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Witness Statement Vs Skeleton Argument
TL;Dr: Can anyone help explain what is meant to be in the Witness Statement and whether I should or shouldn't submit a Skeleton Argument. I'm unfortunately being taken to court by VCS for failing to display a permit to park in my own residential parking space. I've been using the extremely helpful guidance on the forum and…
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PCN received for wheels touching yellow zig zags
Hi, I have received a PCN from a private car parking company, I was parked in a disabled bay with a valid blue badge, on one side my wheels were touching the yellow zig zags, I have contacted the store I was visiting but they don’t want to know, I have submitted an appeal to the car parking company, is there any other…
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Horizon parking fine from tesco, I dispute the parking charge with POPLA now!
Hi eveyone,wanted to see if anyone had any success with Popla before? If they reject my dispute my fees will increase from £40 to £80. Unfortunately I dispute it before reading the forums so they have my name already and know I was th edriver, any advise would be appreciated. I stayed in the parking under one hour on…
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DCB LEGAL - DEFENCE HELP
Hi all, I need some help with my current situation. I'm drafting up my defence for a claim made against me by DCB Legal on behalf of ParkMaven Limited for not having a valid parking session back in December 2023.* I received a Letter of Claim on 28th of Jan 2025 * I filed my AoS on 2nd Feb 2025 Long story short, I booked a…
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PCN from JD Parking Solutions
Hi. I’m just looking for some guidance. I received a PCN in the post a few days ago - the first one I’ve ever received. It relates to an incident on the 30th December where I was driving and felt dizzy. I’m not sure if it was Christmas excess or what but I felt a bit disorientated so I pulled over into the car park of a…
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DCBL Euro car parks small claim DISCONTINUED
Hi everyone. Would you mind looking at the reply I have drafted to a solicitor who is acting for Euro car parks. The PCN was issued 31 March 2022. They have given 14 days to pay and failure to pay MAY result in us recommending they hand it to litigation. I have drafted a response but maybe I should do what I have done to…
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Trace Debt Recovery for a parking fine over 3 years ago
I've recieved a fine from TDR for parking over the excess period in a retail park over 3 years ago. It states that the client (Alliance parking Ltd) have written to me about what i owe them. I have not recieved any letters. However, the offence was around the time of me moving home so they may have been sent to the wrong…
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Wheels in yellow lines on disabled bay
Driver parked with two wheels in yellow hatched area on disabled bay. Blue badge fully displayed. Fine from UKPC of £100, £60 if paid in 28 days. What should be done and when to avoid fine? Thanks in advance.
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DCB Legal - ECP - Legal court claim 2025
Hi All, I have just received DCB Legal letter of claim and I have 20+ days now to reply back to them. I'd like to get an advice of what to include in my response to them. I have read Newbies thread and as per advice where I'm at the stage of Letter of Claim I intend to use the response template. Background of my case. The…
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DEFENCE HELP: Excel Parking, Brand Street (Hitchin)
Hello everyone, Firstly, thank you for all the guidance you've provided so far - very insightful and helpful (this has been a source of a lot of worry for my wife and I, so having forums like this is incredible). I am trying to support my wife (L) in fighting the CROOKS at Excel Parking, but they do a really great job of…
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another court claim from DCB L/euro car parks
As the title says this relates to a recently received
(30/11/24) from DBC L/Euro car parks. Basically, I am (my vehicle) are alleged to have
overstayed (7hrs!!!) in a Euro car parks controlled car park, the alleged transgression
taking place 20/02/2020 (nr 5 yrs ago) not sure whether the time scale is relevant
or any help…
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Trace Debt Recovery - could it go to court?
Hello, apologies for starting a new thread. I have read the
Newbies thread already [https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/64350614/#Comment_64350614] I got a PNC from Ocean Parking which I appealed (got
rejected), then appealed via POPLA (also rejected). The £60 fine went up to £100.
I sent them the…
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CDER GROUP Bailiff Action
I am making this thread on behalf of my cousin, I am not sure if this is the right place. He has received the letter below, the original ticket is a council parking ticket. He wasn’t the original driver for the ticket but is the owner of the car. Is there anything he can do, can he pass this on to the driver?
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CDER GROUP Bailiff Action
I am making this thread on behalf of my cousin, I am not sure if this is the right place. He has received the letter below, the original ticket is a council parking ticket. He wasn’t the original driver for the ticket but is the owner of the car. Is there anything he can do, can he pass this on to the driver? If this is…
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MET Southgate Stansted NTK
Hi all, I have a received a Parking Charge Notice for exceeding the stay at McDonald Stansted. I have looked on the Newbies post but could not find the template for an appeal. I would really appreciate it if someone could provide me with a link.
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PCN from Gatwick McDonalds
Hi All, So I've been reading around a fair bit here, and found some information about fighting a McDonalds Gatwick PCN issued by MET. The driver stayed for 90 minutes with a max allotted time of 60 minutes, where can I (the owner) stand? I've read up on how to appeal it, and it appears I almost have to go through POPLA in…
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Defense for ticket paid on app for different VRN
Hi, What an amazing resource this forum is! I'm following the guides and have read through previous defenses of previous forum users which relate to the same mechanism - I paid for the parking ticket on an app but the wrong number plate was selected on the app. When the original letter came through I appealed and gave the…
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CCJ
Hi, first time posting here, and I am hoping you can
give me some advice. This is regarding a parking charge pursued by DCB Legal and
I've been following advice from this forum. I received a claim form dated 11 March 2025. Acknowledged
the service of a claim and submitted via MCOL on the 24
March Made a note to reply by…
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TPS DCLB legal court claim
I received a DBCL legal letter of claim regarding a PcN back in April 2024. I ignored the DCLB bailiff letters as advised on this forum and am returning due to just receiving the Legal letter of claim. I have until end of November to reply with a defence. I have spent hours reading advice and I think I need some tailored…
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Success in court today! VCS / DCB Legal case Private parking retail park
Hi, just wanted to let this forum know about a victory for the little people! In court today, I successfully defended a claim for over £270 plus costs. It was dismissed on what I guess is a technicality, basically they were not compliant with the POFA which states that every point * must * be complied with in order to be…
