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UKPC Court claim
Hi all again! My brother has received this letter and swore this is the only letter he has ever received? He rung the pub to explain he had a Parking Fine and was advised by the landlord "to contact him by giving the pubs phone number to the parking company but they say its too late it has been passed onto debt collectors?…
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Another CEL PCN
Hello (again!), I’ve received another Court Claim for having my car parked at my gym’s private car park. Interestingly, I don’t recall seeing a Letter Before Claim (LBC) from DCB Legal this time (though I could have misplaced it). I’ve previously successfully defended a similar PCN from the same gym’s car park, with some…
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Witness statement prep for court hearing
Hi First of all thank you for the Newbie thread without it I would have been lost and worried about the steps to take Keep up the great work!! I followed all advice on the Newbie thread and I got to the court stage now. Everything happened as you said in order apart from the mediation call I got where moorside legal wanted…
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Shell ECP - December 2020
Hi all My car was supposedly parked at shell garage in December 2020. I genuinely have no recollection of this. It is true I am a long standing customers of theirs - I use the loyalty scheme so it is possible I was there doing my shopping taking fuel. If I was there, it’s likely I was shopping or refueling, which makes…
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DCB Legal Claim Form Defence
Hi all. Firstly, I'd like to say a massive thank you to everyone who has helped make this particular forum possible. I have found it extremely helpful. I have completed the AoS on MCOL, and I am currently drafting my defence. As advised on the Newbies thread, I have taken a copy of the defense template. On another thread I…
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District Enforcement
I have today received a letter titled 'NOTICE OF IMPENDING COURT ACTION' from District Enforcement - Amount Due £100. I received the first letter 2 months ago claiming i entered a car park and didnt make payment, i objected to it and took it to the IAS but they declined in my favour. The issue is, i entered the car park on…
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Illiterate and got a CCJ
So my daughters neighbour has just shown me a bundle of letters unopened and as a result he now has a CCJ. He cannot read or write and I will ring the court on Monday to at least get a monthly payment agreement. There is no way he could pay the sum or anything to get the CCJ reviewed. I haven't gone through everything but…
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PCN Cancelled. Starbucks on A580/Rainford bypass St Helens
I recently got a parkingeye PCN cancelled after my wife failed to put her reg in the tablet. I emailed EuroGarages who are the owner according to the barista. Gave them all the details and said I can provide receipts etc if required. Got a reply a couple minutes later saying it’s been cancelled. No issue whatsoever.
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Parking charge notice from CPM
I'm a food delivery driver and I parked in a private parking area that requires a permit. They come round quite frequently to check but after several conversations with a few different parking officers, they allow delivery drivers 5-10 mins as long as we are parked in a bay as they understand our difficulty. Obviously this…
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Parking charge - whole pemise being parking supposedly
Hi, I entered university and waited outside a building for over an hour and then left and have now received a parking charge notice by post. Before entering through the barrier there are two signs one saying "no stopping" and another saying parking charges apply however they are positioned far before the barrier maybe 5…
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Liability reverted back to me after I named driver
I received a PCN as keeper and named the driver immediately after receiving the first letter. The driver I named is foreign with a foreign address. Becaue he has not responded they have sent me a letter saying they have reverted liability back to me as registered keeper. Any advice please on how best to proceed?
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County Court Claim Form received (UKPC / DCB Legal)
Hello to all. I have received a County Court Business Centre Claim Form for a unpaid parking ticket from January 2018. Long story short. I parked in a disabled bay at a retail park in Milton Keynes as I had friend with me who had a sciatica problem at the time. It was after 5pm and close to closing time and most car were…
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DCB Legal Proceedings stalled
Hi all! @Umkomaas @Coupon-mad I have an ongoing case. I filed the Defence and the Court has now said that because DCB failed to respond within 28 days to confirm the matter is proceeding, the matter is stayed. Its up to DCB if they want to apply to lift the stay or leave the matter open indefinitely. I have the option to…
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Smart Parking DCB Legal court claim 2025
UPDATE Issue date of claim form: 27/08/25 AoS submitted: 30/08/25 Just received Final Notice of Debt Recovery from DCBL Ltd. I'm not panicking and following the advice of the sticky: I've contacted both DPO's to get them to update my new address and I'm ignoring these letters and stowing them away. I'm one of those people…
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Parking fine Civil enforcement DCB legal help!
Hi, can anyone help! I got a parking fine last year and appealed. It was for parking in a gym that had changed to a system where you have to put your reg in. My appeal was unsuccessful, at the time I was unable to get the evidence as the gym stated twice they couldn’t give me it. I went to a different site and they were…
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One Parking Solution - No Marked Bays!
Parked in a public car park last weekend and got a windscreen ticket. The PCN says I contravened the displayed T&Cs. Sign states vehicles must either display a valid OPS Parking Permit in the windscreen, or hold a pre-authorised OPS E-Permit and be fully parked within a marked bay. Problem: there are no marked bays at all…
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Defending parking fine against ParkingEye/DCBLegal
Hello readers I'm new here and had a query around defence deadline. The claim I received on the claim form has issue dated: 30 June 2025. I submitted my AOS on the MCOL via my Govt Gateway account on 18th July 2025 and on 2nd August 2025 I submitted my defence via email, I suspect I didn't email my defence in time. Am I…
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Private PCN appeal - as the named Driver
I recently borrowed my cousin's vehicle to attend to an emergency and, without realizing, I parked in my residential parking space. My cousin then received a PCN from the Parking Admin Centre, the private parking company, and subsequently named me as the driver, since I live in the building. I have now received the PCN as…
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Claim from DCB LEGAL/PARKMAVEN for vehicle breakdown
Claim Form issued Aug 5th 2025 (received today) from Northampton County Court/DCB LEGAL/Parkmaven This is for a “parking charge” incurred when my car broke down on a main road next to this retail park. To be safe, I pulled into the car park to await recovery. Car was undriveable. Car park had no parking machines or signage…
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Park With Ease - Whinlatter How can I avoid paying the fine
I've got what I believe is a wrongly awarded fine. The reason I ask is that on 16.08.25 I drove through the car park, past Cyclewise Whinlatter Bike Hire Shop, into the forest a way to park off the track on the verge to have a walk and picnic with my family. Today I have received a Parking Charge for £50.- (£30.- if paid…
