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Claim Form
DIR By: Rahm04
Date: June 1, 2026, 4:17 pm
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Hi everyone,
I have recently received a claim form from DCB regarding a
parking charge from December 2024.
I am the owner of the car and the driver parked at a gym car
park and later got a parking ticket.
Drive spoke to the gym manager at that time, and he said that if
a one month gym membership was taken out, he would be able to
cancel the parking ticket. Based on that, driver took out the
membership.
After that, I moved to another city and thought the issue had
been sorted. However, I've now received the claim form date 19
May 2026, which I only found out as I was away.
I don't have the full original parking ticket, just part of the
photo evidence, which I've been able to get hold of.
I have attached the claim form. Could someone please help me
understand what's going on and what I should do next?
HTML https://imgpile.com/p/czB3vSF
HTML https://imgpile.com/p/czB3vSF#BlGs0cZ
Thanks.
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Re: Claim Form
DIR By: jfollows
Date: June 1, 2026, 11:54 pm
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HTML https://www.ftla.uk/private-parking-tickets/read-this-first-private-parking-charges-forum-guide/<br
/>requests, amongst other things, that you do not obscure dates
as
you have done.
You have 14+5 days from the date on the N1SDT form to file a
defence or an Acknowledgement of Service; if you file AoS you
have a further 14 days to file your defence.
If the PCN you posted part of is the original PCN and if you
have not identified the driver then you have a defence that the
PCN was sent too late to use the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012
to transer liability from the unknown driver to the registered
keeper.
Search the forum for similar examples and their associated
defences. Do not overlook your deadlines for submission which
only you know.
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Re: Claim Form
DIR By: Rahm04
Date: June 2, 2026, 11:37 am
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Letter was issued on 18 May 2026.
To be honest as it has been more than a year I do not remember
if I mentioned anything about the driver in appeal or not.
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Re: Claim Form
DIR By: Rahm04
Date: June 2, 2026, 11:43 am
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HTML https://imgpile.com/p/idiRsaw#CshZNzP
It is 19th of May.
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Re: Claim Form
DIR By: jfollows
Date: June 2, 2026, 11:44 am
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Therefore you have until 8 June to file your defence or
Acknowledgment of Service
If you file an AoS by then, you have until 22 June to file a
defence
If you send a Subject Access Request to the parking company
(Smart Parking, NOT DCB Legal) asking for all personal
information they hold on you including anything sent from you to
them, you could get a copy of your appeal, but you need to do
this as a matter of urgency to meet the 22 June deadline for
filing your defence.
PS 19 May makes no difference to these deadlines
PPS If you never sent an appeal to Smart Parking, then clearly
you did not identify the driver.
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Re: Claim Form
DIR By: Rahm04
Date: June 2, 2026, 11:53 am
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I am unsure if I previously submitted an appeal, although I am
fairly certain that I have not :(
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Re: Claim Form
DIR By: InterCity125
Date: June 2, 2026, 11:58 am
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--- Quote from: Rahm04 link ---
>
> I am unsure if I previously submitted an appeal, although I am
fairly certain that I have not :(
>
--- End Quote ---
A SAR will reveal this info so act quickly.
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Re: Claim Form
DIR By: Rahm04
Date: June 2, 2026, 12:07 pm
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okay.
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Re: Claim Form
DIR By: Rahm04
Date: June 11, 2026, 12:18 pm
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I got reply this reply from them
"Further to your recent Subject Access Request.
Please find attached all personal data held on Smart Parking’s
systems in relation to you and your PCN. The data provided has
been re-generated from our system as we hold data in raw form,
rather than hard copies of paperwork. For this reason, letters
are not reproduced on headed paper and the date displayed is the
date of reprinting, rather than the original date. If we are
able to provide the original, the same will be attached here for
you.
For clarity, Smart Parking process personal data in relation to
vehicles which enter the sites we manage, for the purpose of
effectively managing car parking sites, including to confirm if
a parking contravention has occurred, and for issuing parking
charge notices which arise as a result of contravention of our
terms.
Our lawful basis for processing this data is our legitimate
interests and third-party legitimate interests of our landowner
clients. We process your data in the least invasive manner
possible and ensure that any data we process is minimised.
We do not retain data beyond the period necessary in order to
carry out the purpose referenced above. Only anonymised data is
kept thereafter for the purposes of DVLA and trade association
auditing.
We trust the above information is of assistance, however if you
have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.
We have also provided a copy of our terms and conditions for
reference."
And it only shows the PCN number, my details (name, address and
car registration number), contravention date, location and
contravention P15 number.
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Re: Claim Form
DIR By: InterCity125
Date: June 11, 2026, 12:24 pm
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So, is there a PCN to post up for us to check?
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