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DCB legal Parking Fine Claim Form

Twiggyboy1
Twiggyboy1 Posts: 1 Newbie
in Parking tickets, fines & parking

Hi,

I have received a County Court Claim Form (issued 08/05) for an unpaid parking fine. The claimant is Smart Parking Limited and DCB legal is the address for sending document.

It states 'insufficient paid time' as the reason. We have had no other correspondence, but we were in Wales on holiday during this time and the reg is a car we previously owned, but the contravention date is 27/07/22.

I have completed and Acknowledgement Of Service for the extra time.

My question is how do I even go back to Smart Parking to questions the evidence? It was so Long ago. Do I need to go back to Wales to look at the signage? Is it even relevant?

Many thanks,

Olly

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  • Gr1pr
    Gr1pr Posts: 15,297 Forumite
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    Use the template defence by member @Meltof posted on 12th April

    No additions, no changes, copy and paste into the defence box, save and submit on MCOL

  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 164,424 Forumite
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    Yep just click on the username @Meltof

    Copy their version of a Smart Parking final defence posted on April 12th.

    No changes. No added facts.

    Don't copy & paste it here as we really don't want to keep being asked to check this defence in thread after thread in May, which is driving us regulars a bit mad with this current Smart Parking batch!

    Literally read any Smart thread…

    Then follow the 8 steps in the Template Defence thread. Easy peasy. It'll be discontinued just before the hearing fee falls due in the Autumn/Winter.

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  • Le_Kirk
    Le_Kirk Posts: 26,877 Forumite
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    edited 19 May at 1:28PM

    With an issue date of 08/05/26 and having completed the AoS in a timely manner your defence deadline date is 4.00 p.m. on 10/06/26

  • Coupon-mad
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    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6668925/dcb-legal-parking-fine-claim-form

    Olly - did you get the easy defence in?

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