed AoS using MCOL on 14/08/2025. She is registered keeper (driver wasn't reported yet) I was the driver. We need help with this case if possible.... Thank you very much
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DCB Legal Ltd / Baysentry Solutions: CCJ Set-Aside Help — CitiPark Car Park
Hi all, I’m looking for advice on a private parking CCJ and my application to set it aside. Background I received a CCJ from a private parking operator relating to parking charges at a car park I used regularly. At the time, I was a frequent user of that car park and had over 50 parking sessions before and after the dates…
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DCB Legal - CCJ Defence settlement - What next?
Apologies if this has already been asked I have looked but couldn't find clear advice. Firstly I have only discovered this forum and have not used the advice / templates from this template so I am just looking to know how screwed I am and should I pay the settlement. BACKGROUND I live in an apartment that has a public…
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CCJ claimant DCB Legal for Smart Parking
Hi, I received on Saturday 9th May 2026 the following in relation to two ‘fines’ from the same car park in October 2023. The car was on a ‘whitelist’ with Smart Parking (whilst on a private plate) at the location but the plate was taken off the car a few days before the first ‘fine’ as was intending to sell the car and…
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CCJ - Dcb Legal/Smart parking - advice please
Hi, Any advice would be much appreciated. I moved address a few months ago and have been collecting any post from old address from resident(parent). Yesterday I was passed this claim form below, spoke to the resident(parent) of old address, who said it only arrived in a big pile of letters 2 days earlier, saying post…
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Another out of the blue CCJ from DCBL.
Just received an out of the blue CCJ letter from DCBL without any prior contact or letters. Checked credit file and indeed there is now a CCJ... Read through the newbies thread, and hopefully have started this the right way... Contacted CNBC yesterday at 8:30am on the dot and managed to get straight through. I was told it…
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CCJ set aside
Hi folks, I have this witness statement sent to court with a court hearing on 22nd April 2026. Everything has been already sent to the court in August 2025. Is there anything else I need to do or be aware of for the court hearing itself? Anything to add in my WS (however it already been sent to the court, can an amendment…
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CCJ Sent to Old Address - advice
Hi everyone, Last week my partner received a text from Empira Ltd, acting on behalf of Gladstones in relation to an alleged debt of £240.88. She responded to Empira who confirmed yesterday that a CCJ had been issued against her by gladstones on 22.01.26, in relation to an alleged parking offence on 24.06.25. We had not…
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CCJ Issued to old address, unsure how to proceed
Morning guys, Apologies, am new to the thread so let me know if this has been answered elsewhere. On 12/07/2025, I parked at a Euro Car Parks spot. I entered my reg, paid the £20 for 24 hours parking, displayed my ticket and left before time was up. Then received a fine to my current address for having not paid. I sent ECP…
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DCBL Debt Collectors 3 claims and one already went to CCJ
Unfortunately I missed a letter and lost the chance to ‘acknowledge ‘a claim against me. The claim is for a parking charge with SMART PARKING which was £60 and now has got to £275 with unreasonable charges.... if i have the judgement set asside i will still have to pay 300 and fight it. It makes more sense to just pay DCBL…
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2 CCJ Claims for the same ticket - Help
So I had a claim for a parking ticket, a private land ticket from May 2021. My car was a lease hire and the claim was for £306. Three days later my husband receives a claim in his name for the same ticket and his amount was £267, same company, Smart Parking and same legal team. Then we discover they have registered a CCJ…
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Asda Parkingeye PCN
We have received a PCN for Asda Peterborough. Its 2 hours for free. It says to call into the store if you need more time. I am going to write to Asda to ask them to intervene but wondered if i need to refer to the driver as ‘the driver’ when writing to Asda? Brief facts… My husband was unwell on the day. He suspected he…
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UKCPS / Moorside Legal County Court Claim — Non-PoFA NTK but PoFA Sch 4 cited in Particulars — Defen
Hi all, first time poster here and would really appreciate your help as it's causing me distress. I have a County Court Claim issued against me by UKCPS Limited via Moorside Legal and I need help drafting my Defence. Deadline is 17 June 2026. The facts: I am the registered keeper of a vehicle parked at Crescent Gardens Pay…
