DCB Legal court claim – residential permit holder / authorised carer

Yarn_Bertha

Hi all,

I’d be grateful for some guidance please as my case has now reached the county court claim stage and I want to be sure my defence is sound.

This is a residential permit parking case. I was parked near Address X, where my elderly father lived (he passed away a couple of months after this fiasco started), and I was one of several carers who had been authorised by the managing agent, GB Management Ltd, to park using a shared resident permit. The permit was genuine, deliberately not vehicle‑specific, and was issued to be shared between carers as arranged by the managing agent.

On the evening in question there were no available bays directly outside Address X, so I parked on the same street but just further away than where I parked usually. At the end of my visit returned the permit to the property so it could be used by the next carer. During this very short period, a PCN was issued. No grace period was allowed at all.

I was so furious I appealed the PCN that same night. It was after this appeal was rejected that I came across this forum. So I had already confirmed that I was the driver. I then appealed to POPLA, providing evidence of the permit and explaining the caring arrangements. POPLA rejected the appeal.

I have followed the advice on here ever since and the matter has now escalated to a county court claim being pursued by DCB Legal. I have recently completed the acknowledged of service form online and am now preparing my defence.

The most concerning issue is that the claimant continues to plead the WRONG LOCATION for the alleged contravention. The Particulars of Claim state the vehicle was parked at Address Y, which is a completely different street several minutes away from Address X. I was never parked at Address Y, and even the original PCN itself showed the correct location as Address X.

Despite this being pointed out previously, the claim still relies on Address Y. Nothing has been corrected.

I’ve going to draft a defence focusing mainly on:

• the material defect of the wrong location being pleaded,
• my status as an authorised permit holder via GB Management Ltd,
• the total lack of any grace period, and
• DCB Legal’s/GB Management failure to carry out basic checks before issuing proceedings.

I’d really appreciate views on:

1. How strong the wrong‑location point is as a defence (and whether it’s suitable for strike‑out arguments),
2. Whether there’s anything else I should definitely include or avoid at defence stage before filing.

Thanks very much in advance — I’ve read a lot of similar threads but would be grateful for any case‑specific guidance.

Car1980

Who is the parking company?

Can you show us the claim form (with person details redeacted)?

99% chance this will never go to a hearing and it will be discontinued.

For the wrong address you're probably best just adding it to your paragraph 3 of the template defence, which may look something like this:

3. The claimant's particulars state the vehicle was parked on Street X. This is entirely false. Secondly, the claimant states no permit was displayed. This is also entirely false. In addition, the defendant was given permission to park their vehicle on the land by the landowner GB Management Ltd as they were caring for their ill father, who has since deceased, during a time of great difficulty."

But needs tweaking depending on what their particulars say.

1505grandad

Just checking - is the full name of the claimant GBP Management Ltd?

Yarn_Bertha

The claimant and parking company is GBP Management Ltd. Will aim to post the claim form later this evening when i'm back at home.

Yarn_Bertha

I have attached the claim form. This along with all other prior correspondence has the wrong address as the place I parked at. Only the parking charge notice issued on the night in question has the right address.

I explained this initially to GB Management and then to POPLA. They both ignored this point. POPLA said i should have driven out of the estate and then taken the permit back to the house. It would have taken me 5 to10 minutes to find a spot to park, that's how busy that area is. They basically ignored all my points.

As per the advice on this forum I haven't engaged with the debt letters. I only responded to DCB Legal when they sent their letter of claim.

Gr1pr

Please post the issue date from the top right of the claim form below

Yarn_Bertha

Issue date was 16 April 2026. I did the acknowledgement of service on 21 April 2026.

Coupon-mad

Only the parking charge notice issued on the night in question has the right address.

So you mean there was a windscreen PCN?

Yarn_Bertha

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81975275#Comment_81975275

Yes and that had the correct address.

Coupon-mad

OK so this will never go to a hearing but 'play the game' with your facts in para 3 of the Template defence; per the advice above by @Car1980

Le_Kirk

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81975196#Comment_81975196

With an issue date of 16/04/26 and providing you complete(d) the AoS after 21/04/26 and before or on 05/05/26 your defence deadline date is 4.00 p.m. on 19/05/26