10 PCN’s from Smart Parking, DCB LEGAL court claim 2025

BOXXER2025

Hi all thanks for your help so far! I haven’t heard anything yet, what sort of timeframes do they take to respond?

 I haven’t opened QDR’s email as they should communicate through post since I’ve never contacted them.

Gr1pr

The claimant parking company has 6 years from the incident date to start legal proceedings 

Smelly_Dog

Have you got the original PCNs or did you chuck them away?

Car1980

Personally I would respond to the DCB Legal LOC. It tends to delay things, and you'll be able to discover how prepared (or not) they are for a 5 year old claim. It's also handy to be able to put in a defence paragraph about the claimant's refusal to supply any details.

I'd send them this:

I refer to your letter of claim dated XXXX. The alleged debt is disputed and any court proceedings will be fully defended.

The Civil Procedure Rules 1998, Pre-Action Conduct and Protocols (Part 3), state:

3. Before commencing proceedings, the court will expect the parties to have exchanged sufficient information to understand each other’s position, make decisions about how to proceed and support the efficient management of those proceedings.

Part 6 states:

Steps before issuing a claim at court

The parties should exchange correspondence and information to comply with the objectives in paragraph 3, bearing in mind that compliance should be proportionate. 

The steps will usually include —

 (c) the parties disclosing key documents relevant to the issues in dispute.

You refer to “the Contract”, yet you fail to include a copy of the contract, as well as fail to state the contractual nature of the breach you allege. As it is the only document that is of any relevance and the only document you refer to, it is by definition clearly a key document.

Therefore, as your templated letter is not sufficient to adhere to the PACPs, I require the following:

1. A copy of the contract (or contracts) you allege exists between Smart Parking Ltd and the driver, in the form of an actual photograph of the sign you contend was at the location on the material dates. 

2. The exact wording of the clause (or clauses) of the terms and conditions of the contract(s) which is (are) relied upon that you allege to have been breached.

BOXXER2025

Gr1pr said:

The claimant parking company has 6 years from the incident date to start legal proceedings 

Thank you so you reckon after 6 years they can still invoice me? I thought they’d become statue barred

BOXXER2025

Smelly_Dog said:

Have you got the original PCNs or did you chuck them away?

Has been so long I’ve got no clue. I did follow the forum since then but a lots happened since. I may have a few

BOXXER2025

Car1980 said:

Personally I would respond to the DCB Legal LOC. It tends to delay things, and you'll be able to discover how prepared (or not) they are for a 5 year old claim. It's also handy to be able to put in a defence paragraph about the claimant's refusal to supply any details.

I'd send them this:

I refer to your letter of claim dated XXXX. The alleged debt is disputed and any court proceedings will be fully defended.

The Civil Procedure Rules 1998, Pre-Action Conduct and Protocols (Part 3), state:

3. Before commencing proceedings, the court will expect the parties to have exchanged sufficient information to understand each other’s position, make decisions about how to proceed and support the efficient management of those proceedings.

Part 6 states:

Steps before issuing a claim at court

The parties should exchange correspondence and information to comply with the objectives in paragraph 3, bearing in mind that compliance should be proportionate. 

The steps will usually include —

 (c) the parties disclosing key documents relevant to the issues in dispute.

You refer to “the Contract”, yet you fail to include a copy of the contract, as well as fail to state the contractual nature of the breach you allege. As it is the only document that is of any relevance and the only document you refer to, it is by definition clearly a key document.

Therefore, as your templated letter is not sufficient to adhere to the PACPs, I require the following:

1. A copy of the contract (or contracts) you allege exists between Smart Parking Ltd and the driver, in the form of an actual photograph of the sign you contend was at the location on the material dates. 

2. The exact wording of the clause (or clauses) of the terms and conditions of the contract(s) which is (are) relied upon that you allege to have been breached.

Thank you! I sent my LOC last week but haven’t had a response other than (maybe coincidental) spam texts from QDR. Whom I’ve never made contact with.

Gr1pr

BOXXER2025 said:

Gr1pr said:

The claimant parking company has 6 years from the incident date to start legal proceedings 

Thank you so you reckon after 6 years they can still invoice me? I thought they’d become statue barred

Statute barred from legal litigation   ( court claims , court enforcement   )

But the alleged debt remains live,  just not recoverable within the England and Wales justice system 

Coupon-mad

Open the attachment from QDR. I'm telling you this to help you avoid a CCJ. I think their contact is about a different PCN and that they've posted a LBC to your old address.

If I'm right about that, you are risking a CCJ.

BOXXER2025

Hi all DCB Legal did not respond to my email on the 31st but still issued the CCJ. I now have the papers in hand. What am I to do?