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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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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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**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 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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DCBL Harrassment
Hi all, looking for some advice please. I’m being pursued by DCBL for £170 relating to a parking charge from March 2025. I paid for parking online for 2 hours and did not overstay. Unfortunately, I never received the original Parking Charge Notice as it was sent to my previous address. I only became aware of the issue…
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New DCB Legal claim
Hi all, I recently received court claim forms from DCB Legal (on behalf of Parking Eye) for a parking ticket received in May 2022. I have submitted my AOS and currently in the process of drafting my defence using the template defence and other threads on here, and I will post this up when it's complete along with full…
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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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NtK - Gorleston - Total Car Parks
The owner of a vehicle has been sent an NtK for overstayed Free Parking time (26 minutes). The driver went to pay the machine for 2 hours and noticed it didnt accept cash, they already had the app installed and proceeded to pay. A glitch must have occured as it wasnt till last week they noticed no monies were debited. They…
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Euro Car Parks alleged overstay claim form
Good evening, In 2020 I was able to have a CCJ set aside and ultimately defeat VCS's claim against me using the information and advice from this forum. Since then I have been scrupulous in my use of car parks overseen by predatory private firms. Unfortunately, my partner has not been so careful….. We have a Claim Form…
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UKPS Parking Charge Notice
Hi i have tried reading through a lot of the newbie posts but i am getting a little lost with all the information to be honest! I went to visit a friend a couple of weeks ago and parked in the end of a small retail car park which until a few months ago had no cameras. Unknowingly to me they had been installed at and i now…
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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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UK Parking Control Limited, DCB LEGAL Court Claim - January 2026
Hi There I am only at Stage 2 of the First Eight stages - Ignoring them. But I wanted to start a specific thread for possible assistance with witness statement and in case they don't discontinue. I hope that is ok. So: 'Incident' occurred August 2025. Parking Charge Notices came through the post at some point thereafter…
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POPLA Appeal NCP
Hi, I wondered if I might be able to get some assistance with appealing a PCN. I have contested the PCN with NCP directly and was advised "our records show the notice was correctly issued as your vehicle was parked in breach of the Terms and Conditions of Parking". I have been advised by NCP in line with their ATA…
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Final Hearing on 27 March - Minster Baywatch/Bransby Wilson - Neath Train Station
Hi, I'm preparing for the final hearing on Friday at Llanelli County Court and can't help but feel that I've messed things up because I didn't put enough in my WS. To be perfectly honest, I was going to just pay the claim once Gladstones ("GS") had filed their WS because work and life has gotten so busy in Feb/March that I…
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DCBLegal + total car parks ltd - witness statement stage (submitted)
Hi all, I have followed all advice thus far on the forum including all the legal stages. I have now submitted the witness statement promptly. It wasn't the usual 14 days before the hearing deadline. So I've submitted before the date given but I have not received WS from the claimant at all. Is there anything I need to tell…
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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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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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Total Parking Solutions – Keeper Appeal – Request for Driver Info
Just looking for some quick guidance please. I received a PCN for alleged “Partial Payment” and submitted an appeal using the standard template. However, I received a strange response, instead of the usual rejection, they are asking me to name the driver. I have no intention of naming the driver, of course, but I’m unsure…
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Parking Charge (in Scotland) (Smart Parking)
I have trawled through various posts, both on here and in other forums and Google search results but, if anything, I am even more confused as there seems to be a few common, but conflicting, pieces of advice. I have also been searching to see whether Part 8 of the Transport Scotland Act is now law - can't seem to find a…
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I Park Services Ltd Charge
Hi all, My wife has received a parking charge for 'parking on private land' from this company. She dropped a parcel off in a shop which had these parking bays next to the shop at 1803 and was less than 5 mins doing so. This morning we received a letter through the post saying that we owe a parking charge to this company…
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Claim papers received, please help I am confused
Hello, I got a claim and really need support. I used this forum in the successfully but it seems I did everything wrong as I now received the small claims paperwork. I am panicking please help. I read the newbies thread but am really confused and afraid to proceed on my own. The worst bit is that everything is in the name…
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Back once again with a renegade parking ticket
Hi all I have another ECP ticket - great fun. I'm a magnet for tickets! It's at POPLA appeal stage and I'm fairly confident it's a slam dunk, but, I wanted to check I had understood correctly. The alleged incident happened on the 28th October, but the NTK didn't arrive until the 15th November (confirmed by Ring doorbell…
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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…
