DCB Legal ParkingEye Court claim for two PCNs.

Gr1pr

Any total will likely be the figure on the claim form,  MINUS  the £140 , so any loss to you could be around £280!  IF you lost in court 

JackCantPark

Gr1pr said:

Any total will likely be the figure on the claim form,  MINUS  the £140 , so any loss to you could be around £280!  IF you lost in court 

Okay, so actually less than if I was to settle!!

Can I just ask how you confirmed this? For piece of mind really

LDast

Ignore. DCB Legal will discontinue, irrespective of what you put in your defence. You could have defended with a nursery rhyme and it will still be discontinued as long as you don't respond to them.

If PE thought they had a remote chance of successfully claiming in the county court, they would have issued the claim themselves. Instead, they know they have little chance of a successful claim and have given it to the bottom dwelling bulk litigator DCB Legal, a firm of verminous wannabe legals who overload the court system with spurious claims in the hope that the defendant is low-hanging fruit on the gullible tree and ignorant of the process and likely to pay out of fear.

Certainly for a claim of under £600, they will simply discontinue before they have to pay the trial fee. Just be patient and wait for the NoD.

D_P_Dance

IMO PE signs are unfit for purpose, too high, too small, too wordy. Why not see if a judge agrees?  Read this

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5972164/parking-eye-signs-oxford-road-reading

JackCantPark

LDast said:

Ignore. DCB Legal will discontinue, irrespective of what you put in your defence. You could have defended with a nursery rhyme and it will still be discontinued as long as you don't respond to them.

If PE thought they had a remote chance of successfully claiming in the county court, they would have issued the claim themselves. Instead, they know they have little chance of a successful claim and have given it to the bottom dwelling bulk litigator DCB Legal, a firm of verminous wannabe legals who overload the court system with spurious claims in the hope that the defendant is low-hanging fruit on the gullible tree and ignorant of the process and likely to pay out of fear.

Certainly for a claim of under £600, they will simply discontinue before they have to pay the trial fee. Just be patient and wait for the NoD.

So you think DCB will drop the case if I ignore? Does this happen often?

What's NoD? Notice of discontinuation?

Gr1pr

462 in here,  should reach 500 before Easter

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6377263/dcb-legal-record-of-private-parking-court-claim-discontinuations#latest

JackCantPark

Gr1pr said:

462 in here,  should reach 500 before Easter

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6377263/dcb-legal-record-of-private-parking-court-claim-discontinuations#latest

Wow, okay 😂

Coupon-mad

I got totally confused because you called parking charges 'claims' as far as I could tell.  PCNs are not claims.

Ignoring the silly ones at pre-action stage, can I clarify:

You had two actual court claim forms?

Or just one?

I think you are saying two claims - but I'm unsure - do you mean two PCNs (on one claim form)?

What makes you believe there is some sort of deadline to settle?

Obviously you'd pay less if it proceeds to a hearing and if you lose in court because the NEWBIES FAQS thread (second post) already tells you that fact.

Did you miss reading that resource, so far?

Le_Kirk

Have you actually received a N1 court claim form?  Can we see it, suitably redacted of any personal information?

JackCantPark

Coupon-mad said:

I got totally confused because you called parking charges 'claims' as far as I could tell.  PCNs are not claims.

Ignoring the silly ones at pre-action stage, can I clarify:

You had two actual court claim forms?

Or just one?

I think you are saying two claims - but I'm unsure - do you mean two PCNs (on one claim form)?

What makes you believe there is some sort of deadline to settle?

Obviously you'd pay less if it proceeds to a hearing and if you lose in court because the NEWBIES FAQS thread (second post) already tells you that fact.

Did you miss reading that resource, so far?

Sorry, the terminology isn't familiar to me.

I've had one court claim form which includes two claims. If this is correct I believe it's two PCNs? consolidated into one claim.

I have read through a lot of the NEWBIES thread, I don't recall seeing that bit. Apologies. That would bizarre to pay them! May as well just let it go to court. Thanks.

I received a new email today from DCB legal - 

Good morning

Having reviewed the content of your defence, we write to inform you that our client intends to proceed with the claim. In due course, the Court will direct both parties to each file a directions questionnaire. In preparation for that, please find attached a copy of the Claimant's, which we confirm has been filed with the Court. Without Prejudice to the above, in order to assist the Court in achieving its overriding objective, our client may be prepared to settle this case - in the event you wish to discuss settlement, please call us on 0203 434 0433 within 7 days and make immediate reference to this correspondence. If you have provided an email address within your Defence, we intend to use it for service of documents (usually in PDF format) hereon in pursuant to PD 6A (4.1)(2)(c). Please advise whether there are any limitations to this (for example, the format in which documents are to be sent and the maximum size of attachments that may be received). Unless you advise otherwise, we will assume not.