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APCOA railway station parking charge
Hi all, I have read the newbie thread but I'm confused about the APCOA and railway bit. In the thread it doesn't specify that the appeal is suitable for APCOA however it talks about appealing APCOA later on. Essentially I'm asking if the blue appeal text works for APCOA? " Re PCN number: I dispute your 'parking charge', as…
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claim from Euro car park , HM court claiming £170
I have received a claim form from the Euro car park (DCB Legal) I have paid my parking , but could not enter my registration properly back in July 2024 as the machine would not allow me to enter my car reg properly. Despite several appeal explaining and sending my bank statement and a copy of the ticket , but they still…
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UKCPS / Moorside Legal Court Claim - Non PoFA - Need Help With Paragraph 3 of Defence
Hi all, I've read the Newbies thread and Template Defence. I have a live court claim, have acknowledged service on MCOL (intend to defend all), and am working on my defence due at the end of the month. The basics: UKCPS Ltd (IPC member), autumn 2025, Leeds City Station LS1 4DY Reason: No Stopping. Original charge £100 (£60…
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POPLA appeal refused after APCOA app failed
This discussion was created from comments split from: **NEWBIES!! PRIVATE PARKING TICKET? OLD OR NEW? **READ THESE FAQS FIRST!** Thankyou!.
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NtK - Postal PoFA
I have been given a parking charge outside Leeds train station, I was picking up a friend and was unable to get into the drop-off area and so waited on the road outside. It was unfortunately clearly signed however I couldn't get into the drop off and was waiting on the road regardless so pulled up to a less busy spot for 5…
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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…
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Letter of claim
Hi all, i need some advice. I received a penalty charge notice from Smart parking almost 3 years ago in June 23. I moved house in Dec 2023. This week, in April 2026 i received a letter of claim from Dcb Legal demanding i pay £170. This was for parking for 19 mins, at the Cat & Fiddle pub in Macclesfield, while i checked if…
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In-house CEL court claim
My wife received a demand for payment for overstaying in a car park last October. I replied on her behalf (as usual) pointing out Civil Enforcement failed to establish such a contravention took place and told them their invoice was invalid as it hadn't included a picture of the signage. They replied, with a pic of the…
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Car plates cloned - PCNs received
My wife's car has had its VRN cloned onto another vehicle, and she has received 4 separate PCNs (including one from TfL for Blackwall tunnel), all within a few hours of each other on the same day, 1st April. The photos quite clearly show the car isn't hers because they are of a light silver/grey car, whereas hers is a dark…
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DCB Legal query
DCB Legal has wrote tp me asking for £170.00 we parked a restaurant car which was managed by Smart Parking back in July 2025. we accidentally mistyped the reg in and received a letter in post from smart parking, we contacted the boss at the venue and explained the situ and she in return advised dont worry about it she will…
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Threat of accrued interest
Hi All I've received a LoC from dcbl recently relating to a parking charge claim dating back to 2021. Part of their attempted leverage is to suggest that interest is accruing at 8% above base rate. While I could just ignore this it has irritated (even further!) since I wrote to Smart Parking's previous agents four years…
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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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Heathrow - APCOA fine
So I returned to Heathrow where I had pre-paid parking to a fine stuck to my front window. The fine was due to me being "parked outside of a designated bay". The space I was in, was in line with a zebra crossing, however we arrived early hours, it was dark, I was tired, etc. and didn't notice. the problem i have is that…
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SABA Paymyparkingcharge - Cannot appeal online due to “driver required”
Hello, Sorry for reposting, my initial picture contained reference numbers (I’ve reported it to be taken down). I’ve scoured the threads for info on how to best proceed with this but unfortunately cannot find what I’m looking for. I received the below notice to hirer (with no other documents contained). You can also see…
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Smart Parking and DCB Legal
Good day, Thank you in advance to everyone. My sister has received a Letter of Claim from DCB for Smart Parking. There is a mention of mediation, and at the request of the vehicle holder, have the rules changed? Do we need to use the reply link in their letter or wait for another letter? This seems slightly different to a…
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DCB Legal Ltd, defence rejected and awaiting a directions questionnaire.
I sold my Vehicle to "We buy any car" in August 2025 and was told they would send of the new new owner part of the log book and that was that. I was due to go away shorty after the sale so funds cleared three days later and i presumed that was the legal tie to that vehicle over. A few months passed and at the end of…
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Help in locating a case
Good morning everyone I'm not sure if I found the case I am looking for on here or another site, but it was an appeal against a Private Parking fine, I think but not sure if it took place in the Northeast area, but the Judges comments were along the lines of that other than to assist the Police with a criminal matter RK…
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DCB Legal, ECP court claim
Hey all. I followed plan A and B. Landowner wouldn’t cancel PCN and blue appeal template didn’t work. I received an email rejection letter stating the following: “Having carefully considered the supporting evidence provided by you, Euro Car Parks (ECP) havedecided to reject your appeal for the following reasons:• The Site…
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ECP /DCB LEGAL COURT CLAIM 3
I missed this one.. hands up, just couldnt keep up. I have some discontinued, some that appear to not have been follwed up, some that went wrong and had to be corrected, and yeah, i just missed it. POC are mirror image of the others, AOS sent 13-08-25 Can i ask if the template defense including cause of action…
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Notice to keeper arrived after date for early payment discount - what are my rights?
Hi Yesterday I received a Parking Charge Notice for having over stayed the maximum time period at a local car park which is free for up to 2 hours (used to be 3 hours but it changed back in February apparently). I don't dispute that I was in the car park for more than the allowed time my issue is that the parking was on…
