DCB Legal - Letter of Claim - multiple pcn's

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nomoredebt said:

Hi @Coupon-mad.  So we sent the email just before Christmas and today my husband received another letter of claim dated 28th December with the same reference number but with another 2 PCNs listed.  This is now a total of 13 PCNs for £2080.  Do we need to email them again.  DCB have not acknowledged the email sent.
Do you think these will end up going to court?

13 tickets do not add to £2080. DCBL has added their usual fake amounts
No doubt they have called the fake add-ons DAMAGES.  

If they win, who will they be paying the damages to ?  It will not be UKPC..

Whether this goes to court will depend if DCBL can trust what UKPC say.  As you will have read DCBL discontinue a lot of UKPC cases and be it one or 13, your defence will be the same for each one.
and a judge can dismiss all of them.

So yes, DCBL will try it on but it does not mean they will win especially as they had added fake amounts and must sign a statement of truth to the court

So bear in mind you do not owe £2080 and judges do not approve of scams going to court
The courts call this double recovery which is not allowed

Coupon-mad

Grizebeck said:

nomoredebt said:

Hi @Coupon-mad.  So we sent the email just before Christmas and today my husband received another letter of claim dated 28th December with the same reference number but with another 2 PCNs listed.  This is now a total of 13 PCNs for £2080.  Do we need to email them again.  DCB have not acknowledged the email sent.
Do you think these will end up going to court?

You can bet your bottom dollar it will end up in court

But Defendants here win or see DCB Legal discontinue before hearings...so just to be clear, no offering money! 

Even if all 13 PCNs are upheld by a Judge at a hearing (highly unlikely) the Defendant would pay less, because 13x£70 added for a LBC and failing to recover the alleged 'debt' at pre-action stage is false and Government ministers called this aspect 'extortion'.

Grizebeck

Can you advise how close together the pcns are for these cases ? (The dates)

Grizebeck

Coupon-mad said:

Grizetbeck said:

nomoredebt said:

Hi @Coupon-mad.  So we sent the email just before Christmas and today my husband received another letter of claim dated 28th December with the same reference number but with another 2 PCNs listed.  This is now a total of 13 PCNs for £2080.  Do we need to email them again.  DCB have not acknowledged the email sent.
Do you think these will end up going to court?

You can bet your bottom dollar it will end up in court

But Defendants here win or see DCB Legal discontinue before hearings...so just to be clear, no offering money! 

Even if all 13 PCNs are upheld by a Judge at a hearing (highly unlikely) the Defendant would pay less, because 13x£70 added for a LBC and failing to recover the alleged 'debt' at pre-action stage is false and Government ministers called this aspect 'extortion'.

There is more then one way to skin a cat.

Grizebeck

@nomoredebt you failed to answer the question. I asked it for a very good reason. 

nomoredebt

Hi @Grizebeck sorry I did not see your message.  So have just checked.  He has x7 from 2017 and they are days apart.  He has x6 from 2018 they range from days apart to 3 months later (where he has 2, days apart).  He has just got another letter of claim today with the above plus x1 more and this one is from 2019.

Grizebeck

nomoredebt said:

Hi @Grizebeck sorry I did not see your message.  So have just checked.  He has x7 from 2017 and they are days apart.  He has x6 from 2018 they range from days apart to 3 months later (where he has 2, days apart).  He has just got another letter of claim today with the above plus x1 more and this one is from 2019.

Pm me when you get a claim form. I will assist you off forum

nomoredebt

Grizebeck said:

nomoredebt said:

Hi @Grizebeck sorry I did not see your message.  So have just checked.  He has x7 from 2017 and they are days apart.  He has x6 from 2018 they range from days apart to 3 months later (where he has 2, days apart).  He has just got another letter of claim today with the above plus x1 more and this one is from 2019.

Pm me when you get a claim form. I will assist you off forum

Thank you @Grizebeck I will.

nomoredebt

Hi @Coupon-madMy husband got an email response from DCBL on Monday to the message that you put together for us just before Christmas.  This is their reply:

We write in response to your recent correspondence received in our office on 21st December 2022.

We acknowledge receipt of this correspondence and we can confirm that this matter will remain on hold until further notice, as we are currently reviewing this matter further with our Client. As we have been instructed by our Client due to the unpaid Parking Charge Notices, please provide any supporting evidence you have within 14 days of this email, this will ensure we are dealing with your case accordingly. 

Please note, no further action will be taken in the meantime and we will contact you in due course. There is no requirement to respond to this email unless you wish to provide further evidence in regard to this matter or make payment.

Payment can be made via bank transfer to our designated client account: -

You must quote the correct case reference xxxxxxxxx when making payment. If you do not, we may be unable to correctly allocate the payment. If further action is taken by us as a result of an incorrect reference being quoted, you will be liable for any further fees or costs incurred.

Alternatively, you can contact DCB Legal Ltd on 0203 434 0433 to make payment over the telephone.

nomoredebt

On Thursday 4th May my husband got his his claim form from the County Court.

When DCBL sent their last letter of claim there were 3 in total (each with an additional pcn added) the amount they wanted was £2240.

The County Court want:
Amount claimed - £3287.50
Court Fee - £205.00
Legal Reg Costs - £80.00
Total Amount- £3572.80

Thr letter is dated 2nd May 2023.

Can someone please advise what the next step is. I feel sick at the amount they want.

Thanks