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Met Parking, DCB LEGAL court claim

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  • AdvicePls
    AdvicePls Posts: 62 Forumite
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    Automatic message I got after sending the email:

    Please note that we will aim to respond to your correspondence where required as soon as possible. In the meantime, should you be contacting in relation to a Parking Charge, you can find some Frequently asked Questions (FAQs) on our website www.dcblegal.co.uk

    Should you wish to make a payment, you can do this by calling 0330 1744 172, visiting https://dcblegal.co.uk/response/pay-online / or by bank transfer to the below bank details. Please ensure your DCB legal reference number is quoted with any payments made.

     Account number: 60964441

    Sort Code: 20-24-09

    Should you be in receipt of a letter of claim, please visit www.dcblegal.co.uk/response where you will find further information and be able to reply to the form accordingly.

    Do I need to do anything pls?

  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 162,033 Forumite
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    edited 13 April at 9:08PM

    Do nothing.

    And can I beg pleeeeeease don't show us DCB Legal's reply. Never again! Just search for a sentence from it when you get it and only post here when the Claim Form arrives.

    PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
    CLICK at the top or bottom of any page where it says:
     Home»Motoring»Parking Tickets Fines & Parking - read the NEWBIES THREAD
  • AdvicePls
    AdvicePls Posts: 62 Forumite
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    Will do. Many thanks.

  • AdvicePls
    AdvicePls Posts: 62 Forumite
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    edited 22 March at 6:41PM

    Good evening. Just to let you know that I received the Claim Form by post a couple of days ago which has Issue date - 13th Mar 2026.

    Please advise me on what to do. Thanks.

  • Gr1pr
    Gr1pr Posts: 13,722 Forumite
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    Study the 2nd post in the newbies sticky thread in announcements near the top of the forum first

    Login to MCOL via your government gateway account and complete the AOS online stage ASAP

    Then change your thread title to something more suitable like

    Met Parking, DCB LEGAL court claim

  • AdvicePls
    AdvicePls Posts: 62 Forumite
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    edited 22 March at 10:33PM

    Thanks so much.

  • Le_Kirk
    Le_Kirk Posts: 26,429 Forumite
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    With an issue date of 13/03/26 and providing you complete(d) the AoS after 18/03/26 and before or on 01/04/26 your defence deadline date is 4.00 p.m. on 15/04/26

  • AdvicePls
    AdvicePls Posts: 62 Forumite
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    edited 25 March at 7:16PM

    Many thanks for your response.

    I have completed the AoS online & renamed the thread as advised & will be sending the defence next week.

  • AdvicePls
    AdvicePls Posts: 62 Forumite
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    Good evening. I am trying to put together my defence but I don't know how to go about it. Could you please help with this. Thanks.

  • Gr1pr
    Gr1pr Posts: 13,722 Forumite
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    Use the defence template in the defence template thread in announcements near the top of the forum

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