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DCB Legal court claim 2025 For old parking charge

Carla23
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in Parking tickets, fines & parking
good morning. 

I was wondering if I can get advice for a court claim from November 2011 where I parked in a retail park in Manchester, and allegedly overstayed the 90 minutes of free parking. Since it’s so long ago I have no recollection of who was driving at the time, and I no longer have possession of the car (sold in 2022). 

I have completed the AOS on 23/09/2025. 
I have attached the claim letter

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  • Carla23
    Carla23 Posts: 37 Forumite
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    Here is the front page of the court claim

  • Gr1pr
    Gr1pr Posts: 9,997 Forumite
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    edited 6 October at 12:33PM
    Its in 2021, not 2011 

    Bay Sentry via DCB Legal claim, 9th September 2025

    Login to MCOL via your government gateway account and complete the AOS online stage if not done already,  if you can,   so ASAP,  unless it was definitely completed 2 weeks ago 

    That will make your defence based on the template defence by coupon mad in announcements deadline next Monday 13th October at 4pm

    Use the template defence in announcements and adapt accordingly 

    Study the 8 steps too, plus read a few similar recent cases on here,  see what they said 


  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 155,232 Forumite
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    edited 6 October at 3:02PM
    Just copy from the other recent Bay Sentry thread which has the new wording about Mazur that's not even in the template yet.
    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
  • Le_Kirk
    Le_Kirk Posts: 24,970 Forumite
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    With an issue date of 09/09/25 and having completed the AoS after 14/09/25 and before 28/09/25
    your defence deadline date is 4.00 p.m. on 13/10/25
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