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claim from Euro car park , HM court claiming £170

I have received a claim form from the Euro car park (DCB Legal) 

I have paid my parking , but could not enter my registration properly back in July 2024 as the machine  would not allow me to enter my car reg  properly. Despite several appeal explaining and sending my  bank statement and a copy of the ticket , but  they still wanted to sue me, now I have received a claim form from the tribunal. 
Please help me on  how to proceed and the process , as i do not want  to pay as it was not my  mistake.

Many thanks for your  help 
Ciggsy
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  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 153,961 Forumite
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    edited 1 September at 5:48PM
    Welcome!

    Show us the POC (read other DCB Legal claim threads to see what to redact).
    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
  • Gr1pr
    Gr1pr Posts: 9,467 Forumite
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    Post the Issue date from the top right of the claim form below and also post a redacted picture of the POC from the lower left of the claim form below after hiding the VRM details first 

    Study other recent cases from last month too, especially those regarding faulty machines etc

    Your case will mirror the previous cases

    You wont be paying anything 
  • Giggs
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    Please see attached . Thanks 




  • Gr1pr
    Gr1pr Posts: 9,467 Forumite
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    Typical POC, including the alleged breach,  issue date 28th August so complete the AOS online stage later this week,  Wednesday onwards would be good,  by logging into your government gateway account and going to MCOL when doing it 

    Look at other recent similar ECP DCB Legal cases and plagiarise their paragraphs 2 & 3
  • Giggs
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    They did agree that that they  received the payment and  the screenshot of the payment not allocated , but they are still  willing  to charge me. 

    please see  below


  • Giggs
    Giggs Posts: 11 Forumite
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    Hi 
    Where can I look for similar ECP DCB Legal cases and plagiarise their paragraphs 2 & 3, as suggested above. 
    In the government gateway, can I use the same credentials  that I use for my tax return , or create a  new one ?

    Many thanks
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 153,961 Forumite
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    edited 1 September at 7:28PM
    Giggs said:
    Hi 
    Where can I look for similar ECP DCB Legal cases and plagiarise their paragraphs 2 & 3, as suggested above. 
    By looking down the thread titles!

    Your thread is like a page in a massive book of pages. It sits among THOUSANDS. Just go back a page and look down the forum page one, then page two, three, etc.

    See my signature for where to click.
    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
  • Gr1pr
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    edited 1 September at 7:28PM
    So your defence is that the correct and full payment was made, that the defendant believes that the payment machine was faulty, a common countrywide problem , that you put them to strict proof that the claim is valid etc

    You look through perhaps 20 pages of recent cases looking for their defence paragraphs,  research , study  etc

    If you have a government gateway account,  use it, no need for more than one 
  • Giggs
    Giggs Posts: 11 Forumite
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    Hi Gr1pr

    I am sorry to bother  you, I can find the  template to look for praragraph 2 & 3 .Can you please direct  me to the link please.

    Many thanks
  • Gr1pr
    Gr1pr Posts: 9,467 Forumite
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    The template defence is in the defence template thread in announcements near the top of the forum by coupon mad 

    You need to do your own research to find the recent threads from other similar victims 
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