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#Post#: 111521--------------------------------------------------
Parking fine at my own home
DIR By: luke2397
Date: February 28, 2026, 8:45 am
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Hello all,
I feel i'm in a slightly unique position here.
The flat I live in has a car park where we have our own assigned
bays and then a few spaces at the front. All of which require a
permit. We have 2 cars in our household, there isn't enough
spaces out the front for everyone so we can't always park our 2
cars.
I have recently got 2 parking tickets, one of which was because
I wasn't able to park in one of the outside bays and had to use
one of the bays dedicated for the housing association (HA). I
have done this a few times and never had an issue as I leave
relatively early for work, although this time they came round
doing checks before 6am!.
The other time I was in my own bay and genuinely forgot to put
my permit on the dashboard.
I have had a few letters from Trace Debt Recovery and have
ignored them all as I usually do but the letter I got the other
week has concerned me. It states:
"We've written to you before, explaining that our client could
choose to apply for a CCJ against you.... We've assessed your
case and we are recommending that our client takes legal
proceedings against you. We will submit our evidence to our
client or their chosen solicitor."
They are offering me 14 days to pay £170, which is dated as the
18th of Feb so payment due on the 4th of March.
Is this just scare mongering? I think it's a joke to be getting
fines at my own home. I have proof (obviously) that I live at
this address and my cars V5 is registered here, too.
Do I have a leg to stand on if this escalates? Can I continue to
ignore? Do I have to pay?
Thanks for any potential help
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Re: Parking fine at my own home
DIR By: roythebus
Date: February 28, 2026, 12:31 pm
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Without seeing exactly they have sent you we are working in the
dark, you might like t give us a clue by following this link at
the top of the
page.
HTML https://www.ftla.uk/private-parking-tickets/read-this-first-private-parking-charges-forum-guide/
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Re: Parking fine at my own home
DIR By: luke2397
Date: February 28, 2026, 4:25 pm
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--- Quote from: roythebus link ---
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> Without seeing exactly they have sent you we are working in
the dark, you might like t give us a clue by following this link
at the top of the
page.
HTML https://www.ftla.uk/private-parking-tickets/read-this-first-private-parking-charges-forum-guide/
>
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HTML https://pasteboard.co/AG0BxTJvQRyO.jpg
Unsure if this will work but i've attached an image of the
letter that Trace sent.
HTML https://pasteboard.co/AG0BxTJvQRyO.jpg
Thanks
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Re: Parking fine at my own home
DIR By: InterCity125
Date: March 1, 2026, 2:24 am
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We need to see the original PCN - redact ONLY personal
information.
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Re: Parking fine at my own home
DIR By: luke2397
Date: March 1, 2026, 5:26 am
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--- Quote from: InterCity125 link ---
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> We need to see the original PCN - redact ONLY personal
information.
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See attached in links below original PCN notices.
HTML https://pasteboard.co/4raT2fnFLb1A.jpg
HTML https://pasteboard.co/xOYRDz5DzwAG.jpg
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Re: Parking fine at my own home
DIR By: andy_foster
Date: March 1, 2026, 5:39 am
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As regards your assigned space, how is it assigned? Is it
included in the lease? If so, what exactly does the lease say
about parking and communal areas?
N.B. the debt collectors are an utter irrelevance.
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Re: Parking fine at my own home
DIR By: andy_foster
Date: March 1, 2026, 5:46 am
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--- Quote from: luke2397 link ---
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> I feel i'm in a slightly unique position here.
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Only insofar as everyone is in a slightly unique position.
As regards, "justifying" starting your own thread, rather than
either hijacking someone else's thread, or simply following the
advice given in other threads and hoping that the differences in
the facts don't come back to bite you, our literal first rule is
"One case, one thread".
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Re: Parking fine at my own home
DIR By: luke2397
Date: March 1, 2026, 9:02 am
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--- Quote from: andy_foster link ---
>
> As regards your assigned space, how is it assigned? Is it
included in the lease? If so, what exactly does the lease say
about parking and communal areas?
>
> N.B. the debt collectors are an utter irrelevance.
>
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So there's bays designated A-Z and then roughly 10 "V" bays.
We have 2 parking permits one says "Bay 'X' only" the other says
"Bay 'X' or V only" one of my tickets was because my partner was
parked in our dedicated bay and there was no space in a V bay
for me. The other one I was parked in our dedicated bay and
forgot to put my permit on the dash.
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Re: Parking fine at my own home
DIR By: InterCity125
Date: March 1, 2026, 9:20 am
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Have you received any postal 'Notice to Keeper' for either of
these alleged contraventions?
I ask due to the dates on the original NtDs - if NtDs are what
these are - they are poorly worded.
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Re: Parking fine at my own home
DIR By: Bella54
Date: March 1, 2026, 9:54 am
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So there's bays designated A-Z and then roughly 10 "V" bays.
We have 2 parking permits one says "Bay 'X' only" the other says
"Bay 'X' or V only" one of my tickets was because my partner was
parked in our dedicated bay and there was no space in a V bay
for me. The other one I was parked in our dedicated bay and
forgot to put my permit on the dash.
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If your HA has issued 2 parking permits to you one "X only" and
one "V" for visitors bays on site, then it might be worth
contacting them directly to see if they can get these cancelled.
Also see if you can find a NtK (notice to Keeper) that should
have been sent to you too as what you've uploaded so far states
photo's have been taken by an operator, which you should be
given the opportunity to view.
Might be worth submitting a SAR's request to PCM or even HA if
they are the ones who issue the permits?
PCM offer a "Virtual Visitors permit App" service also so I'd be
making some enquires with both HA and PCM in the interim to
avoid getting anymore of these for now.
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