Help with Defence | DCB Legal & Minor Keying Error on Car Reg

Coupon-mad

TuckerJuni24 said:

Coupon-mad said:

You can find shahib's thread because that username is a link! You've quoted the link. Look more carefully re what a username's posting profile shows.

However it's a little out if date now. Para 3 often looks like this, which can include a 3.1 if you want to add more, like this person did:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6608886/g24-dcb-court-claim-april-2025-homebase-parking

Found the Threads button on their profile this time, not sure how I missed it before. Cheers for the heads up! My defence seems excessively long in comparison to this. I'm better to cut most of it and stick to this would you say?

Not removing the Template defence though!

Le_Kirk

TuckerJuni24 said:

Le_Kirk said:

In my opinion that defence is too long, stick to the salient facts using the @shahib_02 defence wording, the (non) difference between O & 0 and keep the rest for the witness statement.

Appreciate the feedback. Going to redo it with that wording and cut it right down. Sorry if this is a stupid question but I can't work out where/when I need to do the witness statement. Will I receive something else that gives me the opportunity to submit it?

If you read the NEWBIE sticky, you will find all about the process - know what happens when - and see that witness statement comes after defence is submitted, after the claimant has decided to proceed with claim, after you have received and returned your N180 and received your notice of allocation.

TuckerJuni24

Le_Kirk said:

TuckerJuni24 said:

Le_Kirk said:

In my opinion that defence is too long, stick to the salient facts using the @shahib_02 defence wording, the (non) difference between O & 0 and keep the rest for the witness statement.

Appreciate the feedback. Going to redo it with that wording and cut it right down. Sorry if this is a stupid question but I can't work out where/when I need to do the witness statement. Will I receive something else that gives me the opportunity to submit it?

If you read the NEWBIE sticky, you will find all about the process - know what happens when - and see that witness statement comes after defence is submitted, after the claimant has decided to proceed with claim, after you have received and returned your N180 and received your notice of allocation.

I read it a few times but had got myself confused about that part of the process. Thank you for making it clearer for me, got my head round it now