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Setting aside decree - advice

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Hi, hope this is the right forum but please advise if not. 

I was taken to the Small Claims Court (in Scotland) for three unpaid parking fines and associated charges costing approximately £600. Long story short, life has been busy - new baby, work, Covid etc. and I forgot all about it then sent in a time to pay response after the court date. A week or so later (November) I got a decree against me through. Been busy since and buried my head in the sand until I logged in to MSE and see I've went from 999 to 641 and a bit of digging confirms it's disastrous for my credit rating and likely for moving to a bigger house in 2022 as planned. I've done some reading and it seems I can potentially get it set aside with the creditor's consent though everything appears to be based on CCJs (the English equivalent). Does the same apply in Scotland and any advice on how to sort this out? Not even sure I have the law firm paperwork about but if I do would I just contact them and say I'll pay subject to them consenting to setting the claim aside and getting the court to remove it from the register?

Thanks. 

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