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Received a Claim Form from DCB Legal on behalf of Euro Car Parks
DCB Legal are claiming on behalf of Euro Car Parks for an incident where my partner paid for her car parking ticket but left slightly after the parking end time that was displayed on the ticket. I recently successfully defended 3 PCNs in court for a road which claimed to be a car park thanks to help on here. This is a…
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PARKING PCN. PRIVATE LAND. NOT ACTUALLY A CAR PARK
In Exeter as you approach the court building the road changes from registered highway to private land. An A4 sign above a 5mph speed sign showing a P notifies of this 'private land' in very small writing. There are no other indicators at all. The estate has the road running through it for approx 150m and various office…
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UKCPS refusing to give POPLA code ?
Hi everyone, apologies for posting a new thread but I am unsure of my next steps. I received a letter from UKCPS for a £100 penalty with a discounted rate of £60 if I paid within 14 days. I immediately appealed the penalty on the grounds of confusing and misleading parking signs and the only method of payment (Ringo)…
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Euro Car Park fine appeal at gas station
Hi I received a fine from Euro Cark Park for when I stopped at an Esso Gas Station for a flat tire and I was at the Air Pumps at the front next to the shop for around 35min. I appealed the fine with card statement showing the charge from the air pump, invoice from service on the same day fixing my punctured tire and I…
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Counterclaim - Civil Enforcement Ibis Hounslow - WON £500
Hi all. I’ve recently been sent a claim form from the Civil National Business Centre, claimant is Civil Enforcement Ltd from Liverpool, re an unpaid parking charge at Ibis Budget Hounslow. funny thing is I did not use or enter the car park at any point, I simply carried out a U turn on the main public road, and during that…
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APNR?
Had a letter saying, states 09/01/26 @ 16.33 from LDK Group Ltd. Failed to make valid payment (MNPR) No leave time or photo showing. Just 16.33.. (BPA/IPC members) require a 5-minute grace period for ANPR-monitored car parks. This allows drivers to enter, read signs, and leave or pay without being issued an immediate fine,…
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Smart Parking
Has anyone ever been taken to a civil court in Scotland for one parking charge notice issued by Smart Parking? A friend has one. Totally unfair situation. He could appeal to the company but he's very ill
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Company car SMARTPARKING NTK
Hi all I did some research on this one but I'm just coming up blank so I'm asking. I have my own LTD company and I got a NTK for overstaying free parking from Smart Parking. It's addressed to my company. It looks POFA compliant it's within 14 days unfortunately and looks like all the right wording. What's the best way to…
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Recieved my Hearing letter at local court
I have received my hearing date which will be on the 9th April 2026 at 10:00 and have to submit my witness statements and such by 4th March. It's Euro Car Parks and DCB Legal, do you think they will file a discontinuation from DCB Legal before this date or will they drag it out to the hearing?
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Charging EV, but hit with hidden "parking charge"
Out of the blue (ie without any prior notice) I have received a Notice to Keeper. It details the date of an alleged incident, and a "Date issued" of 56 days later (though it actually arrived 66 days after). The event relates to my use of a charging station for less than 45 minutes to recharge my EV en route. I most…
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QDR Sols - Ninewells, Dundee - Employee with Permit : Updated Mar 26
Hi there, So I work in Ninewells, we own permits and I have received two tickets for "permit not visible". I received the initial Saba Parking letter and promptly threw it out a window. ZZPS then of course decided to get included and I did the same thing with the "admin charge" nonsense. Then they sent a Keeper letter to…
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Parkingeye ASDA using attached community centre - failed to register vehicle
Hi everyone, So a bit of a complex one. There is a community centre attached to the ASDA in my local town which ASDA has granted authority for use of its car park past the 3 hour limit if needed. The appellant is also a blue badge holder. In order for this to be valid, the users of the centre need to scan a QR code in…
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Smart Parking Northern Ireland
Hi all I received a 'final reminder' from Smart Parking a couple of weeks ago demanding £150 but don't seem to have received earlier correspondence from them. So I emailed them to ask what the previous letter(s) might have said. There is no phone number. They didn't reply. I can't afford to pay £150 to be honest but I also…
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How should an overseas visitor deal with a PCN notice from Parking Eye?
Hello from a country outside the UK I am wondering if some of you good folks who are more informed than me about UK parking fines can offer some advice. Here's the summary of my situation: Visted the UK in October 2025 and hired a car Stopped in at a supermarket, where parking payment is run by Parking Eye Paid for the…
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Made payment, got confirmation - no payment taken
My wife and I parked in Bakewell yesterday evening. Downloaded the app, confirmed the SMS code and paid using G-pay. The service provider is Pay-By-Phone and the fee £1.30. This morning I checked the payment and nothing had been taken. Despite this, I have confirmation and the app shows a payment of £1.30. I rang…
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Birmingham city council PCN
Hi guys, hope you are all well. Need some advice on the following. So my friend received a pcn on her windshield recently due to her car being parked outside her house on the foot path which she has been doing for the last 10 years. The pavement is around 7 meters wide and the car is always parked as seen in the photo…
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No response from Council re. PCN appeal then received "pay up full amount" letter
i appealed against a parking PCN to Hounslow Council 6 weeks ago. While I got an auto-acknowledgement of my email, they never responded to my appeal. I have now been sent a demand for the full payment amount (£110) in the post. Their contact telephone number is only for automated responses and, since they did not respond…
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Council parking fine - any grounds for appeal?
“Parking in a residents’ or shared use parking place without clearly displaying a valid permit.” These are Google streetview pics. I parked in the spot where the grey Seat hatchback is for 15-20 minutes and came back to a fine for parking in a resident permit only space. When you enter the road, the first thing that comes…
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Received a letter from County Court Business Centre
Hello everyone and thank you all for your help on this forum. It is a great thing I found this forum. I apologies in advance if I was not supposed to open new thread, but after reading through Posts for Newbies and many other Posts and threads by other user the advice I found was if you received CCBC Northampton letter to…
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Forgot to pay for parking and then paid but received a PCN
I recently parked in a private car park (GBP Management Limited) and I just completely forgot to pay when leaving my car. After about 3 hours, I remembered and I paid online for the whole day using the PayByPhone app. However, when I returned to my car, I had a PCN on my window. Incidently, I also have issues with my phone…
