MET Parking , DCB Legal court claim

Coupon-mad

There's time. If not, go to the hearing and say you accept that order. 

D1948

Update: just received the 'consent order' 

Coupon-mad

OK, if you are happy with it, sign & return it and ask if DCB Legal will send it to the court once signed by both parties

D1948

Case closed one day before the hearing,no costs,hearing vacated. I can't  thank you enough for all your help. I couldn't do it without the brilliant advices on here.

Coupon-mad

D1948 said:

Before this i have moved houses and the letter from the court after my defence was sent to my previous address.

I have sent the court an email with my correct address but they wanted me to fill up a form and pay around £300 for the form to be taken in consideration. I have filled the form and sent it without paying the fee.

Since then I have received those letters from dcbl

I believe I have sent the Aknowledgment Letter in Nov 2023 online on moneyclaim with my previous adress by mistake

I don't remember telling CNBC when I moved

There is a previous email sent to DCBL earlier in 2023 with my current address and details though.

I don't know what the court sent after that (after sending my defence in Dec 2023) 

D1948 said:

Is it worth asking for a high court writ proof or just pay and move on. Thank you

Coupon-mad said:

Neither.

You realise you are about to get bailiffs knocking & clamping your car for two grand? Any day now an HCEO will come in person.

Do not let them in. You cannot let things slide into this cesspit! 

Fill in another URGENT N244 application and state that you are applying to stay the writ. attach a WS with evidence that you moved house and that your defence should be heard so the Writ must be stayed, to allow the defended case to progress and using the new address which DCB easily traced only after getting a CCJ.

That costs no more than a £15 fee and MUST be taken to your local court on Monday. In person. Get a receipt for the fee on the spot.

Hide your car in a garage.

When I say it's urgent, I mean ... do it now!

  

D1948 said:

Done EXACTLY like you said, left the N244 at the local High Court ,they will collect the document tomorrow morning and call me to make the £15 payment by phone.

Coupon-mad said:
Phew! Now if a bailiff comes to your door tell the household to NOT LET THEM IN even under a sneaky excuse: 'can I lean in your hall table to fill out this form?'

Answer: NO YOU ARE NOT COMING IN.

Hide your car in a garage, NOT just round the corner or they will look & find it locally and they can & will clamp it.

D1948 said:

Just received this by email

Coupon-mad said:

Well now: that is pretty good in your case and it accepts that the claim will be dismissed, so the entire claim is over.

In your specific circs - they served the claim correctly then you were the party at fault, as IIRC, you didn't tell the court you had moved - that draft order is worth taking, IMHO.

You were always unlikely to get any costs.

Unless you are determined to have your hearing and try for your costs (court fee) back, I'd email back and accept that draft order and ask for it to be headed as a 'consent order' with signature/date boxes.

Then you can send that (once signed by both parties) to the court next week and ask for the case to be disposed of without an attended hearing: CCJ to be set aside and claim dismissed, per CPR 13.3 in view of the 'good reason' that there was a discrepancy in the address and both parties agreeing that the court form (N180) was not served and the Claimants knew this in June 2025.

D1948 said:

County Court was in the CC in the email received. I have replied asking for the 'consent order' dated and signed as you suggested, no reply yet. I have to mention the hearing should be next Friday.

D1948 said:

Case closed one day before the hearing,no costs,hearing vacated. I can't  thank you enough for all your help. I couldn't do it without the brilliant advices on here.

This is the best news!

Your only outlay was £15 I think, despite the CNBC telling you that you had to apply and pay £313.

And you were thinking of paying in full (nearly two grand) which would have ripped you off and not have wiped the CCJ! It would have remained on your credit file if you had done that.

I am so glad you came here and achieved the above.

ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST!