Parking tickets, fines & parking

Hi, I received on Saturday 9th May 2026 the following in relation to two ‘fines’ from the same car park in October 2023. The car was on a ‘whitelist’ with Smart Parking (whilst on a private plate) at the location but the plate was taken off the car a few days before the first ‘fine’ as was intending to sell the car and…

Hi, Any advice would be much appreciated. I moved address a few months ago and have been collecting any post from old address from resident(parent). Yesterday I was passed this claim form below, spoke to the resident(parent) of old address, who said it only arrived in a big pile of letters 2 days earlier, saying post…

Just received an out of the blue CCJ letter from DCBL without any prior contact or letters. Checked credit file and indeed there is now a CCJ... Read through the newbies thread, and hopefully have started this the right way... Contacted CNBC yesterday at 8:30am on the dot and managed to get straight through. I was told it…

Hi folks, I have this witness statement sent to court with a court hearing on 22nd April 2026. Everything has been already sent to the court in August 2025. Is there anything else I need to do or be aware of for the court hearing itself? Anything to add in my WS (however it already been sent to the court, can an amendment…

Hi everyone, Last week my partner received a text from Empira Ltd, acting on behalf of Gladstones in relation to an alleged debt of £240.88. She responded to Empira who confirmed yesterday that a CCJ had been issued against her by gladstones on 22.01.26, in relation to an alleged parking offence on 24.06.25. We had not…

Morning guys, Apologies, am new to the thread so let me know if this has been answered elsewhere. On 12/07/2025, I parked at a Euro Car Parks spot. I entered my reg, paid the £20 for 24 hours parking, displayed my ticket and left before time was up. Then received a fine to my current address for having not paid. I sent ECP…

Unfortunately I missed a letter and lost the chance to ‘acknowledge ‘a claim against me. The claim is for a parking charge with SMART PARKING which was £60 and now has got to £275 with unreasonable charges.... if i have the judgement set asside i will still have to pay 300 and fight it. It makes more sense to just pay DCBL…

So I had a claim for a parking ticket, a private land ticket from May 2021. My car was a lease hire and the claim was for £306. Three days later my husband receives a claim in his name for the same ticket and his amount was £267, same company, Smart Parking and same legal team. Then we discover they have registered a CCJ…

We have received a PCN for Asda Peterborough. Its 2 hours for free. It says to call into the store if you need more time. I am going to write to Asda to ask them to intervene but wondered if i need to refer to the driver as ‘the driver’ when writing to Asda? Brief facts… My husband was unwell on the day. He suspected he…

I have received a letter from Debt Recovery Plus regarding an APCOA parking charge for the Luton Airport drop-off zone. I was on holiday, so I only read the letter after the deadline had already passed. My question is: can I still appeal and avoid paying? I did not receive the original notice informing me about the parking…

Got the claim form shown below for an unpaid invoice from Smart Parking. Going to do the AOS today. On the defence, I don't have any specific mitigation or defence. I overran my parking and didn't realise. Do I just omit paragraph 3 in its entirety?

Evening all, I have received court documents stating that I parked at X location on Y date. The particulars of Claim are as follows: The Defendant (D) is indebted to the Claimant (C) for a Parking Charge (PC) issued for vehicle xxx at yyyy. The date of contravention is xxx and the D was issued with a PC by the Claimant.…

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…

We recently booked 2 weeks parking with a company called Heathrow Meet & Greet (heathrowmeetandgreet.co.uk). On our return we received three parking charges on three separate occasions. When we queried this with Heathrow Meet & Greet they denied any responsibility, saying they subcontract the services to 3rd parties. They…

Document already in the public domain https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/dmgp7zo6ucehnap8p2bhp/nostoppingappeal.pdf?rlkey=bjwco38t0q8bi2xttkurvejdt&st=7ukkjn56&dl=0

Hi, I have received a letter of claim from DCB legal. I have read the newbies post (which is great, but I’m not sure I’ve done it perfectly as there’s a lot to navigate!) and sent a reply email (I didn’t use the online portal, I emailed info with their reference). I never received anything about this parking fine until…

Hi everyone I was sent a letter by debt collector company stating that i have a parking ticket for about £170 and that it’s fine included but the truth is i never received any parking ticket you know them yellow ticket they stick onto your car or any parking ticket letter the only letter I received was from debt collectors…

Mate of mine has been visiting a local pub which opened in since 2022. His friend works there so its handy for him to call in a catch up. Its in a busy area and has had ANPR since it opened, but he's never had any bother from it. Is never there long so just calls in, has a drink and maybe a sandwich. Saw him yesterday and…

Hopefully someone can direct me to a recent relevant case or offer advice - I've tried and can't find anything posted within the last year or so. On the evening of 15th May 2026 driver paid for 3 hours on street parking in Manchester. Unfortunately they arrived back at my car later than planned - the concert start was…

hi, I got a ticket some while ago and took advice from you all. As predicted, they left it till late, after lots of answer phone messages and emails basically begging me to phone and ‘make a deal’ (I wonder if a certain fat, orange moron is involved?), then emailed me yesterday to say they were closing the file. No…