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Zzps ticket
Hello, I have received a parking fine on private land, I had parked in a loading bay because there was absolutely no parking available whatsoever around me and all of the disabled bay’s were full with some not even displaying blue badge’s. I parked in the loading bay and displayed my blue badge but later received a fine in…
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DCBL notice of debt recovery re penalty notice from Eurocarparks of June 2022
Hello there, Got the above notice from DCB regarding a parking charge notice of June 2022, which at the time I was informed was part of a scam so I ignored it. I'm quoting the letter: "A Supreme Court ruling of November 2015 reinforced that is lawful for parking operator to pursue payment of a correctly issued unpaid…
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PCN issued for over time at car park
Hi All, I recently parked on private land and paid the fee, I knew I was going to be late as I waas stuck at the bank, so tried to extend on the tap2park app and by text, unfortunately the car park code wasn't on the text or app for me to extend. I was around 16 mins late and I have texts to prove I tried to contact them…
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UKPS Leamington Spa - PCN
Hi, I've received a PCN from UKPS for my vehicle claiming to park on one of the premises that they monitor. The car was on the forecourt of a building for <1 min whilst two passengers got out (there is photographic evidence of this with timestamp) I have used the forum for advice as to how to appeal the PCN and I have sent…
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Smart Parking - do I have a leg to stand on?
Parked up, attempted to put in 3 hours (£1 per hour) worth of change into the machine but would only let me put in £2.50 worth of change. So in my mind, I had 2 and a half hours. This is what happens at other car parks in the area. Now had a parking charge saying I didn’t pay enough. I was there for 2 hours and 19 minutes.…
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Civil Enforcement PCN internal appeal unsuccessful
Hi, Hoping for some advice. I received a PCN from civil enforcement after we parked in the carpark of a restaurant we visited. There was a sign outside saying permit holders only, and only for the use of patrons, and there was one inside about parking too, so I asked the staff who said I don't need to give my registration…
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First parking/dcbl notice of debt recovery
Hi all I am not new to dealing with parking companies however it’s the first time I have had a ticket for a car I lease via my employers Sal sac scheme. Our office manager is now panicking about ‘bailiffs coming round’ so ideally I need to get them to send these letters to me. Is it simply a case of copying the template in…
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Trafford Council (Trafford MBC) - Charge Certificate - Match Day Restricted Streets
Good morning all, I received a council parking ticket some months ago and, following advice on here, submitted the appeal below. Subsequently the appeal was rejected and I now have a Charge Certificate for £105. Can you please advise what I need to do? Do I just await the next stage and perhaps go to court? Initially, I…
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CPM / BWLegal small claims court PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL PARKING HELP!
Hi all, I need help as I am being taken to court by CPM for a private parking fine. I used to live in a residence where there is a gated car park managed by CPM, and the residence offers 50£/month parking permit, though there is no mention of parking in the lease. There is also no detail about temporary parking for…
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DCBL - Debt Recovery Letter Received
Hi, Apologies if this is in the wrong place or against any kind of forum guidelines. I tried searching for similar threads but the search just kept erroring and timing out for some reason. I (in my wife's name) have received a letter from DCBL (Direct Collection Bailiffs Ltd) regarding an unpaid parking charge from 2 years…
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MET PARKING - late appeal
I appealed late as the keeper of the vehicle. They refused it based on it being late and have said they will not give a POPLA code since we appealed late. It has now escalated to debt recovery. Is there any way of appealing this if it’s passed the 28days and would anyone know if there are any options beside paying? The…
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Appeal help please
Hi , I've tried to read though everything but my brains overloaded so any help would be appreciated 🙂. I got a parking ticket in my partners car , for over saying by 37 minutes. (Total stay 3hr 37) I paid £3.30 which was the exact price for 4 hours (so I thought ) . I hadn't realised there was 2 sets of prices based on…
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Notice of Debt Recovery (Bristol Airport) stopping in a zone where stopping is prohibited
I recieved this 'Letter of Debt Recovery' from DCBL a couple of weeks ago. It says it related to an incident of 'stopping in a zone where stopping is prohibited' which occured on 12/03/2025. This was the first correspondence of any kind that I have recieved regarding the incident. We moved house in September and only…
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Euro Car Parks - Pure Gym - Chelmsford
Hi All, Im a member of Pure Gym and for some reason on a particular day the keypad did not register my number plate and now i have received a "Final Notification Letter". I would appeal to them to say im a member of the gym but i don't think they care also im not sure if i can use POFA. Any suggestions on the next steps.…
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PCN received - advice please
I recently received a PCN for driving without due care and attention. While in the past, I have inadvertently driven above the speed limit and received a PCN and have put my hands up to the offence, in this case I genuinely do not believe the claim by the police that I drove without due care and attention, therefore I…
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Smart Parking & IPC misspelled date on appeal rejection
So I got a ticket back in December 2023 from Smart Parking and I raised an appeal. Never got a reply but got a debt collector notice in April 2025. I registered a complaint with Smart Parking - asking why I never got a reply for my appeal and I was told that I was sent an email and they provided screenshots. I followed the…
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Some advice please
I have read the Newbies thread but I am a bit confused and wondered if you can help me out here. I parked at a private hospital where my daughter had to attend an appointment regarding an accident - it was an insurance solicitor enforced appointment. The hospital is Spire St Anthony in Cheam, London. I parked up and the…
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DCB LEGAL SCUMBAGS
Hello Everyone, Newbie here I’m afraid and I’m looking for help. I’m happy to fight this to the end and's have zero intentions of paying up so let’s beat these scum bags. So I received a penalty notice on 04/05/24 by overstaying the maximum time period allowed. I didn’t appeal and have ignored all letters ever since. I…
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Penalty charge for a Contravention Code 2.
I received a penally charge notice for £140, and it its not paid in time, it will go up to £210. Apparently it was for parking or unloading in a restricted street. The street where the car was parked does not have any yellow lines, it was a Sunday where there is a boot fair in a field, The car was parked on the street next…
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Parked in a disabled bay at 11pm for 3 minutes, any way can get out of it?
Hello how are you all? As the title says, driver did this in mcdonalds carpark in west sussex area driver does not have a blue badge, was just rushing around for a few minutes and parked in a bay for 3 minutes, did not see the signs driver legit has been diagnosed with ADHD however, which technically is a disability but…
