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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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ECP AND DCB Claim for parking fine
some where last year I received a parking fine for a vehicle of which I was not the driver. The letter came at a time when I had travelled. When I came back I had no knowledge of it until the day after the 28 day deadline for a vehicle keeper. I went to the website of ECP to complete the form only to be told the deadline…
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Claim Form
Hello all, I've received the Claim Form from CNBC. I ignored all of PCN letters from them. Now the HM Courts and Tribunals Cervice contacted me with the request to response to the claim. I'm worried about the seriousness of my situation. Could you give any advice? Regards
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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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Can I appeal this ?
Just received a parking fine for parking on a retail shopping car park. It's one where you have to put your reg in Accidentally my wife put in her car reg. we have a receipt for that at exactly the same time they say the vehicle parked and also her car was in the nissan garage for a service that day so clearly couldn't…
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In-house CEL court claim
My wife received a demand for payment for overstaying in a car park last October. I replied on her behalf (as usual) pointing out Civil Enforcement failed to establish such a contravention took place and told them their invoice was invalid as it hadn't included a picture of the signage. They replied, with a pic of the…
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Moorside Legal (NCP Parking) - Case struck out
Hello all, I've read through the
newbies thread and seen a few of the examples of successful defences against
unfair parking charges. I've been served a CCJ (Issue date 21st
MARCH 2025) and have written a defence using the resources on here and several
other similar threads. I have no experience in this area but felt from…
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DCB LEGAL, PARKING EYE court claim, WS stage
Hi guys Apologies if this stage has already been discussed, but I looked though the discussions for a few hours last night hoping for some reassurance, but didn't get exactly what I needed to do next. So, long story short (strap yourself in!) - car battery died - AA came out and said Halfords in round the corner, charged…
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ONE PARKING SOLUTIONS PCN
Hi, I got a PCN from one parking solutions from at 5am on the 4th of jan and another 8th of feb 2026 at 12pm my disabled mother lives there I sometimes go there to look after her and help her out for shopping, the car was parked right next to her door to make it easy for her to get in, I know they won’t care what I tell…
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ECP /DCB LEGAL COURT CLAIM 3
I missed this one.. hands up, just couldnt keep up. I have some discontinued, some that appear to not have been follwed up, some that went wrong and had to be corrected, and yeah, i just missed it. POC are mirror image of the others, AOS sent 13-08-25 Can i ask if the template defense including cause of action…
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Euro Car Parks/DCB Legal PCN - Defence Assistance required please
Hello everyone! Massive thank you to everyone who has contributed to these threads, they have been so useful, not sure what I would have done without it! I am currently drafting a defence using resources in other threads, here are some of the details regarding my claim form: - Claim form issued on 28 July 2025 - Claimant…
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N180 – ELMS Legal & email/post
Hi all - long time lurker, first time poster. I’m currently at the N180 stage for a claim from Excel Parking, with ELMS Legal Ltd acting for them. I emailed my completed N180 to the CNBC at DQ.CNBC@justice.gov.uk. I got the automated response straight away, but nothing since- no actual confirmation of receipt. Is that…
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DCB Legal Ltd Claim Form delayed in mail redirection abroad
I emigrated to Poland on 02.08.23 and after travelling around a bit for the past 6 days returned to my new address in Warsaw to find a DCB Legal Claim Form (CCBC Northampton) for claimant Highview Parking Limited. It's clearly been delayed in the mail redirection from Royal Mail as the issue date is 04.08.23 so I've missed…
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Multiple NCP PCNs.
Hi all, I’d really appreciate some guidance on my situation. I am the registered keeper of a vehicle that received multiple PCNs from a NCP car park around October 2025 (total of 11). These were all issued over a relatively short period. The cause of this was due to the auto-renew feature on the app being off, as I had a…
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PCN in Company lease vehicle. Driver identified by company
Hi all A case where basically paid at the wrong machine for an NCP carpark (it seems very common based on the reviews.... Anyway my lad is using a company car and the company was sent the PCN. His company have seemingly identified him as the driver. Is the advice srill to continue with the relevant points in the newbie…
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Court hearing for CCJ set aside - ParkingEye Ltd
Hi all, I've read through the Newbies thread and wanted to post my specific situation as I have a hearing coming up very soon. I have a hearing at Brentford County Court on Monday 20 April 2026 at 11:30am regarding my application (N244) to set aside a default CCJ entered by ParkingEye Limited. TIMELINE: I ceased residing…
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Smart Parking claim via DCB Legal? Group info thread
Hello, had a letter from HM Court & Tribunals Service and a claim form regarding a Smart Parking PCN ignored since July 2023, and I am now thinking of just paying it due to this letter (£288) as it's from the courts and I figure I'm at the end of the road with this. Appealed a while back (was 10 mins over parking…
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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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Paid for parking but still fined!
I parked in East Heath Road car park. I paid for parking using the RingGo app. Unfortunately, we bought a new car a few months ago, and the app defaulted to the old car's reg no, not the new one. In my defence, I was in a hurry as I was taking a sample for analysis at the local hospital, as my granddaughter is taking…
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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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ParkingEye & DCB Legal
Hi there! I've been lurking around the forum for a while, following the guides in the newbies thread etc. So I'd been receiving letters for a couple of years regarding a parking charge from 2019. The company was ParkingEye and solicitors were DCBLegal. A court claim against me was finally issued on 04/03/2026. These are my…
