DBCL Claim Form- Does my defence sound ok ?

Porridge19

@Coupon-mad @Le_Kirk

Hi,  I emailed my defence on the 1st July and received an email of confirmation which stated I would hear something within 10 days but I’ve not had a reply.  

Should I be worried or do I need to follow it up ?

Gr1pr

The typical wait time is around 2 weeks, for it to be logged,  nevermind anything in reply,  so hopefully be done before weekend,  check your claim history then , or before 

BTW,  you won't get a postal letter that quickly,  which is why you should be checking your MCOL claim history 

Porridge19

Hi,

I have received this letter advising that they intend to proceed with the claim and asking me to call to discuss a settlement.

Can you please advise if I should call them?

@Le_Kirk @Coupon-mad

Gr1pr

Standard stuff,  is covered in the 8 steps in the defence template thread,  please study them  ( but no contacting them at all  )

So the answer is  , NO , DEFINITELY NOT 

Coupon-mad

Normal! It's in the 8 steps you are supposed to be following.

But don't disappear! This month, we need you:

PLEASE bookmark this thread below and do Public Consultation if you haven't done it yet. 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!