UK Parking Control Limited (via DCB Legal Ltd) Defence

patient_dream

GolfR12 said:

Coupon-mad said:

Bear these things in mind:

Your first Judge said "the defence was impressive from his initial view of it".

But:

We haven't seen their WS.

We haven't seen any photos.

We haven't seen the NTK.

We don't even know what the POC said.

We don't know what the allegation is.

We don't know which court it is.

You are best placed to decide if you feel like you have a strong case.  You've seen all of the above; you've seen their photos.

You heard what the first Judge thought at first glance.  You've also won in court before.

If you want to know what I would do (VERY general advice, bearing in mind I know almost nothing about your case even though I just read back on this thread to look for clues to see if it's strong or not):

I would email DCB, remind them that:

- their rep asked for a 3 hour hearing, so those costs plus the first rep's costs for attending are already disproportionately high for a 2 PCN case, but they invited this expense;

- the first Judge said the defence looked impressive;

- the Particulars of Claim are wanting, and fall foul of CEL v Chan and other judgments which are all in evidence;

- they could have served better Particulars within 4 months of the claim, but did not;

- it was in their gift to properly plead the claim to comply with CPR 16 in the first place;

- they will end up spending more on this case than they could recover, even if they win;

- therefore, the following has value to their client: they are invited to drop hands, discontinue and both parties walk away without costs. 

Good news, email received from DCB today advising they will discontinue the claim providing I don't pursue the claimant for coats

Many thanks 

WOW ....... you scared the living daylights out of DCBL

Just another rubbish case from UKPC which DCBL loves
More junk bites the dust from these serial timewasters

1505grandad

Congratulations  -  at least it now answers your question (to C-m) posted 5th May:-

"Are you being able to confirm the reason I was categorically advised not to contact the courts until 2 weeks prior to the hearing date? Was this a mistake by yourself given the circumstances I had advised? "

Fiiii

Hi @golfr12 please can you advise on how and where to file Witness Statement before the hearing? 

I don’t know how to file it - is it via email? 

dCBL have filed theirs and confirmed to carry on with the claim

Gr1pr

Email a copy to your local civil court and a copy to DCB legal as well ( not Dcbl. )

Fiiii

Thanks is there a gov template for WS Exhibit? Or I can just start drafting on word?

Gr1pr

There are NO templates 

There are half a dozen exemplar witness statements listed in post 2 in the newbies sticky thread in announcements at the top of the forum, posted by previously victims of these parking companies 

You are welcome to base yours, in word, on whichever is best for you, so you don't need to start from scratch 

Fiiii

Thanks is it just witness statement or more stuff required like evidence photos and exhibits 

Coupon-mad

Fiiii said:

Thanks is it just witness statement or more stuff required like evidence photos and exhibits 

It is more. As the NEWBIES thread already shows you under the WS section.

This is fully explained there, even an a-f list of recommended exhibits; the advice is there so we don't drown in repeat questions on every thread.

If you want us to look at your WS draft once you've read the NEWBIES thread over the weekend, please start your own thread.

Elo88

Hi everyone,

I wanted to share my experience regarding my parking case, similar to this one. 

I’ve been following this thread since September 2023, when I received a money claim from MET Parking through DBC Legal for two PCNs incurred seven years ago.

I used a similar defense and witness statement tailored to my situation, which involved an alleged overstay at BP Stansted and waiting near a “no waiting” sign. While I haven't seen the PCNs, the particulars of the claim were similar to the case discussed here.

I had my hearing today, and I’m pleased to report that I won. The judge ruled in my favor, ordering the claimant to pay me £95 for my loss of leave.

Interestingly, the judge rejected my argument that the particulars of claim (PoCs) were unclear, even though I felt they didn’t provide enough information for me to mount a proper defense. However, he concluded that MET was not claiming keeper liability but driver liability. Since the claimant couldn’t prove who was driving that day, he dismissed the claim.

This is my second successful defense against an unfair money claim, and I’m grateful to this community for the support.

Thank you all for the fantastic work you do!

Le_Kirk

Well done but did you mean to post this on your own thread rather than hijack another poster's thread?