Classic DCB Legal Letter of Claim, all this over 1 minute!

Car1980

This site is a cash cow so no way they'll want this to go in front of a judge. 

Usual defence and mediation phonecall before inevitable discontinuation.

Coupon-mad

BonsaiG said:

Yes you're absolutely correct, good old MetParking.
It's insisting I respond within 14 days and now pay and extra £100 on top of the last claim.

Gr1pr said:

No it's not, read it again,  properly  this time 

It says that the issue date is 18th August,  that the SERVICE date is 5 days later , so Saturday 23rd August, that you have 14 days after that, so 6th September,  unless you complete the AOS to obtainafurther 14 days,  preferably online on MCOL,  in which case it's 33 days from 18th August,  so Saturday 20th September,  except they don't work weekends so the deadline would be 4pm on 22nd September,  so you have plenty of time so stop rushing  !

Login to MCOL via your government gateway account next week and complete the AOS online 

You can start drafting your defence using the template defence 

If you were to lose, it would cost you around £200 , not the £270

As above.

Just use the Template Defence. Costs nothing.

Gr1pr

BonsaiG said:

Just out of interest, if I do lose will that mean I'll have a CCJ against my name?

Not if you pay it in full in say 28 days,  but the sooner the better if you lose, prompt payment in full results in the judgment being expunged 

Coupon-mad

Coupon-mad said:

BonsaiG said:

Yes you're absolutely correct, good old MetParking.
It's insisting I respond within 14 days and now pay and extra £100 on top of the last claim.

Gr1pr said:

No it's not, read it again,  properly  this time 

It says that the issue date is 18th August,  that the SERVICE date is 5 days later , so Saturday 23rd August, that you have 14 days after that, so 6th September,  unless you complete the AOS to obtainafurther 14 days,  preferably online on MCOL,  in which case it's 33 days from 18th August,  so Saturday 20th September,  except they don't work weekends so the deadline would be 4pm on 22nd September,  so you have plenty of time so stop rushing  !

Login to MCOL via your government gateway account next week and complete the AOS online 

You can start drafting your defence using the template defence 

If you were to lose, it would cost you around £200 , not the £270

As above.

Just use the Template Defence. Costs nothing.

Done the easy defence yet?  You could literally copy ANY other recent MET Stansted defence. So easy.

Hope you are able to fit in the couple of hours needed to do the Public Consultation?

We need every poster to complete this vital Consultation before the deadline.

See this thread: -

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

We understand that you may need some pointers. It looks laborious, we get that. It doesn't matter; no knowledge is needed except re your own experiences so you can call out a scam industry and you'll protect millions of motorists and help change the law.

I've written some guidance on that thread. I have covered almost every question, providing ideas if you agree with our stance on things like DRFs, which we say must be banned.

Ordinary people like you are falling victim to this scam 15 million times per annum. Motorists need your voice added please.

CLOSES ON FRIDAY. Just days to go.