HELP! Euro Car Parks PCN - No Parking Zone

Crispy_Pizza212

Hi

I've been taking advice from this forum since the original PCN issue date of 30/03/2024.

Today i have received a Small Claims court form for the following:

Reason - Your Vehicle Was Parked in A No Parking Area

Amount - £188.68
Court fee - £35
Legal Rep Fee - £50
Total - £273.68

I have placed the image below, they're claiming that because the door had a notice on it saying 'No Parking Access Required at all times' that I wasn't allowed to park there. There are no signs in that entire area to say it was a restricted parking zone, all the video footage/evidence i hold shows that there are no signs other than this one on the door. 

Additionally, there are no markings for parking spaces throughout the entire site also. I'm concerned that a CCJ is going to significantly affect me. 

What do you think my chance are here? Any help at this point or direction would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Gr1pr

Presumably ECP via DCB Legal   ?

Post the Issue date from the top right of the claim form below,  also post a redacted picture of the POC from the lower left of the claim form below after hiding the VRM details first 

You will not get a CCJ if you follow our advice here 

Car1980

Well, your chances of winning if you put any old defence in are 100% because they will just discontinue as always.

But use the template defence and use something like this for paragraph 3. Feel free to cut some of the template down if you prefer to file it online so it won't exceed 1080 words.


3. (a) The defendant parked their vehicle in a clear area of the car park where no signage or markings indicated parking was not permitted.
3. (b) A lone sign stating nothing more than "No parking - access required at all time" was attached to a shipping container approximately 8 metres away. The inference is that a parked vehicle would block access to the doors, and so the Defendant parked some distance away so that access was not impeded.

3. (c) In any case, the signage does not constitute a contract. There is no offer or mention of money; merely an instruction.

3. (d) the Claimant appears to rely solely on this sign. Even if it was a valid contract, it would constitute a "forbidding contract" where no offer actually exists and no consideration could be exchanged.
3. (e) No contract exists between the Claimant and Defendant and it follows that no contract exists to have been breached.

Coupon-mad

Yep, you'll win. Copy any other DCB Legal Euro Car Parks defence from any of the hundreds of threads like yours this year.

But also get your revenge: please read this message and do the vital,  current Public Consultation this month before it closes:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81552148/#Comment_81552148

It's important that the Government hears from people with unfair charges who are facing horrific, scary court claims.

The link shows the two vital points to concentrate on, IMHO:

- banning 'fee' add-ons completely.

- making sure a new SINGLE appeals service replaces POPLA and the IAS which are seen as not fully independent and involved in a 'race to the bottom'.

Click through to the main thread about the Consultation, Do not be deterred by the fact that some questions are for the parking industry only.

We are currently discussing how to respond. Please join us in doing this Consultation. This is your one chance to make a difference re the proper regulation of private parking.

Crispy_Pizza212

Hi, sorry for the delayed reply & thanks for the help thus far, the issue date was 08/08/2025 & yes it is DCB legal OBO Euro car parks. The below image shows the particulars of the claim.

Also, another interesting thing that i have found since doing an FOI request to them, they issued the fine to me at 13:18:28 and their ANPR camera shows that i entered the site at 13:17:48. So 40 seconds after my arrival they have issued a fine for parking in an "apparent" 'No Parking Area'. I have video footage to show that all around me there are no signs saying it was a no parking area!

Coupon-mad

Same as all the other threads. Copy any other DCB Legal Euro Car Parks defence from any of the hundreds of threads like yours this year.