DCB Legal Letter of Claim - What Can I Expect Next?

nosferatu1001

Date of issue?
Date of AOS?

PTRed

Le_Kirk said:

PTRed said:

I have now received the Claim Form, I understand the steps from here. 
One thing I could do with help on:
All of the claims relate to PCNs from 2019, I work in the location of the car park and there are several reasons why I might have been on campus momentarily on those days, or even in the middle of getting a parking ticket (which I wouldn't have kept for no reason) - what do I do for my defence if, at the moment, I am not sure why I was there. 

Does it matter why you were there?  Just use the template defence and adapt paragraphs 2 & 3 to refute the particulars of claim (POC).  If, for example, the POC states you had no permit, you say you did, it it relates to overstaying, you didn't overstay. I haven't read back through your thread.  Just adapt and post your TWO paragraphs here for critique.

Thanks. The POC just says "breach of the terms on Cs signs" without specifying what particular term they believe I breached. Given it's a pay and display car park, I assume it's in relation to this. On those particular days, at this moment in time, I don't have evidence that I bought a ticket, nor do the photos show a ticket (however the photos are taken within a one minute window) so it's perfectly possible I was in the process of buying a ticket or leaving having changed my mind about where I was parking. The ticket machines at the time had no VRN and were paid for in cash. Also it's worth noting that they are claiming on 4 PCNs (in the same claim), should I do a defence for all four together or four separate defences?

I will take a look at the defence and try to relate this more closely to my particulars. 

PTRed

D_P_Dance said:

What you have experienced is not, imo, harassment.  Phoning you at your office or at home late at night is harassment.  Threatening to send people to your houdse is harassment.  

I agree, I did state this earlier and chose not to pursue this particular line.

PTRed

nosferatu1001 said:

Date of issue?
Date of AOS?

13/01/20
I haven't done AOS - the form came through an hour ago.

nosferatu1001

Then dont do it yet - wait for five days

Le_Kirk

If you haven't submitted your AoS, wait at least five days, this will give you more time to construct your defence.  @KeithP will be along to give you your deadlines and some helpful advice.

PTRed

Great, thanks, I'll wait the 5 days.
Any help on the above queries around not, at this moment, knowing the facts of the days in question and defending multiple claims at once, from anybody is appreciated as I start to put together my defence. 

Redx

The SAR to the DPO should obtain details on each PCN and therefore on the alleged contraventions

If the vehicle wasn't there long , then grace periods may apply , grace periods also cover obtaining a ticket or permit

If the p o c are not explicit , find a defence that says so and copy their wording about it , that you will elaborate in the WS when the facts are known

Until you post the 2 paragraphs , you won't get critique that can assist you

PTRed

Should there be 4 versions of the defence for each PCN, or only one if the defence for each ticket is the same?

Redx

one defence should cover all of them , providing the location and vehicle and PPC is all the same