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Parking tickets, fines & parking
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ES PARKING, GLADSTONES court claim 2025
Struggling how to word a response in to the template for section 3. Any help would be greatly appreciated. E S Parking Enforcement Ltd Parked at Holmes Mill Clitheroe Lancashire [Images redacted for personal information by Forum Team]
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APCOA PCN
Hi MSE Crew I got valuable advise with regards to challenge / appeal Apcoa Mcr Airport drop off .. It let me pay the fee but i was few hrs past deadline day after event .. I got appeal template think this one from chirpy chicken This is an appeal by the registered keeper - No driver details will be given. Please do not…
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DCB LEGAL, SMART PARKING, court claim Discontinued , Success
Hi, So, I have a DCB Legal LOC for a Parking charge that apparently occurred on 12/12/2020. I've read the thread about what to do but wanted to ask some advice. Reason being the charge is from ages ago and frankly I don't remember anything about it. They have an image of me entering and leaving which I found on the Smart…
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UKPC 4 fines in 2 days
My daughter works near a Sainsburys and often parks in the car park, she's in and out a lot due to her job. Sh has 4 fines, by the time I've got them they are at the $170 notice of debt recovery Now she has email receipts for all 4 proving parking was paid However can't appeal apparently too late according to UKPC, so is…
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Lambeth PCNs - multiple school street PCNs before first notice received - advice appreciated
Hi all, looking for some advice regarding multiple PCNs issued by Lambeth for entering a school street / pedestrian restriction zone on Sunnyhill Road. The first alleged contravention occurred on 27/02/2026 at 15:35. However, the first PCN was not received until approximately 09/03/2026. During that period, I continued to…
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Private carpark fine
Get anyone offer advice please? I've been issues a parking charge of £100, £60 if I pay within 14 days of notice. The date of notice is 3rd Feb. I received this letter through the post either this mon 19th, Tues 20th or wed 21st (I was away mon-wed). So it took about 7 days to get to me, so I've lost some of my 14 days. I…
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Advice for MCOL Defence Submission Please
I have completed the AOS stage online on MCOL, on 11/05/2026 - as advised by this forum, and am now trying to construct my defence. I cannot remember seeing the signage at Cherwell nor do I remember the reason given in previous letters received (and I ignored). I don’t remember the time I entered or left and this is not…
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CEL Claim - Phone and Pay App Failure / Hidden Button
Hi everyone, I have received a Claim Form from Civil Enforcement Limited (CEL) for an alleged parking event at Dinecroft back in July 2024. I have read the Newbies thread and have already successfully submitted my Acknowledgement of Service (AOS) on MCOL on 23 May to extend my deadline. The Situation: I entered the car…
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Civil Enforcement Ltd Claim - Defence
Ok I received another claim through, but this is the last one I swear. I'm way more careful now about not overstaying at private car parks to avoid all this hassle. Here's the claim form
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APCOA GWR Station and Connect issue
I've read the newbie info and studied some of the other threads before asking this, so apologies if it has been addressed elsewhere, but I have a couple of questions relating to a PCN appeal. Short explanation - I use the APCOA Connect app and APCOA site for parking at my local GWR station. I recently realised that our new…
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Secure Parking Solutions / DCBL debt letter — parked at shop I've used for 8 years, blocked i
Hi all, long-time lurker but first-time poster. I'd really appreciate some advice on my situation as I've now received a debt collection letter from DCBL and I'm not sure what my next steps should be. Background: I have been a regular customer at an African grocery shop on Berry Street, Wolverhampton (WV1 1HA) for…
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PCN NTK from Excel Parking.
Hello all 😃 My partner received a parking fine because stayed too long in the parking area 🙃 and we are currently appealing it. Standard PCN, pics of a car with time/date stamps reason as: 80) PARKED FOR LONGER THAN MAXIMUM PERIOD PERMITTED. Below is the message I previously sent. I have selected ‘I was authorised to park’…
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Judgement by default even when replied to claim
i have received a judgement letter today even when i submitted the acknowledgment on MCOL website 2 days after receiving the claim letter i did not file a defence as I was not aware or was not informed i had to do it straight after acknowledging the claim Please help to move forward and try get this ccj removed from report…
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DCB LEGAL, SMART PARKING court claim, defended
Hi everyone I recently beat a dcbl case and have now received more court documents for a bogus case that was charged to me 4 YEARS ago. It was basically due to me only paying the default amount and not adding extra time though it did not say this anywhere. I have since been back to the car park numerous times, and the…
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Judgement for Claimant in default, even though I replied on time
This discussion was created from comments split from: Judgement for Claimant in default, even though I replied to the Claim form on time.
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NCP/Moorside County Court Claim
Hi , I've been served by NCP via Moorside for multiple unpaid PCN's. I am unsure how many, going to make an SAR. PoC is breach of T+C's. My aim is to win on technicality by contesting validity of the T+C's. I plan to submit the template defence posted by Coupon mad. Any thing I could add to the defence to strengthen it?…
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Small claim struck out for unpaid trial fee, but new trial notice received
Hi all, I’m dealing with a small claim from DCB Legal on behalf of Euro Car Parks Ltd and would appreciate advice on what I should do next. Timeline: Claimant filed DQ: 11/09/2025 I filed DQ: 30/09/2025 Claim transferred to Barnet: 04/11/2025 Mediation took place After mediation, I received no court communication until…
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Civil Enforcement Claim - How to defend?
I was issued a PCN for parking at Brent Valley Golf Club beyond the free two hour period. I was playing golf so was parked for about five hours. I was shocked and surprised to receive a PCN for £140 a couple of weeks later. There is no charge AT ALL for parking there if you are playing golf. My error was not to enter the…
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UKPC via DCB Legal - Response Advice
Hi all; Apologies for creating a new thread as I appreciate so much help is already here and I have tried to go through everything, so apologies again if I have missed the answer to the below. I received a letter from DCB Legal today, dated 27th November. This is from a parking fine in March where I apparently parked in a…
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Smart parking, DCB Legal court claim
Hi all, after following all of the information on the Newbie thread over the last few months which offers amazing advice also I’d like to thank those who provide all of this info. My partner has been receiving debt recovery letters for months which have all been ignored and last week she received a claim form. I completed…
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