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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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WS vs DCB Legal for UKCPM
Just a sanity check question really, DDJ ordered to submit Witness Statements by 19th March, I sent mine on the 18th as I was on holiday 19th. Theirs arrived on the 19th. Mine is straight forward — Beavis Sign vs their complete lack of signage, dirty white sign with small black writing on a dirty white wall 9ft up, above a…
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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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Car park fine because payment app applied wrong parking rate
Help please. I parked at a train station a couple of weeks ago. I often park in this car park. I park up and then pay on the PayByPhone app. The system allows you to pay retrospectively up to 48 hours after parking. Nevertheless I do it at the earliest opportunity. On this occasion I parked at 6am but didn't get round to…
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County Court Claim Form from Smart parking Limited
This discussion was created from comments split from: 'Template' defence suggestion - NB: ultimately, your choice of defence wording is your own.
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CEL without prejudice offer before court hearing
Hi guys, I have followed this forum steps religiously and we are near the end now. Thanks so much!! I have got a court hearing with CEL on 15th of April 2026, but they had till 18th of March 2026 to pay the court fee. I tried to call the court today to see if they paid it, but sadly got fobbed off as the claim is in the…
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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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I Park Services Court Claim via DCB Legal - Advice needed
Hi everyone, I hope you are all enjoying the long bank holiday weekend. Please can I ask for some help? After receiving the below NTK in January 2025, I have followed the advice on the Newbies thread - Appealed to I Park Services - Appeal Rejected, Didn't bother with IAS, ignored the debt collector letters. I received a…
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Witness Statement Requested but No Hearing Date - Small Claims
Received a General Form of Judgment/Order for a parking claim. The case has been allocated to the small claims track, but no hearing date has been given yet. The order instructs me to file and serve a witness statement by a 7th April. Unclear whether this is standard procedure or if anything is missing. Expected a hearing…
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PCN for double dipping without stopping
Hi all, I hope that you can help me with this issue, as I have wrongly received a PCN, despite not stopping in the car park but I did enter it twice in the same evening, I believe this is known as 'double-dipping'. This issue is causing me lots of undue distress and worry, as I have done nothing wrong; I did not park, stop…
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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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Premier park milton keynes planet ice - appeal rejected
This was a frustrating experinece. I booked ice skating session in Milton keynes planet ice in December. I parked in the evening for about 3 hours (it was a four hour session). There was no signage or clear indication that we have to pay for parking. One would assume that if a session is booked there is no need to pay for…
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is it worth appealing to POPLA? are my fines actually unfair?
I received 2 parking fines within a week, as I was using a private car park in a new area to attend some meetings for a uni project. On both occasions, I waited until I arrived at my peer's house and connected to his wifi before I paid for my parking on my phone. Because I received no yellow ticket, I assumed this was…
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SMART PARKING, DCB LEGAL court claim 2025
Hi there. Can someone help in suggesting how we should handle this? 5 years is a long time ago and we cannot completely remember the defence we had for parking where we did. She is worried about having to go to court, and can't really get time off work. Could I go on her behalf?
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Urgent help needed: Smart Parking / DCBL threatening bailiffs after default CCJ
Hi all, I’d be really grateful for some urgent advice. This relates to Smart Parking PCNs at Hengrove Park Leisure Centre, which I’ve seen mentioned in this similar thread: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6490326/ccj-set-aside-following-parking-fine/p1 I was a member of the leisure centre from 2022–2024.…
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PCN already paid by Enterprise Car Club, what next ?
Hi, First time posting. This forum had already been super helpful in resolving a seperate ongoing PCN unrelated to car hire so kudos. However I'm having particular issue with the one as the hiree. Enterprise Car Club (ECC) have already paid the PCN and are charging myself ( as the hiree) with the reduced rate plus the…
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Carmageddon?
More of a though piece than anything else, but… One of my news feeds from a local newspaper and a few other local "news" sites recently published some "bygone"/"pastimes" articles on some of the retail parks way back in the 1990s along the lines of Shops we have lost - usual stuff like Comet, Maplins, Woolworths and so on,…
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Writ of Control Notice from High Court Enforcement Officers - genuine?
My husband has received a letter today from High Court Enforcement Officers saying they have a Writ of Control in respect of outstanding debt from a PCN. He has never heard anything about this before, haven't changed address since he had the car / registration quoted and it all looks very fishy to me. The sense of urgency…
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Euro Car Parks NTK Chelmsford
Hi everyone. Wondered if this has happened to anyone before and whether appeal was successful! I parked in The meadows retail park Chelmsford and entered the multi story through the Euro Car Parks entrance. It appears that the floors of the car park are owned/managed by different companies. The ground floor is managed by…
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DCB Legal: no LBC and Claim Form but different address listed
Hey, I’m fighting a PCN on behalf of my father. He received multiple letters, but he did not receive a LBC. Now he has a claim form from Northampton. The letter on the claim form has a different address compared to the previous letters issued by DCB legal. I also can’t find the LBC (even at the other address) what to do…
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Parking Eye Ticket
Hi I recently parked in a car park run by Parking Eye. I went to pay at the machine but it wasn't accepting cash, or as it turned out after a few attempts, cards. I returned to my car to download the required app to pay (Evology), which I did. The app was awful and kept throwing me out and it took a few minutes before I…
