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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 YOU ARE NOT SURE 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…
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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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"A safe and friendly community"
Hi all, Unfortunately it's come to the team's attention that there's been an uptick in needlessly confrontational and provocative posting on the board recently. I'm not going to retread all the ground covered in a previous thread, but the conduct we've been seeing warrants a new intervention. Firstly, MSE's ethos is…
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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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Template defence to adapt for all parking cases with added 'admin/DRA' costs - edited in 2024
PLEASE READ THIS POST FIRST TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE SOME OR ALL OF THIS SUGGESTED TEMPLATE AS PART OF YOUR INDIVIDUAL DEFENCE, THAT YOU CAN THEN DRAFT. YOUR FINAL DEFENCE THAT YOU DECIDE TO DRAFT IS YOUR OWN. NOTHING ON THIS BOARD IS LEGAL ADVICE, JUST OPINIONS FROM THOSE OF US THAT HELP VICTIMS OF HUNDREDS OF PARKING…
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Unfriendly behaviour on the board
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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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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Help before court - thanks
Hi All, new here please can you help? I am using your template as I have been sent a 'claim form' to go to civil national business center' my question is, do I need to use ALL the paragraphs? This is what I have got below so far, however when I am using the 'moneyclaim' website it wont accept as it is too long. Any help in…
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PCN Not Wholly Within Designated Bay - Teesside Park, Stockton
Hi all, I received a PCN from Minster Baywatch for 'not parking wholly within the designated bay.' I'm currently in the process of putting together my POPLA appeal using the incredible advice and templates on the Newbies thread re: signage, landowner authority etc. However I wonder if the learned pros on this sub could…
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BW legal fluttering ticket - LBC
Good morning. Please could one of you experts give me a steer on my situation. I have a letter before claim from BW legal from a car park in Devon last year on holiday. I had a valid ticket but it had blown into a recess in the dash and was difficult to observe. I never thought it would get this far and due to naivety I…
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DCB Legal Court Date March Resident
Good evening I was hoping for some help regarding a court case I have coming up with DCB Legal for several PCNS from when I lived as a resident at an apartment with gated underground parking which was only accessible via fob. There were times when my child who has autism would have a meltdown and during rage would grab…
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Court claim - Insufficient fee paid
Hi all, I have a court claim from SIP Parking Limited, regarding an insufficient fee paid. I am the keeper, not the driver and am attempting to draft a defence based on the template, I believe I have about a week left to submit this to both the court and the claimant. The court claim issue date is 14th April 2025, and I…
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UKPC yellow lines/hatched area
Hi All. Received an NTK in the post for “Vehicle Parked on yellow lines/hatched area” “recorded duration 2mins 33 secs” i don't see any yellow lines? should i appeal using the one size fits all or add something about no/faded yellow lines?
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submitting defence to a UKPC claim
Hi Thank you for your continuous hard work on the forum. I am in the process of submitting my defence against a claim where my vehicle was parked at residential parking area without a permit. I was visiting a friend late in the evening and the section I had parked in had no signs so I assumed it would be fine. I received a…
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Parking fine Civil enforcement DCB legal help!
Hi, can anyone help! I got a parking fine last year and appealed. It was for parking in a gym that had changed to a system where you have to put your reg in. My appeal was unsuccessful, at the time I was unable to get the evidence as the gym stated twice they couldn’t give me it. I went to a different site and they were…
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Court Claim
I have a parking space included with my lease, and I own 100% of the flat. In April 2024, I changed my car and received two parking tickets from UKCPM on April 4 and 8. I didn’t appeal on time because my housing association needed to update UKCPM before I could do so. However, I mistakenly emailed UKCPM directly about the…
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UKPC and DCBL claim
Hi all, Long story short. 3 PCN's in my partners name in 2021. Wasn't dealt with until LBC arrived once DCBL got a hold of the 'debt', (had multiple different 'debt collection' letters up until 2023). I hopped onto here and followed the newbies guide. All was fine until August 2023 when court paperwork was sent to our old…
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Parkmaven - DCB Legal - Court Case
Hi all, I've submitted a AOS via MCOL but just wanted to get some advice on the defence of my claim. I parked in a car park in a disabled bay and it wasn't at all stated on the signs that I need to pay for parking there as far as I recall. This happened a few months back but now I'ved received a MCOL claim for which I've…
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Parkmaven parking ticket But never parked in car park
Hi all just received a parking ticket from Parkmaven in hotel car park that I never parked in just passed through with a friend (passenger in car is a blue badge holder) , to gain access to a private track to go fishing and then pass back through to exit fishery through car park later that day. In at 8.53 back out at…
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PCN issued for overstaying
Hi, I received this PCN from NPC addressed to me as registered keeper. The driver was indeed in said carpark and overstayed by 70 minutes. (Idiot). It was very late at night, well into the early hours. It's a 24-hour carpark. The driver was the sober chauffeur for the night. My understanding is this PCN isn't POFA…
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No blue badge at Primark Lakeside
HI all, Got a private ticket for parking in a blue badge bay without a badge (we do have one). This was at Primark in Lakeside. Not sure who actually owns the parking though as there is a shopping centre, can anyone help me find out? I tried emailing the primark ceo but that didn't work. I have received the second letter…
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First Post- Advice Needed CNBC Claim Form - should I just pay?
DCB Legal have filed a claim form against me for £293.56 (issue date: 16 April 2025) through the Civil National Business Centre. This relates to a parking fine I received on 10 August 2022 for “not displaying a valid pay permit.” At the time, I appealed directly to the original issuer, Euro Car Parks (£100 charge),…
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Lease car defence
Hello, it would be great if someone could help. Having received a claim form from HM Courts & Tribunals, I have just done the AOS and am now doing my defence letter from the template. The date of the fine was 20/01/20 in a G24 carpark. Previously the carpark had been free, and I didn’t see any new signs. As it’s a lease…
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REVIVING THE PRIVATE PARKING BILL
Progress by DLUHC on the Private Parking Code of Practice has been abysmal and is now at a complete standstill until after the General Election. BPA & IPC continue to thwart the will of Parliament, most recently by publishing their homebrew Code which ignores all of the main "teeth" that the 'proper' Code should contain.…
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PCN from EPC PLC for vignette from Hungary
I received a Penalty Charge Notice from EPC PLC (81.71 GBP / 36 for the ticket and 45.71 for administrative costs) that i drove through Hungary without a valid vignette even though I bought one just not in the 60 minutes time since the first gas station was full and I tried to buy it from Romania before entering and they…
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Vehicle Control Services PCN and a court claim
Hi everyone, I would like some advice about my Parking Charge Notice. Key facts: PCN issued on 10/10/2024 Reson:81) Parked In A Restricted / Prohibited Area It was my first time parking in this car park. There was no more space around, so I decided to follow the person behind (my car is a black Honda). I assumed it was…
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CNBC / National Parking Control / DCB LEGAL
First of all thank you so much for this forum, what it means for people to have somewhere to turn in invaluable. Any help would be greatly appreciated. So this is a little bit different I'm helping out vulnerable friend out who has been absolutely hounded by DCB Legal. Attached is the Claim form, and the only evidence ever…
