DCB Legal Letter of Claim - Next Steps

Guy_Incognito2025

Hello All, 

I have been through and followed the advice of the newbies thread until now reaching a point where I believe my own thread is warranted (hopefully!).

I've just received a letter of claim and need some advice please. The original PCN was sent to an old address and the only correspondence that's reached my current address are DCB Ltd. debt collection letters demanding £170, and now the DCB Legal letter of claim.

I've sent a data rectification notice to the parking operator to confirm my current address but still need to send an SAR to ask for the original PCN / letters that were sent to the old address (I had delayed doing this upon reading that I should wait for the letter of claim to arrive first). 

My question is, should I wait for a response to the SAR before I send the email to the solicitor at DCB Legal (providing the response comes through before the 30 day deadline) so I can reference the details of the original PCN in the email? or should I just send the email now using the argument that I know nothing about the original PCN? 

In addition, if I send the email before receiving the SAR response, should I not amend the part questioning why they've increased the charge by £70, because if I retain that text it would suggest I have seen the original PCN?

Many thanks for your help!

Coupon-mad

You shouldn't have sent a SAR. This is not advised in the NEWBIES thread. It is better NOT to know all the details.

No harm done but you don't want it nor do you want to wait for it. Don't alter the template LBC reply at all except to add your current address of course, and your PCN number and solicitor's ref at the top, and your name at the bottom.

Do it now.

Guy_Incognito2025

Hi Coupon-mad. Just to be clear the SAR has NOT been sent, so should be no issues there.

I will complete and send off the LBC template today.

Thanks.