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Breaking news! ZZPS now an SRA regulated law firm
Info passed to me by @troublemaker22: ZZPS is now a law firm regulated by the SRA. The ZZPS legal practice will be headed in the New Year by barrister Scott Wilson who is stepping down from his role as head of legal at CEL in order to take up the post.
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Tesco parking fine by Horizon Parking more than 28 days old, issued after 28days
Hi, I have a company car and a Parking Charge Notice was issued to our company. The notice was dated 21st September, with the alleged breach occurring on 15th August at Tesco by Horizon Parking. Normally, we would have appealed immediately (as advised in the “newbie” section), on the basis that the notice was issued 28…
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New Trafford Council Yellow Box PCN
Hi, I have just successfully appealed Airport Drop off/pick up charges thanks to help from this site. I have now unfortunately received a yellow box pcn from Trafford Council. The evidence is compelling, but can anyone see any irregularities with the issuing of it, which can be used for an appeal. Registration number is…
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PCN received for driving in a bus lane but issued 16 days after the offence. isn't it 14 day limit?
I took a wrong turn and drove in a bus lane on 6th December, got a ticket from Cov City council for it today 23rd December. The date of notice is 22/12/25 which is 16 days after the offence. Isn't there a rule that they must issue within 2 weeks? If so, what do I need to do to get it cancelled? Thanks
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Court Claim from DCB Legal - just double checking I'm doing everything correct
I've received a court claim and am just filing my defence for the MCOL but wanted to check I'm doing everything correctly please. I have copied the 10 paragraph statement I found in the forum and am currently drafting paragraph 3 so some advice on my paragraph 3 would be greatly appreciated. Here are the details of my…
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County court Claim form, DCB legal, the airport pub Manchester
Hi All, Back in 2023 I parked and paid at the airport pub in Manchester. Some time after I started to receive those ridiculous looking debt collection letters saying “pay now” and “if you don’t pay, we’ll take it away”. I of course ignored those, but have recently received a letter of claim from DCBlegal (also ignored, I…
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Manchester Airport APCOA fine incoming
Hi All, I've recently started driving for Uber (3 months). Ive made dozens of trips to Manchester Airport and paid every single drop off and pick up fee. However, on Friday just gone I had two drop offs and one pick up and completely forgot to pay these ones. I realised yesterday (Sunday), logged in, but the visits had…
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Defence against UK PARKING CONTROL LIMITED
Hi, We received a claim form from UK parking control limited union house for parking in a designated disabled persons parking place without displaying a badge it was in a retail park and unfortunately we did not appeal to the retail park before it got to this stage - the issue was the weather was horrific that day and the…
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Final Defence Draft - Pls Help
Below is the POC on my Tribunal claim form. The issue date was 21/03/2025 and I already submitted an acknowledgement of Service on 08/04/2025.The claimant is Parkingeye Ltd and the address for sending documents and payments is dcb legal. * The Defendant (D) is indebted to the Claimant (C) for a Parking Charge(s) issued to…
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Creative/CEL making it even harder to log an appeal
This is nuts With Civil Enforcement Ltd you now to have submit the PCN details then verify your email address and then await an email with instructions on how to log an appeal what on earth is that all about- Their website used to be Ok and easy to log stuff but this just seems nuts I dont think i have every come across…
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Advice: NPC/DCBLegal Money Claim Received
Hi All, towards the end of September last year I booked an overnight stay in an Airbnb, which was an apartment with an National Parking Control (NPC) Group managed communal car park. The owner of the property provided a parking permit which I displayed in my windscreen whilst parked in the appropriate bay. A while after my…
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I drove through Gatwick airport red route by mistake do I have to pay the fine ?
Hello I'm new to this forum and nice to meet you all I've tried to research about the red route fines but can't seem to get my head round if I have grounds to appeal or not . I was in the wrong lane on the Gatwick roundabout and had no choice but to go left into Gatwick I was panicking and couldn't find anywhere to turn…
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Missed the appeal window on Horizon Parking PCN
Hello, I received a PCN from Horizon Parking on 20th November 2025 but placed it on my desk and completely forgot to send my appeal within 28 days. Since it is now past the appeal deadline, I'm unclear on what the recommended steps to take are. Should I just ignore any subsequent letters/threats that come through?
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Euro car park fine
Hi all, I'm looking for advice on whether I have grounds to appeal a fine at one of euro car parks in Birmingham. On 6/12 I entered said car park (weather was absolutely pouring down) on entering the car park I noticed the sign CCTV in operation, you can also see my vehicle wipers in motion. I went to pay but there was no…
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APCOA fine Stansted Airport drop off
Hi, we received a fine after forgetting to pay the drop off fee until a few days later, it was a very early morning drop off! It's a lease car so not the registered keeper and they have passed on the fine to us. My question is can I still appeal not being the registered keeper? I couldn't find any info in other threads…
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Horizon non compliant NTK under POFA
Hello all, Great work to all the tireless mods here helping smash the racket. I was here many years ago and back for the same reason. Thought I'd post here for future people joining and to check a few things. I've read everything thoroughly, particularly Horizon. Who seem to be pushing a lot of appeals to POPLA even non…
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ES PARKING, GLADSTONES court claim 2025
Struggling how to word a response in to the template for section 3. Any help would be greatly appreciated. E S Parking Enforcement Ltd Parked at Holmes Mill Clitheroe Lancashire [Images redacted for personal information by Forum Team]
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Is this worth appealing?
My wife went to a local retail park with the kids and parked in this bay. As the picture shows, she didn't quite line up with the bay. I'm not sure if it matters, but the bay is the last in the row, so no other vehicles are being affected by this. I accept that this falls within the definition of not parking within the…
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Parking Fine - DCBL Legal Court Case Upcoming
Afternoon all, a topic which I know has been covered on this forum a good few times, but every case has nuances so sharing mine to hopefully build a consensus from those who have experienced this process. The background... My local pub decided to implement parking controls as its based near the M5 and has limited parking…
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Excel parking fines at the property I live in
I live in an apartment building that has underground gated carpark. I have a permit to park there as part of my rent. The permit slid off my dashboard and I didn’t drive for 2 days and got 2 fines. I have previously proven to them that I have a valid permit but they don’t care as it wasn’t displayed. I’ve already sent an…
