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Claimant bank park management Solicitor dcb legal. Need help with defence.

Hi
ive just filed an aos online. Just needed help with my defence. 
Issue date was 25/04/2023
filled aos today  

I parked in a private car park on 06/09/22 and didn’t have a valid permit. Received a fine through the post. 

I have used this car park before but only realised after receiving the fine that they now have a camera for parking tickets. 

It’s the back of a local charity shop where I usually park when dropping off clothes for charity. And would have been parked for maybe 5-10 minutes. 

Any help with defence is appreciated 
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  • Boat_to_Bolivia
    Boat_to_Bolivia Posts: 1,110 Forumite
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    edited 4 May 2023 at 3:47PM
    Which parking company, which solicitor?

    ETA I really must learn to read the title of the thread and not just the OP :o

    Did you try Plan A, which is explained in the NEWBIES thread and is basically a demand that the landowner gets the speculative invoice cancelled, as well as a complaint to your MP.
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 155,986 Forumite
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    Just copy the defence by @Johny86 (edit paras 2, 3 and 4, don't use his) as seen in all other current DCBLegal threads.
    PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
    CLICK at the top or bottom of any page where it says:
    Home»Motoring»Parking Tickets Fines & Parking - read the NEWBIES THREAD
  • KeithP
    KeithP Posts: 41,296 Forumite
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    Just needed help with my defence. 
    Issue date was 25/04/2023
    filled aos today  

    With a Claim Issue Date of 25th April, and having filed an Acknowledgment of Service in a timely manner, you have until 4pm on Tuesday 30th May 2023 to file your Defence.

    That's over three weeks away. Plenty of time to produce a Defence, but please don't leave it to the last minute.
    To create a Defence, and then file a Defence by email, look at the second post in the NEWBIES thread.
    Don't miss the deadline for filing a Defence.

    Do not try and file a Defence via the MoneyClaimOnline website. Once an Acknowledgment of Service has been filed, the MCOL website should be treated as 'read only'.
  • mohammadb1234
    mohammadb1234 Posts: 29 Forumite
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    Which parking company, which solicitor?

    ETA I really must learn to read the title of the thread and not just the OP :o

    Did you try Plan A, which is explained in the NEWBIES thread and is basically a demand that the landowner gets the speculative invoice cancelled, as well as a complaint to your MP.
    Which parking company, which solicitor?

    ETA I really must learn to read the title of the thread and not just the OP :o

    Did you try Plan A, which is explained in the NEWBIES thread and is basically a demand that the landowner gets the speculative invoice cancelled, as well as a complaint to your MP.
    I haven’t tried these steps. I just ignored it until now. Should I try it now?
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 155,986 Forumite
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    Nope.  Do what I and KeithP advised.
    PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
    CLICK at the top or bottom of any page where it says:
    Home»Motoring»Parking Tickets Fines & Parking - read the NEWBIES THREAD
  • mohammadb1234
    mohammadb1234 Posts: 29 Forumite
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    KeithP said:
    Just needed help with my defence. 
    Issue date was 25/04/2023
    filled aos today  

    With a Claim Issue Date of 25th April, and having filed an Acknowledgment of Service in a timely manner, you have until 4pm on Tuesday 30th May 2023 to file your Defence.

    That's over three weeks away. Plenty of time to produce a Defence, but please don't leave it to the last minute.
    To create a Defence, and then file a Defence by email, look at the second post in the NEWBIES thread.
    Don't miss the deadline for filing a Defence.

    Do not try and file a Defence via the MoneyClaimOnline website. Once an Acknowledgment of Service has been filed, the MCOL website should be treated as 'read only'.
    Appreciate the help. Will get on it. 
  • 1505grandad
    1505grandad Posts: 4,072 Forumite
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    A heads-up  -  never use the word "fine" in any correspondence  -  you will not find that word in any communication from the ppc.

    Have you submitted any correspondence that outed the driver i.e. "I parked" etc?.
  • A heads-up  -  never use the word "fine" in any correspondence  -  you will not find that word in any communication from the ppc.

    Have you submitted any correspondence that outed the driver i.e. "I parked" etc?.
    Not done any correspondence yet. Will post my defence on here hopefully tomorrow as have a day off. Any advice on changes will Be appreciated. I’ll try only post the paragraphs I change 
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 155,986 Forumite
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    Just copy the defence by @Johny86 (edit paras 2, 3 and 4, don't use his) as seen in all other current DCBLegal threads.

    As long as you did the above.
    PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
    CLICK at the top or bottom of any page where it says:
    Home»Motoring»Parking Tickets Fines & Parking - read the NEWBIES THREAD
  • Le_Kirk
    Le_Kirk Posts: 25,307 Forumite
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    Not done any correspondence yet. Will post my defence on here hopefully tomorrow as have a day off. Any advice on changes will Be appreciated. I’ll try only post the paragraphs I change 
    Not even an appeal?
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