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DCBLegal - £1020 letter of claim! HELP

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  • CLG2022
    CLG2022 Posts: 15 Forumite
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    Thank you - sorry what is the WS?
  • Witness Statement. This comes later in the process - maybe 6 Months away.
  • Where in the country are you please?
  • CLG2022
    CLG2022 Posts: 15 Forumite
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    Ah ok, Thank you - I am in West Yorkshire.
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 161,195 Forumite
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    edited 9 November 2025 at 10:48PM
    I know it was suggested as an option months ago, but at those prices, why are you thinking of paying a solicitor for a bog standard case you can easily defend? Isn't it just Smart Parking?
    PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
    CLICK at the top or bottom of any page where it says:
    Home»Motoring»Parking Tickets Fines & Parking - read the NEWBIES THREAD
  • I'm not now haha. I submitted the defence myself and will follow the process here. I was just so worried to do something wrong so asked for their prices to see if it was worth it :)
  • CLG2022
    CLG2022 Posts: 15 Forumite
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    Hello again - I am just completing my defence, following the template but can I just double check that I copy/paste everything there but add something into paragraph 3. 

    Would the below be ok?

    I, the defendant, believe that I have paid more than £xxxx (need to add it all up!) since Jan 2020 and on these occasions noted for penalty, there must have been an error with the payment app or processing of the payment. I have proven without doubt that I am a consistent paying customer to this car park and believe any missed tickets were done in error by the app not working properly. 

    Thank you!
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 161,195 Forumite
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    edited 26 November 2025 at 3:42PM
    If it's Smart Parking just copy the 11 paragraph version in any of the other hundreds of Smart Parking threads here.

    Please don't show us. We don't need to check it.
    PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
    CLICK at the top or bottom of any page where it says:
    Home»Motoring»Parking Tickets Fines & Parking - read the NEWBIES THREAD
  • Le_Kirk
    Le_Kirk Posts: 26,284 Forumite
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    ....... and when you do the above, don't use "I" use, "the defendant"; defences are written in the third person.
  • CLG2022
    CLG2022 Posts: 15 Forumite
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    Thank you that's great - sorry to keep asking questions :)

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