DCB Legal, ECP court claim

Gr1pr

Ineedhelp101 said:

1505grandad said:

"....and additional photos taken at night time...."

Check that photos are date & time stamped relevant to the parking event.

Coupon-mad said:

Comments stage is already covered in the third post of the NEWBIES thread. Standard.

Thank you! will take a look at it and do it tonight. 

Side question: is there any way to reward those that oversee this forum?

No, just sign the petitions and assist others , plus any local causes etc

We never ask for or want anything else 

Nellymoser

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6595460/parking-petitions-x-4-on-uk-parliament-petitions-website

Ineedhelp101

Update: lost appeal at Popla -sad. That was a month ago. I received a debt collection letter today. 

In line with newbie thread, I will be ignoring! 

Coupon-mad

Ineedhelp101 said:

Update: lost appeal at Popla -sad. That was a month ago. I received a debt collection letter today. 

In line with newbie thread, I will be ignoring! 

POPLA is often lost. Pointless. 

Do stick around, as the MHCLG is committed to launch a public consultation 'soon' which I take as 'any week now'. Due to Parliamentary Summer Recess - and based on memory of previous timelines with the last Government when launching these Consultations - I hope it'll start this month.

We'll need all PPC victims to respond and you can also say what's wrong with POPLA!

Ineedhelp101

Coupon-mad said:

Ineedhelp101 said:

Update: lost appeal at Popla -sad. That was a month ago. I received a debt collection letter today. 

In line with newbie thread, I will be ignoring! 

POPLA is often lost. Pointless. 

Do stick around, as the MHCLG is committed to launch a public consultation 'soon' which I take as 'any week now'. Due to Parliamentary Summer Recess - and based on memory of previous timelines with the last Government when launching these Consultations - I hope it'll start this month.

We'll need all PPC victims to respond and you can also say what's wrong with POPLA!

I’m definitely down for this!

cozy52

Subject: Advice Needed on Euro Car Park Charges

Hi there,

I’m seeking advice regarding parking charges from Euro Car Parks. Recently, I received a letter with a charge notice of £100 for failing to pay for parking at the Wolverhampton Waterfront car park. I submitted an appeal along with a bank statement showing the exact date and time I made the payment, which matched the timings in their charge notice. 

However, my appeal was rejected because they claimed they had no record of my vehicle's registration number in their system. They believe I entered the wrong registration number when making the payment, despite my having a receipt on my iPhone. 

Now, they are demanding an additional £20 for administration fees, stating that if I pay this amount, they will close the case. I feel this situation is unfair, as I believe I have acted correctly. I am reluctant to pay the £20 because, in principle, I’ve done nothing wrong and feel that Euro Car Parks is scamming me.

Does anyone have any advice on how to resolve this situation?

Thank you!

Coupon-mad

cozy52 said:

Subject: Advice Needed on Euro Car Park Charges

Hi there,

I’m seeking advice regarding parking charges from Euro Car Parks. Recently, I received a letter with a charge notice of £100 for failing to pay for parking at the Wolverhampton Waterfront car park. I submitted an appeal along with a bank statement showing the exact date and time I made the payment, which matched the timings in their charge notice. 

However, my appeal was rejected because they claimed they had no record of my vehicle's registration number in their system. They believe I entered the wrong registration number when making the payment, despite my having a receipt on my iPhone. 

Now, they are demanding an additional £20 for administration fees, stating that if I pay this amount, they will close the case. I feel this situation is unfair, as I believe I have acted correctly. I am reluctant to pay the £20 because, in principle, I’ve done nothing wrong and feel that Euro Car Parks is scamming me.

Does anyone have any advice on how to resolve this situation?

Thank you!

Please copy & paste that into your own thread.

Coupon-mad

Ineedhelp101 said:

Coupon-mad said:

Ineedhelp101 said:

Update: lost appeal at Popla -sad. That was a month ago. I received a debt collection letter today. 

In line with newbie thread, I will be ignoring! 

POPLA is often lost. Pointless. 

Do stick around, as the MHCLG is committed to launch a public consultation 'soon' which I take as 'any week now'. Due to Parliamentary Summer Recess - and based on memory of previous timelines with the last Government when launching these Consultations - I hope it'll start this month.

We'll need all PPC victims to respond and you can also say what's wrong with POPLA!

I’m definitely down for this!

Public Consultation is now live:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6617396/parking-code-of-practice-consultation-8-weeks-from-11th-july-2025/p1

Ineedhelp101

Hey all!

In relation to this PCN. I recieved a letter of claim today.

Should I find the email for euro car parks/DCB legal and send this:

Dear DCB Legal,

Your reference 000000000

In response to your Letter of Claim on behalf of your client, Euro car parks limited, I do not appreciate your need to pursue any alleged debts owed to Euro car parks limited. I must inform you that if you do issue a claim, I will be defending it robustly.

I confirm that I, XXXXXXX is the vehicle's hirer and keeper for the purpose of the corresponding definitions under Schedule 4 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 ("POFA") and we write to dispute this claim.

As a regular visitor to the MoneySavingExpert Parking Forums, I am well aware of your modus operandi and educated enough to know how to handle your scattergun approach to firing off claims. I am also aware that your claims are usually baseless and that they rely on the hope that the recipients will be intimidated into paying the demanded amount. However, I can assure you that I am not intimidated and will fully defend myself.

Therefore, I suggest that you stop wasting our time with what we both know will result in a discontinuation before any claim reaches court. You may as well save your client the court fee and concentrate on other, more gullible victims of your robo-claims instead of chasing after me.

I will not be making any payment to you or engaging in any negotiation with regard to this matter. Should you proceed with a claim on behalf of Euro car parks limited, I will defend it and seek to recover all costs incurred as a result of any baseless claim.

Yours sincerely,

00000000

Gr1pr

Respond to DCB LEGAL only, using the info@ email address, using the Loc response template