Should I pay CCJ or try getting it set aside??

Lawabidingcitizen12

Hi all, 

Appreciate any help I can get. I have read through various other discussions, very useful but haven't found one that applies directly. 

I have recently received a Judgement for claimant relating to a parking ticket dating back to 2022 from euro car parks via DCB legal. I had followed all prior advice in newbies thread however my mistake was i didn't get the defense submitted within the window as i calculated the days wrong and it was a very busy period at work, i was on a work as well etc (i know entirely my fault).

Additionally, my original defense I had submitted followed the guideline in newbies thread and included details such as the ticket was from 2022 couldn't remember the particulars. However i recentl came across a picture in my camera roll showing i had purchased a ticket that day with exact same date on the original claim. Not sure if all this would still matter at this stage though. 

I am still within the 30 days to pay the CCJ as the letter is dated 06/05 so I have until 05/06/25 to pay. I have seen other successful cases submitting n244 but a lot of these were relating to the ccj being sent to an old address or similar address issues.

So i guess my question is should i just pay and be done with it or continue the fight and submit n244.

Once again, I appreciate any help I can get

Lawabidingcitizen12

@Coupon-madI know you are an expert, would appreciate your wisdom on this.

Coupon-mad

my original defence I had submitted

You submitted it (late) but on what date did you email the defence to the CNBC? Before the date of judgment?

Lawabidingcitizen12

Coupon-mad said:

my original defence I had submitted

You submitted it (late) but on what date did you email the defence to the CNBC? Before the date of judgment?

Correct I submitted the defence on 08/05/25 but literally the next day i received the judgement in the post

Lawabidingcitizen12

Had only a couple of days left so have decided to just pay it to get rid of the hassle. Thanks in advance anyway.

Coupon-mad

Lawabidingcitizen12 said:

Coupon-mad said:

my original defence I had submitted

You submitted it (late) but on what date did you email the defence to the CNBC? Before the date of judgment?

Correct I submitted the defence on 08/05/25 but literally the next day i received the judgement in the post

No I asked whether you emailed the defence before the date / time of judgment (shown on MCOL? If yes, even though you paid it this can be sorted out.

Lawabidingcitizen12

@Coupon-mad unfortunately not, date of judgement on the letter is 06/05 so was received in the post 09/05 and my email was sent to them 08/05

Coupon-mad

Oh dear. You were too late. You live and learn!

Half_way

Lawabidingcitizen12 said:

Had only a couple of days left so have decided to just pay it to get rid of the hassle. Thanks in advance anyway.

Have you paid a CCJ that is in default, or have you paid it off in time so it doesn't appear on your credit history/file?

As for the original ticket, do you know why the car received a parking charge notice in the first place? 

Do you know where the car park was, and if it was a stand alone car park, or one attached to a retailer/landowner? and if so whos car park was it/where was it?

It may be an exercise in urinating in the wind, but if I was in your situation and the landowner was known i would be looking at making myself a nuisance to them over the actions of their agents with the intention of getting my money back from them 9 the landowner/car park owner)