DCB legal - letter of claim

Gashead1976

First post so apologise in advance if this has been answered numerous times! I have read all the threads etc with regards to these fines. I have just received the avove from DCB Legal representing Parkmaven Ltd with regards to 3 parking fines for being over the 2 hour stay.  All 3 fines combined would be less than an hour over the 2 hour time slots however, I cannot argue with this. There are signs in the car park but not the biggest signs in the world and certainly not readable on entering the car park. Do I have a leg to stand on as the fine is now £571 or am I better off just paying?  Thanks in advance from a very worried newbie!

Gr1pr

Yes your queries have been asked numerous times 

As a NEWBIE we would ask or hope that you study the announcements near the top of the forum,  7 of them, but mainly the NEWBIES sticky thread in announcements,  to get the basics about this complicated topic

Plus study the official MSE advice that was recently updated,  here on MSE

Now to your core issues 

There are no fines, that word wasn't on any of the paperwork,  definitely wasn't mentioned on your recent Letter of Claim,  or any previous paperwork,  Magistrates issue fines,  but aren't involved in private parking matters 

Do not pay, because they inflated each of the 3 charges by £70 a pop as debt collectors fees, usually these are binned in court cases 

Respond to DCB Legal by email to their info@ email address and copy and paste the LoC response template to the email,  using it as is, no changes,  but add their reference number and your name and address to it

Then await the inevitable N1SDT court claim pack from the CNBC in Northampton using MCOL to arrive in the post in due course,  before xmas

Gashead1976

Sorry not great at any of this! Can you post the specific link I need? Sorry to sound thick - just worried the signage leaves me in a no win position ?

Car1980

How are they calculating £571?

Is it not 3x £100 + 3x £70 = £510?

Le_Kirk

Gashead1976 said:

Sorry not great at any of this! Can you post the specific link I need? Sorry to sound thick - just worried the signage leaves me in a no win position ?

If you are reading this post, then one click back and scroll up to find the announcements!

Gr1pr

Gashead1976 said:

Sorry not great at any of this! Can you post the specific link I need? Sorry to sound thick - just worried the signage leaves me in a no win position ?

No links,  but

The official MSE guide can be found in a box just under the forum name, Parking tickets,  Fines and Parking,  above the yellow banner 

The 7 announcements are just below the above,  but above this thread of yours 

Make sure that you are looking at the full forum, this Parking tickets forum 

Coupon-mad

Gashead1976 said:

Sorry not great at any of this! Can you post the specific link I need?

No. We never provide a link to an Announcement thread. Helps nobody. Presumably you've found out how to hop around the forum now but if not, see my signature.

Gashead1976

Well received the court docs in the post today! Dan someone guide me in the right direction with regards to reply's/defence etc ?

Gr1pr

So a Parkmaven DCB LEGAL court claim,  post the issue date from the top right of the claim form below 

Also post a redacted picture of the POC from the lower left side of the claim form below after hiding the VRM details first  ( not the rest. )

Study post 2 in the newbies sticky thread in announcements we mentioned earlier,  plus study the 8 steps in the defence template thread in announcements too 

Gashead1976

Thank you for the very prompt reply - I am finding jt all very complicated despite searching through the posts etc 

Gr1pr

Dont search, just look at post 2 in the newbies sticky thread in announcements,  3rd down from the top of the forum,  and posts 1 & 2 in the defence template thread in announcements near the top of the forum,  2nd thread down from the top 

Post the Issue date and POC picture below