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2 PCN CHARGES - Peterborough wentworth street car park - parking
eye
DIR By: mcharles7
Date: May 31, 2026, 8:14 am
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Hi everyone. This was received this in the mail last week.
For context, the driver charged an electric car May 2025 in the
same spot on 2 separate occasions when travelling to and from
home and didn’t realise you also HAD to pay for parking (which I
personally think is a joke). The driver received a letter about
this matter last summer but then moved house and it completely
slipped their mind. They have probably been sending letters to
the old house and the driver hasn’t been receiving the mail.
The driver received this letter (attached) this week and wanted
to know their options.
Links to the letters -
HTML https://postimg.cc/gallery/Jz6gpCt
The driver has asked mates (not legal advice) and they have
given a mixture of ignore it as it’s a private parking fine and
the driver should pay it.
Hoping to get some advice on here :)
Thanks in advance!
#Post#: 120187--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2 PCN CHARGES - Peterborough wentworth street car park -
parking eye
DIR By: jfollows
Date: May 31, 2026, 8:51 am
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DCBL can be ignored, but this will progress to a Letter of Claim
and a county court claim from DCB Legal which can’t.
In due course you will need to defend this in court. If
defended, DCB Legal usually discontinues at the last moment.
In order to defend, you may need the original Parking Charge
Notice. If you don’t have this, you may want to request it via a
Subject Access Request to the parking company (Parking Eye, not
DCBL).
#Post#: 120188--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2 PCN CHARGES - Peterborough wentworth street car park -
parking eye
DIR By: mcharles7
Date: May 31, 2026, 8:53 am
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Thanks for the reply. So request the original PCN from parking
eye.
I was tempted to email the debt collection agency and say I’m
happy to pay the original parking fines but not the extra on top
as I moved house and haven’t been receiving letters etc.
#Post#: 120189--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2 PCN CHARGES - Peterborough wentworth street car park -
parking eye
DIR By: jfollows
Date: May 31, 2026, 8:56 am
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--- Quote from: mcharles7 link ---
>
> Thanks for the reply. So request the original PCN from parking
eye.
>
> I was tempted to email the debt collection agency and say I’m
happy to pay the original parking fines but not the extra on top
as I moved house and haven’t been receiving letters etc.
>
--- End Quote ---
They won’t care.
DCBL is on a percentage of the money they get from you and won’t
settle for anything less.
Do not engage them in any way.
If I engage you to collect £100 on my behalf on the basis that
I’ll pay you £30 if you do, would you accept 3 beans and a bent
penny instead?
Update your V5C if you haven’t done so by now; it’s a criminal
offence not to although it’s rarely prosecuted.
#Post#: 120192--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2 PCN CHARGES - Peterborough wentworth street car park -
parking eye
DIR By: mcharles7
Date: May 31, 2026, 10:30 am
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Thanks for the info. The driver has just requested the original
PCN’s from parking eye. Out of interest, what is the next step
after getting the original PCN’s?
#Post#: 120193--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2 PCN CHARGES - Peterborough wentworth street car park -
parking eye
DIR By: RichardW
Date: May 31, 2026, 10:39 am
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Post the PCNs here when you get them.
Send a data rectification notice to Parkingeye informing them if
your current address and telling them to update your address for
service and to erase any old addresses they hold.
It's best not to refer to the driver - presumably you are the
reg keeper? Or is this a leased car?
#Post#: 120194--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2 PCN CHARGES - Peterborough wentworth street car park -
parking eye
DIR By: jfollows
Date: May 31, 2026, 10:39 am
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You are likely to get a court claim, N1SDT, from DCB Legal which
you need to defend.
Research by searching the forum on what then happens.
Ultimately, usually, DCB Legal discontinues rather than paying
the court fee but you have to defend it until then.
#Post#: 120305--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2 PCN CHARGES - Peterborough wentworth street car park -
parking eye
DIR By: Rallyman72
Date: June 1, 2026, 10:05 am
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A slight digression but I was wondering how Parking Eye were
involved as Wentworth Street car park is managed by Brittania
Parking but I see it's actually for Park Inn by Raddison (the
old BT offices and telephone exchange) where public parking is
available, hotel guests receive complimentary parking.
#Post#: 120615--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2 PCN CHARGES - Peterborough wentworth street car park -
parking eye
DIR By: mcharles7
Date: June 3, 2026, 11:15 am
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All I needed to do was go in and tell the hotel I was charging
and they give you free parking! I don’t know if that changes it
at all
#Post#: 120617--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2 PCN CHARGES - Peterborough wentworth street car park -
parking eye
DIR By: DWMB2
Date: June 3, 2026, 11:16 am
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Have you asked the hotel to instruct the parking company to
cancel the charge? If not, that would be a sensible first step.
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