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ECP POPLA Appeal
Hello Back once again with another parking fine help request! Recently the Mrs got one cancelled after Metro link refused to help, by going to the papers with it. It was subsequently cancelled, so we'll chalk that up as a win. Anyway, the latest case. The driver parked in a car park, paid for an hour and left after an…
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Pay or not to pay
Hi guys, I have received a letter from the solicitors after ignoring the threatening letters from UKCPM. To cut the long story short, I have revcieved the fine while I was unloading the car in a clients place. This is the 3rd time I have received the fine and as posted somewhere on other posts I was a east prey (I didn't…
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Help - Letter of Claim, reply and retort from DCB Legal
Hi friends, seeking advice on this situation. Original PCN is from Oct 2021. Here it is: I batted this away at the time with a request for a VAT invoice letter - whether or not that would have flown in court, they never went further than debt collector letters with me, which eventually stopped. It woke up again a few…
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GroupNexus/CP Plus Ltd - Already Paid PCN
Hi I received a PCN from GroupNexus/CP PlusLtd for over staying at a retail park. I’ve paid the parking charge of £60 on 6 March 2025 but are still getting demands from GNexus for payment and then quite a few threatening letters , phone calls, texts from DCBL! I’ve written to GNexus disputing this further demand of £170…
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Legal limit for PCN in London?
Hi, Can anyone help please? I was issued a ticket for Contravention Code 99 (stopping on zigzag lines near a zebra crossing), with a fine of £160 payable within 28 days, issued by Barnet Council. I just stopped outside a shop for literally 2 minutes at about 11pm by a corner shop where the road was very quiet but this…
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Smart Parking, DCB Legal court claim 2025 (2 PCNs)
Hi all, I got one though for two separate PCNs at the same location, both on one court claim for £544.24 Is this paragraph 3 ok please for my defence? On both dates the PCN was received within 5 minutes of parking. By the time the defendant paid (approx 8 to 10 minutes after parking) the PCN had already been issued. The…
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Enterprise
A copy of weeks ago webHired a Ivec van in Paris France unfortunately we were involved in an accident where roof was very badly damaged . We took it to the nearest Enterprise and after a lot of decisions with Enterprise and the Local branch manager they said that it we paid the 3,500 maximum waifer then the matter would be…
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UKCPM PCN - non-PoFA compliant?
Hi all, I have received this PCN from UKCPM when I was delivering goods to a building in Basingstoke. I compared it specifically to UKCPM PoFA & non-PoFA letters here, and suspect it's more on the non-PoFA side? Am I therefore right to assume they cannot hold the registered keeper liable and it could be appealled with the…
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Claim Form / Gladstones / Park Direct / 16-04-2025
Claim Form with Issue Date 16 Apr 2025 received. Parking was alleged to have occurred on a public access street (Street A) that leads to my residential street. My street has nothing to do with the below mentioned housing development and there are no parking restrictions on my street. Street A has marked bays on one side…
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Asda / Vars Technology - Equality Act 2010 breach
Hi Folks I have searched the forum for advice and read numerous threads
including the newbie thread, whilst these are extremely helpful, it can become
a little overwhelming and confusing which advice applies to my specific
situation so I decided to create a thread, not only to help me but also help
others in similar…
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PCN Received from Private Car Park - Incorrect Signage
Good Morning! Just looking for a little advice on this one from anyone who have a little experience in this regard. I have received a PCN for when my car stayed at a private car park in York last month. The signage showed that an app called "Hozah" could be used to automatically pay for the charges, and my car was already…
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Manchester airport drop off
Can anyone advise me about a parking fine at Manchester airport drop off. I dropped a friend off recently, but it has been a while since I've been. Last time you paid at the exit so I went to do that but it wasn't there anymore and so I had to go round again to pay, which I did using the online pay.. I've now been charged…
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PRE-LEGAL DEBT COLLECTION NOTICE
Hi all, Ive received two(!) pre-legal debt collection notice from ZZPS on behalf of Smart Parking. The “offences” were both in May 2023 (insufficient paid time). I paid via cash on both occasions on an ANPR car park. I followed advise to not pay at the time and as of now August / September 2025 I have received the two…
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DCB Legal - Claim Form - UKPC 2-bay parking at Beckton, E6
Hello all. This is my first time using this website, and with a little bit of experience from FTLA.UK, I implore your guys' help in order to give myself the best possible chance at beating this claim from UKPC/DCBL. The reason why I have posted so late is because I was on holiday, and I had erroneously calculated the…
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Smart Parking Defence Feedback please!
Firstly thanks to everyone who has contributed to the resources here, the are invaluable. I have used the defence template from https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6108153/template-defence-to-adapt-for-all-parking-cases-with-added-admin-dra-costs-edited-in-2025 as is. This is what I am proposing for paragraph…
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PCM - PCN
Hi Forum, back again with another nuisance from PCM. the wife parked in a bar which had bad signposting. Basically a community centre has space next to an apartment block and its hard to tell which area belongs to which parking area. PCM put a ticket on her widescreen and today we have received the NTK in the post. PCN…
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Gladstones/UKCPM Defence
Good afternoon all Firstly, a heartfelt thanks for all the amazing help posted on this forum - a fantastic resource for fellow Newbs fighting these type of claims! I would like to begin by reporting a successful set aside(including the set aside cost)at Bath County Court last week. I will post a more detailed report of the…
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Missed APCOA Appeals Deadline
Hello everyone. I am seeking some insight on how to go about the following situation, and would appreciate your response. I received a PCN from Mancester Airport UK for "Use of Pick Up/Drop Off Zone without making a valid payment" at Manchester Airport Lower Drop off Forecourt T! . Unfortunately I saw the letter after 3…
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First PCN as hirer in free retail park – Lakeside warden also damaged car!
Hire car PCN from Premier Park at Lakeside – and to make things worse, the warden left dings in my car! (I’ve already read the NEWBIES thread, but wanted to check specifics about hire car PCNs and the damage issue.) Summary of key facts: * Date: August bank holiday Monday * Location: Lakeside Shopping Centre (free retail…
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Court chances when pending payment was never collected
Hi. My car was parked in a Euro Car Parks car park in London. It seems to comply with all regulations. The driver used Ringgo to pay for parking. The payment appeared immediately in their monzo app as successful payment. They did not receive a receipt. A parking fine was issued. It turns out payment was authorised but…
