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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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Template defence to adapt for all parking cases with added 'admin/DRA' costs - edited in 2025
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 THEN DRAFT. YOUR FINAL DEFENCE THAT YOU DECIDE TO DRAFT IS YOUR OWN. NOTHING ON THIS BOARD IS LEGAL ADVICE, JUST OPINIONS BASED ON EXPERIENCE OF WINNING DEFENCES. THE MAIN INFO ABOUT…
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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 all, Unfortunately it's come to the team's attention that there's been an uptick in needlessly confrontational and provocative posting on the board recently. I'm not going to retread all the ground covered in a previous thread, but the conduct we've been seeing warrants a new intervention. Firstly, MSE's ethos is…
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Unfriendly behaviour on the board
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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DCBL fine, restaurant said it would be cancelled, now claim letter dated 13 days past!
Ok so I'm panicking a bit now, basically I received a fine for parking at a local restaurant, I have no idea why as I was in one of its assigned spaces and I used the restaurant itself, I emailed them right away after getting the ticket and they said they'd get it cancelled. This was months ago and I thought it was…
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Euro Parking COURT DATE despite following advice. HELP!!
Hi I want to make this brief initially not to waste time or identify myself but basically I have followed all of the advice (including Newbie stuff) on the thread but I now have a court date with Euro Parking, I parked on a petrol station forecourt and Euro Parking claim I went off the premises, thus breaking the contract…
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Parking eye fine AMPR advise please (new to this )
I need advice weather I have any defence if I leave this fine and take it to court. Due to being falsely promised by the land lord on the phone saying he would pay my ticket due to me giving his son a lift I didn’t pay or appeal the ticket(he never payed) I didn’t get a ticket and I stayed over by 1 minute 6 seconds ( due…
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Time of alleged breach per the NtD differs on Notice to keeper.
As the title says, my Notice to Driver is states a time of 10:02 am and the Notice to Keeper states the alleged breach as 10:05 am. The alleged breach is for parking outside of a designated bay. I appreciate it is only 3 minutes, but does it help my appeal?
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ECP Weavers Wharf PCN following Premier Inn stay - ticket purchased via Ring Go app
Hi, Following a a stay at the Premier in in Kidderminster I received a PCN from Euro Car Parks despite having bought the correct ticket using the Ring Go app. Before discovering this fantastic site I naively appealed to ECP straight away thinking that their system had not tied up the RingGo payment with the parking…
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Another MET Standsted NTK
Hi I received the NTK
below. My husband was driving my car and stopped to get a coffee. The area by McDonalds was very busy so he parked by Starbucks which was
closed. He was in the car park for 19 minutes. Unfortunately he paid for his
coffee with coins from the car and no longer has the receipt. Like many others, he…
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DCBl/ECP claim form - machine fault.
Morning can I ask for any advice with my court claim form please (issued 26/09/25), I've done the AOS and now compiling my defence. Anything specific I should add (ive read the excellent newbie thread) Parked in ECP car park for approx 30mins, machines kept on cancelling my transaction, have videos of this, Phone battery…
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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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help with defense CCJ parking charge
Hi, newbie here, I've never been to court in my life nor have I ever dealt with court papers. I need help with my defense, I have used some parts off the template and would like you to see if it's okay or needs any modifications. background: I parked at a council estate, all the signage was spray painted nothing was clear…
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MET PCN at Mcdonalds - Occupants left premises
Hello, The RK received from MET Parking the following "Notice to Keeper" for a car parked in McDonald's premises and whose occupants allegedly left the premises for more than 5 minutes. According to the occupants, here is what happened: - The occupants placed an order from Mcdo app at 11:35am and parked around that time in…
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Notice of Trial Date
Hi, Im helping my partner deal with DCB legal for stopping in Bristol airport where stopping is not allowed. Defense and witness statement submitted, this Friday we have the trial in county court and pretty scary. I am reading now their witness statement and it is scary. Any words of advice?
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DCB Legal court claim 2025 For old parking charge
good morning. I was wondering if I can get advice for a court claim from November 2011 where I parked in a retail park in Manchester, and allegedly overstayed the 90 minutes of free parking. Since it’s so long ago I have no recollection of who was driving at the time, and I no longer have possession of the car (sold in…
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Hirer appeals - Change of tactic (BPA members)
i am seeing more and more BPA members go back to hire/lease firms when the hirer appeal is used I think it is now time to scrap this appeal and do something very simple along the lines of "The hirer denies any breach of any parking rules- Cancel the PCN or issue a POPLA code" Once the POPLA code has been issued then at…
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DCBL letter of claim - alleged incident in NI, living in England
I have received a letter of claim from DCBL stating that if I don't pay by tomorrow, they will issue a claim without further reference to me. However the parking infraction that they allege took place in Northern Ireland 4 years ago and I am now resident in England. Can they take me to court/issue a CCJ against me?
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Car Park Management UK / BW Legal. Defence (car parked before rules were enforced)
Hello all. In May 2024 I parked my car on a road within a private industrial park with no parking restrictions in place, leaving possession with a garage to do work on the car. I collected the car in June 2024. A couple of weeks later I had a PCN from Car Park Management UK for parking here. In the month between me leaving…
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NPC / DCBL Notice of Debt Recovery. Advice Needed before Midnight Please.
[If possible- please can somebody offer advice today] Hi, To clarify, before summarising the situation, I have read tons of old posts and and all of the beginner guide (which is incredibly useful). I received a parking fine from NPC at Myrtle Parade, Liverpool, L77AA around 4 months ago after parking there for 15 minutes…
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Parking Charge Notice to Hirer ( from CUP enforcement )
I recently received a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) in the post for a hire car my wife and I were using after her vehicle was written off. The alleged contravention took place on 15/05/2025, but the notice itself is dated 24/07/2025—likely reissued on instruction from the hire company, Enterprise. The location in question is…
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McDonald PCN by smart parking
Hi, my son and I visited one of the McDonalds on 25/08/25 before his tuition. We stay there for roughly 1 hour and 16 mins as he was doing his homework while we had our late lunch. I got PCN from Smart Parking issued on 04/09/2025. I wasn't aware of the time restriction. I appealed through Smart parking website using one…
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Parking Code evidence - your images of private parking signs are needed please!
This thread started life as a discussion about the DLUHC's Call for Evidence but EDITED 2025: Let's kick this off again in 2025 as evidence for the MHCLG for the Summer Public Consultation. We need evidence of private parking t&cs signs. If you take photos yourself, please show them as a screenshot to show the date a photo…
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DCB Legal defended claim v I Park Services
Dear all, Firstly, I want to thank all the wonderful forumites here on MSE who give their time and expertise to help others fight unfair charges and save money. Your guidance is truly appreciated. I’m seeking your kind help and advice regarding a Letter of Claim I’ve received from DCB Legal relating to two Parking Charge…
