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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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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 / Napier parking
Hi all, Stayed in a Napier car park in August, paid right away for an hour. Had a medical emergency on the beach, first aid for my little boy’s bleeding foot (hottest day of the year too, phew!) Got back to car in time, waited for AC to kick in, left car park. We overstayed parking by 13 minutes, which is reduced to 3…
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PCN on Free car park at GP surgery during appointment as a patient
Got a PCN from Civil enforcement ltd because I forgot to enter my reg when I parked at my GP surgery car park reserved for patients to attend an appointment. I provided proof of appointment so they reduced fine to £20 which I refused to pay cause this car park was built for patients use and CEL were supposedly brought in…
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NTK date
Hi. I'd like some advice please. On 31/3/26 I attended an NHS provider for a medical procedure on an industrial estate. I had sedation so had to be collected by someone else. When I was collected my car was parked without entering the reg into a tablet for authorisation (parking was free if authorised) for 22 minutes. The…
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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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Help and Advice Needed with Smart Parking PCN
Hi All. I have read through a lot of stuff on here but still haven't been able to come to a conclusion if I should try and fight a PCN. I probably have done the wrong thing by ignoring correspondence but now have received a CLAIM FORM for the alleged offence, prior to the Claim letter we got two letters from Debt Recovery…
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To appeal or not to appeal - Smart Parking
Morning folks. My first post here so please be kind I'm after some advice regarding a parking charge notice received recently from Smart Parking The story goes like this Driver entered a car park at 8.51am Ticket purchased at 8.53am at the machine in the car park itself. Ticket covered until 10.08am (75 minutes). Ticket…
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Civil Enforcement PCN
I have received a PCN from Civil Enforcement for £100.00 (£60.00 if paid within 14 days) for parking at one of their car parks in Bridlington on 21st June. I booked via JustPark and have found out I put in my old reg plate (phone autofilled and foolishly didn’t double check). I have already had a rejected appeal on this…
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Unfair Civil Enforcement Ltd and Direct Collection Bailiffs Ltd PCN
Hello MSE Forumites, I received an unfair PCN at my dentist, I am in the process of getting proof that i did have an appointment that day. The reason i got a letter from the "the bailiffs" is because i have moved addresses and they managed to track me down to my new address (DVLA). I wanted to ask, if i am correct in my…
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Vehicle parked on yellow lines/hatched area.
Got a request for funds lol for above. Do I stand a chance at court? Or shall I take it on the chin. Ukpc again. Thanks
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Clamped! Nottingham Express Transit
For the second time recently, I find myself reaching out for advice in this forum :( since my car was recently clamped at the Forest Park and Ride site in Nottingham. Whilst I was under the impression only the police and DVLA could now clamp cars, seems there is a byelaw provision for 'railway land' which means this…
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Smart Parking BPA or IPC?
Good evening, just a quick thread about a PCN I have recieved, im currently on the 14 day of issue, and tempting to pay the £60 for the driver, as cant be dealing with the ping pong of letters and emails, been here before! But something has caught my attention, the driver was issued a PCN for non payment at a local social…
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Discussion: Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP
Hot off the press, is the case of Mazur and Stewart v Charles Russell Speechlys [2025] EWHC 2341 Thought this might interest the community because I have a feeling this is going have a potentially significant impact in the way law firms do their business, not least for DCBL and similar firms operating in this sphere…
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Arena Shopping Park Coventry - BW Legal
Hi all, I'm looking for some guidance as I deal with my first ever Letter of Claim (from BW legal on behalf of Premier Park) - £170. The alleged contravention is “Not Parked Wholly Within Bay.” It’s been over a year since the supposed incident and there is no photographic evidence included with their letter. At what stage…
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DCB Legal - Parking Charge Claim - 5 years later…. Can they?!
Hi folks I had a lot of help from this forum last year with a parking charge claim that I’m very grateful for. However, I’ve recently received another letter from DCB legal on behalf of ‘Smart Parking Ltd about a parking fine from Oct 2021 in Scotland stating ‘insufficient time paid.’ I remember getting a letter from them…
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2 operators on 1 car park
Hi all, Today I've received a PCN from total p car parks for over staying a 30 minute free stay whilst I was in the pub. The car park in question is what looks like 1 car park next the the pub but also has a subway next to the pub, which the signs are not clear. I authorised my parking via the pub on their tablet I've…
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DCBL Unpaid Parking Charge - 3 YEARS LATE
I received a letter on Monday for an unpaid parking charge. The contravention was in 2023 and this is the first I have been made aware of the fine. I have been given 14 days to pay, but it took 10 days for the letter to arrive - so I have two days left. DCBL are chasing me on behalf of Euro Car Parks. The fine was: For a…
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Parking Code evidence - your images of private parking signs are needed please!
This thread started life as a discussion about the DLUHC's Call for Evidence but EDITED 2025: Let's kick this off again in 2025 as evidence for the MHCLG for the Summer Public Consultation. We need evidence of private parking t&cs signs. If you take photos yourself, please show them as a screenshot to show the date a photo…
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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…
