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Live cases legal advice => Private parking tickets => Topic started by: njm18 on April 18, 2026, 10:52:25 am
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Thank you!
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Read https://www.ftla.uk/private-parking-tickets/kellys-storage-luton-universal-parking-enforcement-ltd/msg59804/#msg59804
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Okay thank you. After doing more research I think I have nothing to worry about until I receive a Letter Before Claim? That then gives me an opportunity to pay or defend before anything such as credit rating is affected?
On a related note my V5C had the wrong address, just updated that now, but I guess that's why I did not receive the original notice.
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Yes.
You are now well beyond the appeal stage.
If you didn’t receive anything it would be wise to check your car’s V5C as well.
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jfollows thank you for your reply.
Sorry just to make sure I understand, you're saying I could have sent an appeal with that message if I receiver a notice earlier. However now it's gone past that and to Trace I just need to ignore and do nothing, I cannot appeal at this stage?
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Ignore debt collectors like Trace.
Search the forum for
APCOA Stansted
for example https://www.ftla.uk/private-parking-tickets/apcoa-stansted-airport-drop-off-pcn/msg82644/#msg82644
If you had received a notice you could have appealed.
As it is, APCOA don’t “do” court in our experience, but if they do you have the basis of a defence.
Do not contact them or identify the driver.
https://www.ftla.uk/private-parking-tickets/read-this-first-private-parking-charges-forum-guide/ if you want more.
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Hello,
Yesterday I received a letter from Trace Debt Recovery saying I have £170.00 outstanding from an unpaid parking charge.
Date of posting: 07/04/2026
Date of parking charge: 09/06/2025
London Stansted Airport Express Drop Off
Client: APCOA (UK) Limited
The letter says that the client has previously written to me however I have not received anything from them.
I'm pretty sure I remember this day, all barriers were up, I tried to pay online after and it would not allow me to. Then you can only pay for parking up until midnight the next day so I was unable to pay for it. I was waiting for the letter (that I believe you must receive within 14 days?) but nothing ever came.
What are my options here? It's annoying that this is the first contact I have had.
Thank you in advance for any advice.