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Never seen a parking ticket but now have letter from dcb legal Ltd.
I've never seen a parking ticket on my car. I would have paid it if I'd seen it. Now just before Christmas I have a letter from dcb legal Ltd saying I owe £170 to their client, for parking in St Stephens Place, Trowbridge, in August, which is free for about 3 hours, so not as if I wouldn't have got a free ticket anyway. I…
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NCP - Parked causing obstruction
Hi. I have received a 'parking charge to keeper' in the post from NCP for 'parked causing an obstruction. Having read similar posts and the newbies thread I am little confused as to weather I appeal using the one size fits all or appeal saying it's a non-POFA Notice to Keeper, and I won't name the driver.…
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ParkingEye for out of hours parking
Hey all. This is ridiculous, 20 years of driving with no parking tickets until suddenly getting one after the next now. I have already submitted the blue letter appeal to ParkingEye (unchanged) and emailed this complaint to the retailer: "I am writing to ask that you instruct your parking contractor, ParkingEye, to cancel…
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Welsh sign
I have previously explained that I had not seen any signs in English explaining that there were restrictions on parking. I have forwarded you a photograph in my previous correspondence of the sign. Further into the car park, there was a sign, however I had not passed this when I parked up. I have no further correspondence…
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DCB Legal, help after response to letter of claim
Hi, just wondering if someone can help me I’m not very tech savvy. I received the £170 from DCB legal for parking fine from 2021. I responded to the letter of claim with the template I found on threads on here. They have replied with a lengthy email saying if I don’t make payment within 30 days there will be a claim and…
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[Update April 2026 - Court claim issued DCB Legal] Bank Park PCN - Parked for 16 min [free 30 min]
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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ES PARKING, GLADSTONES court claim 2025
Struggling how to word a response in to the template for section 3. Any help would be greatly appreciated. E S Parking Enforcement Ltd Parked at Holmes Mill Clitheroe Lancashire [Images redacted for personal information by Forum Team]
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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…
