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G24/DCB Legal claim form

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  • Gr1pr
    Gr1pr Posts: 6,992 Forumite
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    edited 23 April at 9:51PM
    So its G24,  DCB Legal court claim  ( not a tribunal,  but an actual civil court claim dated April 16 , 2025

    Read the newbies sticky thread in announcements near the top of the forum,  second post 

    Login to MCOL via your government gateway account and complete the AOS online on MCOL ASAP,  following the advice in the Dropbox link in the newbies thread 

    The start looking at similar cases and threads to draft your defence,  based on the template defence in announcements 

    Sorry to hear that you are having a bad time,  my condolences 
  • Gr1pr
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    Please study the Dropbox link walk-through in the second post in the newbies sticky thread in announcements 
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 149,388 Forumite
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    edited 15 May at 1:46PM
    The AOS step-by-step dropbox picture link is already in the NEWBIES thread second post to make it easy for everyone.

    Same advice as in Peahead's thread. Honestly it is a CINCH to defend.

    And I am so sorry for your loss. Best wishes.
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  • meetzainkhan
    meetzainkhan Posts: 14 Forumite
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    Hi everyone,

    I need some further guidance on what to expect after acknowledging service for my parking charge claim:

    Claim issued: 16th April
    Acknowledged service via MCOL: 23rd April

    Now that I've completed the AOS, I'm unsure about:

    What happens next in the process?
    What documents I should prepare for my defense?
    Important deadlines I need to mark in my diary

    I'm particularly concerned about:

    The unclear signage at the location
    Never receiving the original PCN
    The 6-year delay in them pursuing this

    Any advice on building my defense or navigating the next steps would be incredibly helpful. Should I be preparing anything specific while waiting for the next stage?

    Thanks in advance for your support.
  • Gr1pr
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    edited 24 April at 10:17AM
    You are already at the next stage, it's a 2 task process and you have only just done task 1 of 2

    You must now prepare your defence,  which will be emailed to the CNBC in Northampton before the 33 day deadline 

    Study and adapt the defence template listed in the defence template thread in announcements 

    When complete,  you will email it before the 4pm deadline date of 19th of May, your task 2

    Its a text document,  no attachments, no documents , no pictures,  no additions,  just a textual pdf defence document 
  • Coupon-mad
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    edited 24 April at 12:33PM
    As above, you aren't waiting for anything.

    You must file your defence. We recommend using our template and emailing it

    Just read the first 12 steps in the Template Defence thread at the top of the forum.
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  • Gr1pr
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    File format,  should be a pdf document,  not word, simply change the saved document in word from a document document to a published pdf document,  or use a simple conversion app or tool or free online service website 

    Personally I would just tell WORD to save as a published pdf document,  then attach it , simple 

    You can simply print your name,  but I would also attach a digital signature by signing a white piece of paper in black ink and adding it to the bottom of the document before saving it 

    Send before if you prefer,  no point delaying it,  once approved 

    I see that you dont appear to be using the template defence,  so I would bin what you wrote and start with the template by coupon mad,  or study any recent G24 DCB Legal case within the last 4 weeks,  adapting their paragraphs 2 & 3 to suit 

    Lastly,  the statement of truth was changed around 4 or more years ago,  so is completely out of date and cannot be used 
  • 1505grandad
    1505grandad Posts: 3,712 Forumite
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    As above.

    Not sure this is correct if you intend to state it in the correct Defence doc:-

    " The alleged contraventions occurred on 22/05/2019, 24/05/2019, and 25/05/2019, and the claim was issued more than 6 years later (in 2025), rendering it"

    Also a heads-up  -  your PoC state "contravention" not "issued"  -  see loads of other recent threads regarding this.


  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 149,388 Forumite
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    Bin that defence and use the Template Defence. I don't understand why you didn't?

    It is a sticky thread in its own right at the top of the forum and it's linked in the second post of the NEWBIES thread.
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  • meetzainkhan
    meetzainkhan Posts: 14 Forumite
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    Hi All,

    Thank you so much for your feedback. Sorry for the confusion, but could someone please share the URL for these mentioned templates?

    I seem to have confused myself with some different posts.

    Thanks again.
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