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DCBl/ECP claim form - machine fault.

Morning can I ask for any advice with my court claim form please (issued 26/09/25), I've done the AOS and now compiling my defence. Anything specific I should add (ive read the excellent newbie thread)

Parked in ECP car park for approx 30mins, machines kept on cancelling my transaction, have videos of this, Phone battery flat nothing else I could do, when phone charged and I had WiFi I contacted ECP via their website later on for advice, received response "ill have to wait for a pcn"


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  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 155,285 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Joke innit?! This will be discontinued in 2026.

    Use the Template Defence with your facts as para 3, but written in the third person.

    You can change paras 9 and 10 as seen in all the threads you find when you search the forum for Mazur.

    Claim form signed by Sarah Ensall?
    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
  • jetskiman
    jetskiman Posts: 2 Newbie
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    Thanks couponmad, yes form signed by Sarah Ensall. I get the impression this lady might be well known to you.
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 155,285 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Search the forum for Mazur, like I said!
    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: 24,976 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    With an issue date of 26/09/25 and having completed the AoS in a timely manner
    your defence deadline date is 4.00 p.m. on 29/10/25
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