G24 DCB Legal court claim 2025

Gr1pr

Just crack on with defending the claim 

Post the issue date from the top right of the claim form and a redacted picture of the POC on the lower left of the claim form after hiding the VRM details first 

Presumably its G24 via DCB Legal   ?

Also,  please change the thread title to something more suitable like 

G24 , DCB Legal court claim 2025

Car1980

What are the exact particulars of claim?

Even if they are "adequate" the time passed means it's difficult to defend specifics, and very difficult for them to present the contract they rely upon by means of photographs of the signage in situ.

Potatopotatopotato

Gr1pr said:

Just crack on with defending the claim 

Post the issue date from the top right of the claim form and a redacted picture of the POC on the lower left of the claim form after hiding the VRM details first 

Presumably its G24 via DCB Legal   ?

Also,  please change the thread title to something more suitable like 

G24 , DCB Legal court claim 2025

The issue date is 24th April 2025.



Given that they ignored my email and the request for the additional 30 days, is this something that I should take action about/something to include in my defence?

Coupon-mad

Yes, mention it. Search the forum for:

unremarkable day defence.

Do you still have the 2019 PCN? Trying to recall if G24 were POFA compliant back then. 

Did you ever appeal back then? 

Potatopotatopotato

Coupon-mad said:

Yes, mention it. Search the forum for:

unremarkable day defence.

Do you still have the 2019 PCN? Trying to recall if G24 were POFA compliant back then. 

Did you ever appeal back then? 

Will do.

I don't have the PCN.  I moved a few days after I used the car park and didn't update my driving licence for a couple of months.

I only found out about it a couple of months after, when the parking company had passed it onto one of the debt collector companies.

Sometime around this point I got advice elsewhere, (I think it was Pepipoo).  From what I can remember it was a bit late for appeals so waiting to see if anything came from it seemed to be the best course of action, so just left it for the time being and didn't appeal.  I remembered being told at the time that the parking company rarely take things to court.

Covid hit and I stopped hearing anything, that is until maybe six months to a year ago.  Thought it was the typical intimidation until the letter of claim arrived.

Edit: I searched for Unremarkable day defence, I've come across an example with a paragraph about how the day doesn't stand out or hold any memories or significance etc.  Was this the kind of thing you were referring to?

Gr1pr

Yes it is

Pepipoo is no more,  it's members migrated to the FTLA parking forum , but the advice ws correct,  especially for tame G24 at the time 

I don't think that G24 tried to comply with Pofa2012 back then 

Umkomaas

Potatopotatopotato said:

Coupon-mad said:

Yes, mention it. Search the forum for:

unremarkable day defence.

Do you still have the 2019 PCN? Trying to recall if G24 were POFA compliant back then. 

Did you ever appeal back then? 

Will do.

I don't have the PCN.  I moved a few days after I used the car park and didn't update my driving licence for a couple of months.

I only found out about it a couple of months after, when the parking company had passed it onto one of the debt collector companies.

Sometime around this point I got advice elsewhere, (I think it was Pepipoo).  From what I can remember it was a bit late for appeals so waiting to see if anything came from it seemed to be the best course of action, so just left it for the time being and didn't appeal.  I remembered being told at the time that the parking company rarely take things to court.

Covid hit and I stopped hearing anything, that is until maybe six months to a year ago.  Thought it was the typical intimidation until the letter of claim arrived.

Edit: I searched for Unremarkable day defence, I've come across an example with a paragraph about how the day doesn't stand out or hold any memories or significance etc.  Was this the kind of thing you were referring to?

More importantly (as it carries more significance in regards to parking charges/penalties, speeding tickets etc), have you updated your V5C (logbook)?  It needs to be done separate to your driving licence.  

Potatopotatopotato

Umkomaas said:

Potatopotatopotato said:

Coupon-mad said:

Yes, mention it. Search the forum for:

unremarkable day defence.

Do you still have the 2019 PCN? Trying to recall if G24 were POFA compliant back then. 

Did you ever appeal back then? 

Will do.

I don't have the PCN.  I moved a few days after I used the car park and didn't update my driving licence for a couple of months.

I only found out about it a couple of months after, when the parking company had passed it onto one of the debt collector companies.

Sometime around this point I got advice elsewhere, (I think it was Pepipoo).  From what I can remember it was a bit late for appeals so waiting to see if anything came from it seemed to be the best course of action, so just left it for the time being and didn't appeal.  I remembered being told at the time that the parking company rarely take things to court.

Covid hit and I stopped hearing anything, that is until maybe six months to a year ago.  Thought it was the typical intimidation until the letter of claim arrived.

Edit: I searched for Unremarkable day defence, I've come across an example with a paragraph about how the day doesn't stand out or hold any memories or significance etc.  Was this the kind of thing you were referring to?

More importantly (as it carries more significance in regards to parking charges/penalties, speeding tickets etc), have you updated your V5C (logbook)?  It needs to be done separate to your driving licence.  

Yeah, that's all done and dusted, the car was sold a few years ago.

Potatopotatopotato

Hi everyone, I submitted the MCOL and have been working on my defence.

Firstly I was wondering where would be best to mention the email that DCB Legal ignored?  I've drafted the following paragraph:

The Defendant states that an email was sent to DCB Legal on the 19/04/2025 in response to the claimants solicitors letter of claim dated the 20/03/2025.  The email response contained a number of questions, in addition to a formal request for this matter to have been put on hold for 30 days in accordance with the Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims 2017 ('the PAP').  The Defendant states that no response or acknowledgement was received.

How does this sound?  Would putting it underneath paragraph 1 be a good idea?  I assume if I did that I'd need to change around the paragraph numbers from that point onwards?

For Chapters 2 and 3 I wrote the following:

2. The facts in this defence come from the Defendant's own knowledge and honest belief.  Conversely, the Claimant sets out a cut-and-paste incoherent and sparse statement of case. The POC appear to be in breach of CPR 16.4, 16PD3 and 16PD7, and fail to "state all facts necessary for the purpose of formulating a complete cause of action". The Defendant is unable, on the basis of the POC, to understand with certainty what case, allegation(s) and what heads of cost are being pursued, making it difficult to respond. However, the vehicle is recognised and it is admitted that the Defendant was the registered keeper.

3.     Referring to the POC: paragraph 1 is denied. The Defendant is not indebted to the Claimant. Paragraph 2 is denied. No PCN was "issued on 20/03/2023" (the date of the alleged visit).  Whilst the Defendant is the registered keeper, paragraphs 3 and 4 are denied. The Defendant is not liable and has seen no evidence of a breach of prominent terms.  The quantum is hugely exaggerated (no PCN can be £170 on private land) and there were no damages incurred whatsoever. The Claimant is put to strict proof of all of their allegations.

How do these two paragraphs sound?  Have I covered all my bases?

Gr1pr

You mean that the AOS was completed on MCOL,  presumably before the AOS deadline 

No additions regarding the email etc need to be in the defence,  or about asking for evidence , it's a sideshow and doesn't change the core details,  so stick to rebutting the POC 

Stick to drafting paragraphs 2 & 3

2) needs an ending,  you haven't added an ending,  it doesn't end with the word keeper 

3) is incorrect in section 2, the POC mentions the word Contravention,  not Issued,  so remove that short section 

You seem to be using a pre april example,  not a more recent example 

Any extra facts or issues would be an extra paragraph 3.1,  including the unremarkable day etc