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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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'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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**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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"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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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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MET Parking claim via DCB Legal - now at WS stage
I'm in disbelief at the moment for how appalling our legal system is. My wife had a PCN which she disputed and eventually got court papers. I helped her submit her defence which we received acknowledgement of on 15 April. DQ was received and submitted in June. Have had absolutely nothing else in relation to this until now.…
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Parking stories in the News/media
To save adding to a post about something else it might be worth having a seperate thread for parking stories in the media Kicking it off is this on the BBC news site "Drivers fined as Durham car park camera 'misses them leaving' yep, its the good old double dip again, full story on the BBC here…
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BW Legal email
Hi All, Does anyone have an email address from BW legal that confirms receipt? I've tried several that have redirected me to their portal. Three that haven't (but also haven't confirmed receipt) are: info@bwlegal disputeresolution@bwlegal complaints@bwlegal I would prefer to know that my response to their Letter of Claim…
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NCP / Moorside Legal — N1SDT court claim — defence help needed
Hi all, I've read the NEWBIES thread and post #2 on court claims. I've just filed my Acknowledgment of Service via MCOL and would be very grateful for help drafting my defence. Key facts: Claimant: National Car Parks Limited (NCP) Solicitor: Moorside Legal Services Ltd Court: CNBC Northampton (N1SDT claim form) Issue date:…
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QDR are clueless
I dont think so do you…… I really dont like their tone either Go ahead spend your money ! We are writing to you in relation to Claim No. ******** in which you are the Defendant. In accordance with CPR 17.1(2)(b), a party may amend a statement of case with the written consent of all other parties or with the permission of…
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ECP NTK for overstaying when store was closed
Hi, A letter dated 07 Jul 23 was received by the registered keeper. As per the letter the alleged over stay occurred at Sainsbury Orpington on Sunday 02 Jul 2023 evening between 7 and 9 pm (The store closes at 4 pm on Sundays). The letter was received on 17th July by post. (15 days from date of alleged event). Before the…
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Can someone else handle a small claims mediation call on my behalf
Hi all, I’m a defendant in a small claims case in England and have reached the stage of completing the N180 Directions Questionnaire. I would prefer not to conduct the mediation call myself due to anxiety, so I wanted to check whether it is permitted for a representative to handle the mediation entirely on my behalf.…
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UKPC DCB LEGAL court claim 2025
Hi, I received a debt collection notice at our new address for apparently parking on private property (in permit area without displaying a permit in a private residential building parking). There was no charge notice left on the windscreen. The V5C would still be mapped to the previous address and has not been moved to the…
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Old Parking Charge that I didn't know about
I received a letter yesterday, and it seems it's a County Court Claim, for an unpaid Parking Fine. Now this is the first I have heard about this, and received no letters from the company in question. The company is Parkingeye Ltd. If I had received the initial fine, I would have paid it straight away. I'm guessing the…
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Has anyone attempted or looked into a group lawsuit against parking operators or other bodies?
As title says, wondering if a collective lawsuit is something to try at some point
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Warning of transfer to solicitors
Hi, as you can see, I received the attached letter a few days ago, and recieved the attached email today. This is following ongoing letters for a parking ticket where I was not the driver, I have given them the drivers details but they are after me
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CCJ Issued to old address, unsure how to proceed
Morning guys, Apologies, am new to the thread so let me know if this has been answered elsewhere. On 12/07/2025, I parked at a Euro Car Parks spot. I entered my reg, paid the £20 for 24 hours parking, displayed my ticket and left before time was up. Then received a fine to my current address for having not paid. I sent ECP…
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Civil Enforcement Court Proceedings help
Hey all, My partner received a letter from the court yesterday, Civil Enforcement claiming an unpaid PCN. I'll try and keep the history as brief as I can but I think the details are important. In July 2023 my partner received a PCN from Creative Car Parks. There is a car park just down the road from us she used without…
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Misleading Parking Eye Signs leading to a PCN
On Sunday April 19th I parked at the St Anthony Gardens Car Park on Penzance Promenade opposite the swimming pool. It is operated by Parking Eye though I have subsequently ascertained via a local FB group that it is actually owned by the Jubilee Swimming Pool across the road. I went over to the ticket machine ready to pay.…
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Letter of claim
Hi all, i need some advice. I received a penalty charge notice from Smart parking almost 3 years ago in June 23. I moved house in Dec 2023. This week, in April 2026 i received a letter of claim from Dcb Legal demanding i pay £170. This was for parking for 19 mins, at the Cat & Fiddle pub in Macclesfield, while i checked if…
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Total Fitness, Smart Parking, Wrong Address on VC5
Hi fellow freedom fighters. I would love some suggestions on my letters, as I'm getting stressed at by Mother, who is worried about the fact that my VC5 was not updated. She is very worried that Smart Parking can somehow report me to the DVLA, or enforce the fine based on it being my fault I didn't receive the…
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Court claim for overstay at now closed Homebase site (G24)
Hi Advice sought please on how to respond in the court claim defence template. I have seen other similar threads (e.g. https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6608886/g24-) but mine is slightly different. It is much more recent (so can’t really claim no recollection) and I have what I’d consider mitigating…
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Ccj set aside application as improperly served to old address - DCBL - Euro Car Parks Ltd
Hi everyone. I have received a letter from Debt Recovery Plus regarding a parking violation within a Euro car park. They are claiming that I parked in the Waterfront car park in Walsall back in February 2024 without paying. We were in the process of buying a new car at the time and we sold the vehicle in question shortly…
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DCB Legal Court Claim 3 Parking Charges
Situation: I responded to an LoC and now I have received a claim form. The issue date on the claim form is 30/03/2026. So I believe 5 days (or is it 7 days?) from this date I will do an AoS via MCOL. Claimant: Secure Parking Solutions LTD PoC: Defendant Particulars of Claim The Defendant (D) is indebted to the Claimant (C)…
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Successful complaints about private parking tickets - how to get them cancelled!
:D A happy thread of successes against private parking tickets by complaining! This is an ongoing record of cases where a motorist has succeeded in getting a private parking charge cancelled, simply by making an assertive complaint to the retailer/landowner/cinema/hotel/services (or other misinformed idiot) who naively…
