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DCBL legal court claim pack
Hello everyone, firstly I am posting for my own records and to also ask some guidance with my first court claim. I have read the sticky thread and will refer to the defence template but ask for some advice on any customisation that should be done - I am slightly autistic and any guidance will make me feel more comfortable…
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UKPC "Vehicle parked on yellow lines/hatched area" PCN
Hi. We have received this PCN through. Our daughter works at Next in Preston and my wife went to pick her up after her shift. When she arrived, there where no parking spaces free, so she pulled onto the hatched area to wait as a car was reversing out of a space. She was there for 1 minute and 16 seconds before pulling into…
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Just double checking - I have read through Newbies guides etc
I will keep it brief, I just need somebody to confirm I can appeal. I did read through all information but I may be in the wrong. I recieved a Parking notice from Alliance for Trsistram carpark in cornwall. We have been going for years (10+) using same carpark, only year we did not go was last year. Always been a pay when…
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DCBLegal VCS Court Hearing - Bristol Airport Hilton
Hi there, I've read a fair amount of the information here and thank you @Fruitcake for uploading the photos of the exact spot where my car apparently stopped for 22 seconds. In front of the barriers at the Hampton by Hilton Hotel at Bristol Airport. I have since received a ccj as the fine was sent to an old address. I…
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How I Beat a Private Parking Company in Court and Got Paid £100 Instead
Most people just pay when they get a private parking charge. The letters look official. The language is intimidating. The legal process seems overwhelming. But I didn’t pay. In 2025, I was pursued for £908 by X Parking Services. Their claims escalated from ignored appeals to debt collectors, then solicitors, and finally…
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Parking Ticket while at work on site
I recently received a parking ticket from Civil Enforcement for going over 90 mins for a KFC carpark. I was actually working on site at KFC for the duration of this time and have time stamps for the job to confirm this. I have received this fine from work as I was using a company van and had to appeal as they would of…
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Smart Parking - DCBL - Pay within 30 days or legal claim
I received a letter from DCB Legal demanding payment of £170 within 30 days or else a claim form will be issued. This is relation to a Smart Parking PCN issued in 2023. The PCN pertains to a lease vehicle that I no longer possess and relates to an alleged parking contravention at the Fiveways Car Park, Birmingham. For the…
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DCB LEGAL - SMART PARKING
Hi posting this for a friend Have read the FAQ's and though I am sure the questions I want to ask are covered there somewhere, I needed to get some clarity so I thank the wonderful people here in advance Attached is the claim form from SMART PARKING UK (DCB LEGAL) Friend says he received (and ignored) letters about this at…
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Smart Parking Penalty/ Private spaces
Hi everyone, I'm looking for advice on a penalty I received from Smart Parking 24/10/24. The car park is on Spring Street Car, Wilmslow. Council owned but some spaces and floors are leased privately by other companies (this one is Emerson). I paid correctly (Ringo) for my space and time, ticket fully visible and returned…
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Court judgement issued against me - I never knew!
So I would appreciate your advice please: in March 2023 I and my partner parked with a Blue Badge in a disabled space in Hartlepool Marina and bought some lunch, thinking nothing of it. I later get "parking charge notices" from Northwest Parking Management Ltd followed by DCBL and after taking advice ignored them as not…
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Notice of debt recovery Unpaid CCJ
Hello I once again I'm here to seek advice on behalf of someone who is unfamiliar with the forum. I have gone through the newbies threads. But would like the simple step of breakdown of how to proceed with this particular case so that I can relay that information to the person. I have attached the letter that was received.…
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Myrtle Parade Parking dispute
Hi I need some advice, in may of this year I drove through the car park and parked on Chatham street and picked up a sandwich from subway. After it was eaten I drove back through the car park as I have done many times. Two to three months later I received an invoice for parking in Myrtle Parade which I disputed as I have…
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Dcbl asda parkingeye
Hello everyone, i received today letter from dcbl , i neen parked my car at ada parking station for 15min in the morning( before i go to the hospital) i been parking here many times, maybe fine because i parked in the morning ( around 6 -7am but problem is no barriers there and now after 1 year they send me this letter.…
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Armtrac PCN Appeal Final Letter
Hello, I have looked through the Forums trying to find an answer before I post this, but there are too many and the helpful hints don't seem to cover our issue. We had a PCN for parking on Private Land. We bought a ticket and it has the right registration on it and the correct charge paid, but it was a windy day and the…
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Pre legal notice from ZZPS
August last year I received a PCN from Smart Parking and a couple of weeks ago I have now received a letter of pre legal notice saying if I don't pay the fine my case will be handed to a litigator who will proceed with legal action? Can anyone please advise me on what I should do? I have seen a lot of people saying to go…
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CCJ set aside - update received letter regarding CCJ and payment
Hi - I am trying to help an elderly family member. Will try to keep this short and concise - their CCJ set aside call is tomorrow via video call parking offence in 2020 NTK in 2 days after CCJ 2021 they did not have a windscreen ticket The picture is taken from a car (patrol officer in a car) and the car is half out the…
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Parking Control Management - PCN
I wont bore everyone with screenshots and specifics (unless advised to of course). Long story short a vehicle registered in my name was parked in a restricted area (albeit a poorly signposted one at that). No windscreen ticket, just a letter in the post a month later asking for £60. Any point appealing or best to just wait…
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APCOA unsuccessful appeal
Hi all, Quite new to this and wanted assistance regarding an unsuccessful appeal from APCOA. My initial appeal consisted of the statement below as usually advised on here. “As your Parking Charge Notice does not comply with the requirements of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Schedule 4) you are, in law, unable to hold…
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Hx Car Park Management and Gladstones Solicitors Letter Before Claim but I never received a ticket!
Hi there, I have only just received a letter of claim from Gladstones Solicitors, representing Hx Car Park Management. It is saying I owe them £160 for parking charges on 29th November 2024 but doesn't state who the client is. The first paragraph says they wrote to me on 28th February 2025, probably at my previous address,…
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Claim form advice Claimant- UK Parking Control
Hiya all, I have tried to read a few posts regarding similar matters but was not sure how to approach this. Writing on behalf of a relative. The original fine was issued in the time where the registered keeper was not in the country. Not sure how the incident had occurred as the car was not in use. When the fine kept…
