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Mooreside legal LBC
Hello, I have received a Mooreside legal LBC which is not a 'true' LBC as they have not given me a 30 day deadline. Do I still email them the standard template response and wait for the court claim to come through, or do nothing? Many thanks.
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PCM Apple Blossom Court - Two PCNs one week apart on Sundays, IAS dismissed, refused all settlement
Hello everyone, I hope someone can help me with this private parking issue. Here is my full story from start to current situation: BACKGROUND: Location: Apple Blossom Court, London SW8 (private residential area managed by Parking Control Management - PCM). Vehicle: (Removed by Forum Team) (my car, now scrapped). I am a…
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Claim Form / Gladstones / Park Direct / 16-04-2025
Claim Form with Issue Date 16 Apr 2025 received. Parking was alleged to have occurred on a public access street (Street A) that leads to my residential street. My street has nothing to do with the below mentioned housing development and there are no parking restrictions on my street. Street A has marked bays on one side…
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PCN at residential for parking over the line
Hi all, I received a PCN today for parking a wheel or so over the line. I have parked this way for years and have not received anything up until now. Picture attached, park close to the wall as I do not want my car being hit by the other residents door. I have attached pictures of the sign, it clearly doesn’t state I must…
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Defence help - dark car park overnight
This discussion was created from comments split from: 'Template' defence suggestion - NB: ultimately, your choice of defence wording is your own.
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Defence Advice
Hi all, I would really appreciate some guidance on my current situation please, as I’ve now reached the defence stage and want to make sure I’m on the right track. Starting to get a bit concerned about the whole thing… Parking charge issued by Minster Baywatch at Kingston Centre, Milton Keynes and claim has been escalated…
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ChatGPT-generated defence
This discussion was created from comments split from: Defence help - dark car park overnight.
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National Parking Control appeal
Good afternoon I have had a parking charge from National Parking Control stating the t&c were breached - this is a small car park in front of a few businesses (Toolstation, Rodney Road, Portsmouth). The observation time is stated as N/A and the signage is very poorly. There is no clear sign as you enter this bit off the…
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Snowhill retail park- 1 minute wait outside proper bay
Hello I’m a support worker for young people in care- I recently went to the Snowhill retail park Wakefield. There were no spaces near the shop, so the young person jumped out and I waited 1 minute 5 seconds outside before they came and we left. I since received a £60 fine for this. I’ve familiarised myself with the advise…
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Took SMART PARKING to Court and Won.
I wanted to share my experience of taking on Smart Parking in court, as it may help others in a similar situation. A parking charge I had already paid in full continued to be chased by Smart Parking and their agents DCB Legal, despite Smart Parking confirming multiple times in writing that the payment had been received.…
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CCJ from parking fine
Hello, I've been reading the NEWBIE CCJ strike out threads. Just found out I had a CCJ to my name which was filed on 03 Nov 2022..... Don't ask me how I only realised a week ago - I'm a cash buyer type of buy, never deal in credit so my poor credit score never came to light. I only just managed to notice it and do a credit…
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CEL PCN - 9 min overstay after expiry - Rejection dated 1 month ago - POPLA advice?
Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice on a PCN received from Civil Enforcement Ltd (CEL) at Greyfriars Car Park, Bedford. The operator has rejected the initial appeal, but I would appreciate a sanity check before heading to POPLA. The Timeline: * Arrival (ANPR): 13:05 * Payment via JustPark: 13:10 (Took 5 mins to find a…
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QDR Solicitors and ‘unpaid fuel’
I received a letter from these charlatans mid February for £25 unpaid fuel in south London, and thought my plates had been cloned as I definitely was nowhere that area on that day. I got a Met police CAD number and phoned them back to say it wasn’t me. They were contacting the client and putting the case on hold. I got a…
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Claim Form Recieved following failed appeals (wrong date also)
Ive today recieved a claim form form DCB legal on behalf of Smart Parking for parking on their car park. The date they have claimed is for 11th May 2022. In fact the actual date should be the 23rd November 2022. I have never received any correspondance for the 11th May 2022. Does this give reason for straight strike off?…
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CCJ issued to the wrong person
Hi all and many thanks to all the posters for the wealth of information provided. If I have posted in the wrong place, please feel free to advise. A relative of mine has been misidentified and issued with a CCJ for a parking fine. They have never been the owner/registered keeper/driver of the vehicle subject to the PCN or…
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DCB LEGAL cp plus/groupnexus court claim
hi, only just discovered this forum very late in the day as i need to file a defence by this weds 17th. finding it tricky from a read of the newbies forum to know what steps are now at this later stage. claim made to northampton civil national business centre for overstaying at a motorway service station that positions as…
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Harrogate PCN - No Disk in Disk zone
As per the pictures - Parked in Harrogate on a bank holiday in disk zone - didn't have a parking disk in the car - improvised using paper and pencil got PCN Clearly I had made the effort and did the best with what I had seems petty to me - but clearly they have quotas to fill..
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UKPS PCN - Within Grace period sense check
Have received a PCN from UKPS. The PCN has the driver leaving the car park at 16:26 via ANPR. Parking was paid for until 16:23 (have a confirmation email with this in) so within the 10 minute grace period as laid out by IPC Code of Practice. For the appeal would this be sufficient to lead with? Or should I also add in the…
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Sainsbury’s staff ticket
My niece’s manager at Sainsbury’s took too long adding her number plate to the list of staff exemptions. She appealed her 4 tickets and won. However as she added all 4 Euro Car Park PCN numbers via 1 online form they are stating that only 1 ticket was appealed as she should have filled in 4 separate online forms. Of…
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Colonnades Croydon - private parking charge for overstay
Hi - I'm wondering if anyone can help with this. Both my dad and I got identical PCNs for staying longer than 90 minutes at the Colonnades Car Park in Croydon. In what seems to be a clear attempt to rip people off, the car park management recently shortened the length of time customers are allowed to park in this area…
