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YellowSunflower2009

Hiya all received a county court Claim Form from DCB Legal Ltd. 

Date of Service 22 March 2024. 

Charge amount £259.96 
Claimant: UK Parking Control Limited 

What do I do next? I have read the threads but I have no idea of what to do next about the AOS etc. 

I was parked over for 15 in a McDonlads and I have proof of payments that day, actually two transactions made in that McDonalds that’s day. 

thanks very much 

YellowSunflower2009

Apologies for the typos that should have said 15 minutes over. 

It was in my rage of typing ha.
thanks 

Coupon-mad

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6518377/county-court-claim-form-from-dcb-legal

YellowSunflower2009

Sorry I have read the threads but not really sure what I am doing next am I emailing the courts or DCB? I don’t want to get this wrong then I may incur more charges I’m worried 

Coupon-mad

Please read the NEWBIES thread.

nopcns

Newbies/FAQ thread, second post explains in detail how to respond to a claim. The Template defence thread has a 12 point checklist to follow once you have submitted your claim.

When you say "date of service" is Friday 22nd March do you mean that the "date of issue" on the claim form is Sunday 17th March? If so, you had until 4pm today to submit your AoS. If you have filed your AoS on time, you then have until  4pm Friday 19th April to file your defence. If you have not yet submitted your AoS, do so IMMEDIATELY otherwise you are at serious risk of receiving a CCJ by default.

Then again, if you meant that the "Issue date" of the claim is Friday 22nd March, you have until 4pm Wednesday 10th April to submit your AoS. By submitting your AOS on or, preferably before that date, you would then have until 4pm on Wednesday 24th April to submit your defence.

So... which of the above dates applies to your case?

Castle

nopcns said:

Newbies/FAQ thread, second post explains in detail how to respond to a claim. The Template defence thread has a 12 point checklist to follow once you have submitted your claim.

When you say "date of service" is Friday 22nd March do you mean that the "date of issue" on the claim form is Sunday 17th March? If so, you had until 4pm today to submit your AoS. If you have filed your AoS on time, you then have until  4pm Friday 19th April to file your defence. If you have not yet submitted your AoS, do so IMMEDIATELY otherwise you are at serious risk of receiving a CCJ by default.

Then again, if you meant that the "Issue date" of the claim is Friday 22nd March, you have until 4pm Wednesday 10th April to submit your AoS. By submitting your AOS on or, preferably before that date, you would then have until 4pm on Wednesday 24th April to submit your defence.

So... which of the above dates applies to your case?

Today is only the 4th, Op's deadline would be 5th April in this situation; although, I'd suspect the date of issue is actually 22nd March.

nopcns

Thanks @Castle for correcting that. Like you, I suspect the "Issue date" is 22nd March. This is what happens when I try to word something from 6 hours west of the UK. By the time I reach midnight here, it's already 6am for you. 

JoeN1988

DCBL invariably discontinue before a hearing.

Provided you do what you're supposed to do and meet your deadlines, you've got this.

Aknowledgement of Service is easy, as is the Defence. The Witness Statement can take a bit of time but there are plenty of resources on the forum to help you.

The advice on here is top notch, with a 99% win rate for people who put the time in.

They won't do it for you though. Have a read of the NEWBIES thread (2nd post is for Court Claims) but try and read and digest all of it, it'll make your journey much easier going forward. 

YellowSunflower2009

Thank you all my apologies date of issue is 22nd. Still unsure what I am doing even after reading the thread though. 

D_P_Dance

It is not rocket science, but is is not painting by numbers either.  Kep reading, the penny will drop eventually.