DCB legal parking claim

Marramarra

I received the letter of claim for old parking tickets from 2020 and 2022 coincidently after we have changed address on the vehicle log book.

1 is for leaving the retail park and the other for overstaying the free 2 hour time limit.

I followed the newbies thread and sent back a letter stating I will defend these claims and received back the standard letter with images of entering/leaving car park along with notice to keeper letters. Letter pasted below.

Received on the 16/05/2024

Dear *******

 

Re: Our Client: Uk Parking Control Limited 

　

WITHOUT PREJUDICE SAVE AS TO COSTS

 

We write to you in relation to the above matter.

 

When parking on private land, the contractual terms of the site are set out on the signs. You are entering a contract and agreeing to the terms by parking and staying on the site. Parking in breach of the terms as stipulated on the signage means that you are then breaking the terms of the contract. This breach of contract is grounds for the PCN sum.

 

The terms and conditions on the signs stated that a Parking Charge Notice (PCN) would be issued if the driver leaves the site while the vehicle remains. The warden observed as such on the day of the contravention, and so affixed the PCN to your vehicle, as is demonstrated in the photographic evidence enclosed.

 

Our Client applied to the DVLA for the details of the Registered Keeper of the Vehicle. Your name and address of ***************** were provided. Our Client therefore issued correspondence to you at that address. It is your responsibility, as the Registered Keeper, to ensure the DVLA is kept up to date with your current address at all times.

 

Having not received payment, address verification was carried out prior to issuing our Letter of Claim.

  

The Notice to Keeper was issued to you on 10/09/2020. A copy is attached. You were afforded the opportunity to; appeal the PCN, transfer liability to the driver (if it was not you) or make payment. Neither a successful appeal, nor an adequate nomination were received, yet payment remains outstanding.

 

The Reminder Notice was issued to you on 09/10/2020. A copy is also attached. This notice reiterated that payment was outstanding and confirmed that legal action may be taken, and additional costs incurred if the PCN was not paid.

 

The HMRC ‘VAT Supply and Consideration manual’ (VATSC06140), which was last updated on 02 September 2020, confirmed that parking charge notices falls out of the scope of VAT. 

  

We acknowledge your request to have this file put on hold for 30 days in order for you to seek your own independent advice regarding this PCN. This file will now be put on hold for the 30 days requested. After this, payment will be expected.

 

Failure to make payment will result in a Claim being issued against you without any further reference.

 

Our Client may be prepared to settle this case. I can confirm our Client would be agreeable to £40.00 in full and final settlement of this Claim. The current outstanding balance is £170.00

　　　

Should you be agreeable to this offer, please confirm the same within 7 days. Payment can be made via our website www.dcblegal.co.uk [dcblegal.co.uk], by calling our office on 0203 838 7038 or via bank transfer:　 

　　　

 

DCB Legal Ltd Client Account　　

  

Sort Code: 20-24-09　　

Account no: 60964441　　

　　　

When making payment please ensure you include the following reference number, 101473.147041D, to enable us to allocate it to the correct case. 

　　　

 

Upon receipt of the settlement sum of £40.00 we will update our Client that the matter has been settled. If you are not agreeable, we will continue to follow the Claim process as normal.　

Kind Regards, 

 

Lewis Bernardo 

Litigation Support Associate 

DCB Legal Ltd  

Since this letter i have had no further correspondence. Will i expect to get a court letter through in due course? what are the next steps to take if I don't get anything? Can it be completed without any further letters being sent to me?

Le_Kirk

If they have put it on hold for 30 days, that could be why you have received no further correspondence.  You should/might receive a formal letter before/of claim followed by a N1 claim form from CNBC.  Your choice as to whether you pay the £40 or fight it/them to the end.  If they are making offers for PCNs from 2020 maybe they don't feel so confident!

Marramarra

Its been nearly 2 months since i received the letter and not had anything since.

do i wait it out or contact them to see what is happening?

KeithP

Marramarra said:

Its been nearly 2 months since i received the letter and not had anything since.

do i wait it out or contact them to see what is happening?

Why would you want to contact them?
The ball is in their court. Let them play the game badly.

Gcb1981

i’m in very similar position 

have you heard anything @Marramarra?

Coupon-mad

Its been nearly 2 months since i received the letter and not had anything since.

do i wait it out or contact them to see what is happening?

Have you not yet reported them to HMRC? That was the whole point of the reply you sent asking about VAT on the DRA fee.

Marramarra and @Gcb1981 - genuine question:

Is this unclear in the NEWBIES thread, I wonder?  Why aren't posters doing the next step when they get that standard reply? Why is nobody appearing to search the forum when they receive standard guff about VAT and realise from other exact same threads, what to do now and how to report the VAT concern to HMRC?

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/80894629/#Comment_80894629

Marramarra

so yesterday i received a court letter acknowledging receipt of my defence and that a copy of it is being served on the claimant.

it says they have 28 days to reply or the claim will be stayed.

whats the next step? Sit and wait the next letter?

KeithP

Marramarra said:

so yesterday i received a court letter acknowledging receipt of my defence and that a copy of it is being served on the claimant.

it says they have 28 days to reply or the claim will be stayed.

whats the next step? Sit and wait the next letter?

The next step??

Have you abandoned that checklist you were following when you filed a Defence?

Marramarra

its been that long ive lost track!!

im reading through the threads now trying to find it

Marramarra

n180 form filled out but no email addresses on.

does it need to be by post? or does anyone have access to the email addresses for DCB legal

Le_Kirk

All email addresses are in the template defence thread, which is a sticky announcement at top of forum.