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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. PLEASE READ THIS POST FIRST TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE SOME OR ALL OF THIS SUGGESTED 'TEMPLATE' AS PART OF YOUR INDIVIDUAL DEFENCE, THAT YOU CAN DRAFT AS YOUR OWN. THIS FORUM DOES NOT PURPORT TO CONDUCT LITIGATION. YOUR FINAL DEFENCE THAT YOU DECIDE TO EDIT, DRAFT…
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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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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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"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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Pay Machine Added Time to My Parking
Hello everyone, I've parked in a hotel car park on New Year's Day this year, and the pay machine added about 20 minutes to my parking time and thus charged me for an extra hour. I've contacted the hotel, and they said they'll give me 3 hours of parking for next time (that I will never use) and they'll get back to me with…
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I Park Services vs DCB Legal PCN Court Claim
This is regarding the 2nd PCN that I recieved and is exactly same as my previous thread. https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6615384/help-needed-dcb-legal-letter-of-claim-for-i-park-services-pcns/p1?new=1 - The mediation call was not successful in the 1st case. in this 2nd case, I have received the following…
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Smart Parking Ltd - Notice to Keeper
We have received a NtK from Smart Parking Ltd for overstaying by ~15 minutes. Having read through the newbies thread and the PoFA legistlation, my understanding is that the NtK needs to be issued within 14 days of the parking date. The date of parking was 22/01/2026 The NtK was issued on the 05/02/2026 - exactly 14 days…
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APCOA PN Issued at SouthEastern Rail car park: Blue Badge not registered at Blue Badge portal
Hello, I've received a PN for apparently breaching byelaw 14 at a SouthEastern rail car park last month. I am disabled and have used a Blue Badge in disabled bays at the car park for several years. This is the first time I've received a PN. Apparently, it was issued because I failed to register my Blue Badge on the APCOA…
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Euro Parking Services/Gladstones Solicitors - Court Claim (Defence help required)
Hello, my dad received a claim form today and I'm just looking for a few pointers on building his defence. I'll include everything we have so far below. I've already acknowledged the MCOL, I just need to send them the defence. I have my own thread on these forums for my own PCN so I've got a decent idea of what I'm doing…
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ParkingEye Email Bounce Back When Sending N180 DQ Form
Hey! Thanks for all the information you've provided so far on so many threads! It has all been really useful in putting together my defence etc. I've just been given the CNBC's N180 form to fill out and I have sent it back via email to their email address dq.cnbc@justice.gov.uk. As requested, I've cc'd in Parking Eye (the…
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Tesco Hove parking penalty
I have a POPLA appeal regarding a parking penalty from Tesco Hove - could experts please comment on it before I submit ? 26th January 2026 POPLA Code: XXX Parking Charge Reference: XXX The entry signage at Tesco Hove car park is totally inadequate to alert people to the changes in restrictions. Horizon is in breach of the…
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Letter of claim - non-pofa
Hi all, When picking someone up from Leeds train station i accidentally went to a dead end. I then turned around and waited behind a queue of taxis. When I realised they weren't moving i overtook them. I subsequently received a non-dofa (i think this is because it's a train station?) PCN frkm ukcps. I appealed but was…
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Moorside Legal (UKCPS) N1SDT Claim form - Please help :)
Hi all, I’m really hoping someone can help because I’m getting quite worried about a court claim I’ve received from Moorside Legal. I was the registered keeper of the vehicle back in 2022, but I was not the driver. The car only stopped briefly the driver didn’t get out and it was a weekend when all the surrounding…
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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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PCN - parked on land off road, behind kerb and pavement
hi there. I parked on land behind kerb and pavement when couldn’t find anywhere else. Normally cycle to work. I should have photographed it but was annoyed and didn’t. see screen grab of google maps. I parked just like the car circled. You can see the double yellows and where they end. PCN says, 01 Parked in a restricted…
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Have read the threads several times and need help please
I have 2 seperate PCNs, both from during active treatment of breast cancer when I made mistakes. First was Tesco in September for an overstay, I felt unwell and went to get a drink and some food. I didn't contact the store or appeal in time and I got a letter from Debt Recovery this morning. The second is from GroupNexus…
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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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DCB Legal/ECP Defence Help (Gatwick South BP Connect)
Hello people, First of all a big thank you in advance to all those who help fight these cases. Have scoured the forum in the past week and appreciate all the informative and successful help available. Any feedback on the below defence would be greatly appreciated. Received a claim letter from DCB Legal dated 16th…
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2nd response to LBC from Gladstones on behalf of Horizon
Would be really grateful for some help with this: My mother got a notice to keeper for parking for 20 mins at Quality Foods Southall in June last year. The car is a leased vehicle, so neither me or her are the registered keepers. We got the initial notice fine letter from Horizon Parking a couple of weeks later addressed…
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Hospital parking charge from Parkingeye: timing PALS, appeal
I got two charges from Parkingeye for parking at a Hospital without paying. The charges where issued 02/02, I only received them 10/02. As a result I don't have much time to try PALS etc before paying the discounted amount. PALS I have written to PALS explaining the situation (below), but there's no guarantee they'll reply…
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DCB Legal/ParkingEye Defence Help
Received a claim letter from DCB Legal dated 3rd Feb 2026, for a PCN first issued in 2020! This was for parking at PureGym where there was free 2.5 hours parking in the communal underground parking spaces. On this particular day the time spent in the gym/car park was 2hr 58mins. All PCN/correspondence from ParkingEye was…
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Minster Baywatch Sital House Loughborough PCN
Hello, Please help me with this ticket I got. The story goes, I paid to park on a Sunday, the feeling is 60p for the whole day, I only stayed around 1hr30mins, when I paid I did so with cash at the machine. It didn't print any tickets which I thought was strange but then seen a sign for "Pay and Stay" which I thought ok…
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Debt Incurred, CCJ and Debt Collector - all while out of the country
In Jan 2025 I spent one night at a hotel near Heathrow. I had no idea that parking wasn't included in the reservation. I don't recall the reception telling me this on check in either, otherwise I would have done it of course. The next day I flew out of the country and I returned yesterday, Jan 29 2026. I came back to a…
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Letter of claim - BW legal
Morning, wonderful people. I received a PCN last autumn. Particulars were that I was in the car with my two children, my eldest was 11, I pulled up outside a Mcdonalds, and she went in to put an order in. I then went and parked in a small car park. The one and only machine in the car park was out of order. I spent some…
