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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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I've received a DCB Legal Letter of Claim
Hello to all those who read this. I am seeking clarity on my next steps and would appreciate your help. I got a letter of claim from DC Legal: Regarding this: I responded by email on the 26th of November, with the following: I refer to your letter of claim. I confirm that my address for service for the time being -…
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PCN for Camponile hotel - DCB Legal
Hello there, I'm hoping for some help with the draft defence against DCB Legal. Was parked in the Campanile hotel Runcorn without a ticket for 1-2 hours. Points I want to make in paragraph 3: *Occured late at night in Febraury around 10pm when dark and raining heavily, signage was not very readable - especially any written…
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Parking Control Management - Claim defence
Good evening all, Here we go again... I have just received a Claim form from PCM, I have already submitted my AOS online so that should give me time to sort this out. Below is the POC from them on the claim form --- 1. The Defendant(D) is indebted to the Claimant(C) for a parking charge issued to the vehicle REGNUMBER at…
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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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Debt recovery plus - Euro Car Parks - Walsall
Hi everyone. I have received a letter from Debt Recovery Plus regarding a parking violation within a Euro car park. They are claiming that I parked in the Waterfront car park in Walsall back in February 2024 without paying. We were in the process of buying a new car at the time and we sold the vehicle in question shortly…
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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…
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Moorside Legal claim - hearing Feb 2026.
Basically what is says in the title! After 6+ years of battling through a PCN with UKPS Ltd, I am due to appear in Court in January after not coming to an agreement with mediation. I have recently given birth, I'm breastfeeding and my court summons states I need to be prepared to have 6 hours in the court between 10am and…
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APCOA PCN Manchester Airport Drop-off
Hi Guys, I recently received a PCN notice from APCOA about a drop-off at Manchester Airport. I know you can usually ignore APCOA, but I don't want it to escalate into a CCJ and affect my credit score. I've also been advised to appeal to APCOA, not admitting to who the driver was, and also asking them to provide the…
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Parked out of bay, have to pay?
Countrywide Parking company. behind some shops. Parked out of bay. Have to pay this one? BTW, it's a very big van, if wheels aren't all in bay but it's straight (I know it wasn't on this occasion) because of size if van can I get away with not parking fully in bay?
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Recent CCJ - Advice Needed
Hello, I received a "NOTICE OF DEBT RECOVERY - Unpaid County Court Judgement
£289" in the post on 25th January 2025. See pic below: I was totally unaware of any CCJ against me until now. I am looking for
clarification on my next steps to have this Set-aside via a N244 form. A little back story, I parked in a private car…
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Parked in “private land”. Penalty?
hi I parked in a sport centre in Milton Keynes and I realised 10 mins later it was a private land, operated by sana (although Saba doesn’t list the car park in their page) the signal said a valid parking permit must be displayed at all times for employees but nothing else. I tried to find somebody to see if I could park…
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Defence advice vs UKPC deadline tomorrow
Background: motorbike parked on concourse at retail park for 5 min item return. Particulars of Claim: 1. The Defendant (D) is indebted to the Claimant (C) for a Parking Charge(s) (PC) issued to vehicle [MY REG] at crown point shopping, junction street, leeds, ls10 1et 2. The dates of contravention are 04/06/2025 and the D…
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Debt recovery letter for driving through Drop off/pick up at Luton Airport
Hi all, I'm hoping you can help me. Today I received a letter from Debt Recovery Plus about a Parking charge from Luton Airport. I never received any previous letters, just this one I received today. The charge originates from APCOA. My partner and I briefly drove in and straight out of the "pick up/drop off" area thinking…
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UK CPM Ltd.-dismissed appeal and payment
Hi. I have recently made an appeal to UK CPM Ltd. for dismissing my payment I had made on the 7th of January 2026 for the parking offence that had occurred on the 19th of November 2025. I have parked on the side of the building where I live over night for less than 10 hours, it's priv land. They sent out two different…
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Claim form from DCBL for 2 parking invoices
Hi Everyone. I have received a N1SDT with the claimant as DCB
Legal (DCBL) issued 16th July. See below photo for 2 separate parking incidents
at David Lloyd Gym. I am the registered keeper of the vehicle and I have
not accepted that I was the driver. I sent the appeal as normal to NPC on receiving
the two invoices with a…
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LDK Parking Charge - Conflicting Times on letter - Appeal Successful
Hi, the registered keeper of the car got a parking charge from LDK, the contravention date and time is 24th August is early hours of that morning, however the entry date and time is stated to be just after lunchtime. with the exit time around 7 hours later. Therefore the contravention date and time is before the alleged…
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Secure Parking solutions
Hi all, hope all is well. Bit of advice as to if I have a case at all to fight against a PCN. Recently had a NtK issued for a carpark that I wasn't actually parked in. I was parked for 5 minutes on the turn off from the main road that leads into the carpark whilst popping in to pick up a takeaway.. Now this is a common…
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ANOTHER notice in the SAME CP - this time its non-display due to 'flipped' ticket
So my sister found a windscreen notice because of non display of a valid ticket or permit: (to be scanned and uploaded) Reason - the ticket had flipped over https://drive.google.com/file/d/10WcAB82UNeDZiseQiKCsCVUvO1PD9iWZ/view?usp=sharing She immediately appealed (unbeknown to me!)…
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PCM received for 11 minutes on Christmas day
I have received a PCM from UK CPM for parking at my daughters flat on Christmas while dropping off my grand daughters Christmas present. The managing agents have recently changed from a transferable parking permit to UK CPM how require the tenants to register vehicles on their SIPPI.com web site. I believe my daughter had…
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One Parking Solutions Vantage Point Brighton - Advice, please!
Help, please! I'm not sure if it's too late and the more I read online of all the possible ways, the more I feel overwhelmed. I loathe having to pay this horrible company £100 by 12/April/2024, but since the incident happened (11/11/2023) when I drove my son to his University Open Day in Brighton. After dropping him off, I…
