Smart Parking, DCB Legal, LoC 2025

christinajane

Any reason why DCB legal would be calling me at this point? Ive had two missed calls from them in as many weeks just recently, I ignored because it came up on my phone as a potential scam number, phone wasn't wrong, and after listening to the voice msgs just now the number is DCB legals.

Gr1pr

Yep, their business model is to mither people to death and try to persuade them into a monetary settlement, commonly known as harassment or bullying in order to try to obtain an early settlement. So normal in these cases

You should be reading and following the 8 steps in the defence template thread in announcements

Ignore DCB LEGAL, follow the 8 steps

christinajane

Just had my mediation call and they tried to settle with me for £220 and then reduced it to £100 after a back and forth. I obviously decline and counter offered with £5. I said they had harassed me with letters and bailiffs threats for the last 3/4 years and its disgusting behaviour how they scare people like this. Anyway, they also declined my £5 counter offer and so apparently its going to go to court, which is a bit intimidating to hear.

The mediator said that everything is confidential and the judge will only know that mediation was unsuccessful, which I am kinda thankful for because I was worried I had given too much away. I said I wouldn't be paying because I wasn't driving the car at the time and as I had moved address the year before my log book address hadn't been updated and so I hadn't got any notices until it had reached the 'bailiff stage'.

Supposedly, because of the backlog, it could take between 6 and 9 months to get to court but circumstances could change in the meantime and either party could still choose to come to an agreement.

I honestly don't understand how they have money to chase these kinda of things up - I mean this 'parking ticket' was nearly 4.5 years ago now.

Coupon-mad

But there will never be a hearing. You realise that ALL these claims are discontinued?

christinajane

Yeah - I know. Its just that momentary 'what if'! 😂 I hope im not the exception to the rule.

But anyway - another hoop jumped through in this ridiculous process. Surely they have better things to do...