DCB Legal - Letter of claim

pcnsucks101

Hey all, I am a newbie and this is what I have done so far:

I have responded to the letter of claim, using the template from the newbie thread.

I just want to check if I did it correctly:

I sent my response via email to the email at the top right of this letter.

The reference I used was the one below the date on the first page. Is this the correct reference number to use in the response letter, or am I supposed to use the parking charge reference from page 2?

I am not sure if what I am about to say is relevant but, I along with at least 10+ people have been using this car park to drop the kids off for afterschool activities. we have been doing this for years. Usually it's just a quick drop off, sometimes people would come early and wait 5-10 mins before the lesson starts, then drop their kids off and leave.

The fines have come out of nowhere, but we were told to ignore it as the guy leading the class was in communication the the car park owner, who gave them their word that it will be cancelled.(clearly it has not)

I'm just stressed because I don't want this to have an impact on my ability to get a mortgage.

Sorry for the rambling and thanks in advance.

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Gr1pr

Just wait for the inevitable Money Claim to arrive in the post and defend it using our advice and eventually they will discontinue before the hearing fee deadline date

patient_dream

AS ABOVE ,,,,, JUST WAIT

How many tickets were they. ?

NOTE The claim is fake, DCBL has added a fake amount which at this stage they call debt recovery. This is the OSNER SCAM

When it comes to a court claim they will call it DAMAGES which is rubbish and designed to mislead you and a judge.

PLUS DCBL have gone against the Supreme court ruling which said the cost of the parking ticket was set to cover the operation of the scheme …….. DCBL will try it on but judges know better and of course DCBL will have to explain about DAMAGES. As this is a fabrication, it means DCBL will discontinue or suffer a court spanking where you can claim your costs. PLAY THE DCBL GAME as 100's have done before you

Nellymoser

Tell the other 10+ people to do as Gr1pr advised.

Do keep on at the class leader but try to get in an email from him the pcns were to be cancelled. Even try an email to the car park owner yourselves.

Coupon-mad

It will have NO IMPACT in your credit rating to happily defend a court claim.

A small claim is not a CCJ. The only people who risk that are those who don't update their logbook addresses or don't tell the parking scammers when they move house. All letters must be read & checked that they aren't a Claim Form (Google for an image of one).

CCJs are also a thing for those who fail to defend … but come on, it's easy!

To posters who are here with a Claim Form (which you will get) it's copy & paste stuff when you defend and we will hold everyone's hands until their cases are ALL discontinued within a year.

No cost. No risk. No CCJs.!

The fines have come out of nowhere

But none of you have any fines!

Send them ALL here. Get them to read the official MSE Guide to Private Parking tickets linked under the red 'MSE Links' icon at the top of every page.

Start a Whatsapp group and show them all this reply and Martin Lewis' newly checked Guide written and linked by MSE themselves.

DO NOT LET ANYONE PANIC & PAY.

This is so easy and this is the start of the end game.

I sent my response via email to the email at the top right of this letter.

The reference I used was the one below the date on the first page. Is this the correct 

Yep. That's what solicitors mean by 'our ref'. Not that it matters whether people reply to a LBC or not but PLEASE (please) don't show us DCB Legal's reply.

We hope nobody will show us that drivel reply ever again. Search the forum or Google a phrase from it. You'll see!

pcnsucks101

Hey guys, this is the email response I got from DCB legal after I sent my reply with the template:

We write to acknowledge safe receipt of your formal response to our Letter of Claim sent to you in respect of this matter.

Having considered your response, our position in respect of this matter remains as per our Letter of Claim. We note that despite your points of dispute, there is an absence of any evidence in support of the same so that we may consider this with our Client. If you do have evidence which you believe supports your dispute, please furnish us with the same within the 30 days afforded to you.

As it stands, the initial 30 day timeframe under the Pre-Action Protocol remains, and County Court proceedings will be issued following expiry of this 30 day period, without any further reference to you.

We strongly recommend that you contact a member of our dispute resolution team on 0203 838 7038, as a matter of urgency so we may discuss this matter with you and avoid a Claim being issued against you.

If you are at all unsure of your legal position, you may wish to seek independent legal advice

 

Kind Regards,

Litigation Support Team

DCB Legal Ltd

They also added a pdf with photos of my car parked in the car park.

I am going to check the sticky thread to see what to do next for now. Any tips and guidance from here would greatly appreciated.

Gr1pr

Wait for the inevitable N1SDT court claim pack from the CNBC in Northampton using MCOL

Follow the 8 steps

Read Other cases ahead of yours, especially ones in the discontinuations thread by Umkomaas

Coupon-mad

My post, 4th Feb:

"PLEASE (please) don't show us DCB Legal's reply."