Template defence to adapt for all parking cases with added 'admin/DRA' costs - edited in 2025

Umkomaas

mezzyd said:

Le_Kirk said:

For safety's sake, back to email then!

May I please ask for the email address for the defence to be restated, as I can no longer see it in the 8 steps (apologies if I am missing it)

It's there directly under Step 3 in a huge black frame. Can't miss it, surely?

Coupon-mad

NO - STOP.

Obviously the short defence CANNOT BE EMAILED because it isn't signed under a statement of truth.

NOBODY SHOULD BE TELLING PEOPLE TO EMAIL AN UNSIGNED DEFENCE.

If there is a character problem try removing the square brackets. Or a colon or semi-colon. Try it till it works: by trial and error.

If it's not going through, there's clearly a character it doesn't like. This isn't difficult to work out.

If it doesn't fit, cut out a few lines of waffle. This is simple and doesn't need me to get involved.

Back in a week!

Le_Kirk

I don't think I said to send without signature but I can see how it might have been implied and not every poster (especially NEWBIES) would know to add a signature and statement of truth.  I am making no more recommendations on this thread until we know for sure the capacity of the defence box on MCOL - sorry if anybody has been led astray.

Stitch25

I've removed the "quotation marks"  and worked. The system shows the symbols  not accepted, like >>"

Coupon-mad

Stitch25 said:

I've removed the "quotation marks"  and worked. The system shows the symbols  not accepted, like >>"

Yep. Thought so! Thanks, I'll remove them.

I had already checked the max line-count for MCOL defences before posting the new template. It fits, as long as people:

- don't type several paragraphs for their facts

- don't add line breaks

- don't add headings. not even 'DEFENCE'.

If some posters wish to add a couple of paragraphs, they can remove some lines accordingly, without needing special advice. It's not difficult to do.

Anyone can see that any of the end paragraphs could be swapped out if need be. Or the MHCLG one could go. Not a problem, as long as the facts that are replacing it are necessary (e.g. in a residential defence case or a double dip, the facts section is more important).

Nobody is to email an unsigned defence.

User4512345

@Coupon-mad I had to change the double quotes " to a single quote mark ' to allow submission. Maybe the template can be adjusted for this?

I also broke out the embedded links for 'public consultation' and 'schedule 4' as they do not copy across.

My submission 
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81544284/#Comment_81544284

Car1980

A link to a downloadable .txt file with no rich text would solve a lot of these issues.

Coupon-mad

I don't do that because it wouldn't be so quick & easy to edit.

I've removed the hyperlinks and speech marks and tweaked the wording around.

Para 3 needs to be short.

If not, just remove para 10. It won't matter.

new_username2025

Can anyone please confirm the new template that should be used? As I am extremely confused regarding this, thank you in advance.

Ralph-y

yes ......