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Smart Parking PCN - AirBnB car park
DIR By: Benjirama
Date: April 1, 2026, 4:26 am
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Good morning,
I actually posted this originally a while ago and did get some
way to resolving it, but the issue persists.
Last year, my wife and I were staying in an Airbnb in Leeds
while we were looking for a house to rent in the area. Adjacent
to the Airbnb was a car park for the building's residents; the
signage said we needed to be registered to stay there. During
our stay, we received 3 PCNs, saying that we had parked there
without registration. I appealed because we received an email
confirmation from Airbnb about a week before that we were
registered to park there for the duration of our stay.
PCN part1
HTML https://ibb.co/MDw3v8xH
PCN part 2
HTML https://ibb.co/S7ZRZqKG
They pursued us for the debt via Debt Recovery Plus. But after
we notified them of a change of address, they reissued the PCNs.
And I appealed again. Thankfully, my wife had found the email
from the AirBnB host, and I appealed using that evidence. Smart
Parking then sent me a letter saying that my car had not been
registered, and that there was a tablet at the location to do
this (there was none). But they would reduce the fine to £20.
Wanting to just resolve the matter, I paid that PCN, and
re-appealed the other two PCNs using the same email evidence.
Sart Parking follow up
HTML https://ibb.co/k6hhm67M
I finally received the other 2 letters, which reduced the
payment to £20 each. But of course, life got in the way, and I
forgot about them. So now I am back to having Debt recovery Plus
chasing me for money again, whom I have ignored.
In my final letter with Smart Parking, I stated that we were
registered with Airbnb and that there was no tablet at the
location, despite what their letter claims. The Airbnb host has
not been helpful and was unwilling to email them on our behalf.
So we lodged a separate grievance with Airbnb directly.
A final note. I returned to the car park to get some photos of
the signage, but the signage has been replaced with new signs
that are much bolder and clearly state TENANTS ONLY. This leads
me to believe that I may not have been the only one who has been
caught this way.
I am honestly not sure what to do next. As far as I can see, I
took every correct step to ensure I was parked correctly, and
that this PCN was issued due to the AirBnB host not notifying
Smart Parking of our registration.
Any suggestions?
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Re: Smart Parking PCN - AirBnB car park
DIR By: jfollows
Date: April 1, 2026, 4:32 am
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Your links do not work.
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Re: Smart Parking PCN - AirBnB car park
DIR By: jfollows
Date: April 1, 2026, 4:37 am
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Smart will likely use DCB Legal to issue a Letter of Claim, to
which you should reply, followed by a court claim, which you
should defend.
DCB Legal usually discontinues defended cases prior to having to
pay the court fee.
Search the forum for lots of examples of what these people do.
DCB Legal’s tactics are to frighten you into paying by saying
“court” and “CCJ” a lot, and hoping that you will ignore the
court claim so they can apply for a judgement in default against
you.
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Re: Smart Parking PCN - AirBnB car park
DIR By: InterCity125
Date: April 1, 2026, 4:54 am
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If you were renting a room then you are clearly a "Tenant".
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Re: Smart Parking PCN - AirBnB car park
DIR By: Benjirama
Date: April 1, 2026, 9:43 am
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Thanks for the replies.
Not sure why the links won't work, but I will try and fix them.
So I should stick to my guns, reply politely but not budge on my
position?
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Re: Smart Parking PCN - AirBnB car park
DIR By: Dave65
Date: April 1, 2026, 10:37 am
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If the AirB&B host was not helpful, then a turn to social media
and put up a warning to others and the hosts unhelpfulness.
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