Court Stage - DCB Legal (EuroCarParks)

leighjones123

Hey! Thanks for taking the time to read. I've been through loads of threads on here doing my research, and I'm hoping that with your help, I can beat the robbing g**ts DCB Legal regarding a parking fine. 

Firm: DCB Legal
Client: Euro Car Parks
Breach: Staying too long in a car park

I had, I now understand, ignored correspondence from these up to this point - perhaps, ashamdedly, just hoping that it would go away. Now that's not happened - and I've recieved claim form for CCJ. 

I need to protect my credit file - but I understand that if I go through the court procedure, even if it gets to a hearing - and I lose - I've still got 28 days to pay at that point to ensure it doesn't go on my credit file? 

I've read a thread on here but can't find it - with the key steps in to follow - would anyone be able to link me? I thought it was in the newbies thread, which I've read, but can't find it. 

I believe that at this stage - my first job now is to do an AOS, to buy me 14 days extra time to deal with a defence etc. Is this correct? 

Any guidance throughout this journey would be really appreciated - I've never done anything like it before. 

I've attached the particulars of claim here in case useful. 

So am I right in saying my first step is the AOS and then next it's defence?

thanks!

Castle

What is the issue date for the claim?

leighjones123

Castle said:

What is the issue date for the claim?

Issue Date: 22 Jul 2025 

Coupon-mad

Everyone (hundreds of posters in the first half of 2025 alone) with a single PCN claim from DCB Legal, have easily beaten it. DCB Legal will discontinue by the New Year.

No hearing, no costs, nowt scary. Yes you are right with everything you say.

We won't link the Newbies Thread but my signature tells new posters how to navigate the forum. The thread is a click back on page one.

And if you want to be part of the push to change things in future, it's very important that people like you 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 *almost* promised. As long as it is independent and impartial (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 DEMANDING MORE MONEY AND OFFERING A 'PAYMENT PLAN'!

c). Tell them about your experience and the complete and utter waste of court resources caused on a grand scale by DCB Legal,

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 on that thread next week if you want ideas.

leighjones123

Thanks @Coupon-mad - more than happy to contribute to wider action regarding these ridiculous pushy 'court-process-abusing' idiots. I will write to my MP next week. Will look through the thread you've linked. 

Thanks, I'll go back through the newbies thread. 

With an issue date of 22 Jul 2025 am I right to put my AOS in now i.e. tonight or in the morning, and then buy some time to thrash out a defence? 

Thanks!

Coupon-mad

Yep do the AOS this week. 

Castle

leighjones123 said:

Thanks @Coupon-mad - more than happy to contribute to wider action regarding these ridiculous pushy 'court-process-abusing' idiots. I will write to my MP next week. Will look through the thread you've linked. 

Thanks, I'll go back through the newbies thread. 

With an issue date of 22 Jul 2025 am I right to put my AOS in now i.e. tonight or in the morning, and then buy some time to thrash out a defence? 

Thanks!

File it in the morning-which will then give you a deadline of 24th August for your Defence; (because of weekends and a bank holiday, it will actually be Tuesday 26th).

leighjones123

Great, thanks @Coupon-mad & @Castle - I've submitted an AOS via MCOL today  
We're away on holiday at the moment, but I'll get to work on a defence when we are back - and make sure it's submitted well in good time for the deadline that @Castle kindly stated above.

Are you able to check over my defence when I've done it, before submitting?

Many thanks

Gr1pr

Your defence has 90% already written for you,  in the defence template thread near the top of the forum 

You only need to adapt paragraphs 2 & 3

You can post those 2 below for critique before you submit them on MCOL,  easy peasy

leighjones123

Gr1pr said:

Your defence has 90% already written for you,  in the defence template thread near the top of the forum 

You only need to adapt paragraphs 2 & 3

You can post those 2 below for critique before you submit them on MCOL,  easy peasy

Thanks @Gr1pr - much appreciated. I'll have a look at that today!