Received letter from QDR solicitors

ChirpyChicken

ChrisBristol88 said:

ChirpyChicken said:

ChrisBristol88 said:

ChirpyChicken said:

I would do nothing.  If you get a court claim via QDR then deal with it, using the help from here.  Engaging with them will neither discourage or encourage them

Thanks for the quick reply.

If I get a court claim won't that inevitably mean it will cost me more? 

definitely not
Your reply is assuming you would lose
The aim is to win and pay Zero

But why would I expect to win? Assuming I did overstay, which is presumably likely if they have gone to this much trouble - and I have no evidence to the contrary - then surely I may well lose? What's my defence other than 'this is the first I have heard of this'? 

Why so negative, your defence would be no keeper liability (have a read up on that )
You would most likely win because we do these all the time so can see who the claimant is and know the process
If you get a court claim come back to use

Your defence is available on all the other smart parking court claim threads, have a read , but no point spending time on this unless you get a claim

ChirpyChicken

DE_612183 said:

The letter talks about an "attached statement" - is there a copy of the PCN attached?

no there never is, not needed either

ChrisBristol88

ChirpyChicken said:

ChrisBristol88 said:

ChirpyChicken said:

ChrisBristol88 said:

ChirpyChicken said:

I would do nothing.  If you get a court claim via QDR then deal with it, using the help from here.  Engaging with them will neither discourage or encourage them

Thanks for the quick reply.

If I get a court claim won't that inevitably mean it will cost me more? 

definitely not
Your reply is assuming you would lose
The aim is to win and pay Zero

But why would I expect to win? Assuming I did overstay, which is presumably likely if they have gone to this much trouble - and I have no evidence to the contrary - then surely I may well lose? What's my defence other than 'this is the first I have heard of this'? 

Why so negative, your defence would be no keeper liability (have a read up on that )
You would most likely win because we do these all the time so can see who the claimant is and know the process
If you get a court claim come back to use

Your defence is available on all the other smart parking court claim threads, have a read , but no point spending time on this unless you get a claim

So that I understand this correctly, what is the next step I can expect? 

ChirpyChicken

ChrisBristol88 said:

ChirpyChicken said:

ChrisBristol88 said:

ChirpyChicken said:

ChrisBristol88 said:

ChirpyChicken said:

I would do nothing.  If you get a court claim via QDR then deal with it, using the help from here.  Engaging with them will neither discourage or encourage them

Thanks for the quick reply.

If I get a court claim won't that inevitably mean it will cost me more? 

definitely not
Your reply is assuming you would lose
The aim is to win and pay Zero

But why would I expect to win? Assuming I did overstay, which is presumably likely if they have gone to this much trouble - and I have no evidence to the contrary - then surely I may well lose? What's my defence other than 'this is the first I have heard of this'? 

Why so negative, your defence would be no keeper liability (have a read up on that )
You would most likely win because we do these all the time so can see who the claimant is and know the process
If you get a court claim come back to use

Your defence is available on all the other smart parking court claim threads, have a read , but no point spending time on this unless you get a claim

So that I understand this correctly, what is the next step I can expect? 

A court claim from QDR or not court claim from QDR 
Maybe a letter from DCBL

ChrisBristol88

And a Court Claim means they have actually issued court proceedings?

ChirpyChicken

ChrisBristol88 said:

And a Court Claim means they have actually issued court proceedings?

yes then you use this forum to defend it as thousands of others have done,
Quite simple really

ChrisBristol88

sorry to keep replying. I know you don't want to go into detail, but what is my defence? Have they fundamentally done something wrong? It feels ridiculous to receive a letter like this nearly 2 years after the event, but I was under the impression all such claims were dealt with on the facts of the specific incident, of which I have none! 

Le_Kirk

It's Smart Parking - have a read of the Group thread for Smart and then, when/if you receive  N1SDT claim form you are ready to submit a standard template defence: -

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6642762/smart-parking-claim-via-dcb-legal-group-info-thread/p1

Coupon-mad

On page two it states "if we do not hear within 30 days... we anticipate being instructed to issue court proceedings" Is this genuine?

Yes - genuine threat - but they won't.

DCB Legal will in 2026. Exactly what you want to play the end game. No risk by following our advice. Crack on.

You don't seem to have read post 2 of the NEWBIES thread yet? You are meant to be using the LBC reply I wrote ages ago (please don't copy & paste it here, this is why we have the NEWBIES thread).

ChirpyChicken

Coupon-mad said:

On page two it states "if we do not hear within 30 days... we anticipate being instructed to issue court proceedings" Is this genuine?

Yes - genuine threat - but they won't.

DCB Legal will in 2026. Exactly what you want to play the end game. No risk by following our advice. Crack on.

You don't seem to have read post 2 of the NEWBIES thread yet? You are meant to be using the LBC reply I wrote ages ago (please don't copy & paste it here, this is why we have the NEWBIES thread).

TBH i dont see many LBC's like that from QDR so wonder if they are doing a batch for Smart , its a possibility  but like they have done a few ECP claims