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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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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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**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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DCB Legal - Letter of claim in Northern Ireland has followed me to England
Hi all, I've read through the forum a bit and could only really find two posts relevant to this issue, but I couldn't see a clear resolution. TL;DR at the bottom. In 2024, I received a parking notice from Smart Parking for an alleged incident in Northern Ireland. I was living in Northern Ireland at the time when the…
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Letter of claim: CAR PARK SECURITIES ltd
Hello, I’ve received a letter regarding a claim made against me by car park securities. The breach of contract terms is that I overstayed by 26m and 9s, and thus sent a parking fine. I appealed, however I did not receive an appeal rejection and when I reached out they said (paraphrasing) they are not responsible to the…
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Moorside Legal defence template check/help...Please!
Evening, I firstly apologise as I've read so many threads I've completely lost my mind with what I am actually supposed to do, before I just give up and pay the fine, is this the simple Chan/Akande template defence everyone mentions? I found the third paragraph linked by CouponMad, is this the main body I was supposed to…
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Civil Enforcement Court Claim - N1SDT
Hi all, I’ve received a County Court Claim Form (MCOL) relating to a private parking charge and would appreciate some advice. Background: Parking event was around November 2023. Location was a Costco customer car park. The allegation appears to relate to exceeding the maximum stay period. Vehicle was an old car which I no…
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DCBL / Claim Form guidance
Hi all, I have a received a Claim Form - Claimant: Observices Parking and all other letters are from DCBL. I have tried my best to navigate through all of the threads - sorry for asking the same thing - and have come up with the defense below. Can somebody check this for me - any advice would be appreciated! I can't upload…
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CEL Court Claim 2026
Hello i have a court claim from CEL, i have done the acknowledgement of service online and would just like advice on a witness statement before i send it. Ive used a template from the website, many thanks . 1. I am xxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx , and I am the defendant against whom this claim is made. The facts below are…
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NCP and autopay
Hello everyone, I wanted to get people's opinion on my parking ticket. I used to park in Manchester all the time and I used an NCP carpark near the office. They brought in autopay and I used it every day for ages. Then I changed job so didn't have to park in town anymore. Fast forward to earlier this year and I went into…
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Road markings or signs?
Hello everyone. I'd like to ask a quick question regarding a PCN I just received: Details: PCN issued by UKPC. Gallions Reach shopping park, London Borough of Newham. I was parked in a pick-up point for longer than the allowed 15 minutes, guilty. (I completely missed the sign) However, painted on the floor in big yellow…
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CST Letter before claim
Hi Could anyone help please i Have received a letter from cst law who are apparently instructed by smart parking to commence legal action for an unpaid fine 8 months ago I received a fine for whilst parking in a leisure centre car park from smart parking for £100 i read on previous forums to ignore which I did It then got…
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Parking ticket- Euro Parking
Subject: Euro Parking Services v [Me] – Old claim struck out, new POC filed. Defence deadline 20 May. Need urgent guidance. Hi MSE experts, I need urgent help please. I have been defending a private parking claim from Euro Parking Services Limited (solicitors: Gladstones). Brief history: Original claim issued August 2025…
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Hire Car Parking Help
Hello, I have recently received a parking fine for parking in my apartment accommodation. The reason for this was my car was in the garage for repair and I was given a courtesy car. I communicated with my apartment via email.but they did not respond in time. I only knew my hire car reg late at night and communicated…
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Should I reply? If so, what should I say?
I received a 'parking charge notice to keeper' from Britannia. It was for a stay of 13 minutes over the 2 hours allowed in a free car park. I appealed, refusing to confirm who was driving. I also asked for details of the signage they were relying on, as well as the landowner's grace period. They have ignored my request for…
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Miskey for hospital parking
Parking at UHCW in Coventry. Driver was there as a professional, not as a patient, if that makes any difference. Postal parking charge from CPP for a minor miskey changing one letter to a number due to the sun shining on the screen and it being hard to see. (Driver used a 6 instead of a Y which are above each other on the…
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Parking Code of Practice Consultation 2025 - now let's see what happens
This was a thread to discuss these questions: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/private-parking-code-of-practice Let's see what the MHCLG do next.
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DCB Legal Claim Form
Hello, I've reviewed the newbies thread but getting a bit confused so hoping for confirmation I have done the right thing so far and what my next steps should be. Claim form received from DCB Legal relating to a parking charge from Euro Car Parks Ltd in May 2025. Claim form dated 29/04/2026 and I completed the AoS…
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IAS DECISIONS (2025 onwards, until - we hope - they are banned)
Post your private parking IAS Decisions here! We had a thread of IAS Decisions last updated ten years ago, and it is closed. Let's show the MHCLG why good people here generally stopped 'futilely going through the motions' for a decade. Please search & find recent IAS joke decisions, good or bad (let's keep it balanced ...…
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Court fine for driving uninsured when I didn't own the car - however it was uninsured prior
Hi, I have been given a further steps notice of a £400 fine for driving/keeping a vehicle uninsured in August in 2025. I sold my car to be scrapped in July 2025 and so this can't be the case. I therefore clearly was not driving uninsured at this time. However, the car was not insured from May 2025 (the insurance expired…
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Ncp sent me a court claim for not parking in the lines
I've been given a court claim form because i parked out the lines due to the space being to small for my car well i can fit in but wouldnt be able to get out of my car. I'm season ticket holder for the car park and spoke to the parking attentends and they said it was fine it was a new attentedent that ticketed me. Could i…
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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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APCOA Parking Charge in station car park
I’m helping a friend out with this one who is the registered keeper of the vehicle in question. At the start of May my friend received the 2 attached letters on the same day. The first is a letter informing them that the car was parked without valid payment and the second a letter from a debt recovery company. The original…
