uk parking control ltd & DCBL

general_cosgrave

hi, 
yesterday i received a formal letter of claim from DCBL on behalf of uk parking control for a pcn that was issued on my old car 4.5 years ago. i ignored all previous letters from debt collection etc. the ticket was issued whilst parked in west middlesex hospital and i did not renew as my wife was having a blood transfusion after giving birth. 
can anyone offer any advice . 
thanks 

Umkomaas

general_cosgrave said:

hi, 
yesterday i received a formal letter of claim from DCBL on behalf of uk parking control for a pcn that was issued on my old car 4.5 years ago. i ignored all previous letters from debt collection etc. the ticket was issued whilst parked in west middlesex hospital and i did not renew as my wife was having a blood transfusion after giving birth. 
can anyone offer any advice . 
thanks 

Respond to the LoC using the advice in the NEWBIES FAQ Announcement, second post.

Whilst it's early days in your case, I thought I'd also draw your attention to this fairly recent thread which you might have not yet seen. You must keep going through all the necessary court procedure phases, but the hope is that your case will follow the same pattern as all those detailed in the thread. 

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6377263/dcb-legal-record-of-private-parking-court-claim-discontinuations/p1

general_cosgrave

thankyou for the advice 

Coupon-mad

Read any other DCBLegal UKPC claim thread as we have had over a hundred threads exactly like yours, this year alone.

@general_cosgrave  these are dead easy to defend when the inevitable court claim arrives.

But you may be able to get it cancelled by PALS or the CEO of the NHS Trust, so prioritise that!

At this stage, respond to DCB Legal by email and deny the debt; say you have now complained to the Hospital about this harassment because the ticket was issued whilst parked in west middlesex hospital when the keeper's wife was having an emergency blood transfusion post-childbirth.

AND COMPLAIN TO PALS IMMEDIATELY!

DO NOT SEND A SAR TO ANYONE.

general_cosgrave

Thankyou , i have taken your advice and emailed west mid hospital PALS  and DcBL denying the debt. 

general_cosgrave

PALS have emailed me back to say the charges have been cancelled . Do i contact DCBL to inform them or what now.

Thanks so much for the advice , i would never even have thought to contact PALS.

Coupon-mad

Yes - email (forward) PALS reply to DCBL and tell them to go swivel.

So glad it worked.
ALWAYS complain to landowners first, about parking firms.

At retail parks that's Store Managers and/or managing agents for the site, and with NHS sites it is PALS or the CEO of the NHS Trust.

Easy to cancel. Should have done it earlier but you'll know next time!

general_cosgrave

Yep, have forwarded the email to DCBL so hopefully thsts the last of it

general_cosgrave

Got confirmation from Dcbl that charges dropped. thanks for the help . 

Coupon-mad

general_cosgrave said:

Got confirmation from Dcbl that charges dropped. thanks for the help . 

Great news!  Easy when you know how, innit?!

Hope you are also coming back to take part in the upcoming Government Public Consultation on ending rip-off parking charges?  Anticipated over this Summer.

Your voice must be heard.  You've won your battle.  Now help us win the war, to stop this happening in future.

general_cosgrave

First i heard of it but defo interested in helping out