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Smart Parking PCN – Paid Before Leaving / Gym Member – Advice Needed
Hi everyone, I’d appreciate some guidance on a Smart Parking PCN I’m expecting to receive. Location: DFM Car Park, Nottingham Operator: Smart Parking (IPC member) Status: Not received yet, but likely incoming based on timings What happened: • I’m a member of the gym that uses this car park, so I’m an authorised user. • I…
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Urgent help needed. Late defence for PCN small claim.
[Image removed by Forum Team] Got my dates mixed up. haven’t filed my defence within the time frame. Have logged on to MCOL - no default judgement listed there. what should I do? This PCN was given for overstaying in a retail park car park. It hasn’t been appealed or sent a letter of complaint. If it’s still ok to lodge…
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Is this CCJ - should I pay or ignore ?
Hi all, need urgent advice. Claimant: Euro Car Parks Limited Solicitors: DCB Legal Ltd Amount: £295.84 Judgment date: 19 March 2026 Entered: in default Timeline: Received parking charge ~2 years ago Appealed → rejected DCB Legal chased repeatedly, I ignored believing the charge was wrong Never responded to the court claim…
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Court Claim sent to wrong address even when correct address given
Hello all! Hope all is well. I am posting this on behalf of a friend. Received a few PCN from MET parking Services Ltd when at my old address. Was in the middle of a house move so I ignored all letters until I received a 'Letter of Claim' from DCBLegal dated 12/12/25 to my old house. (The "contraventions" happened before…
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CCJ Delivered to Old Address - Spring Parking/DCBL
Firstly, thanks to everyone on the forum for their advice, it has been really useful to date. I’ll try to keep this brief as it relates to a parking charge in May 2018. Spring Parking operated in the private car park where I lived and I ‘failed to display a valid permit’ (in the car parking space I owned). I actually spoke…
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Britannia admit NtK is non-POFA.
Hi I had an NtK for Bromley Police Station access road, the same location as this: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6573114/14-day-limit/p1 The date of NtK was 20 days after the alleged contravention. In my initial appeal I said I was the keeper, and only mentioned the 14 day limit (I had not discovered this…
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Fines for parking in residential spaces with outdated signage
Hi all, Apologies in advance for the long post! At the end of January I received two windscreen PCNs from The Parking Space Ltd. (IPC/IAS members) for parking in a marked bay outside my residential flat building. Both PCNs were issued within 19 hours of one another. These bays had been used by residents in the building for…
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Sanity Check Request- VCS parking charges
Hi all, I’d really appreciate a sense-check from the forum on whether I’ve handled this correctly and how strong my position is if this escalates further. Thanks in advance, and also thank you to everyone who contributes to the excellent resources here. — I’m a tenant in a gated residential development in England with an…
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I dropped a B*****K! (WIFE VERY MAD!)
Hi Guys Excuse the dramatic title but this is actually life and death lol! Ok SO shortest version I can give, just want a little advice as to whether to use this in "her" you (get it yet) defence. To start we have a disabled badge, this was placed on the dashboard by the wife, cannot for the life of me understand how but…
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Blue badge parking
Good morning all , Happy Easter , I'm hoping that you can help me with a query , I parked in a parking bay on a public street today , the parking spot was clearly marked with a white box and a single yellow line, no markers regarding loading only , taxis etc , I parked there just after 1800 ( it's difficult to see on the…
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Contradictory charge amount signs within UKPC car park
Hello all! I recently parked in McDonald's situated in a retail park area (MetroCentre retail park). The retail park has a 4 hour limit enforced by UKPC, which I was aware of. However it turns out the McDonald's section of the car park has a 90 minute limit, also enforced by UKPC....which I wasn't aware of and overstayed…
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I have a CCJ - Dont Recall getting a Claim Form
Hi all I didn't realise I've been taken to court and now have ccj on my credit score, a letter arrived 29/3/26 suggesting pay and it will be taken off as paid in a month. The CCJ was entered on the 23/02/2026, I received a letter dated '18/03/2026' and this came 29/03/2026. Therefore I have missed the Month, as it was done…
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Euro Parking Services - Issue
Hello, I've posted here before with an issue and they haven't replied to me in a very long time… However, there has since been a new case… My partner received this fine in the post. I went online on the 18th day to appeal it with the PoFA 2012 challenge - but it told me that I was out of time and had to pay it… I was…
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re private car parking notice from CPM
Hi, I'm hoping someone can help please. I'm desperate and don't know what to do. I received a car parking notice from CPM 20 December 2026. I did not admit i was the driver and was acting on behalf of someone . I completed an online appeal 1 january2026 giving reasons why it should be cancelled. CPM acknowledged my appeal…
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PCN from NCP - company car - wrong reg used to pay
I would like to take your opinion on my situation: - A company car - NCP car park - It was a new car. I used the app to pay for parking, but I mistakenly used my old car registration number that was saved on the app. - I received the PCN- I think that the car park company contacted my fleet management company and they gave…
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What now?? Judgement for Claimant (in default) - Owe £291.39 for 1 parking charge
25th November - I received the letter instructing me to do the DQ form. I immediately filled it in and emailed my DQ to both info@dcblegal.co.uk and dq.cnbc@justice.gov.uk. I titled the email "Direct Questionnaire attached - XXXXX (case no.) 04th January - I received a letter saying that I had not filed my DQ as instructed…
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Horizon Parking Charge at Supermarket (Update: Success!)
Hello all, I've both fortunately and unfortunately been here before, thank you to this forum and especially Coupon-Mad, sadly I find myself in a position to be back here and I'm seeking your advice on the following please. I received a parking charge notice as the registered keeper for an overstay at Tesco by less than 30…
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Euro car parks lying to reject appeal?
Entered car park through number plate reader barriers, stayed for just over 5 hours, paid the £10 fee for ‘over 5 hours’ as can be seen in the photo of the signage. Then exited and was automatically let out by the barriers as the fee had been paid. Then I get a PCN letter from ECP. There wasn’t much explanation on the…
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No appeal without saying whether the keeper drove or not - please advise
Hi all, Posting on behalf of the registered keeper. Have read the NEWBIES thread which (having contacted the landowner and been directed back to azure multiple times) suggests the keeper should appeal via the relevant website but not mention who the driver was and if they (keeper) were driving. On the website, it won't let…
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Claim Form received - Smart Parking Limited
Hi, received a claim form today for the amount of: Amount claimed: £191.88 Court fee: £35 Legal costs: £50 Total: £276.88 Claimant states date of contravention was 29/08/2024, and that I breached the terms on the signs. Reason: Insufficient Paid Time. The car park in question allows 45 minutes free parking. Claimant states…
