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Rejection of representation
Hi again. I received a PCN from London Borough of Hounslow. I do deliveries with a van(goods vehicle) which means I am not failing to comply. Then I appealed without any documents and they sent this. Then I sent the proofs that the driver is a courier and was entering the road to do some deliveries. Then they rejected…
Parking ticket ?!
I feel a little duped. Have made mistakes before and happily paid my fine but this feels a little hard to swallow. Parked a considerable way out from an event to make sure I wasn't parking on the single or double yellows or where parking suspended signs were but still got done for section 27 parking adjacent to a dropped…
PCN Defence Check - BW Legal
Hi all, Please please help and check my defence. I am furious at ArmTrac and BWLegal. I hope the defence speaks for itself. Any advice is much appreciated and I'll keep you updated until the end of this fight. Many thanks in advance. 3. The Defendant arrived at Sennan Beach Car Park at 1055 on XX XX 2023 and used the…
Defence Letter (G24 / DCB Legal): help needed with paragraphs relating to the facts of my case
Hi all, I received a Claim Form and I submitted Acknowledgment of Service on 22/04/2025. Now I need to write my Defence. Looking through the sticky Announcement for NEWBIES, I know I need to use the template letter but also need to add a couple of paragraphs directly relating to the fact of my case. This is what I am…
Gladstones Text - Scotland
Hi there, Looking for some advice here please? I stay in Scotland and have this morning somehow received a text message from Gladstones solicitors for a Letter Before Claim. No letter has however arrived in the post from them. I have logged into the portal (not sure if I should have) and it seems to relate to a parking…
Need help with the Defence Letter
Dear Friends I am writing to seek assistance regarding the Defence Letter. My wife holds a contract with a parcel delivery company as a courier but I primarily handle the deliveries as we are allowed to. She is the registered keeper of the van by the way and I am the main driver. I was the one driving the vehicle and she…
UPDATE - CLAIM FORM RECIEVED: ECP - BP Hatton Cross Overstayed
Here is another one :cry: Thank you guys in advance! - Driver is a PCO/minicab driver and stayed here to use toilet and figured they will wait here until the passengers are ready at Heathrow to pick them up. - Driver didn't know there was any limits of 30 minutes. - RK received the PCN. Of course I will follow the…
Parkmaven alleged overstay
Hi, I have received an invoice from ParkMaven about an alleged overstay, which it’s actually true. I believe I paid for 10 or 11 hours (don’t remember exactly), and this was done via a third party website (YourParkingSpace). I received an email to confirm the transaction and the booking confirmation by YourParkingSpace.…
Newbie, sorry, feeling a little overwhelmed
Hi all, I did read the “read first section” but found it so overwhelming, so sorry about this. I honestly don’t know where to start and would just like to ask for a gentle push as what to do first. I received a letter this morning from the Civil National Business Centre stating that I owe them money for a parking charge.…
Brittania Parking Waitrose
Hi All Received this from Brittania Parking. Anything i can do about it, as the signs were not really clear. Can anyone help?
Does POFA apply if no parking actually occurred?
I am a newbie, but have read the newbie FAQs and looked at a few threads, but still have a few questions. I received parking charge from UKPC as the registered vehicle owner, but was not the driver at the time of incident. The incident involved entering a car park to pick up a teenage child from the Gym in a car park that…
2 parking tickets chase from Moorside Legal
Hello, I have received a beautiful letter from Moorside Legal that ive got 2 unpaid tickets. They have only decided now that its 2 tickets. It is was only 1 and they just added another one. Is this a stag where I should reply to them now? Please advise or send any relevant links? Thank you
Euro Car Parks Ltd reported to ICO over DSAR breach.
The more one has to deal with PPCs such as Euro Car Parks Ltd (ECP) the more perplexing and frustrating the situation becomes. Last Tuesday, i made a series of DSAR requests to a series of PPC's and their partner agencies. All acknowledged, except Direct Collection Bailiffs and DCB Legal (no surprises there). The…
Euro Car Parks - Rodney Street, Wigan - Discontinued
I received a letter of claim from DCB Legal Ltd a few days ago for a so called parking offence dating back to February 2020. I replied via email as per the newbies thread, stating that I was not the driver, I have no recollection of the incident. They replied with: "We now respond to the same as follows. For clarity, this…
ANPR photos
Hi all, I posted a few weeks ago and you were really helpful so hoping for some more advice please. I was sent a PCN a year ago which I’m currently still fighting. At the moment I’m waiting for a reply to my subject access request after receiving a letter before claim from Gladstone Solicitors. However, I’ve noticed…
CUP Enforcement - PCN - Appeal Rejected
Hi, I received a PCN from C.U.P Enforcement on the 2nd of January relating to a contravention on the 2nd of December and used the ‘blue template’ in the newbies thread to appeal the charge using the C.U.P website on the 3rd of January. Today, I got a rejection of that appeal (The text from the letter is below). What is my…
DCB Legal BPG Ltd - CCJ Claim Defence Assistance Please
Hi Everyone, I am following the process outlined on this forum to formulate a defence and I would welcome your feedback/guidance. Thank you for all the resources that you have made available to me, this is much appreciated! Case dates: N1SDT Claim Form Issue date: 10 Apr 2025 Claimant: Britannia Parking Group Ltd with DCB…
G24/DCB Legal - Claim Form Received - Meadowhall Retail
Hi All, I have a very similar case to the below thread in the sense that it is the same location, same contravention reason, same claim form date and dealing with the same companies. However, a key difference is I have not yet got the landowner to cancel the fine, but I did submit the request today.…
MET Southgate Stansted - POPLA APPEAL SUCCESSFUL
Hello again, I am back with another. This time I am the RK and the vehicle in question is out on rent. I appealed to MET as RK without telling them who the driver was. As usual, they rejected saying the land was not subject to statutory control. Now I am at POPLA stage. I understand the land is not 'relevant' so keeper…
Excel - Car Park with Two Schemes- "Wrong" Ticket Displayed
I parked at Burton upon Trent railway station where the car park is covered by two schemes: Excel Parking and East Midlands Railway. There are no physical barriers between the two areas, in fact I am still not clear which spaces are which! I bought and displayed a ticket from an EMR machine. I thought I was in an EMR bay…

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