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Defence advice vs UKPC deadline tomorrow
Background: motorbike parked on concourse at retail park for 5 min item return. Particulars of Claim: 1. The Defendant (D) is indebted to the Claimant (C) for a Parking Charge(s) (PC) issued to vehicle [MY REG] at crown point shopping, junction street, leeds, ls10 1et 2. The dates of contravention are 04/06/2025 and the D…
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Debt recovery letter for driving through Drop off/pick up at Luton Airport
Hi all, I'm hoping you can help me. Today I received a letter from Debt Recovery Plus about a Parking charge from Luton Airport. I never received any previous letters, just this one I received today. The charge originates from APCOA. My partner and I briefly drove in and straight out of the "pick up/drop off" area thinking…
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UK CPM Ltd.-dismissed appeal and payment
Hi. I have recently made an appeal to UK CPM Ltd. for dismissing my payment I had made on the 7th of January 2026 for the parking offence that had occurred on the 19th of November 2025. I have parked on the side of the building where I live over night for less than 10 hours, it's priv land. They sent out two different…
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PCM received for 11 minutes on Christmas day
I have received a PCM from UK CPM for parking at my daughters flat on Christmas while dropping off my grand daughters Christmas present. The managing agents have recently changed from a transferable parking permit to UK CPM how require the tenants to register vehicles on their SIPPI.com web site. I believe my daughter had…
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How to proceed
Hi. Have just received this LBC from Moorside Legal for unpaid private parking. Have read threads etc but am confused as one person has said you don’t have to reply to these but others recommend using a template in order to; also that it is not “proper” if a time frame etc hasn’t been provided (which they haven’t). Don’t…
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UKPC Licence plate error
Hi all I paid to park at a car park across from a mall (so not associated with any particular shop). Some days later I received a parking charge from UKPC. I checked my emails for the receipt and discovered that the last digit of the licence was incorrect. I responded to them stating that no two identical vehicles with the…
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DCB Legal claim on behalf of G24
Hi all, First thankyou for the help provided on these forums for everyone fighting against these claims. I have (hopefully) followed the newbies thread up until now, in that I now have a claim lodged against me after I ignored all the threatening letters. I have acknowledged service on MCOL and am now drafting my defence…
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Help with PCN please.
Hi, It's a KFC car park, I'm a delivery driver. Usually on the rare occasion I get stung, a manager will do whatever they do for their own staff. This KFC recently said they can only cancel so many per month, and more recently have put up a sign stating that they cannot help with any PCNs and we must appeal ourselves. I…
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Smart Parking nightmare
I've seen many threads about this useless company, but couldn't find one close to my situation and could use some advice. I got stung with a PCN at my work place, it was totally my fault. I forgot to renew my parking permit so I got a fine. Didn't appeal it, and so paid the £50. This was back in January. Today I received a…
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Rights of audience in parking claims – court ruling impacts advocacy agencies
A detailed County Court judgment has now clarified an issue that affects a large proportion of parking claims that reach a hearing: the widespread practice of bulk litigation firms sending outsourced “advocates” to court. Vehicle Control Services Ltd v Langley (Haverfordwest CC, Jan 2026), the court ruled that an…
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MET PARKING, DCB LEGAL court claim
Hi everyone, I’ve been researching online and found many people who have been fined from parking in the McDonald’s car park near Stanstead airport. We stopped off at McDonald’s after our flight late at night to grab a bit to eat the car park was dark and I didn’t know there were two different car parks, the drive thru was…
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PCN issued in residential area
Hi everyone, hoping for a bit of advice/guidance from the community. Parking in my residential area is managed on behalf of the landowner by a private company called PCM based in Slough. There are signs in the area which state that anyone who parks in a designated bay must have a '... valid parking permit fully displayed…
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Help QDR solicitor claim on behalf of euro car parks limited
Help and advice needed. Received claim form 07/09/2023 Acknowledged 18/09/2023 Particulars of the claim. It is my car that they have identified parked but I wasn't driving at the time. Received letters for not paying and displaying appropriately in a carpark in Norton street Manchester. Did not respond in a timely fashion…
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Confused. Smart Parking
Hi all, I’ve read through the newbie FAQs and a few similar threads, but just want to sanity-check I’ve understood things correctly. I’ve received a PCN from Smart Parking at Spring Car Park, Wilmslow. I appealed initially because I believed I’d paid correctly via RingGo, but Smart have rejected it saying I parked in…
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C.U.P (Closed Unit Protection) Parking Enforcement Charge. Court Claim issued.
Good afternoon, Sorry, this is my first post, so I hope it's allowed and in the correct section. I'm hoping someone would be able to help. I have received this parking charge notice in the post. Is it worth appealing? The driver wasn't parked, as you can see the lights are on and hazard lights are on. It's a layby towards…
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DCB Legal, small court claim
Hi guys this is the second small court claims i have recieved within the last month. I have ignored everything up until this point. The Claim is associated to a time where i stayed at a services station overnight. I arrived when it was dark and left in the morning not realising it was a pay to park carpark. I have…
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POPLA Appeal First Draft - Can someone review please?
Hi all, Would anyone have time to check over my POPLA appeal for me please? Here is the link to the Word Doc (ready to save out as a PDF): https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/pblujqu7td7cxa64l27px/POPLA-Appeal.docx?rlkey=sfsrbkrmsft16k7yll8t1f6ki&st=vgc83ps6&dl=0 I have mainly used text from other successful POPLA appeals. I've…
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Parking charge for overstaying at petrol station services
Recently parked at a petrol station near Gatwick at which there is a Pret A Manger attached. I ordered two coffees and pastries and we ate in. I later recieved a parking charge notice for staying too long. We stayed 30 minutes. In this time we consumed food and drink and used the bathrooms. The fine is from Group Nexus.…
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The strange case of the PCN that was paid but still a triple amount is requested(Tower Hamlets)
On December 18th 2025 a PCN of 160£ was issued for my motorcycle for accessing a pedestrian only zone in Tower Hamlets London. The charge was delivered to my address probably on Dec 22 or after, that is after I had flown to Italy for Christmas holidays. I come back to London on the night of Jan 5th and I arrive home after…
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Citipark PCN escalated to DCBL - What to do next?
I received a PCN from BaySentry Solutions, paid for parking but accidentally entered the wrong date when purchasing my ticket which I suspect was due to the system automatically updating the date when it passed a certain time. At the time, I haven't updated my V5C address yet and the PCN went to the old address. I was only…
