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Letter Before Claim Received - No PCN Ever Received
Like a previous thread I received this Letter Before Claim on 9th August 25 (dated 31st July). This letter is identical in every way and contains no details of the alleged contravention - "Present without payment having been made for duration of stay" - taken from debt recovery company's documents. It relates to an alleged…
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Moorside legal letter of claim (I have responded to the claim)
Hello, I received a letter of claim after ignoring Moorside legal for a parking charge from Alliance parking ltd back in 2022. (I stayed 3 minutes longer) I arrived at night time and did not see any signs. Following the newbies section I have contacted Help@moorsidelegal.co.uk via email with this - Dear Sir/madam, Ref.…
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Smart Parking PPC for Company Lease Car
I received a PPC when I was picked up from Lincoln Station on 3rd December 2024. I have a lease car and I read through the details on the Newbies thread but it refers to windscreen tickets so I was just wondering about the time frames and next steps. In my case the car leasing company has informed me of the PPC (17th…
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Mecca bingo & minster baywatch fine
Received a letter from minster baywatch for a £100 fine (£60 if paid early). I’m definitely in the wrong (in their eyes) in this situation so I’d just like some advice if this is worth appealing or trying to overturn (have previously successfully appealed a private charge many moons ago against a different company).…
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No real defence - DCB Legal Ltd and Euro Car Parks
Hi all, I've received the Letter of Claim issued by DCB Legal Ltd acting for Euro Car Parks. The PCN dates back to 2022 and they claim my vehicle was parked longer than the maximum period allowed in a retail car park. I've spent time reading DCB Legal Ltd Euro Car Parks threads here and know that I need to reply with the…
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Euro Car Parks | DCB Legal & Court Forms
Hi, Received multiple letters now from ECP/ZZPS and some others since this time last year, however the latest now being QDR (I have attached the letter). Back story: I had bought my partner a new car and transferred the reg from the old car to the new car, however I took the old car to the train station and as a creature…
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Interpretation of traffic restriction sign
I have fallen foul of a traffic restriction. It centres around this sign at the entry to a road, which I find unclear and ambiguous: The upper sign is "no motor vehicles", then below is a list of exceptions. How is this to be interpreted? To me, the most natural interpretation is that no traffic is allowed, except that…
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Parking fine - current stage debt collectors
Hi, at the end of April, I got issued a pcn from Smart parking ltd for parking at my gym as i mustve forgot to input my car plate into the kiosk inside the gym. I appealed this giving evidence of me being a gym member, and the time of entry into the gym which matches the parking time, and they did offer a reduced price of…
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Received APCOA PN but code provided doesn’t work to log appeal
Hi, Received APCOA PN (for a location I’ve never visited but picture of is my car!?) Code on PCN won’t let me log into their system to log appeal. How else should I contact them or just ignore the PN?
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Letter of claim from BW Legal
Hi all, I've received a letter of claim from BW Legal after several chasers which I assumed was a scam. In the letters, no evidence has been presented to me (such as photos of ticket, vehicle or entrance/exit, parking contravention or evidence of signage etc) just chasing letters from debt companies. I've never received a…
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DBL Legal Court Claim - Euro Car Parks - Small Overstay
Hello - I have been eagerly waiting to be approved to post in here and have been browsing other threads for the last week. Just to start. Filed acknowledgment of service. Here is the claim form: From my memory, I overstayed for under 40 minutes whilst working in the hospitality sector in 2021. In my appeal, I offered to…
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DCB Legal, Para 3 defence
Hi All, I would really appreciate some help. On Friday I received a letter of claim from DCB Legal on behalf of Brittany’s parking regarding a parking charge I didn’t pay back in February. I have rung and challenged this on the phone without them budging on the amount to pay. I have a file on my Laptop semi complete which…
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DCB Legal Hearing August 2025
Hi, I received a fine from VCS at Bristol Airport in May 24 for £100 for stopping in a 'no stopping zone'. My car was stopped at a red light at a pedestrian crossing and the passenger decided to hop out. The evidence they sent shows people walking in front of my car at the red light. I read a number of threads here which…
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Initial Parking Ltd Fine
Hi all. I recently entered a car park operated by Initial Parking Ltd in Cornwall whilst trying to find a beach. Myself and my son got out of my car and walked down to where the lifeguards where standing to ask them. They gave me directions and I then got back into my car and left. I was "parked" for 15 minutes (my wife…
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Advice needed for DCB Legal - Letter of Claim
Hi all. I received a letter of claim for a parking ticket I received almost a year ago. I have read through the newbies thread and am just getting my email from post 2 ready to send. In order to make sure I do everything at the most opportune moment in the process I would kindly ask for some advice. I appreciate you get…
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Smart Parking & IAS
Dear All, I recently received a PC from Smart Parking for not paying for sufficient time at the under store car park at M&S in Sevenoaks. When we entered the car park there were no available spaces and therefore we waited, just under 10 mins, for one to become available. We then parked and paid. I appealed the PC ( without…
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Forecourt Eye
A friend of mine has just received a letter from these guys as he is the registered keeper of his daughter's car. The letter says she put over £100 of diesel in her car on a date in July at a garage in Kent on pump 3. Her car is petrol, she was in Cornwall on the date concerned and her car was at home (nowhere near Kent),…
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UKPC parking charge
Hi on the 12/12/2024 our daughter called us when she was on her way back from a failed relationship with her two children aged 1&2 at the time. She had fled the house while her partner was asleep and consequently had very little with her for herself or her children. We had arranged to meet her at McDonalds Hardwick in…
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Help with ignored PCNs and 2x DCB Legal court letters;(
Dear MSE I'm hoping you can help instill me with some confidence, Ive had 2 PCNs harass me with letters for a few months now which I've ignored. 1) EuroCarParks for Aldi in Nov '23 2) Total Carparks for a Camponile Hotel in Feb '25 Unfortunately I've been hit with two Court Claim letters from DCB Legal last week on…
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Group nexus debt recovery /
Hi i have read the newbies thread and would like some advice. So I received the below letter back in November , I didn’t name the driver as it was my pregnant wife with our toddler, she must have parked slightly forward so she has space behind to get a pushchair out as the car park is always busy and last time someone…
