Defence against G24 / DCBL

Car1980

Karma4cowboys said:

Gr1pr said:

I don't expect anything of the sort 

The claim will continue as described in the 8 steps in the defence template thread 

The N180 plus the later compulsory mediation stages are next,  within the next couple of months 

Oh no!!  I thought the general consensus was they usually cancel?

What a load of absolute nonsense!  I shall sign on to the consultation in August...  ***Sigh***

Don't worry, they will.

But presumably months of stress where nothing is happening breaks some people. So they wait until the eleventh hour.

Mediation can just be a 30 second phonecall. Or If you don't answer there doesn't appear to be any comeback - 75% of their calls go unanswered in the stats. But you might find it more fun to say you're offering zero and they can stick their 6 year old claim where the sun doesn't shine.

Karma4cowboys

Thanks for the info, I'll hold my little horses for a little while longer!  It really astounds me that the court even entertain this.  Such a massive drain on public resources!  

Gr1pr

Karma4cowboys said:

Thanks for the info, I'll hold my little horses for a little while longer!  It really astounds me that the court even entertain this.  Such a massive drain on public resources!  

So have a read of this 2 year old ongoing thread about it 

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/80805002#Comment_80805002?utm_source=community-search&utm_medium=organic-search&utm_term=justice+committee+

Karma4cowboys

Email from the folk at DCBL - is this a normal part of the process that leads to pulling out?

"Having reviewed the content of your defence, we write to inform you that our client intends to proceed with the claim.

In due course, the Court will direct both parties to each file a directions questionnaire. In preparation for that, please find attached a copy of the Claimant's, which we confirm has been filed with the Court.

Without Prejudice to the above, in order to assist the Court in achieving its overriding objective, our client may be prepared to settle this case - in the event you wish to discuss settlement, please call us on 0203 434 0433 within 7 days and make immediate reference to this correspondence.

If you have provided an email address within your Defence, we intend to use it for service of documents (usually in PDF format) hereon in pursuant to PD 6A (4.1)(2)(c). Please advise whether there are any limitations to this (for example, the format in which documents are to be sent and the maximum size of attachments that may be received). Unless you advise otherwise, we will assume not.

Coupon-mad

Always just search the forum for their template replies. No need for us to elaborate. You'll see why!

Coupon-mad said:

Karma4cowboys said:

I did, yeah!  I just received a letter today saying my defence has been received and is being sent to the claimant.  It didn't say a lot, just that they might be in touch to try and settle informally, or to proceed to court.  I have been scanning to see if anyone else has been taken further.

Knowing them so far, I expect a letter offering a 10% discount on their nonsense, or something of that ilk??

If it's useful for anyone else going through this process, it seems the court are delayed in processing defence by approximately 4 weeks (I originally sent my on 10th June, got acknowledgement on 29th July)

While your case is quiet, we need you!

If you want to be part of the push to change things in future, it's very important that people like you join us to reply to the new Public Consultation, to tell the Government NOW that:

a) you have no faith in POPLA or the IAS and that there must be the SINGLE APPEALS SERVICE that the Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019 *almost* promised. As long as it is independent (and only ONE 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).  THAT THE ENRICHMENT OF 'DEBT RECOVERY FEES' MUST BE COMPLETELY BANNED. DISPUTED CASES ARE NOT SOLVED BY A THUG THIRD PARTY DEMANDING MORE MONEY AND ENGINEERING A POINTLESS 'PAYMENT PLAN'.

c). Tell them about your experience and that your case proceeded to a claim precisely because (a) and (b) above mean there is no option, no safeguard for consumers EXCEPT court.

Responses are invited to the Consultation now:
Do it in August pleeease! We will discuss it all in more detail in the coming weeks on that thread.

Hope you haven't forgotten the above or decided it was too time consuming?

Don't just fight the battle but not the real war..

PLEASE bookmark this thread below and do the government's Public Consultation if you haven't done it yet. Their proposals are wrong. We must stop them.

See this thread: -

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

We need every poster to come back & complete this vital Consultation before the deadline! Just 2 weeks left but please don't rush it. You can do some then save it and come back to it as you have time.

We understand that you may need some pointers. It looks laborious, we get that.

So to try to help, I've written some guidance on that thread.

Any questions on the Consultation please ask - on the dedicated thread - but I've covered up to question 20 already in that first post, openly telling everyone what I'm going to put and/or what sort of evidence you might wish to use for your response, if you agree with what we'll be saying from our experience.

Whilst your answers must of course be your own, there are vital points to safeguard motorists interests to make, that many people may not think of without our guidance because we see cases every day and we know the legal background. However, people like you have lived & breathed the intimidation, greed and unfairness first hand so your voice is needed!