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Have read through newbie thread - just checking I understand what to do first
Thanks for this amazing forum BTW. I have received a DCBL Notice of Debt Recovery, "ignore it" is the overwhelming feeling I got from the Newbie sticky post. But, the PCN it refers to is from 2024 and they must have recently realised I moved and maybe my log book was out of date at time of stated convtravention. So, I…
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No Stopping - Gateway House, Manchester 2022 - Moorside Legal Money Claim
After almost 4 years of various correspondence ending with Moorside Legal, I have now received a Claim Form from the Civil National Business Centre. The issue date is 27 January 2026 and I have 14 days to respond. The POC is as follows - Claim is for an unpaid parking charge issued for a breach of contractual terms on…
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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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Recieved my Hearing letter at local court
I have received my hearing date which will be on the 9th April 2026 at 10:00 and have to submit my witness statements and such by 4th March. It's Euro Car Parks and DCB Legal, do you think they will file a discontinuation from DCB Legal before this date or will they drag it out to the hearing?
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Bus Lane Charge
Please advise if this is worth paying the £35 reduced fee or contesting. It was dark and wet - travelling with a young baby - the bus lane sign and toad markings were missed - there are large trees on that road and as soon as I noticed, I tried to get out of the lane
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What are the best grounds for contesting this parking charge?
Hi all, I've been directed to get some advice here by some users on r/LegalAdviceUK. My situation is as follows: I arrived in the car park at 18:20. The image below shows the sign with the terms and conditions of the car park. As I planned to stay for about 2 hours, I went to the machine and pressed the PLUS button to…
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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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Missed mediation
This discussion was created from comments split from: Missed mediation.
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LDK Parking Charge - Conflicting Times on letter - Appeal Successful
Hi, the registered keeper of the car got a parking charge from LDK, the contravention date and time is 24th August is early hours of that morning, however the entry date and time is stated to be just after lunchtime. with the exit time around 7 hours later. Therefore the contravention date and time is before the alleged…
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DCBlegal Letter of Claim just received
Hello, I've just received a letter of claim from DCBlegal ltd. They outline the 30 day period and its £170 charge blah blah. I've searched the forum for the email address to send the templated response to and came up with: info@dcblegal.co.uk is this correct? I'm happy to take this all the way as the PCN was sent to my old…
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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…
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Minster Baywatch
It has been a while since I last posted here. I'm helping my daughter with a PCN from Minster Baywatch at Grosvenor Casino Bolton. The on site pay app did not take the payment. Event occurred on 5th June. PCN dated 12th June but did not arrive until 28th June (Sneaky way to squeeze the appeal time me thinks). We are…
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Help please - DCBL letter with fine received without previous notification
Firstly, apologies for posting yet another parking fine query, but I couldn't find anything quite the same. I'm a newbie on here and really hoping you can help. My son went off travelling in January with his registered address being my parents. They received a letter from DCBL (debt collection bailiffs Limited) with a…
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Pay Machine Added Time to My Parking
Hello everyone, I've parked in a hotel car park on New Year's Day this year, and the pay machine added about 20 minutes to my parking time and thus charged me for an extra hour. I've contacted the hotel, and they said they'll give me 3 hours of parking for next time (that I will never use) and they'll get back to me with…
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Tesco Hove parking penalty
I have a POPLA appeal regarding a parking penalty from Tesco Hove - could experts please comment on it before I submit ? 26th January 2026 POPLA Code: XXX Parking Charge Reference: XXX The entry signage at Tesco Hove car park is totally inadequate to alert people to the changes in restrictions. Horizon is in breach of the…
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Ready to Defend! Southgate Park MET McDonalds
Hi. Our MET debacle has now gone on and on since August 2024! I emailed them (on behalf of my wife - who is the registered keeper of the vehicle) to try and get them to see sense. Obviously, over the time I've had to research the fraudulent MET activities, I'm not surprised that they didn't listen to reason. However, I…
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Euro Parking Services/Gladstones Solicitors - Court Claim (Defence help required)
Hello, my dad received a claim form today and I'm just looking for a few pointers on building his defence. I'll include everything we have so far below. I've already acknowledged the MCOL, I just need to send them the defence. I have my own thread on these forums for my own PCN so I've got a decent idea of what I'm doing…
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Letter Before Claim - Moorside Legal
Hi MSE, New here... I have received a LBC from MSL dated 14 August 25, it gives me 30 days to pay meaning my time is fast running out, leaving me about a week to resolve. I have been looking into how I can avoid paying this and there appear to be several different ways/oppinions. I am self employed, in the process of…
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I Park Services vs DCB Legal PCN Court Claim
This is regarding the 2nd PCN that I recieved and is exactly same as my previous thread. https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6615384/help-needed-dcb-legal-letter-of-claim-for-i-park-services-pcns/p1?new=1 - The mediation call was not successful in the 1st case. in this 2nd case, I have received the following…
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Smart Parking Ltd - Notice to Keeper
We have received a NtK from Smart Parking Ltd for overstaying by ~15 minutes. Having read through the newbies thread and the PoFA legistlation, my understanding is that the NtK needs to be issued within 14 days of the parking date. The date of parking was 22/01/2026 The NtK was issued on the 05/02/2026 - exactly 14 days…
