County Court Claim Form - MET Parking via DCB Legal

Coupon-mad

Your 'documents' will be your defence and N180 and they will both be in the file.

Now read this message and please prepare to join us to do the Public Consultation once we've discussed it in August.

It's vital the Government hears from Defendants threatened by court. Tell your story. Shoehorn it in somewhere, maybe in answer to why cases go to court (q13 or 14):

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81552148/#Comment_81552148

Please bookmark the main thread linked in that link.

Come back in August to take part.

We need to drown out the 'alternative facts' from the parking industry and their relatives posing as ordinary motorist consumers.

Denji11

Hello everyone,

Finally the case has been allocated to the small claims track as of 20th August. I have only received a Notice of Allocation to the Small Claims Track (Hearing) document. 

So MET/DCB now need to pay the trial fee of £85.00 by November otherwise it will be struck out... I guess this is where it usually gets to?

Noticed an increase in the calls since which are getting either ignored or hung up on from DCB. Perhaps 3 a week minimum at the moment ! 

So do I take this as where to upload/send the witness statement and supporting evidence and deadline?
"please ensure that any documents for hearing are sent to the owning court at least 3 clear working days prior to hearing date"

Should I be expecting something else in the post now, or do I wait for their witness statement and then submit mine providing its within the deadline (3 days before hearing)

As always thank you so much ! 

Coupon-mad

My goodness, this has taken two years and the PCNs are now approaching eight years old, as you said in your OP in 2023:

Denji11 said:

Hi all, 

I have received a claim for three MET parking tickets dating back to 12/2017, 01/2018 and 02/2018. To date, the only communication has been to MET for information on the claims (This was requested via email 11/22 and 07/23 to which they responded with images and scans of the windscreen tickets 07/23).

... when the vehicle was first parked it would have been 06:30am (to arrive for work before 7am) which during the winter months December and January would have been pitch black outside and none of the signs are illuminated. 

 hopefully I can curate something solid enough to avoid these charges which are now totalling £890…. Doh.

Many thanks,

Images below:

"three MET parking tickets dating back to 12/2017, 01/2018 and 02/2018."

DCB Legal will usually discontinue and not pay the hearing fee but as this is 3 PCNs they might carry on.

So you must prepare your WS. Those claim Particulars are do old that they fail to plead the breach.

Search for a WS done recently that includes the authorities of CEL v Chan and CPMS v Akande for which the actual transcripts are in the 'Judgments' thread by @Le_Kirk

So do I take this as where to upload/send the witness statement and supporting evidence and deadline?
"please ensure that any documents for hearing are sent to the owning court at least 3 clear working days prior to hearing date"

Nope. That is NOT the deadline, it's always at least 2 weeks before (or more). That's a general instruction about the final bundle I'd say. You need to re-read page 2 of the Order and if it isn't stated there, you might also have to go back and read the previous Notice of Allocation to the Small Claims Track that you had that might mention the WS deadline if this Hearing Order doesn't.

And just an URGENT reminder even though this claim is stressful, before the end of next week please please do the government's Public Consultation.

As I mentioned before, we need every poster to come back & complete this vital Consultation before the deadline.

See this thread: -

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6617396/parking-code-of-practice-consultation-8-weeks-from-11th-july-2025/p1

We understand that you may need some pointers. It looks laborious, we get that. It doesn't matter; no knowledge is needed except re your own experiences so you can call out a scam industry and you'll protect millions of motorists and help change the law.

I've written some guidance on that thread. I have covered almost every question, providing ideas if you agree with our stance on things like DRFs, which we say must be banned.

Ordinary people like you are falling victim to this scam 15 million times per annum. Motorists need your voice added please.

Denji11

AH ok I missed:

The following Directions apply to this claim:
6) Each party must deliver to the other party and to the court office copies of all documents on which that party intends to rely on at the hearing no later than 14 days before the hearing. 

So the hearing isn't until December and DCB need to pay the trial fee by November, so I may as well wait until then, assuming I am notified the trial fee has been paid? Or I will receive notification that the claim has been struck out post this date... There's 4 weeks between fee deadline and hearing, so plenty of time to get the WS done and sent (2 weeks)

Will put together a draft WS in the meantime. I will also fill out the consultation. 

Thanks again.

Gr1pr

You wont receive a notification about the payment being paid, you have to contact the court itself and ask,  after the payment deadline date  ( so no assumptions   )

The 14 days before is standard as coupon mad stated earlier 

Always keep checking your email inbox and spam folders for any notifications by email,  such as an N279 NoD document from DCB Legal for example , like hundreds of other victims on here did

Coupon-mad

Prioritise the Consultation this/next week, please, as nothing is happening on your case just yet.