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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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'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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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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**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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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…
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UKCPS - HM Courts & Tribunals Letter (Now Taken to Hearing)
My wife had a parking fine from UKCPS in January 2024 when she was at the gym, Total Fitness in Wrexham. The gym was busy (as they are in January) and the car park was full, She parked in one of the disabled bays and asked if that was ok with the receptionist, and was told it was. She later received a Notice to Keeper with…
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Notice of Discontinuation received
so after 19 months and a court hearing scheduled to take place on 26th June 2026, I have today received NoD 🎉🎉 Thank you for all of the help and advice received from various people, I absolutely couldn’t have done it without you. It is bitter sweet though as I’ve spent so much time and stress over this but ultimately got…
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So I just lost a case for a private ANPR PCN and not sure what went wrong
so I adhered to everything that’s normally stated Parking eye Ltd relied on the following keeper liability under POFA Clear signage Landowners authority Sum of £30 on top of £100 ticket judge allowed all those except point 4 Judge maintained that they followed POFA guidelines since it’s an ANPR ticket I am so confused. My…
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DCB legal - letter of claim
Hi, I recently received this letter of claim from DCB legal. I have read the newbies thread and have found this template to send: “Dear Sirs, Your ref: [insert reference number] Proposed legal proceedings Claimant: [insert name of parking company] I refer to your letter of claim. I confirm that my address for service for…
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Claim form horizon/Gladstones
Hello, and thank you in advance for the support. I’ve received a County Court Claim dated 17/12/25. I’ve submitted the Acknowledgment of Service within the required timeframe, which gives me 33 days from the issue date—meaning my defence is due by 19 January (I believe). I’ve dealt with a similar claim in the past and…
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“Parking Charge”
Advice please: we parked at Manchester airport multi storey P12 on 30th April to 5th May. The signage to P12 seemed ok until we were almost there. We passed the car park entrance and had to go round a roundabout again. It seemed fine - until we received ‘Parking Charge APCOA Parking’ today (18th May) dated 9th May. It…
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2 CCJ Claims for the same ticket - Help
So I had a claim for a parking ticket, a private land ticket from May 2021. My car was a lease hire and the claim was for £306. Three days later my husband receives a claim in his name for the same ticket and his amount was £267, same company, Smart Parking and same legal team. Then we discover they have registered a CCJ…
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Help with DCBLegal Claim "Notice of allocation to the small claims track"
Hi Guys, Posting here as I have a deadline of 27th to respond and FTLA who were helping me have gone quiet :( Thread for anyone interested here In short: I received a parking charge notice from National Parking Control (npc) The stated reasoning is "Parked in an area where parking is prohibited" The observed time is…
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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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EV Charging Space Overstay PCN - PE Posted on 14th Day
Hello all, My other half received a NTK from Parking Eye for parking in a hospital car park that her car was parked in. There was no other choice to park in an EV charging bay, in an EV, and the charger didn't work. The car was there for ~4 hours which is above their 3 hour limit allegedly on signage (will check this for…
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Parking ticket progressed to CCJ (no questionnaire received)
UK Parking Control & DCB Legal I have read many times and followed the newbies thread up to the point I am now at and I’m unsure how to proceed so any advice would be much appreciated. Supposed offence: parking in a loading bay. I used the loading bay for the purpose of loading/unloading for a short period of time. During…
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Some questions regarding moving forward with parking issue
Hi, So to delve in; a LBC has come through the post addressed to the keeper. Just a generic letter though, no specifics and pleas to pay and a few fear tactics added about ccjs etc. Now my issue is that as it was back in 2023, there is uncertainty if the keeper and/or driver had disclosed who the driver was at the time.…
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Group Nexus/CP Plus - MOTO Toddington Northbound
Good evening, The driver fell asleep one night on the way back from work cause he was feeling exhausted and went over the free parking limit. I found a similar case on the forum of a person mentioning a telegraph article where a MOTO spokesman states there policies of not charging drivers for taking a nap due to safety…
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Parkingeye PCN - 13 min stay for Facebook Marketplace loading - Leicester
Hi everyone, I’m looking for some quick advice on a Parkingeye PCN issued at St John’s Street, Leicester (patron car park). The letter has come to my dad who is the Registered Keeper, but I was driving (I am an unemployed student). The vehicle was only on-site for 13 minutes total (13:12:44 to 13:25:54) on 10th May. I only…
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Dcb legal letter
I have read the newbies posts but I’m still confused as to whether to respond to this letter or not. I was parked in a shopping centre car par for 5 mins over the time. I was using the Costa coffee shop and o was driving but the letter is in my husbands name. I asked Costa to revoke it but they said they couldn’t. Please…
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Ccj forms received but dated 4 weeks ago
Hi, Please can anybody help me? I have a claim form for a ccj against me from parking eye. The fines are from 3 years ago when I was an out patient at my local hospital. It's dated 8th April. I've googled about getting extra time but I think I need to do it via letter rather than online. But will this take too long? I need…
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Fraudulent/doctored CCTV Images?? (Attached)
Hi, Hope you are all well. This is not the typical dammit I’ve got a ticket what do I do post, hence a new thread. This is a question whether these companies – District Enforcement Limited (being enforced by Gladstones) in this case - are doctoring CCTV pictures? Is there any history/possibility of this? In brief the…
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Moorside Legal - NCP - CC3
Hi All, Received another court claim from HMCTS dated 13/05 and received today 18/05. The POC has changed from previous issued POC's, should I still use the normal response?
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VCS / DCBL – never received IAS rejection email
Hi, I’m looking for advice regarding a VCS parking charge that has now gone to DCBL. I submitted an appeal originally but never received the rejection email or IAS details. The first thing I later received was a debt recovery letter with increased charges. I contacted VCS several times explaining I never received the…
