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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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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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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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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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DCB Ltd letter vs disabled parking
Received letter today from DCB Ltd, I’ve not called them but I did contact them via WhatsApp before I found this forum so maybe I’m doomed because of that ? who knows. Letter states it is collecting £160 on behalf of ParkingEye Limited for a PCN issued October 15th 2025. I was parked in a disabled parking bay at Lidl with…
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Advice on dcblegal
Long story short, a family member has been hounded for a pcn on a sold vehicle. No evidence of sale and was a delay in notifying dvla. Said vehicle was also not registered by new owner. Have responded to lbc and requested 30 days PAP. This has been ignored and claim form issued a week later. Is this worth pursuing. Only…
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DCB Legal UKPC claim - blue badge holder - defended
Hi if any one can help me with this not quite sure how to word it on the form it mentions breaking down the costs that they are charging me but don't quite understand it if someone could explain this to me best way to say it I was actually parked in a disabled bay which I am disabled and went into a shop my blue badge must…
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Costa got my PCN cancelled at Tonbridge retail park
Just wanted to let you know that I successfully got my PCN cancelled after following your advice. Now hoping that I can help others out who have fallen victim to this. I got sent a PCN after parking at Cannon Lane Retail Park in Tonbridge on New Year's day to go to Costa. The charge said I was in there for 2hrs 59mins. I…
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Parking Control Solutions LTD- Moorside Legal
Hi all, This is not my first rodeo but I have 3x LBCs totalling £1360 for parking tickets over 2/3 years ago I know the process, just wondering if I can 100% assume I will get a court claim for this? I know it sounds a stupid Q For context this was a gym I have parked in, and I have entered my registration plate late, this…
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Defending parking fine against ParkingEye/DCBLegal
Hello readers I'm new here and had a query around defence deadline. The claim I received on the claim form has issue dated: 30 June 2025. I submitted my AOS on the MCOL via my Govt Gateway account on 18th July 2025 and on 2nd August 2025 I submitted my defence via email, I suspect I didn't email my defence in time. Am I…
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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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PCM Apple Blossom Court - Two PCNs one week apart on Sundays, IAS dismissed, refused all settlement
Hello everyone, I hope someone can help me with this private parking issue. Here is my full story from start to current situation: BACKGROUND: Location: Apple Blossom Court, London SW8 (private residential area managed by Parking Control Management - PCM). Vehicle: (Removed by Forum Team) (my car, now scrapped). I am a…
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DCB Legal ParkingEye claim
Hi, Firstly thank you for all the information that has been provided within the newbies post, I have been following correctly for my own ticket. I received a letter of claim from dcblegal - I followed up with the email (i refer to your letter of claim...) from the newbies thread. They have now replied giving me 30 days to…
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Parking eye ticket
we attend an event earlier this year and parked in carp park operated by Parking Eye. On our return one machine was out of order and the second was faulty and would not accept coins. There was no other method of payment. As evidence we took photos and ab video of the faulty machine not accepting payment. There was many of…
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Claim Form from Moorside Legal Services Ltd in the Civil National Business Centre
Hi everyone, I really need your help please ...this has been so stressful .... I appreciate all the time and effort you all put into getting back at these scumbags. I have tried reading through the various Forum posts and the Newbie threads over the past months and I have been able to make sense out of some of it. Most is…
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PCN for missing a digit in location code :(
Hi There, I am writing to ask for advice on recent PCN I received taking my partner's elderly mother shopping. The incident happened this morning Friday 06th Feb at around 11am. I had parked my car into a car park space on the street off Kentish Town Road. I had parked here to bring her to the pharmacy to collect her…
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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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SMART PARKING, DCB LEGAL court claim - Dreamlands in Margate
Hello, I have received a county court claim form for a parking event in March 2024 at the Dreamlands carpark in Margate. The carpark is operated by Smart Parking. For anyone interested, a pdf of the form (with identifying information redacted) can be downloaded here:…
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Victory!! DCB Legal discontinue Court proceedings
As many others have done before me I would just like to thank everybody involved with this Forum and report another victory as I today received notice that DCB Legal have discontinued Court proceedings as predicted in the forum. Please see formal notification attached.
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PCM Apple Blossom Court - Two PCNs one week apart on Sundays, IAS dismissed, refused all settlement
Hello everyone, I hope someone can help me with this private parking issue. Here is my full story from start to current situation: BACKGROUND: Location: Apple Blossom Court, London SW8 (private residential area managed by Parking Control Management - PCM). Vehicle:🚗******(my car, now scrapped). I am a registered disabled…
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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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The big ol' list of Airport Byelaws and Plans/Maps/Charts
Thought I'd put this together in case it was useful to anyone. Airport Byelaws Plan/Map/Chart Showing Boundary? Do the byelaws explicitly cover parking? Birmingham International Airport Link to latest known version. Available online. Link to latest known version. 5.12 is headed parking Bournemouth Airport Link to latest…
