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Missed LOC from DCBL
DIR By: Lighto15
Date: June 3, 2026, 9:37 pm
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I was away from the country for a while and missed a letter
before claim from DCBL. I didn't pay (private PCN). But
honestly, because I didn't see it was a paid bay. It was one of
the ones you need to call in to pay, and I didn't see the sign.
I expect to be taken to court now, given I've essentially
ignored it. What options or defences do I have? Honestly, I have
no sympathy for these private car park operators.
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Re: Missed LOC from DCBL
DIR By: InterCity125
Date: June 4, 2026, 12:58 am
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Can you post up the PCN?
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Re: Missed LOC from DCBL
DIR By: jfollows
Date: June 4, 2026, 1:40 am
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The Letter of Claim will be from DCB Legal, not from DCBL.
Replying to it shows that you’re engaged and is part of a paper
trail which can subsequently show the court that you’re engaged
and that you dispute the claim. But it’s not major to have
ignored it.
You will get a county court claim, with woeful Particulars of
Claim, in due course. There are strict deadlines for responding
so be sure that you won’t miss this, because you’ll get a
judgement in default against you if you do.
The original Notice to Keeper plus your own story behind this
will form the basis for your defence, so we need to see and hear
these to provide advice. If you don’t have the NtK, get hold of
it as a matter of urgency through a Subject Access Request to
the parking company (not from DCBL or DCB Legal).
Presumably you also ignored the NtK, meaning that you have not
identified the driver to the parking company? This may or may
not be important for any defence.
The claim will be based on the driver entering into a contract
communicated by clear signs at the time, and transferring the
liability to the registered keeper using the provisions of the
Protections of Freedoms Act 2012.
Properly defended claims are usually discontinued before having
to pay the court fee by DCB Legal.
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