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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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3 Year Old CANCELLED Parking Tickets
As I made a post on r/LegalAdviceUK, I am going to copy it over here and have deleted it there. Any changes made to the private information within the documents have been made BOLD. This is in England. 4 days ago, I received a letter from HM Courts & Tribunals Service contacting me "because someone claims you owe them…
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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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Defence for DCB Legal claim
Hi all, Thank you to those people who have created the newbies thread information, I have so far followed that and have recently received the claim form from DCB Legal on behalf of Smart Parking. There are a few facts about my case that I want to mention as I'm not sure what to say in paragraph 3 of defence form. * The…
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DCB LEGAL RECORD OF PRIVATE PARKING COURT CLAIM DISCONTINUATIONS
A UKPC/DCB Legal pattern is now emerging, the same as the Highview/CP Plus/GroupNexus/DCB Legal pattern that has evidenced itself over the past few weeks. * Court claim issued * Defence completed * Hearing date given * Witness Statement deadline dictated by the court * Phone call from DCB Legal to defendant * Email to…
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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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CEL Judgement Order Despite AOS on MCOL- May be an error?
All I am in dispute with CEL again at my wife's hospital car-park They have sent me a claim form issue date 21 Apr I filed AOS 7/5/26 (within the 5+14 days) I seem to have transposed two numbers in the claim number on MCOL I have however used the password associated with the correct claim number and it is all shown dated…
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Civil Enforcement Limitied - Claim Form
Hi people, I mistakenly posted the below on an existing thread, so I'm starting this new one which is about PCNs my dad received some time ago. For a bit of background, my dad is not far off 90 years old and we did unfortunately pay one of the extortionate PCNs from CEL a couple of years ago. He’s got two more outstanding:…
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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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parking fine
I have recently been to a cafe in my local area and the car park has been taken over by a private firm. We now need to put our car registration in at the cafe. I visited in March and got a fine through the post. I appealed and sent them a proof of purchase from the cafe but they have rejected my appeal. I have been on…
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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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“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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Yet another scumbag parking eye letter - Fox House, Derby - POPLA Stage
Seem to be getting these every year now. I don't think they even bother putting signs up in some places and assume some people will blindly pay the ridiculous amounts asked for. I'm just posting yet another appeal and eventual success to show people on this board that despite some naysayers, POPLA will still stick up for…
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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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ParkingEye Claim Form received
Hi all, The ParkingEye hounds have been set lose and are out for my blood. I've been sent a Claim Form for overstaying in a shopping park car park, which I 100% know that I did not as that would mean I'd have to shop for longer than 3 hours and I can't imagine anything more gruelling. I have sent 2 emails of complaint (one…
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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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Initial Parking PCN - St Mary's Church Bets-y-Coed
Hi, Literally just received this PCN (12th May 2026). The driver (who was not me) has a bank statement showing payment, and believes, but is not certain that it covers the entire period. There's a history n Google Reviews of this car park issuing PCNs which people believe are not valid. Looking at the Car Park on Google…
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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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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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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…
