Group Nexus DCB Legal court claim 2025

Coupon-mad

Thus, you AREN'T defending against an allegation of overstay. There's no allegation.

Why not just use the alternative defence (with Chan & Akande) that the Template Defence tells you to use for any such claim by DCB Legal for Group Nexus or ParkingEye?

I can tell it's one or the other. Which?

derobe

Umkomaas said:

Have you read the Template Defence Announcement, because there's a ready-made defence there for you.  No need for ChatGPT when you've got MSE@C-m!

Which parking firm is chasing you, and which solicitors are involved?

The Claimant is CP Plus Ltd T/A Group Nexus

The Address for sending documents/payments (Solicitor I assume) is DCB Legal.

I will check this again, not great when there is that much information in one post but I am breaking it down and putting my defence together. Could I ask what or who is MSE@C-m? Is that someone who's put a template defence for this?

derobe

KeithP said:

derobe said:

A claim was issued against you on 14/02/2025
Your acknowledgment of service was submitted on 25/02/2025 at 12:32:31
Your acknowledgment of service was received on 25/02/2025 at 14:05:12

With a Claim Issue Date of 14th February, and having filed an Acknowledgment of Service('AOS') in a timely manner, you have until 4pm on Wednesday 19th March 2025 to file a Defence.

That's over two weeks away. Plenty of time to produce a Defence but please don't leave it to the last minute.

To create a Defence, and then file a Defence by email, look at the second post in the NEWBIES thread.

Don't miss the deadline for filing a Defence.

Do not try and file a Defence via the MoneyClaimOnline website. Once an AOS has been filed, the MCOL website should be treated as 'read only'.

You need to be aware that those Particulars of Claim are totally inadequate.
Particularly this bit...

3, The defendant is pursued as the driver of the vehicle for breach of the terms on the signs (the contract). Reason Vehicle remained on private property in breach of the prominently displayed terms and conditions.

So it is alleged that the driver 'breached the terms on the signs (the contract)'.

And that allegation is then repeated - 'Reason: Vehicle Remained On Private Property In Breach Of The Prominently Displayed Terms And Conditions'.

Nowhere in those Particulars is there any explanation of what the driver is alleged to have done wrong.
This will be an easy win.

Thanks for this. Reassuring to hear - I have already had to pay once for not filing a defence on time to avoid a CCJ so I am determined not to let that happen again.

I travel around the country and constantly caught out by these people with their tricky parking sign schemes. Have received numerous fines after paying for tickets and so on so it's clearly a scam in a lot of instances.

derobe

Coupon-mad said:

Thus, you AREN'T defending against an allegation of overstay. There's no allegation.

Why not just use the alternative defence (with Chan & Akande) that the Template Defence tells you to use for any such claim by DCB Legal for Group Nexus or ParkingEye?

I can tell it's one or the other. Which?

Yes it's Group Nexus and DCB Legal.

I did use this template as suggested and in the template at paragraph 6. it says "6. (Add basic facts and/or admit or deny the paragraphs in the woeful POC one by one)"

So this is where I have put in that wording that I posted earlier about me working at the starbucks and not seeing the signs.

Is this correct? I'm pretty much ready to email the defence now to the claim responses address (subject line I've put "DEFENCE Claim ******")

Many thanks

Fruitcake

derobe said:

Umkomaas said:

Have you read the Template Defence Announcement, because there's a ready-made defence there for you.  No need for ChatGPT when you've got MSE@C-m!

Which parking firm is chasing you, and which solicitors are involved?

The Claimant is CP Plus Ltd T/A Group Nexus

The Address for sending documents/payments (Solicitor I assume) is DCB Legal.

I will check this again, not great when there is that much information in one post but I am breaking it down and putting my defence together. Could I ask what or who is MSE@C-m? Is that someone who's put a template defence for this?

MSE = MoneySavingExpert
C-m = Coupon-mad

Le_Kirk

Umkomaas said:

  No need for ChatGPT when you've got MSE@C-m!

derobe said:
 Could I ask what or who is MSE@C-m?

 @Umkomaas and @Fruitcake are saying that you don't need ChatGPT when we have our own in-house Money Saving Expert poster called @Coupon-mad

Coupon-mad

derobe said:

Coupon-mad said:

Thus, you AREN'T defending against an allegation of overstay. There's no allegation.

Why not just use the alternative defence (with Chan & Akande) that the Template Defence tells you to use for any such claim by DCB Legal for Group Nexus or ParkingEye?

I can tell it's one or the other. Which?

Yes it's Group Nexus and DCB Legal.

I did use this template as suggested and in the template at paragraph 6. it says "6. (Add basic facts and/or admit or deny the paragraphs in the woeful POC one by one)"

So this is where I have put in that wording that I posted earlier about me working at the starbucks and not seeing the signs.

Is this correct? 

Yes, good! But I wouldn't say you were working.  Two reasons not to:

1.  an employee might be considered more likely to know (or should know) the terms;

2.  an employee (at work) can't rely on the Consumer Rights Act. 

derobe

Coupon-mad said:

derobe said:

Coupon-mad said:

Thus, you AREN'T defending against an allegation of overstay. There's no allegation.

Why not just use the alternative defence (with Chan & Akande) that the Template Defence tells you to use for any such claim by DCB Legal for Group Nexus or ParkingEye?

I can tell it's one or the other. Which?

Yes it's Group Nexus and DCB Legal.

I did use this template as suggested and in the template at paragraph 6. it says "6. (Add basic facts and/or admit or deny the paragraphs in the woeful POC one by one)"

So this is where I have put in that wording that I posted earlier about me working at the starbucks and not seeing the signs.

Is this correct? 

Yes, good! But I wouldn't say you were working.  Two reasons not to:

1.  an employee might be considered more likely to know (or should know) the terms;

2.  an employee (at work) can't rely on the Consumer Rights Act. 

OK thank you very much, I will amend this and get it sent off!

derobe

derobe said:

Coupon-mad said:

derobe said:

Coupon-mad said:

Thus, you AREN'T defending against an allegation of overstay. There's no allegation.

Why not just use the alternative defence (with Chan & Akande) that the Template Defence tells you to use for any such claim by DCB Legal for Group Nexus or ParkingEye?

I can tell it's one or the other. Which?

Yes it's Group Nexus and DCB Legal.

I did use this template as suggested and in the template at paragraph 6. it says "6. (Add basic facts and/or admit or deny the paragraphs in the woeful POC one by one)"

So this is where I have put in that wording that I posted earlier about me working at the starbucks and not seeing the signs.

Is this correct? 

Yes, good! But I wouldn't say you were working.  Two reasons not to:

1.  an employee might be considered more likely to know (or should know) the terms;

2.  an employee (at work) can't rely on the Consumer Rights Act. 

OK thank you very much, I will amend this and get it sent off!

Edited to say I was just at starbucks not working - I'm about to send that off, I signed and dated the email, assuming there's no need for a written signature?

I'm a bit confused about what to do next, am I done now and just wait to hear? It says the following but not sure about if there's anything left for me to do? Am i waiting for the directions questionnaire now, when do I submit a witness statement and evidence?

FROM NEWBIES THREAD BELOW:


*****IMPORTANT - KNOW WHAT YOU MUST DO AND BY WHEN!

The first 12 steps are set out in the Template Defence thread including the fact you can email your defence and your Directions Questionnaire so please don't ask about the early stage forms!

There will be:
(a) Directions Questionnaire (N180) stage - an easy form - EMAIL IT as per the Template Defence thread first 12 steps. Please read them again now.

(b) Witness Statement & evidence stage.

(c) if they don't discontinue (VERY COMMON THAT THEY WILL - DCB LEGAL ALWAYS!), there will be a hearing at your local court. Nothing scary.

Weeks or months after you defend:

The CNBC will send you a DQ N180 form, that must be completed & returned to the CNBC (or if you've put in a counterclaim it goes to the local court).

Always cc in the claimant's solicitor from this point onwards.****

KeithP

At this stage, just keep following the steps in that checklist you were using when you filed a Defence.