Defence help - Euro Car Parks/DCB Legal

Le_Kirk

annovic said:

Update: They declined my defence, and on the mediation call, the lowest offered settlement was £190, which I rejected. Is this a bad sign? They gave me 7 days to change my mind, and I’ve since received forms to fill out (I assume for a hearing but don’t have them in front of me). 

Who declined your defence?  Was this a letter from CNBC? Who gave you seven days to change your mind about what?  What forms have you received?

Coupon-mad

While your case is quiet until you get the inevitable Notice of Discontinuance from DCB Legal, it's very important that people like you join us this month to reply to the new Public Consultation, to tell the Government 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 promised the public. 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 THIRD PARTY DEMANDING MORE MONEY AND OFFERING A POINTLESS 'PAYMENT PLAN'!  The answer to the question about adding ANY money for debt recovery is: NO. Nothing, nada.  If the parking industry want to use third parties they must pay for the service, like any other.

c). Tell them about your experience and that your case went all the way to court, precisely because (a) and (b) above mean there is no option, no safeguard for consumers as a buffer. And yet you know the claim will be discontinued so this is unreasonable conduct on a grand scale by DCB Legal (over 100k claims per annum).

Responses are invited to the Consultation now:

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

Do it this month pleeease! We will discuss it all in more detail in the coming days on that thread.