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CCJ Claim from a private car park
First time going through this and I would really appreciate some help with my County Court defence. Is this defence ready to file, or are there any suggestions or improvements you would recommend? The claim issue date is 27 November 2025. I have filed an Acknowledgment of Service, which gives me 28 days to submit my…
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Premier Park - Leaving Site
Received a parking fine for leaving site to this i appealed through their process (I should have waited till last minute like reccommended, but I made a mistake :/ ) with the following: I am writing as the registered keeper of the above vehicle to formally appeal the Parking Charge Notice issued on 27th March 2026. The…
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DCB Legal Court Claim 3 Parking Charges
Situation: I responded to an LoC and now I have received a claim form. The issue date on the claim form is 30/03/2026. So I believe 5 days (or is it 7 days?) from this date I will do an AoS via MCOL. Claimant: Secure Parking Solutions LTD PoC: Defendant Particulars of Claim The Defendant (D) is indebted to the Claimant (C)…
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Smart Parking turned into Debt Recovery Plus - Looking for advice
Morning, So I received a Smart Parking Notice on the 12th August 2024, for a contravention dated 26th July 2024. For note, parking was paid for 4 hours on the app between the times of 1.04pm - 4.04pm at Tower Road, Newquay (when the vehicle was actually parked) The car park was left at 4:03:37pm - although the vehicle was…
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Stansted PCN from NSL
Hi all, I have received PCN from NSL at Stansted airport which I have appealed (see photo below). The response letter from NSL (photos below) leads me to believe that I may have a strong case to win an appeal with POPLA. If it helps, this is approximately where I was parked (red circle): According to Street View, there are…
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Letter of claim
Hi all, i need some advice. I received a penalty charge notice from Smart parking almost 3 years ago in June 23. I moved house in Dec 2023. This week, in April 2026 i received a letter of claim from Dcb Legal demanding i pay £170. This was for parking for 19 mins, at the Cat & Fiddle pub in Macclesfield, while i checked if…
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BW Legal Letter of Claim - UK Car Park Management - £170
Hi, First time poster here and I'm doing my best to get it right. I know there are other threads on here in regards to BW Legal sending Letter of Claim and according to the Newbies thread, I should just send them a template email to get lost, however, I just wanted to make sure that that template still applies. Here's what…
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IAS appeal - Smart parking - disabled driver
hello Last month I visited a car park in Wilmslow (Spring St Multi Story) and parked in a marked disabled bay with my blue badge clearly showing. I checked the parking signs which was a council run sign saying blue badge holders park for free. I displayed my badge and went into town A week later I received this parking…
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DCB legal court claim questions
Please bear with me as I’m a newbie to this. I have received a claim form(n1sdt) which I shall post a picture of if possible. This is after receiving a letter from DCBL dated 25/5/2025 informing me of a PCN from 03/09/2021. I also received similar letters dated in June/july &Aug. These letters stated that I was not able to…
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Gladstones taking me to court for UK CPM
Hello guys, Thank you for all the wonderful job you guys are doing, I must say I am well impressed by the amount of cases you guys have dealt with so far. I received a county court claim form last week from Gladstone solicitors in regards to a parking ticket from from PCM last year June . I was ordered to pay £270 or…
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National Parking Control - DCB LEGAL Claim 2026
Hi, I have followed the Newbies thread to the best of my knowledge and have now got to the stage where I am somewhat bamboozled, probably because of a mixture of litigation jargon and the potential court appearance looming (albiet miniscule chance based on other comments in this forum). A response to the "Letter of Claim"…
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PCN - Parking Fine
Hey all! I am hoping for some advice, so any would be appreciated! On Friday, 24/04/2026 I received a letter from a balliff company telling me it’s a final notice for a penalty charge that occurred on the 14/12/2026. This is the first time I had heard or seen of this, I had no idea it was even happening. It is a car…
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2026 - DCB LEGAL, ECP court claim, defended
Hello, I have received a LOC from DCBL regarding an overstay in a retailer car park a few years ago. I have referred to the NEWBIES thread and sent the below as a response per the instructions: Dear Sirs, Your ref: [insert reference number] Proposed legal proceedings Claimant: [insert name of parking company] I refer to…
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DCB Legal LoC (1 of 3 PCNs) Doncaster
Hi everyone, I’m starting this new thread as I reported my previous post for removal due to some confusion and incorrect information. I want to make sure I’m following the expert tactical advice correctly. The Situation: Location: "Pull-in Bay" at White Rose Retail Centre, Doncaster (Greggs/Subway site). Operator: The…
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East Midland Airport PCN VCS
First of all I am sorry if i should not of started a new thread but ihave read a few of the ones similar to this and everyones story is a different scenario. This is my car and I dropped my partner off at adjacent to the BP garage at EMA like I have done previously. The car would of stopped for 10/15 seconds but I guess…
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CEL In House, Claim Form Stage
Hi, i have read the newbies thread, guide to MCOL and template defence including the specifics for a CEL in house claim where breach is not specified. I’ve attached the Claim Form for reference and confirm AOS was completed this evening, 26/04/2026. I have my draft defence ready to go, the suggested standard paragraphs…
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Ultra Low Emission Zone PCN
Hello I just received a PCN for driving into Pinner on the 18th I did pay the £12.50 ULEZ charge but it appears my email receipt is for the 19th April so I've paid for the wrong day. Do I have much chance of them accepting payment for the wrong day ?
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Need urgent help - Parking PCN already at debt recovery stage
Title: Need urgent help - Parking PCN already at debt recovery stage Hi everyone, I’m looking for some urgent advice regarding two parking charge notices that have now escalated to debt recovery. The situation is as follows: I had a university parking permit which I believed was valid for 12 months. However, the university…
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DCBL Harrassment
Hi all, looking for some advice please. I’m being pursued by DCBL for £170 relating to a parking charge from March 2025. I paid for parking online for 2 hours and did not overstay. Unfortunately, I never received the original Parking Charge Notice as it was sent to my previous address. I only became aware of the issue…
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QDR are clueless
I dont think so do you…… I really dont like their tone either Go ahead spend your money ! We are writing to you in relation to Claim No. ******** in which you are the Defendant. In accordance with CPR 17.1(2)(b), a party may amend a statement of case with the written consent of all other parties or with the permission of…
