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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…
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How to call off the CCJ guys
Hello all, I've looked up previous threads about this and I KNOW it is a much-discussed topic, so apologies for starting a new thread which appears to drive some people mad! But I can't find anything that is exactly like my case, and so I'm unsure what to do here. For one, the fine in question is valid. I've checked the…
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Another Waitrose car park issue
I have tried to figure out by reading lots of threads how best to appeal a parking charge I have received for a 15 minute ‘overstay’. However I’m not sure of the best route and standard wording. I don’t remember seeing any signage, there were no barriers or payment machines. I was a customer of the store and have returned…
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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…
