Parking tickets, fines & parking

I have been given a parking charge outside Leeds train station, I was picking up a friend and was unable to get into the drop-off area and so waited on the road outside. It was unfortunately clearly signed however I couldn't get into the drop off and was waiting on the road regardless so pulled up to a less busy spot for 5…

IMPORTANT: I am already at court claim stage and have filed my Acknowledgment of Service. I need help with my defence — deadline 21st May 2026. I am NOT at the PCN appeal stage. Hi all, I have read the Newbies thread and have acknowledged service online via MCOL. I would really appreciate help putting together my defence.…

Hi I was here some years ago and I'm back here and can only thank you again. I'm here are people out there out of there goodwill nature helping others in there time of need with advice and guidance. I'm sure everyone on these forums that post threads will agree and many thanks regardless. So I have been given a PCN at…

Hi all, I'm appealing an NTK issued to a family member by Horizon parking. Please see letter attached. The breach occurred on the 8th of April and we received the letter today, even though the parking charge issue date says 17th April (which seems misleading). Am I right in thinking this is outside of the 14 days period…

Hi everyone, I’m hoping to get some advice from people who have dealt with private parking charges before or who know a bit about the legal side of this. I'm based in England where it all happened. I received a Notice to Keeper from Smart Parking Ltd after an alleged overstay in a retail car park. According to them, the…

Hi The driver parked the vehicle at the Halfords premises @ 550-570 Purley Way, Croydon to visit the store and received a PCN from the UKPS scammers a week later. Complained to Halfords in writing and they washed their hands off completely. They say they do not own the parking land. The PCN displays we parked at the…

Hi, I received a PCN for an overstay from Euro Car Parks and appealed on the basis of POFA, since I have a company car and responded as hirer using the advised template. As expected, they rejected it and I am now about to proceed with the POPLA appeal. In 2022 I also received a PCN from Euro Car Parks for a company car and…

I received a parking ticket from Hounslow Council on 28th January, and on the same day sent an email representation to the email address on the back of the PCN, formally appealing the PCN. I got an immediate acknowledgement that my email had been received. The next that I heard from the Council was a Notice to Owner dated…

I am new to this Forum. As the registered keeper I have received a Parking Charge Notice from UKPS at the Coventry Rugby Club Butts Arena in Coventry. The notice shows the Vehicle entering the car park and leaving within approx. 9 minutes. I have been reading some of the advice on the Newbie Thread and appreciate there is…

Hi, I wonder if anyone has any advance on this please. I parked at the side of the road in my motorhome in Scarborough and the near side wheels were on the kerb. I got a ticket for "not parked correctly within the confines of the bay or space". The thing is there are no hatched lines on the inside of the bay so there's…

Hi people I have read through the sticky posts for a good while and tried to get as much info as I can, but, still a bit unsure how to proceed in my specific situation so needing advice please… I'm a member at PureGym, regularly using different gyms across the country depending where my work is. At the beginning of April…

I parked overnight in "Car Park 11" at Basildon railway station and used the "PayByPhone" app to pay for 24 hours parking. I've now received a PCN from britannia parking. I was mystified initially but, on checking the app I realised I've got one digit wrong in the car registration, so I paid for the correct time but the…

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/apr/23/ghost-owners-uk-vehicles-in-use-without-proper-records-dvla This article in the Guardian reports that the DVLA do not have records of the owners (surely they mean keepers, but never mind) of thousands of vehicles, which means that “speeding, hit and runs and worse” are going…

Hi All Received today from elite parking mangement court letter issue date 13th March 2026, my brother was driving my car and didnt register for 2hr free parking. So process starts again to defend myself. Thank you in advanced for your help

Hi everyone, Firstly, thanks for all the guidance regarding PCN's and small claims arising from them, it's answered so many questions I had. I have received a standard cut and paste claim from DCB Legal representing Euro Car Parks on 26/03/25, with this POC: 1) The Defendant (D) is indebted to the Claimant (C) for a…

Summary of the case: I received a parking charge back in Jan 2025 for parking in a retail car park and not paying (even though I visited once of the stores and purchased some goods). I ignored the threatening letters from BW Legal for over a year. In February 2026 I received a Court Claim Form from BW Legal on behalf of UK…

Hi All, I disputed a PCN back in 2022 for keeper wasn't notified with 14 days which Smart parking replied say they did and they matter had been passed to Debt Recovery plus. I had never and still to this day don't any evidence of the offence. I know for a fact it wasn't me and evidence should show the sex of the driver is…

my mum received this letter over the weekend. I was the driver, she the registered keeper at the time of the incident and had completely forgotten about the initial letter. I wasn’t informed I had to put my reg into computer at the church (my child was attending a class there). It was very dark, poorly lit and I hadn’t…

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Just had a letter to say the claim against me has been stuck out due to the defendant Euro Car Parks Limited not paying the hearing fee. I received about 4 different claims all around the same time and was having a bit of a nuro-d melt down at the time due to it. I nearly caved in and set up payment plans. But thanks to…