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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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Civil Enforcement Ltd (CEL)- The Co-operative Food Cowes
I parked in Coop, Cowes for 6 hours, I hadn't noticed the signage and a recent change in policy to limit the time allowed to park there. I am (was) a regular customer at the store. I had no luck writing to the CEO, got fobbed off by his secretary, and also by the store manager who claims CEL only 'allow' a certain number…
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(Was CST Law) but now DCB Legal for Smart Parking
Hi all, I had a car parking fine from Smart Parking last year. I have had a few letters from DRP Ltd, almost all of them were identical, I ignored them all. This week I got a letter from CST Law. What course of action if any, should I take now? Many thanks in advance.
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DCBLegal + total car parks ltd - witness statement stage (submitted)
Hi all, I have followed all advice thus far on the forum including all the legal stages. I have now submitted the witness statement promptly. It wasn't the usual 14 days before the hearing deadline. So I've submitted before the date given but I have not received WS from the claimant at all. Is there anything I need to tell…
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Parking fine in England from a Private company
So I have just received this letter from a private parking company. Have received multiple letters from a debt company (TRACE) before which I have ignored but now I have received this from a legal firm. I need advice on what to do next. Do I now just pay it and give in. I don't want a CCJ against me.
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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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CCJ Set Aside Question
Hi all, I have a quick question about a set aside, I have been reading for a few days and have put together my Witness Statement, Draft Order and have the N244 ready to go. I have been following a recent thread where the papers were served to an old address and they 'miraculously' found them at their new address once the…
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Have a Nice Carpark...
Parked up in an area I didn't know was controlled by Have a Nice Carpark in December it was at 8:15pm to collect a take away (must have been parked 5-15 mins) didn't receive anything thru the post until a letter from TNC. I've received 2 in the last month. I've also been back to check the signage and it says enter your reg…
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Ccj set aside application as improperly served to old address - DCBL - Euro Car Parks Ltd
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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PCN from Euro Car Parks
This discussion was created from comments split from: MSE Parking Ticket Appeals Guide feedback.
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Euro Car Parks alleged overstay claim form
Good evening, In 2020 I was able to have a CCJ set aside and ultimately defeat VCS's claim against me using the information and advice from this forum. Since then I have been scrupulous in my use of car parks overseen by predatory private firms. Unfortunately, my partner has not been so careful….. We have a Claim Form…
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DCBL Parking Fine
Hi, I've read some of the guidance re DCBL. These scumbags originally wrote to an old address of mine until some 4 weeks later i got a letter at my correct home address. Once received i responded to them with: Re PCN number: xxx I dispute your 'parking charge', as the keeper of the vehicle. I deny any
liability or…
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To appeal or not to appeal - Smart Parking
Morning folks. My first post here so please be kind I'm after some advice regarding a parking charge notice received recently from Smart Parking The story goes like this Driver entered a car park at 8.51am Ticket purchased at 8.53am at the machine in the car park itself. Ticket covered until 10.08am (75 minutes). Ticket…
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Parking Code of Practice Consultation 2025 - now let's see what happens
This was a thread to discuss these questions: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/private-parking-code-of-practice Let's see what the MHCLG do next.
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DCBL Harrassment
Hi all, looking for some advice please. I’m being pursued by DCBL for £170 relating to a parking charge from March 2025. I paid for parking online for 2 hours and did not overstay. Unfortunately, I never received the original Parking Charge Notice as it was sent to my previous address. I only became aware of the issue…
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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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Group thread: Heathrow Gatwick Manchester & other Airport drop-off PCNs - easy: how to appeal & win
DO NOT PAY ANY OF THE PARKING COMPANIES ISSUING DROP-OFF PCNs. Advice will change as & when the Government introduce the new statutory Code of Practice and new Appeals Service. And when the companies concerned finally learn (after statutory regulation forces them) how to treat consumers fairly and put up clear signs.…
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NtK - Gorleston - Total Car Parks
The owner of a vehicle has been sent an NtK for overstayed Free Parking time (26 minutes). The driver went to pay the machine for 2 hours and noticed it didnt accept cash, they already had the app installed and proceeded to pay. A glitch must have occured as it wasnt till last week they noticed no monies were debited. They…
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UKPS Parking Charge Notice
Hi i have tried reading through a lot of the newbie posts but i am getting a little lost with all the information to be honest! I went to visit a friend a couple of weeks ago and parked in the end of a small retail car park which until a few months ago had no cameras. Unknowingly to me they had been installed at and i now…
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UK Parking Control Limited, DCB LEGAL Court Claim - January 2026
Hi There I am only at Stage 2 of the First Eight stages - Ignoring them. But I wanted to start a specific thread for possible assistance with witness statement and in case they don't discontinue. I hope that is ok. So: 'Incident' occurred August 2025. Parking Charge Notices came through the post at some point thereafter…
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POPLA Appeal NCP
Hi, I wondered if I might be able to get some assistance with appealing a PCN. I have contested the PCN with NCP directly and was advised "our records show the notice was correctly issued as your vehicle was parked in breach of the Terms and Conditions of Parking". I have been advised by NCP in line with their ATA…
