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Help with Defence for Parking Fine - Bay Sentry Solutions / dcb legal please

Hi
Last November I made an emergency stop because of a medical condition on what I thought was disused land. In my haste to park and run across the road to a cafe facilities I did not see that I had parked in a No Stopping Zone. I had literally driven into the entrance and spun round facing back out towards the main road. A few days (5) later I then received from Bay Sentry Solutions a PCN. The pictures of my vehicle show there were some small signs on a fence at the back of my car. In my haste I genuinely did not see these signs. The PCN states I was parked for only 4 minutes in total. The charge now stands at £265.04 which is extortionate for the amount of minutes stopped. I then appealed to Bay Sentry Solutions which failed. They directed me to POPLA. I then duly appealed to POPLA which was also unsuccessful back in March. Some months passed and finally in July I received a Letter of Claim from dcb legal for now £170.00. I rang dcb legal to challenge this charge but was told I was out of the 30 days time limit. Now I have received documents from the CNBC advising of a money claim made against me by dcb legal now for the sum of £265.04.
I have submitted a completed Acknowledgement of Service via my Government Gateway on MCOL as advised in the Forum. I have checked it has been registered. I also asked for a further 28 days grace to provide my defence. This question was part of the Acknowledgement of Service, although I have not had confirmation of this - not sure do people get told they have the extension period via an MCOL message for the defence extension? 
Today I have been reading and looking at various other comments and messages on the Forum so I can write up my defence. However, I have totally confused and bamboozled myself with all the information. I am not sure which parts of the template or legal cases I should cite in my defence.  My defence is going to be that I can provide medical evidence of my condition and stopped for a genuine reason, returning to my car as quickly as possible and continued my journey. 
On physically going back to the site recently I can see that the parking sign in the actual car park would not have been easily visible to me from the direction I was travelling in.
Also it clearly states on the signs positioned at the back of my car that 'Parking Charges Apply Beyond this Point' Technically I did not pass beyond that point. So did not enter into a contract with Bay Sentry Solutions?
My car was pointing in the opposite direction and in fact on the road there is an arrow pointing forward proving my car was heading out and not into the disused land. The car park can be seen on the left of my car. To access the car park a driver would have to drive a few hundred yards forward onto this land and then turn to drive through the actual marked entrance to the car park. None of which I did.
Any help would be appreciated - thank you.

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  • DE_612183
    DE_612183 Posts: 3,950 Forumite
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    1. NOT a fine.
    2. Read the newbies thread.

    Can you post a redacted copy of the claim?
  • Tombrie
    Tombrie Posts: 4 Newbie
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    Hi, Here is the Claim Form.


  • Castle
    Castle Posts: 4,925 Forumite
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    1) Do they know who the driver is?
    2) Was there a windscreen ticket issued?
  • Gr1pr
    Gr1pr Posts: 9,271 Forumite
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    edited 29 August at 11:00PM
    Issue date 11th August,  AOS already completed, Bay Sentry via DCB Legal

    Your defence deadline is 4pm on Monday 15th September 

    Use the template defence by coupon mad in announcements 
  • Tombrie
    Tombrie Posts: 4 Newbie
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    Hi
    Yes they know who the driver was because I told them - this was before I read the information on here advising not to name the driver.
    There was no windscreen sticker issued only a PCN.
  • Tombrie
    Tombrie Posts: 4 Newbie
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    Thanks Gr1pr I will try to find the template defence in announcements.
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 153,598 Forumite
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    Tombrie said:
    Thanks Gr1pr I will try to find the template defence in announcements.
    It's at the top of the forum.

    This PCN is a covert ticketing scam in 2 minutes flat, which is insufficient time to read t&cs.

    And that is NOT marked as 'a no stopping zone'! I can't see any double red lines or repeater signs facing the driver as the approach. Not a 'no stopping' zone, then.

    It's not that place near a Tesco in Leeds is it? Worst no stoping zone joke trap I've seen and we had some pictures on a thread or two if it's that place.

    It would NEVER get past a judge!


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