CCPC / DCB Legal claim, residential, WS stage, 2025

Coupon-mad

OK, so you need to go back to the NEWBIES thread and read how to do a WS & evidence (FULLY covered there), but you have weeks to do that!

There's a more urgent task so we are so glad you came back this month. And do this on or before 5th September: bookmark this thread below and do the government's Public Consultation.

Their proposals are wrong and in some parts,  anti-consumer. We must stop them.

See this thread: -

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

We need every poster to come back & complete this vital Consultation before the deadline.

FUDbyDesign

Coupon-mad said:

OK, so you need to go back to the NEWBIES thread and read how to do a WS & evidence (FULLY covered there), but you have weeks to do that!

There's a more urgent task so we are so glad you came back this month. And do this on or before 5th September: bookmark this thread below and do the government's Public Consultation.

Their proposals are wrong and in some parts,  anti-consumer. We must stop them.

See this thread: -

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

We need every poster to come back & complete this vital Consultation before the deadline.

We understand that you may need some pointers. It looks laborious and will take time but it is worth it.

Your voice and evidence is important to get across to the MHCLG, to explain why DRA fees must be banned and what happened to lead to your case going as far as court. What did you do to try to resolve it, was appealing futile? Was it like banging your head against a brick wall, or was it a spurious PCN that you ignored out of principle and want to see it resolved in court, etc.

You may not be that familiar with the worst conduct of this scam industry, we get that. It doesn't matter - no previous knowledge is needed - you can call out a scam industry with our help, with little preparation needed and you'll protect millions of motorists and help change the law.

I've written some guidance on that thread.

Any questions on the Consultation please ask - on the dedicated thread - but I've covered up to question 20 already in that first post and I will add more tonight.

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

FYI, fortunately the consultation deadline has been extended to 26th September.

FUDbyDesign

Hi again,

Still need to work on my Witness Statement.  Meanwhile, here's the latest installment in this exciting thriller.  TBH the way it's worded, it looks like the PPC has no incentive to act any earlier than 14th January 2026 . Is that what they usually do, i.e., stretch things out to the very last minute and then pull out?  Also, does the amount they are claiming bear any relation to whether or not they bail?

Cheers!

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Notice of Trial Date

In the County Court at xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Claim Number xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Date 1 September 2025

CAPITAL CAR PARK CONTROL LTD
1st Claimant

xxxxxxxxxxxxx (me)
1st Defendant

The trial of the above Small Claims Hearing will take place in person at 11:45 AM
on 11 February 2026 with a time estimate of 1 hour

at

the County Court at xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Any application in the case must be made to the court where the case is to be tried.

Please note: This case may be released to another Judge, possibly at a different Court.

Unless the claimant does by 4.00pm on the 14 January 2026 pay to the court the trial fee of £85.00 or file a properly completed application (i.e one which provides all the required information in the manner requested) for help with fees, then the claim will be struck out with effect from 14 January 2026 without further order and, unless the court orders otherwise, you will also be liable for the costs which the defendant has incurred.

(The trial fee is fee 2.1 in the current Civil Fees Order).

If your claim has been struck out, it will no longer exist. The hearing will be vacated, unless a counterclaim survives the claim being struck out.

If, following strike out of the claim the claimant or defendant wishes to start fresh proceedings a new claim must be filed together with the appropriate fee or application for help with fees.

Information and leaflets explaining more about how to pay a court fee or how to apply for a help with fees are

- available from the court office or online at: https://www.gov.uk/court-fees-what-they-are

The trial fee is non refundable. If parties settle before the trial fee is due, the trial fee will not be payable. If a consent order settling the matter is requested after the trial fee has been paid, the consent order fee will still be payable.

Please note, unless you apply for help with fees, there will be no further correspondence from the court office regarding payment of the fee or warnings as to the consequences of non payment.

NOTICE TO PARTIES - SMALL CLAIMS HEARINGS

This case has been listed in a "back to back" list. These lists are designed to clear a large amount of small claims hearings by arranging a number of cases in a single list to be heard by one of up to 2 District Judges.

Court staff are unable to inform you of the Judge or the exact time of the hearing. You should attend Court at the time shown on your hearing notice.

Any queries over the listing of the case, orders from the hearing or applications to adjourn should be made to this Court. In addition to this any applications that are received later than 5 working days before the hearing will be extremely difficult to refer to a Judge for approval due to the busy nature of the hearing lists.

On these occasions the application will be put on the file to be dealt with at the hearing. If you do not receive a response to your application before the hearing it will denote that the case remains in the list. Court staff are not legally trained and cannot give advice as to whether you should attend your hearing or not.

Date: 1 September 2025

Coupon-mad

No because the June Order gives you both a WS and evidence deadline THIS month. We expect DCB Legal to try to persuade you to settle, then they'll discontinue. Very soon.

And yes we know about the Public Consultation deadline being extended (now in the same week as your WS deadline!). The thread has been updated with lots more info:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6617396/parking-code-of-practice-consultation-now-extended-closes-friday-26th-september/p1

Car1980

This case has been listed in a "back to back" list. These lists are designed to clear a large amount of small claims hearings by arranging a number of cases in a single list to be heard by one of up to 2 District Judges.

Legal firms hate this. They have to pay for an advocate to hang around all day, with no guarantees the hearing will happen.

Gr1pr

Yes, standard these days, but a new and welcome twist seems to be happening with these 

They dont pencil in the hearing date, or hearing fee deadline date, it's to be advised later,  if both parties comply with the first court order 

Namely,  the WS bundle needs to be submitted to all parties first,  by a due date ,  then the claimant would have to pay the hearing fee by the deadline listed on the subsequent hearing date court order , so 2 dates will likely be on that subsequent court order,  if its issued

This means that both parties have to submit their WS bundles first, or face the consequences,  so no court time or appointments are wasted due to timewasting claimant tactics who discontinue before deadlines 

Please edit your thread title to something more suitable like 

CCPC  DCB LEGAL claim 2025,  residential , WS stage 

FUDbyDesign

CCPC  DCB LEGAL claim 2025,  residential , WS stage 

Good call.  Done.

FUDbyDesign

Well, you persuaded me to keep my faith that the PPC would eventually fold but tbh I was beginning to get wobbly knees as I'd never seen court documents before.  So I was putting the finishing touches to my WS when, lo and behold, this email came in completely unexpectedly:

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Dear xxxxxxxx,

We act for the Claimant in the above matter.  

Our client has instructed us to discontinue Court proceedings and close our file. Therefore, please find enclosed the Claimant’s N279 Notice of Discontinuance for your records.  

The attached has also been filed with the Court. 

We will now proceed to close our file accordingly. 

Kind Regards, 

DCB Legal Ltd 

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Finally!  After almost 2 years of stress, hassle and worry, it looks like this whole miserable affair has drawn to a resounding close. I can almost hear the door slam!

I've filled out the public consultation survey because I feel such an unethical, greedy "industry" should not be allowed to operate with such scant accountablity and almost total impunity. Maybe in the end the consultation won't make a difference, but you have to hope it will. Otherwise, it's all but guaranteed the scammers gonna scam scam scam scam scam.

Many thanks to all the kind, generous, knowledgeable people here who helped me out - you know who you are and there's a free beer with your name on it. 🍺 

And I tell you what, the internet can sometimes suck the life out of you but other times it's mind-blowingly good.  This is a case-in-point that proves the latter.  Thanks again, folks!

Coupon-mad

FUDbyDesign said:

Well, you persuaded me to keep my faith that the PPC would eventually fold but tbh I was beginning to get wobbly knees as I'd never seen court documents before.  So I was putting the finishing touches to my WS when, lo and behold, this email came in completely unexpectedly:

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Dear xxxxxxxx,

We act for the Claimant in the above matter.  

Our client has instructed us to discontinue Court proceedings and close our file. Therefore, please find enclosed the Claimant’s N279 Notice of Discontinuance for your records.  

The attached has also been filed with the Court. 

We will now proceed to close our file accordingly. 

Kind Regards, 

DCB Legal Ltd 

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Finally!  After almost 2 years of stress, hassle and worry, it looks like this whole miserable affair has drawn to a resounding close. I can almost hear the door slam!

I've filled out the public consultation survey because I feel such an unethical, greedy "industry" should not be allowed to operate with such scant accountablity and almost total impunity. Maybe in the end the consultation won't make a difference, but you have to hope it will. Otherwise, it's all but guaranteed the scammers gonna scam scam scam scam scam.

Many thanks to all the kind, generous, knowledgeable people here who helped me out - you know who you are and there's a free beer with your name on it. 🍺 

And I tell you what, the internet can sometimes suck the life out of you but other times it's mind-blowingly good.  This is a case-in-point that proves the latter.  Thanks again, folks!

Woohoo! You won. At last...

ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST!

Thankyou for doing the Consultation too. It is important because the options look clueless and the MHCLG need a steer.

However, we can't - yet - count your win on our stats until we see the attached NoD. Please take a screenshot like you see in Umkomaas' discontinuances thread! Post it here or there!

  

FUDbyDesign

Coupon-mad said:

Woohoo! You won. At last...

ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST!

Thankyou for doing the Consultation too. It is important because the options look clueless and the MHCLG need a steer.

However, we can't - yet - count your win on our stats until we see the attached NoD. Please take a screenshot like you see in Umkomaas' discontinuances thread! Post it here or there!

  

Thanks!  Before I post it on umkomaas' thread, I see that doubledotcom has suggested the name of the "paralegal" who has signed the NoD shouldn't be redacted, and that DCB Legal should be contacted to ascertain:

1. The signatory’s full name (forename and surname), their capacity, and whether they are an “authorised person” within the meaning of the Legal Services Act 2007 with a current right to conduct litigation (provide their SRA/CILEX number and practising status); or, if not,

2. The precise exemption relied upon under Schedule 3 of the Legal Services Act 2007 permitting them to conduct litigation and sign the N279 (and any related statements of truth/certifications) in this matter.

Is that something worth doing?  If it's going to help others out, I will.