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Live cases legal advice => Private parking tickets => Topic started by: freedom07 on March 23, 2026, 10:48:04 pm
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DCB Legal, who are the Bailiffs.
They aren't. DCB Legal are a firm of solicitors.
of course they are, brain fart ???
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No - DCBL are not acting as bailiffs in this case, for bailiffs to be involved there first would have to be a confirmed debt, which given this hasn't yet gone to court, there is not.
If you get a Letter of Claim from DCB Legal, then we can help with defending the matter. Until then, there's not much to do.
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DCB Legal, who are the Bailiffs.
They aren't. DCB Legal are a firm of solicitors.
im confused, so should i be concerned with DCBL?
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DCB Legal, who are the Bailiffs.
They aren't. DCB Legal are a firm of solicitors.
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the letter you posted is from DCBL they are debt collectors. you should only be concerned about letters from DCB Legal, who are the Bailiffs.
read this...https://www.ftla.uk/private-parking-tickets/read-this-first-private-parking-charges-forum-guide/
post all the letters you received and as DWMB2 said photos of the hospital signage.
have you or your don responded to anything yet? if so we need to see that as well.
hi thank you for the reply, the original notice is on the link, if you scroll to the last picture
we dont have access to the signage right now, we arent anywhere near that hospital? do you have any idea on how to obtain it?
the issue right now is the debt collector says that i cant appeal but we didnt even know about this due to being away, is there anyway to fight it?
no we havent submitted any reply, we dont contact BPA at all now, no point in trying?
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Please show us the original notice. Photos of the signage would be useful, as your main argument (aside from any 'technical' ones) would appear to be based on signage.
As a semi-related side note, I notice this comment:
I recently was away for a few months and come home to these letters
If you are ever away for several months, you need to make sure you have some sort of method of receiving and responding to post if someone else is going to be using your vehicle whilst you are away. As an example, if your son had been caught speeding, and you had not responded to a subsequent letter from the police, you would now potentially be facing 6 points on your licence for failing to provide driver details.
hi thank you for the reply, the original notice is on the link, if you scroll to the last picture
i do not live in london and he doesnt either anymore, is there anyway to get the original signage without being there? maybe google maps street view?
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the letter you posted is from DCBL they are debt collectors. you should only be concerned about letters from DCB Legal, who are the Bailiffs.
read this...https://www.ftla.uk/private-parking-tickets/read-this-first-private-parking-charges-forum-guide/
post all the letters you received and as DWMB2 said photos of the hospital signage.
have you or your don responded to anything yet? if so we need to see that as well.
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Please show us the original notice. Photos of the signage would be useful, as your main argument (aside from any 'technical' ones) would appear to be based on signage.
As a semi-related side note, I notice this comment:
I recently was away for a few months and come home to these letters
If you are ever away for several months, you need to make sure you have some sort of method of receiving and responding to post if someone else is going to be using your vehicle whilst you are away. As an example, if your son had been caught speeding, and you had not responded to a subsequent letter from the police, you would now potentially be facing 6 points on your licence for failing to provide driver details.
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here is the link to the picture of the letters (it includes the original letter/ 2 subsequent letters from DCBL)
https://imgpile.com/p/Fitdgp9
Hi Everyone
I recently was away for a few months and come home to these letters, my car is currently being used by my son and he is an insured driver on the car.
am i wrong in thinking that it is easier to argue against private parking companies because they have different rules/ policies/enforcement powers than the public council ones? but now it's gone to baliffs
here is all the details i can give you, please can you advise me how to argue this letter?
-firstly, it shouldnt be my fine, i was not parking or driving
-my son told me that he paid for parking and he parked in that area because 1. someone else was parked in front of him too and 2. there was not a single space available in the parking lot that he entered, and as soon as he entered he had to pay for a ticket due to the cameras, he circled the parking lot several times before parking there. it did not block anyone.
-he paid for a ticket to park there, hes fined for not parking in a marked bay
-he was late for a hospital appointment
-he doesnt believe that the signs mention he had to park he marked bays or theres a fine (but he will check), his area of parking was in the car park but in an area that had space and wasnt blocking anyone.
thank you for any help given