DCB Legal Defence Para 3 November 2025 help

Rinkydinkpanic

Hi all. Thank you so much for this webpage, was really stressed about the threatening CCJ letter.

I have submitted the MCOL and will be uploading my defence very soon. Hoping someone is willing to have a quick look at my Para 3. I'm not the smartest guy in the world and want to get this right. I will be using your template letter with paragraphs 1-10, I have had a stab at paragraph 3. Does this look reasonable?

3. I appealed this charge back in 2022. I dropped off my partner who had recently suffered an ACL injury and was on crutches. She was collecting medication from a store.  I waited a few minutes in the bay as permitted and then sent her a text to say I was moving from the bay to park elsewhere as drop off bay had restrictions. I left via the barrier with immediate effect. I parked briefly on the public highway and shortly afterwards she rang me to say she was ready to be collected so I returned via the entry barrier and collected her from the initial drop off point. When I received the parking fine claim from Smart Parking I submitted the text I sent her as evidence (which was date / time stamped) as proof of my manoeuvres. This was ignored. I heard nothing further until 17/10/25 claimant letter.

Please feel free to advise, as I say, I'm really out of my comfort zone and am stressing quite a bit.

I did not wait over time in the drop off bay. Given this was over 3yrs ago I can't remember the permitted times and no longer have a copy of the text I sent as appeal. I'm not sure if this is double dip, I just know the text I sent stated to my partner that I was moving due to parking restrictions are-entered / parked very soon after.

Coupon-mad

Welcome!

Defences are written in the third person.

Is this Smart Parking? If yes there is an extra paragraph and you don't admit to driving,

Rinkydinkpanic

Thank you so much for responding. It is smart parking. I'll look for extra paragraph. If I'm not admitting to driving do I write 'the driver dropped off a passenger, a text was sent etc?

Gr1pr

Just slightly adapt any recent 11 paragraph Smart Parking DCB Legal defence,  mainly rebutting the claim form POC 

No admitting anything at this early stage 

Coupon-mad

Rinkydinkpanic said:

Thank you so much for responding. It is smart parking. I'll look for extra paragraph. If I'm not admitting to driving do I write 'the driver dropped off a passenger, a text was sent etc?

No, you just copy another Smart defence. Look around, we have hundreds here this year.

Rinkydinkpanic

Thanks both. I've spent an hour navigating the forum but can't see a SMART case similar to mine. I'm easily confused and have to admit to being so at the moment😌. The template says to draft your particulars for para 3. I've tried that above but been advised to not admit to anything. Sorry guys I'm struggling to understand. I truly appreciate your guidance, it's my stress levels at the moment.