Parkingeye Court Defence Help

Parkingbandito

Hello all, I’ve been through the newbies sticky and followed all the instructions up to there I’m just looking for help with my paragraph 3 for my Parkingeye defence. I couldn’t find any similar cases on here.

I received a pcn from parkingeye on the 27/8/2025 for parking at a tenpin location which I did not realise was a paid car park. I’d never been to the location before and it was dark so I didn’t see then signs, I’m aware I should’ve been more careful. After receiving a notice from them I then contacted tenpin and asked them if they could contact Parkingeye and have the charge cancelled. They agreed and asked me for the details of my claim and reg number etc. I then thought that this was the end of it until the 18th of March when I received a letter from the county court. I have submitted my aos and I’m aware my defence needs to be submitted asap. Does anyone have any advice on what I could include In my paragraph 3? Is there a defence as I still should’ve paid for parking but I just thought that tenpin had got the charge cancelled so there was no need to look into it further.

Thankyou all

Gr1pr

Post the Issue date from the top right of the claim form below

Is it just Parking Eye on the left. ? Or does it also mention DCB LEGAL too. ?

Post a redacted picture of the POC from the lower left of the claim form below after hiding the VRM details first

Parkingbandito

Thankyou for your reply, it is just Parkingeye on the left.

Gr1pr

So an in house Parking Eye claim, issue date 18th March 2026

You left your claim reference number on show above

I hope that you have completed your AOS online stage over 2 weeks ago, before the 19 days deadline. ?

Parkingbandito

Sorry how do I remove my comment? Yes my AOS was completed on the 29th of March

Gr1pr

I reported your picture for deletion, you cannot edit yet

Your defence deadline is 4pm tomorrow

Car1980

Use the template defence and for paragraph 3 put something like:

"The Claimant's particulars state their claim is solely based upon authorisation being required for parking, thus actually being a claim based more on trespass than contract. However, Tenpin Stafford HAS authorised parking and instructed Parking Eye to cancel the charge, yet they have failed to do so. Evidence of this will be submitted to the Court."

They've also made an error and claimed for unauthorised parking instead of failing to register the car reg within the premises. So just keep an eye on that.

I can also see on Streetview that one entrance has a sign that cannot be seen when you enter the car park from one of the directions (but that's for later).

Also check their landowner agreement is with the right Ltd if/when the time comes. Tenpin seem to have a checkered past:

The Tenpin brand was formerly owned by Essenden Ltd, and later taken over by Ten Entertainment Group plc. In 2024 the company went private and was taken over by Tenpin Entertainment Ltd. We are proud to be part of one of the largest bowling companies in the UK and still growing. Our headquarters are in Cranfield Bedfordshire. Tenpin Ltd is a member of the UKTBO (United Kingdom Tenpin Bowling Operators).

Parkingbandito

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81969869#Comment_81969869

Thankyou

Parkingbandito

Thankyou very much for this information, I’ll be sure to include this in my paragraph. Do I submit the emails along with the defence or is this done at a later date?

Gr1pr

No exhibits are submitted with the defence, just your defence only

Exhibits are submitted to your local civil court when your Witness Statement needs submitting in several months time

Parkingbandito

okay no worries. Is something like this good?
3. The car park was poorly lit and unfamiliar to the Defendant, such that any signage was not sufficiently visible or prominent to bring alleged contractual terms to a motorist’s attention. The Claimant’s own particulars suggest a claim based on authorisation rather than contract, yet the landowner, Tenpin Stafford, has expressly authorised the parking and instructed the Claimant to cancel the charge. The Defendant provided all information requested by Tenpin Stafford to facilitate cancellation and held a legitimate expectation the matter was resolved. Tenpin Stafford’s failure to communicate this to the Claimant is not the Defendant’s responsibility, and it would be unjust for the Defendant to bear liability as a result. Supporting evidence will be submitted to the Court.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​