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Incomplete Notice of Discontinuance

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Hi all.  Thanks to advice from the forum, my friend fought a claim from DCB, and today received an email stating the claim would be discontinued, receiving (supposedly) N279. However, the form itself is blank - no claim ref, no boxes ticked, no signature.  I'm guessing DCB are overwhelmed with the amount of N279 forms? :D

Has anyone seen this before?  And if so, what should they do (if anything)?

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  • Umkomaas
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    booter said:
    Hi all.  Thanks to advice from the forum, my friend fought a claim from DCB, and today received an email stating the claim would be discontinued, receiving (supposedly) N279. However, the form itself is blank - no claim ref, no boxes ticked, no signature.  I'm guessing DCB are overwhelmed with the amount of N279 forms? :D

    Has anyone seen this before?  And if so, what should they do (if anything)?
    Email DCB Legal and ask them to send a completed N279 (copy them the blank one as an attachment to the email). Then let's see a redacted copy of the completed one and I'll count your friend in the DCB Legal Discontinuation thread of shame!

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6377263/dcb-legal-record-of-private-parking-court-claim-discontinuations/p1.
    Please note, we are not a legal advice forum. I personally don't get involved in critiquing court case Defences/Witness Statements, so unable to help on that front. Please don't ask. .

    I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.

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  • Coupon-mad
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    Yes please - we need it counted!
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  • patient_dream
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    DCBL sending BLANK TEMPLATES, whatever next ??  INCONPETENCE
  • booter
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    Thanks - didn't need to email DCB, it came through later, fully completed :D 

    I'll head over to the discontinuance thread with the redacted copy!
  • Umkomaas
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    edited 5 June at 12:30PM
    Thank you @booter for the copy of the NoD. I can now get this counted in the DCBL Legal thread of shame. 👍 
    Please note, we are not a legal advice forum. I personally don't get involved in critiquing court case Defences/Witness Statements, so unable to help on that front. Please don't ask. .

    I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.

    Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.

    Private Parking Firms - Killing the High Street
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