Claim Form Received

Coupon-mad

Remove the bit about going round the corner!

Should I delete the bit in paragraph 2 about having little recollection of events?

No. Because it says 'save as stated below'.

Guy_Incognito2025

Thanks both for your notes, 

Is the below ok, or still too detailed / too brief?

"For many years, the car park belonged to a Wickes and Halfords, which allowed one hour free parking for customers. Upon the stores' closure in early 2023, the parking terms changed to allow 10 minutes free parking. Although the defendant is the vehicle's registered keeper, they were not the driver on the day of the alleged 'offence'. The defendant's partner was using the car and parked in the car park to visit Wickes, not realising the store had just closed down and that new parking terms had been implemented. According to the PCN, he entered and left the car park in just over 12 minutes, which would surely be covered by a grace period. (NB - The terms have since changed again, and there is now no longer a free period."

Gr1pr, it is DCB Legal claiming on behalf of Euro Car Parks.

Thanks.

Coupon-mad

Yep that'll do. It'll be discontinued by Xmas.

Once the defence is safely submitted, get some revenge on the parking industry. This is your one chance to change the law. This month only. You and your partner can do separate responses (not word for word copies please).

To be part of the push to change things in future, it's very important that people like you tell the Government that:

a) motorists have no faith in POPLA or the IAS and that there must be a SINGLE APPEALS SERVICE that people trust. The sector is crying out for an independent and impartial appeals service - not two involved in a race to the bottom - that will give a real option to resolve disputed cases out of court. 

b).  THE ENRICHMENT OF 'DEBT RECOVERY FEES' MUST BE COMPLETELY BANNED. CASES ARE NOT SOLVED BY DEMANDING MORE MONEY AND OFFERING A 'PAYMENT PLAN' THAT ONLY THE VULNERABLE PAY. DRAS MAKE NO MONEY IF THEY HANDLE DISPUTES IN THE SPIRIT OF THE APPEALS CHARTER, WHICH IS WHY THEY ALWAYS PLOUGH ON TO COURT CLAIMS AND CCJs, RATHER THAN OFFERING REAL RESOLUTION AT PRE-ACTION STAGE. THEY OFFER NOTHING, NO LEGITIMATE OPTION TO KEEP CASES OUT OF COURT.

Responses are invited to the Consultation now:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6617396/parking-code-of-practice-consultation-8-weeks-from-11th-july-2025/p1

We will discuss it further in a few days or at the weekend on that thread if you want more focus.

Gr1pr

Remove the legal word offence,  no offence was committed and there was a recent strike out due to someone using it in their original defence,   to be clear, it's not an offence,  with or without quotation marks  !

Brief is good, less detail is good, putting it in more legal terms is good too

I think that it still needs reworking,  but I wont be doing it,  no offence, lol

Guy_Incognito2025

Hi all, 

I am just filling out the directions questionnaire and have a question.

If i wasn't the driver, should i put the person who was driving down as a second witness, so that they may back up my argument?

i.e. would the judge want to hear from the person who was driving the car, or would my presence alone be sufficient?

Thanks.

kryten3000

No.  The driver should not attend any hearing where they are not the Defendant. In some rare situations judges have decided to find the driver liable and effectively make them the Defendant during the hearing. You want to avoid any possibility of this.

This is highly unlikely to get to a hearing as DCB Legal will throw in the towel before you reach that stage, probably after the mediation call (where you will offer them £0).