DCB LEGAL QUERY

mydebtfreejourney24

Hello!
Thank you for all the information via this forum, I’ve successfully
managed to get a friends parking fine cancelled however, ironically, a historical one of mine has caught up with me and I’m now trying to fight this. 

Long story short, DCB Legal have sent me a letter of claim, I have the beginnings of an email response to send, incorporating the request to delete an old address and also for an additional 30 days, however, I’m unsure if/how to respond to my parking specifics and looking for guidance….

so I parked in July 2022, paid in full and left within my time, but I had a bit of a brain fumble at the time (due to a brain injury and MH issues) that meant when I stepped to the machine, I typed in ‘F’ to start my registration, but then my brain fog convinced me the coins needed to go first so I did that and lo and behold ended up with a ticket that just says F! 

It sounds completely bonkers I know, just simply one of those silly moments similar to when keys go in the fridge or something, but anyway, once the ticket was printed, the only thing I could think to do, and did, was write the rest of my reg on the ticket and display as normal. Left within half an hour or so, but kept hold of the ticket “just in case”… see I am quite sensible too… 
Anyway, of course I heard from ECP appealed by explanation of health and showing them the ticket, i lost, but was told that if I just paid £20 admin fee it’ll all be cleared. I didn’t do that, and ignored anything else I received. 

Anyway, I then moved address and recently have been “found” by DCB. 

To this day I still have the ticket and my bank statements corroborate parking costs paid at that time and date, so what do I do?! Send the email I’ve started and explain my story or send just the address/30 day info and await whatever else happens? I’ve seen the advice regarding Sarah Ensall and the Mazur case too so could include something about that? Or is my case a lost cause and I should just pay £140? 

Many thanks and apologies for any potential repeat questions!

Gr1pr

Stick to fighting ECP and DCB LEGAL,  following the advice in the newbies sticky thread in announcements near the top of the forum by coupon mad 

If you have a Letter of Claim giving you 30 days notice,  respond by email to the info@ email address 

Then await a claim form 

Eventually they will discontinue before the hearing fee deadline date,  next year 

No paying 

Coupon-mad

I do NOT think that is what happened.  This wasn't your decision; the machine moved on. Have you not seen all the national news articles this year about this?

mydebtfreejourney24

Thank you both for the reassurance.
@Coupon-mad what a good point, I hadn’t thought of it this way (re: machine moving on) and no, haven’t noticed articles - lots going on in my life this year so perhaps been a bit ignorant. I will certainly look back now though for additional conviction to my argument! 

Car1980

They'll just discontinue, along with the other 250 ECP claims they file every week.

Coupon-mad

mydebtfreejourney24 said:

Thank you both for the reassurance.
@Coupon-mad what a good point, I hadn’t thought of it this way (re: machine moving on) and no, haven’t noticed articles 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdeln2ly1z0o.amp

Watch the video with my contact, Lynda Eagan. There are a lot of us angry middle aged women helping people with this scam!