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VCS Southend Elms Legal Court Claim - DQ Stage
Hello guys, I am kinda panicking. So someone i know got a claim form letter for a PCN from Elms Legal Limited and the operator is Vehicle Control Serivces. This was for a PCN at Southend Airport so I know it defendable. However, the issue date is 6th February and nothing has been done for it till date. The register keeper…
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Euro Parking Service PCN
Hello All, This is my first post in the forum. Last week, I got a PCN from Euro Parking Service for parking at a shop front in Birmingham. I parked for less than 6 mins to get a bottle of water (from another shop nearby) and moved away. Here are the points in my defence. 1, The incident happened at about 11pm. During this…
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NCP / Moorside Legal — N1SDT court claim — defence help needed
Hi all, I've read the NEWBIES thread and post #2 on court claims. I've just filed my Acknowledgment of Service via MCOL and would be very grateful for help drafting my defence. Key facts: Claimant: National Car Parks Limited (NCP) Solicitor: Moorside Legal Services Ltd Court: CNBC Northampton (N1SDT claim form) Issue date:…
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ECP Via DCB Legal
Iam helping my step daughter with this. Her husband the registered keeper has received a invitation from the court.The AOS has been done today and will look into completing the defence. The claim is for no valid pay and display permit was purchased? Iam told he purchased ticket there is video showing ticket in windscreen…
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Need opinion: Any reasonable grounds to challenge this?
Hello everyone, I previously challenged a PCN and managed to get it withdrawn just before the hearing, as I was confident it wasn’t my mistake. This time, though, I’m much less certain and would really value your opinion on whether it’s worth appealing. Here’s what happened: I was visiting the hospital but couldn’t find…
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Parking at Starbucks, Stansted Airport
I recently parked at Starbucks, Stansted Airport. I was there for 15 minutes. Went into Starbucks, bought some coffee - left. I received a parking fine from MET Parking. I filled in the appeals form - didn't say I was driving,. They asked for proof of purchase at Starbucks. I sent a screenshot of my bill, detailing time…
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National Parking Control - DCB LEGAL Claim 2026
Hi, I have followed the Newbies thread to the best of my knowledge and have now got to the stage where I am somewhat bamboozled, probably because of a mixture of litigation jargon and the potential court appearance looming (albiet miniscule chance based on other comments in this forum). A response to the "Letter of Claim"…
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MCOL DCBL Defence feedback / advice
Hi MSE gang, Received a money claim from the Northampton address from DCBL and just want to double check paragraph 2 & 3 are okay. The POC is "vehicle remained on private property in breach of the prominent displayed T&Cs". At the time none of the payment machines were working and this happened back in Q1 2024 so was a…
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DCB legal defence, Eurocarparks - Paragraph 3 check please
Hi - I have received the standard claim form from Europarks via DCB legal, for overstaying in a free car park longer than the maximum time allowed This alleged contravention was dated 04/05/2023. Claim form issue date was dated 19/03/2026 AOS submitted on MCOL 30/03/2026 Based on SoftwareMad’s document, I should have 33…
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Defence against G24 / DCBL
Hello, thanks already for the help so far, I've used many steps already in battling this nonsense, now it's time to defend! Claimant is G24 represented by DCB Legal Background - DCBL are taking me to court for £333.84 for "exceeding the maximum duration of stay", in a Homebase carpark in 2019 !?! Pursued as keeper. Is it…
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Private parking charge notice while delivering
Hi, I've tried to search if anyone has been in this situation and posted about it, but couldn't find anything, so if anyone knows of a post about this, please point me to it. I work for deliveroo, and recently got a parking charge notice while carrying out a delivery to a customer. Upon entering the property, the officer…
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Court proceedings DISCONTINUED Old alleged parking infraction dated 2021
The letter is from DCB ltd. Is there anything to do before I get the letter before court. I have read the Newbies sticky FAQ post 2 but could not find anything this old. So don't know if the oldness is relevant here.
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All Parking Services UK Ltd
Hi all, Newbie here i have read the newbies thread, i will be using the one size fits all as the first appeal. I recieved the below ntk in the post. it looks like it's not POFA worded. Can someone please confirm.
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Parking fine for missing last reg letter. Worth appealing to IAS?
A private Parking Charge Notice has been issued by Citiparks relating to parking at the Essex County Cricket Club car park, next to Virgin Active Chelmsford. Location:https://maps.app.goo.gl/fzcTeTrDxRUrpGLNA Summary of events (facts only): - The driver entered the Essex County Cricket Club car park and parked. - The…
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CCJ Set Aside Question
Hi all, I have a quick question about a set aside, I have been reading for a few days and have put together my Witness Statement, Draft Order and have the N244 ready to go. I have been following a recent thread where the papers were served to an old address and they 'miraculously' found them at their new address once the…
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Claim Form Confusion
I apologise in advance, this is the first time using this site. I received a Claim Form from ParkingEye (DCB Legal Ltd), have done AOS and currently writing up a Defence. On the CF this is what is said under Particulars of Claim but there's some kind of error under point 3. I'm not sure what to do? 3. The Defendant is…
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Euro Car Parks - Charge for using Petrol Station Car Wash
Good Morning All, I have received a "Parking Charge" recently for spending around an hour in a petrol station, however I am planning to dispute it because I was not just parked in the place, I was using its services and handling the fact that the manager was being difficult and dishonest with me. Here is what happened: 1.…
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Parking charge notice from CPM
I'm a food delivery driver and I parked in a private parking area that requires a permit. They come round quite frequently to check but after several conversations with a few different parking officers, they allow delivery drivers 5-10 mins as long as we are parked in a bay as they understand our difficulty. Obviously this…
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Hospital Parking Fine
Hello all, My partner is a nurse and was working a night shift and has received a parking fine. I saw in the newbie information that NHS workers are exempt between certain times which she qualifies under but the fine states that she parked in a senior staff bay without a valid permit displayed, so does that still apply?…
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Newbie - DCB Legal (Letter of Claim)
Hi All, I'm trying my best to avoid posting but struggling to know what to do next… any help would be much appreciated. I have received a letter today (14th April) from DCB Legal dated 7th April, it is a letter of claim. I have been ignoring letters from a previous bailiff company but now it has changed to DCB, regarding a…
