ECP AND DCB Claim for parking fine

yob2gh

I have used the template for my defence, but added this for paragraph 3:

The vehicle is recognised and it is confirmed that the
Defendant was the registered keeper and not the driver. The 
details of the driver was emailed to the claimant on the 10th of 
March using the email info@dcbl.co.uk at 10:58am and yet received 
a money claim form with no response to the email.

Do I need to add anything else or not??

Gr1pr

Do what coupon mad suggested earlier, adapt paragraph 3 in the defence template, but use all 10 paragraphs in the MCOL defence box

I hope that you have logged into MCOL via your government gateway account and completed the AOS online stage to get more time. ?

yob2gh

yes i have already done that. I am just trying to submit my defence through the MCOL. I have used all 10 paragraphs as the template and added above statement as paragraph 3. I have also added the initial contact after the 28 day deadline to provide driver details which was declined by claimant.

Gr1pr

The year needs adding to the date

Remove the first sentence above, and instead add but not the driver to the end of your paragraph 2, where it should be

Paragraph 3 should refute the POC shown on the claim form

yob2gh

Here is the amended paragragh 3 below.

3.0 The defendant therefore refutes the claim by the claimant

3.1. The details of the driver was emailed to the claimant on the
10th of March 2026 using the email info@dcbl.co.uk at 10:58am and 
yet received a money claim form with no response to the email.
The email also made provision for evidence of travel as well as
car insurances covering the said car as well as own personal
car confirming that there are two cars in the household with the
said car not driven by defendant and challenging the claimant to check
their CCTV.

3.2. The claimant was also contacted in the initial stages when defendant
received the letter to give them the details of the driver but was
informed to wait and go through the process because the deadline
for driver details has passed.

Coupon-mad

"after the 28 day deadline to provide driver details "

"because the deadline for driver details has passed."

You realise they lied? There is no such deadline in the applicable law: POFA Schedule 4.

You need to call this lie out as 'misleading conduct' (which is illegal under the CPUTRs) and state the date that you provided the full name and address of the driver. If that was given to DCB Group prior to litigation, then Schedule 4 says that keeper liability no longer exists.

Le_Kirk

What is the date of issue of the claim form?

yob2gh

24th of March 2026

yob2gh

I have submitted my defence on the MCOL today. Thank you all for your advise and input and I will update you accordingly. Thanks

Le_Kirk

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81960359#Comment_81960359

With an issue date of 24/03/26 and having completed the AoS in a timely manner your defence deadline date is 4.00 p.m. on 27/04/26