DCB LEGAL RECORD OF PRIVATE PARKING COURT CLAIM DISCONTINUATIONS

Coupon-mad

Confirmation from the court should be good enough for us (and the Government) I think. What say you, @Umkomaas ?

Umkomaas

Coupon-mad said:

Confirmation from the court should be good enough for us (and the Government) I think. What say you, @Umkomaas ?

Looks good to me. Thank you @Beaudelicious for the response with the confirmation. 👍

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Beaudelicious

Umkomaas said:

Beaudelicious said:

Another one from Facebook. This is becoming tiresome, after a 3 year battle with I Park Services, DCB Legal takes another no-hoper to court but discontinues at some point. Never sent a Witness Statement and never sent a Notice of Discontinuance. Defendant had to learn from the court it had been dropped. What a waste of time and effort and no chance of claiming costs for their unreasonable behaviour. When are DCB Legal going to face consequences for their unprofessional conduct?

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Can we see some evidence of the continuation please before we count it.  Thanks. 

I’m wondering if withholding the Notice of Discontinuance is deliberate because DCB Legal know it’s going to end up on here, adding to the statistics. This isn’t my first experience of this failure to tell the defendant it has been dropped .

Umkomaas

Beaudelicious said:

Umkomaas said:

Beaudelicious said:

Another one from Facebook. This is becoming tiresome, after a 3 year battle with I Park Services, DCB Legal takes another no-hoper to court but discontinues at some point. Never sent a Witness Statement and never sent a Notice of Discontinuance. Defendant had to learn from the court it had been dropped. What a waste of time and effort and no chance of claiming costs for their unreasonable behaviour. When are DCB Legal going to face consequences for their unprofessional conduct?

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Can we see some evidence of the continuation please before we count it.  Thanks. 

I’m wondering if withholding the Notice of Discontinuance is deliberate because DCB Legal know it’s going to end up on here, adding to the statistics. This isn’t my first experience of this failure to tell the defendant it has been dropped .

Hard to tell. It's certainly not a wholesale pattern, so it might just be random occurrences, which is why we will look at counting other forms of strong evidence as necessary. 

LDast

Just email them at info@dcblegal.co.uk with the following:

Dear Sir/Madam,

Re: [Claim Number]

I write in relation to the above claim, which I have been informed by the court has been discontinued. However, I note with some concern that I have not received a copy of the N279 notice of discontinuance from you, the claimant's solicitor.

Under CPR 38.3(1), it is clear that when a claimant discontinues a claim, they must file a notice of discontinuance and serve a copy on all other parties. Your failure to serve me, the defendant, with this document is a significant breach of the CPR, and such procedural failure is unacceptable.

This failure has caused me unnecessary anxiety and wasted time in dealing with this matter. I therefore demand that you immediately remedy this failure by sending me a copy of the N279 discontinuation notice.

Furthermore, I expect not only a full explanation for this breach of the rules but also a formal apology for the inconvenience caused. Your firm’s failure to adhere to the CPR should not result in further detriment to me as the defendant.

If I do not receive the N279 notice, a formal apology, and a response within 7 days of this letter, I will escalate this matter further, including but not limited to seeking redress for this failure through a formal complaint process and costs associated with your procedural failure.

Yours faithfully,

Umkomaas

ParkingEye let DCB Legal loose in trying to rob @Scottrob1, obviously having little faith in their case to proceed themselves. @Scottrob1 turned up at Blackpool court today, only to find that DCB Legal had discontinued but failed to inform him. Wasted day, now looking for loss of earnings compensation. P*** poor (no) show by DCB Legal. Totally unprofessional.  Discontinuation number:

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https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6555500/another-one-bites-the-dust#latest

Umkomaas

@ct1030 has just scanned their NoD in their case vs Waste Secure a Space and DCB Legal to make this discontinuation number:

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https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81004722#Comment_81004722

Umkomaas

@nrtdlx, following forum advice, achieves a predictable discontinuation from our tiresome UKPC/DCB Legal duo. Discontinuation number:

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https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6505338/ukpc-dcb-legal-court-claim/p1

Umkomaas

@TakeItAway forces a discontinuation out of Northwest Parking Management and DCB Legal.  That duo have had their chips to take away on this case!  Worth a read of the short thread (link below) to see the shenanigans @TakeItAway has had to put up with. But, with reserved costs, Northwest Parking Management are now going to cop for a three figure sum. Karma!

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https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81014960#Comment_81014960

Umkomaas

Although @caszar's thread suggests UKPC/DCB Legal, it is, in fact, a CP Plus/DCB Legal capitulation. Thoroughbred performance, galloping away with this one (Google it!). 

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https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6510319/ukpc-dcb-legal-claim/p2