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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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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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**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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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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Total Carpark PCN
I parked in a Parkonomy carpark in Manchester - the same one I park in every week. The only option to pay is via the app. There are no machines or alternative ways to pay. I tried to pay for the parking on this particular day and the card payment was declined on the app. I tried 3 different cards in total - all declined. I…
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Vcs taking me to court over a parking ticket.
VCS have paid court fee and are taking me to court for a parking “fine” of what they claim is £255, anyone able to give advise on dealing with these tyrants in court, I followed all steps from newbies in regards to defending but they seem determined.
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GP car park fine - put incorrect registration in parking machine
I attended my GP who own their car park but it is managed by Civil Enforcement. I consistently enter my reg number on arrival. However, in January my husband took my car to garage and I took his to GP. However, by mistake I entered my own registration in the parking machine. I now have a £100 parking fine. My surgery…
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Smart Parking Limited County Court Claim - Angouleme Retail Park, Bury
Hi All, In March 2022, I asked for an advise on this forum about a Smart Parking Limited fine. At the time I made a mistake of appealing with POPLA and got rejected. I was advised to ignore their letters until I receive a a court letter. This incident happened on 27/10/2021, and came about because I paid using the council…
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Parking eye - Broken down car that I have since sold
Hi All, I have today (19/02/2026) received a PCN for £100 (or £60 if paid now) from ParkingEye issued 16/02/2026, for an event that took place on 12/02/2026. I parked in a ASDA carpark in Bolton to buy some lunch, and when I came to leave my car battery was flat. I called a local "man with a van" that I found on facebook…
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Overstay fine - adding to appeal template?
A couple of weeks ago I spent the afternoon working from a Starbucks and received a Notice To Keeper for overstaying. I don't recall any signs laying out time limits, and can't see any on google maps. However I'm not local so I haven't been able to go back and check. The notice to keeper says what time I arrived and what…
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blackwall/silvertown tunnel fines.
Daughter took granddaughter to the O2 on her birthday and took the wrong turning resulting in going through the tunnel and straight back again. We live in Bexley so no need to use tunnel to get to the O2. Is she without hope of appealing or should she just pay the fines as it was her mistake as the driver? Sh is saying she…
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UKCPS NtK No Stopping Charge- Leeds Station
Hi all, Starting a new thread for the below parking fine that I've received through the post from UKCPS. I drove through Leeds station car park (it's kind of cirlce route to go in then out again) and stopped for approximately 2 minutes to pick-up somebody who got off the train. The picture (which I've removed in case can…
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ECP , DCB Legal court claim 2025
Hi I am in need of some advice, I have received notice of final debt recovery from a bailiff company for a parking fine from 2023. The complexity of it is that I was out of the country when the fine was issued, the car was parked in a car park and the £1 fee was not paid by my ex partner. Any letters were not forwarded to…
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Any point appealing an "out of hours" stay for 17 minutes (ParkingEye)
I've used this forum in the past, it got me out of a couple of parking fines (Airport), however this time it is indeed sort of my fault and I wanted to make sure that I should just pay (can't even pay the minimum anymore, took a long time to get the fine so it's 3 weeks). Anyway, I had a flu jab and the medical centre's…
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Gemini Parking Solutions - Windscreen PCN - Canary Wharf
Hi wise ones Sorry newbie here and i have read the newbies thread i just wasnt sure if id be still be eligible or have the right to appeal since I did make a mistake, id appreciate some clarity. In Canary Wharf Cabot square there was blue badge parking spot that I had parked several times before as they use to allow x…
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IAS. and PCN appeal failed
Hi all Hope some can help? Recently had PCN and ISA failed appeal, wondering what to do next ! Given my parking ticket because ANPR camera failed to record my ticket which I have that shows I have paid on the times in question. The ticket did not show my full reg number dispite me putting it in , and I never checked,…
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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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OBservices Parking and DCB LEGAL court claim
HiI am new to this forum. I received a letter from DCBL, dated 24th September 2025, saying 'Notice of Debt Recovery - Unpaid Parking Charge £170.00' relating to a parking charge 21.04.2022. The letter reads 'we previously wrote to you at a different address but did not receive a response. We therefore utilised a tracing…
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ECP , DCB Legal court claim 2025
Hi All I have had a letter of claim sent to me by dcbl after
ignoring everything from euro car parks and others sent to me previously. I overstayed at a carpark 11 minutes after the free time. It was a place where you could only get a
ticket by a mobile and I didn’t get one as I thought I’d only be a few minutes,
but got…
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UKPC , DCB LEGAL court claim
Hi Forum, I'm back again with another PCN—this time for parking slightly outside a white line. I've already submitted the standard template appeal to UKPC, which was unsurprisingly rejected. They've now issued me a POPLA code. Would it be worth proceeding with an appeal to POPLA? If so, is there an up-to-date template I…
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GP surgery parking ticket
Hello all. I attended my GP Surgery quite few times last year as I suffer from mental health issues, bereavement and recently hypertension and heart problems. They have a small car park, where you have to sign in the car when you enter. But sometimes the computer was not working. Last November i got a letter to pay 170 as…
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DCB Legal letter
Hi folks, I stay in Scotland and nearly a year ago received a parking ticket from GroupNexus. I received the usual letters from direct collection bailiffs Ltd (which I ignored) but have now received a letter from DCB Legal, it doesn't specify on the letter that it is a 'Letter of Claim' but mentions having 14 days to…
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Civil Enforcement LTD after DCBL dropped chasing me.
Hello everyone and thanks in advance for any replies. I have read the newbies thread and subsequent ones I found relevant, however, I feel my circumstances are a little bit different and may warrant a new thread. My apologies if i have missed something. I was staying in the IBIS hotel last year from the 5th December to the…
