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'Template' defence suggestion - NB: ultimately, your choice of defence wording is your own
CLAIM FORM FROM A PARKING FIRM? THEY ARE VERY EASY TO DEFEND. NO RISK, NO CCJ IF YOU FOLLOW THE ADVICE IN FULL. PLEASE READ THIS POST FIRST TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE SOME OR ALL OF THIS SUGGESTED 'TEMPLATE' DEFENCE, THAT YOU THEN MAKE YOUR OWN. THIS FORUM DOES NOT PURPORT TO CONDUCT LITIGATION. YOUR FINAL DEFENCE THAT YOU…
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"A safe and friendly community"
Hi everyone, It's come to our attention that there have been more and more instances of uncivil behaviour here on the parking board, and I'd like to address the situation directly. Firstly, we'd like to express how much we value the insight and support that our very knowledgeable Forumites can offer. This is the very heart…
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**NEWBIES!! PRIVATE PARKING TICKET? OLD OR NEW? **READ THESE FAQS FIRST!** Thankyou!
:) WELCOME! :) HOW TO BEAT A PRIVATE PCN: BY APPEAL, COMPLAINT, OR DEFENCE. BEFORE YOU USE THE FORUM, IF UNSURE HOW TO USE IT, CLICK HERE Forum Introduction Guide DO NOT USE YOUR REAL NAME AS YOUR USERNAME IF YOU POST A THREAD: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5532696 FAQS FIRST. NO THREAD IS NEEDED IF YOUR…
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Posting on the Parking Board – your help please
MSE Update November 2017 Hi everyone Please could all forumites using this board re-read our original post below. Thank you! ---- Please read our Don't Pay Unfair Parking Tickets News story for MSE's stance. Hi everyone, As you’ll be aware this board was set up for users to find factual information about parking tickets…
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The Parking Tickets Board Sticky
WELCOME [Useful Links & General Info] **NEWBIES!! PRIVATE PARKING TICKET? OLD OR NEW? **READ THESE FAQS FIRST!** Thankyou! Parking board feedback POPLA Decisions IAS Decisions (IAS = Independent Appeals Service) BPA Code of Practice - latest version Parking - Letter Before County Court Claim (LBCCC) - Fight back! Guidance…
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POPLA Decisions
MSE Note: Hi! Please don't post any private details (yours or other peoples) on the forum for privacy reasons. Thanks! MSE Official Insert: Read our MoneySaving UK Travel & Transport guides to save more including Fight Private Parking Tickets and Parking Ticket Appeals. Back to Aaron Aadvark's original post.... This thread…
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MSE Parking Ticket Appeals Guide feedback
Hi all, We noticed that a recent thread we started about MoneySavingExpert's Parking Ticket Appeals Guide prompted a response from a number of users. Thank you for all the feedback. MSE's guides are based on detailed journalistic research and analysis rather than tailored advice aimed at individuals. These guides are…
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Breaking News: Government has announced the statutory Code of Practice, and Enforcement Framework
Highlights: The CoP is broadly the same as
the draft version released last year, with some tweaks which are more in favour
of the motorist. The charge levels of £50 (£80
in London), with 50% discount for prompt payment, remain unchanged, despite all
the desperate propaganda from the BPA about carmageddon, financial ruin,…
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DCB LEGAL RECORD OF PRIVATE PARKING COURT CLAIM DISCONTINUATIONS
A UKPC/DCB Legal pattern is now emerging, the same as the Highview/CP Plus/GroupNexus/DCB Legal pattern that has evidenced itself over the past few weeks. * Court claim issued * Defence completed * Hearing date given * Witness Statement deadline dictated by the court * Phone call from DCB Legal to defendant * Email to…
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I sued a parking company and won
I sued Horizon Parking for breaches of data protection law
and I was awarded a four figure sum in damages. I thought this would be useful as a separate thread as cases
such as this are usually settled with gagging clauses, so we never find out the
outcome. Facts I own a FREEHOLD
house with exclusive use of an allocated…
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Court Claim Procedure (updated October 2016)
1. You have received a Claim Form from a private parking company. It is not a summons, it is not a CCJ, it is what it says on the tin, and they (or their solicitors) are claiming that you owe them a specified sum of money, for alleged unpaid ticket(s). You must NOT ignore this (unless you really want to appear on Can't…
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County Court win against Premier Parking Solutions / BW Legal
I thought I would share my recent success in County Court against Premier Parking Solutions who were represented by BW Legal. It is so tempting to pay these so-called "fines" despite knowing that they are not entitled to make these claims. I am posting in the hope that others in a similar situation to mine find this and…
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One Parking Solution warned by a Judge that they may face an application for a civil restraint order
Further to the court win reported about One Parking Solution at Eastgate Wharf, Lewes, in the thread by @chelostar: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6010750/one-parking-solution-nltd-zzps-ltd-qdr-solicitors/p5 Here is the (slightly redacted for privacy of the OP) judgment, handed down by DDJ Harvey:…
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Further update on Backcester Lane and Gresley Row car parks in Lichfield
Excel has today lost another Lichfield case at Nuneaton. The defendant was assisted by the FB group. This was the third time she had been to court the first time was rescheduled. The second time Excel did not send the paperwork to the Elms representative. Elms rep asked for permission to appeal on the grounds of the…
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ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST!
Tuesday morning last week I successfully defended 2 residential claims (consolidated) before DDJ Royle in Sheffield. DDJR really went to town on the C (VCS). It was a joy to be part of – a joy to win and see the C shattered. Thankfully, I landed a very clued up Judge (J) who was very appreciative of my novice and commended…
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DCB Legal/Civil Enforcement Ltd thwarted
First post for me on the forum, but I had to register so that I could offer my thanks for all the information on here to help fight parking "fines". Something that started back in late 2021 finally came to an end last week when DCBL/Civil Enforcement Ltd discontinued with less than a month to the court date. At times it…
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Court Report - St Helens -Another Gladstones Epic Fail
Case
no. K4GF0G64 – PCM (UK) -v- Company A , Before Deputy District Judge Ming
(telephone) This was a residential case, in which the MD of
Company A had picked up 6 x PCNs for parking a company van at his flat in
Barking without a permit. The total claim, including the usual fake ‘debt
recovery costs’, was for £1,124.28.…
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Group thread: Heathrow Gatwick Manchester & other Airport drop-off PCNs - easy: how to appeal & win
DO NOT PAY ANY OF THE PARKING COMPANIES ISSUING DROP-OFF PCNs. Advice will change as & when the Government introduce the new statutory Code of Practice and new Appeals Service. And when the companies concerned finally learn (after statutory regulation forces them) how to treat consumers fairly and put up clear signs.…
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CP Plus Beaten in Court Today
This was a case involving 4 parking tickets , listed for an all day hearing (incorrectly) Rep for CP Plus (from Elms) ,a My Taylor nice but bumbling solicitors "agent" The hearing started and immediately i raised a preliminary issue. The claimant had messed up their claim form , duplicated 3 of the charges and thus claimed…
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Court Report - High Wycombe - Gladstones Trounced (again)
Case Nos. H7GF8M63 and
H3GF6K25 – Parking Control Management (UK) Ltd -v- Mr. A, before Deputy
District Judge Hayes Claimant represented by
solicitors’ agent from Elms Legal. This case had originally been
listed for hearing in February, but had been vacated at short notice due to
lack of Judicial resources. Today was a…
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Court case won v KBT Cornwall trading as Armtrac Security Services and represented by bwlegal
Today I won my dispute with bwlegal (representing KBT Cornwall t/as Armtrac Security Services - !!!!!!) where I was taken to court for the non-display of a car parking ticket in August 2020 at Swanpool car park, Falmouth in Cornwall. The case was decided at a telephone hearing this morning hosted by the County Court at…
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Parking: The Big Con? - On Channel 5 tonight, 7pm
This programme has been a long time in the making, and features both @Coupon-mad and me as contributors (mostly filmed pre-pandemic). According to the programme blurb at https://www.channel5.com/show/parking-the-big-con/season-1/parking-the-big-con, ''Host Alexis Conran explores parking fines and shares how to avoid…
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COURT REPORT - COASTWAY VETS PREDATORY TICKETING, NO GRACE PERIOD - OPS LOSE AT BRIGHTON COURT AGAIN
ParkingMad and I had a rare day out to court, to attend an OPS/DCBLegal case adjourned after a very brief phone hearing in the early Summer, where another DDJ heard that there were reasons to think OPS may have been 'ghost ticketing' and that we were concerned that OPS didn't appear to have written his own WS from facts…
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Smart Parking hit with CCJ (over £3,300) after 5-year wrongful pursuit – my experience
When Smart Parking chased me for 5 years even after knowing I wasn’t the driver, I took them to court "won" and now they owe me over £3,300. Hi all, I wanted to share a success story which might give confidence to others being unfairly pursued by private parking firms. Back in 2020 I received a Parking Charge Notice from…
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Thank you.......
This is a massive thanks to @Coupon-mad and @bargepole for work which has been done behind the scenes in getting to where we are today and I am sure this work wont stop. The hours they have put in to this will in due course reap its rewards and we will have a parking industry which is responsible and provides a service…
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VCS Hit For £1,500 Counterclaim - 5 years worth of Harassment
I received this Judgment (redacted) from one of my associates: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ybf6cbc3rq9ygiq/1329396-Vehicle Control Services Ltd v F-Approved Judgment-14.05.2021-Redacted.pdf?dl=0 The D was sent a PCN for an alleged parking breach,
naming a location which he believed was in Portsmouth where he lives. It…
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Court report: Excel vs Mr C: Excel lose another SD gym claim at Skipton (woeful evidence bundle)
Court Report Excel vs Mr
C 04/12/20.
Skipton Law Court (telephone hearing). Before DDJ Teeman Claimant
represented by Mr Khan (instructed by DCBL) BACKGROUND: Mr C visited
Sports Direct gym at Cavendish Retail Park in Nov 2016. He entered his VRM into
the touchscreen terminal to get his 2 hours free parking. A few days…
