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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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Eddington Cambridge Elite Parking
Hi All Received today from elite parking mangement court letter issue date 13th March 2026, my brother was driving my car and didnt register for 2hr free parking. So process starts again to defend myself. Thank you in advanced for your help
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CEL PCN - 9 min overstay after expiry - Rejection dated 1 month ago - POPLA advice?
Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice on a PCN received from Civil Enforcement Ltd (CEL) at Greyfriars Car Park, Bedford. The operator has rejected the initial appeal, but I would appreciate a sanity check before heading to POPLA. The Timeline: * Arrival (ANPR): 13:05 * Payment via JustPark: 13:10 (Took 5 mins to find a…
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Contradictory charge amount signs within UKPC car park
Hello all! I recently parked in McDonald's situated in a retail park area (MetroCentre retail park). The retail park has a 4 hour limit enforced by UKPC, which I was aware of. However it turns out the McDonald's section of the car park has a 90 minute limit, also enforced by UKPC....which I wasn't aware of and overstayed…
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Halfords Chatham total parking
I received a small claims form and have completed the aos and gave till 31st to defend. but states vehicle exceeded maximum stay and on the alternative the D is pursued as keeper under ppfa 2012 for £170( total amount is £275 I was on complete shock to receive this as I did visit to buy my mum a new battery for her car.…
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Blue badge parking
Good morning all , Happy Easter , I'm hoping that you can help me with a query , I parked in a parking bay on a public street today , the parking spot was clearly marked with a white box and a single yellow line, no markers regarding loading only , taxis etc , I parked there just after 1800 ( it's difficult to see on the…
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Claim Form - CCJ: Private Parking Splutions (London) Ltd
Hello, I'd be grateful if I could get some help with writing a defence for the following: Private parking solutions Ltd, through Gladstones solicitors Ltd, has created a claim through HMCTS. The location in question is: I am not allowed to post links yet (new account). GMaps code: GJ3H+W3W Southall There are no marked…
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CCJ from Parkingeye. Claim form not received as driver resides abroad. Can I set aside?
I have recently been advised that I could request to set aside this CCJ based on the fact that I reside overseas and the claim forms were not served correctly. My car is registered with DVLA at my UK holiday home address, so the claim forms were sent there while I was residing overseas. I did not discover them until last…
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DCB legal ltd solicitors court claim letter
Hi everyone, Hope you can help me out with writing a defense regarding parking fine. I will post a letter shortly after. Long story short : original parking fines probably were delivered to old address. I updated v5 document and then i received Solicitors threatening letters to my new address. So i have no idea how i…
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Sanity Check Request- VCS parking charges
Hi all, I’d really appreciate a sense-check from the forum on whether I’ve handled this correctly and how strong my position is if this escalates further. Thanks in advance, and also thank you to everyone who contributes to the excellent resources here. — I’m a tenant in a gated residential development in England with an…
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Fines for parking in residential spaces with outdated signage
Hi all, Apologies in advance for the long post! At the end of January I received two windscreen PCNs from The Parking Space Ltd. (IPC/IAS members) for parking in a marked bay outside my residential flat building. Both PCNs were issued within 19 hours of one another. These bays had been used by residents in the building for…
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Smart Parking, DCB Legal court claim 2025
Dear All I've received a letter from Debt recovery plus about a parking charge of £170.00. It's the first I've heard from them. I rang them and they've informed me that a compnay called smart parking havr passed the debt on to them. The letter informs me that their client has previously written to me about a parking charge…
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PCNs from CPM for parking in my own space & Letter from BW Legal
Hi all, Long-time reader, first-time poster! I'm not (at this point) looking for any advice (i've read the NEWBIES threads, and have found several other threads relevant to my situation that have been VERY useful) but I figured i'd start a thread to document my situation and the steps i'm taking so that it might help…
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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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[Update April 2026 - Court claim issued] Bank Parking PCN - Parked for 16 minutes [free 30 minutes!]
Hello Firstly I will state, yes, I know there are lots of stickies, but I am being honest, I am working 80 hour weeks at the moment I am going through a separation and house move, as well as running my business. I am asking for a favour, I'm sure the answers are there if I had 3 hours to spend reading but I do not have…
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ECP/DCB Legal case 2026 amended POC submitted to local court
Parking event 20/06/2023 at car park managed by ECP (APNR controlled}. Breach of Terms and Conditions "Vehicle parked without a valid Pay by Phone Transition" As I had no phone with me, my daughter attempted to pay. First 2 hours free then following hour over was a £1 charge. I knew I was over their 2 hr free period (Time…
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Smart parking/DCB legal court claim
hello, first time posting but have been researching this website almost daily to make sure I am correct with what I am doing. brief explanation of what has happened and where I am at below. May 2022 parked and paid for parking in cash at the on-site payment machine, due to difficulties with the mobile/online payment…
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I have a CCJ - Dont Recall getting a Claim Form
Hi all I didn't realise I've been taken to court and now have ccj on my credit score, a letter arrived 29/3/26 suggesting pay and it will be taken off as paid in a month. The CCJ was entered on the 23/02/2026, I received a letter dated '18/03/2026' and this came 29/03/2026. Therefore I have missed the Month, as it was done…
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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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Euro Parking Services - Issue
Hello, I've posted here before with an issue and they haven't replied to me in a very long time… However, there has since been a new case… My partner received this fine in the post. I went online on the 18th day to appeal it with the PoFA 2012 challenge - but it told me that I was out of time and had to pay it… I was…
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Letter before Claim from CST Law
Hi. My husband has been receiving a number of letters from Debt Recovery Plus and thereafter Zenith Collections demanding payment of £170 parking fine. We have ignored these as advised on the Newbies Thread. We have now received a Letter before Claim from CST Law. I have made a SAR to their client and have notified CST Law…
