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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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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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Euro Parking Services - Parking Charge Notice
Firstly I apologise for creating a new thread about this, however I have a question regarding the newbies' thread advice: According to the Newbies thread my first action should be to call the retail company and complain about the fact that I've received a parking charge notice demanding £60.00 for parking in one of their…
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Moorside Legal CCJ-2
Hi MSE, Received Court papers against Moorside Legal - this is the second one I have been issued. Below is a photo of the claim form. My partner opened the letter and is extremely concerned that, following this route, we will be worse off should we loose the fight. I have advised her that I don't want to pay these…
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CCJ set aside of CEL claim
Hello Everyone, I’ve received another letter from DCBL regarding their intention to request a warrant of execution, and I’m unsure how to proceed. Here are the details: On October 2, 2024, I received a letter from DCBL regarding an unpaid CCJ £297(date of judgment 04/07/2024). This was the first time I was made aware of…
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Bristol Airport 46 Stopping at a zone where stopping is prohibited.
Hi all, I was wondering if you could help me with your expertise. I received a CN from CVS from Bristol airport for stopping in a zone where stopping is prohibited. It was on 17/12/2025 and we received it on 21/01/2026 but dated 15/01/2026. We had pre-pаid parking in the silver zone but the sat nav took us to a silly place…
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CPM-no parking on access road fine
Hi I have received a letter through the post stating that i had blocked access road. But I was on a road that was a dead end and from the image you can see there is a car parked behind me. I needed help to see what I can say to fight my case as this is not private land and it is a road with yellow lines and the name of the…
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Letter of Claim Moorside Legal?
Hi, hoping someone can advise. My son has had a Letter of Claim from Moorside Legal for £170.00 for National carparks Ltd. There isn't any information on the letter as to where the claim is from, date of the alleged offence etc. There has been no prior communication regarding a parking ticket and my son has no clue as to…
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Parking Charge - Britannia Parking
Hi, Can't believe I'm back here with another PCN to Keeper this time from Britannia Parking. I just have a quick question: This is for a carpark in Glastonbury where we bought a ticket from a machine but were approx 1/2hr late returning to the car. My question though relates to the timing on receipt of this PCN. The date…
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I'm scared about what will happen and what I should do?
Can anybody help me please? I have a disability and not much money. A few years ago I had a letter from dcbl (Direct Collection Baillis Ltd) to pay a fine of over £300, from a car park with free parking, but as I just ran in and out a shop, I didn't put in my details, and so it caused me a lot of depression and anxiety. I…
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MCOL Claim form received
We have received a claim for a 2year old parking charge. We did not receive any initial ticket or reminder, only multiple debt collector invoices. There has been no admission of who was driving or any correspondance from our side. The court documents are in my wifes name (registered keeper) We have done the acnowledgement…
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Old Parking Charge that I didn't know about
I received a letter yesterday, and it seems it's a County Court Claim, for an unpaid Parking Fine. Now this is the first I have heard about this, and received no letters from the company in question. The company is Parkingeye Ltd. If I had received the initial fine, I would have paid it straight away. I'm guessing the…
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DCB County Court Claim
Hi all, Hoping for some assistance please. I've done the AOS and now need to draft up a defence. Little confused on what to do as this is a DCB Legal one. Could someone please walk through with me as to what do as there's a different response for this. Appreciate your help!
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PCN from 4 years ago???
Hello, I wanted some info regarding statutes of limitation and if there are grounds for me to appeal this PCN that I was emailed about. Allegedly a parking notice was sent to my address at the time the parking incident happened however I cannot recall if it did or not since it has been 4 years the parking company has now…
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SMART PARKING, DCB LEGAL court claim 2025
I received a county court claim form for a parking charge almost 5 years ago. I was in the military, so I had my mother's address registered with DVLA. Since leaving the military, I have been in rented accommodation and have been living in my own house for over 2 years before receiving any letters. I had one letter…
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PCM UK parking ticket - how to proceed?
I received a postal notification of parking charge to keeper from PCM UK about a parking intervention. I must admit that I parked there knowing that I do not have the permit. I parked there and went to meet a friend who lives a few streets down from there and no other parking was available nearby. The area is a residential…
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Help with Defence for Parking Fine - Bay Sentry Solutions / dcb legal please
Hi Last November I made an emergency stop because of a medical condition on what I thought was disused land. In my haste to park and run across the road to a cafe facilities I did not see that I had parked in a No Stopping Zone. I had literally driven into the entrance and spun round facing back out towards the main road.…
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Group thread: Heathrow Gatwick Manchester & other Airport drop-off PCNs - easy: how to appeal & win
DO NOT PAY ANY OF THE PARKING COMPANIES ISSUING DROP-OFF PCNs. Advice will change as & when the Government introduce the new statutory Code of Practice and new Appeals Service. And when the companies concerned finally learn (after statutory regulation forces them) how to treat consumers fairly and put up clear signs.…
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Parking Charge Notice ( PCN ) for Heathrow Hilton Garden Inn terminal 2 (t2) from EURO CAR PARKS
Hello guys Im working as a private hire driver, a while ago I've dropped customers at Hilton Garden Inn terminal 2 and for my surprise I've received a PCN ticket. Now I remember I've dropped customers long time ago there and had no problems before and I'm also opted in for the automatic drop-off payments system for…
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Euro Car Parks and DCB Legal Discontinuance
My experience with Euro Car Parks goes back to February 2025. I made two visits a few days apart to the car park of a disused building, first to drop off a PC at a repair shop and a second to pick it up again. I didn't see any cameras even though I looked for one so I assumed it was warden patrolled. There was a sign at…
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Gatwick Airport Drop off PCN- Times Parking
Hi all, I recently got a PCN through from Gatwick drop off I stupidly forgot to pay the drop off this time!! - its new supplier is Times Parking a member of IPC. I have received a "Parking Charge to Keeper" Have been reading the forums/ posts about the wording to use, but two factors at play here: 1. it's a car registered…
