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HM COURT claim form. DCB Legal on behalf of Spring Parking LTD.
DIR By: Lighto15
Date: June 8, 2026, 12:32 pm
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I received a Small Claims Court claim from HM Courts via DCB
Legal (Spring Parking Ltd).
I have not responded to any correspondence thus far, including
the PCNs and the subsequent DCB Legal Letter Before Claim.
The circumstances surrounding the original PCN are as follows: I
parked in a paid parking bay near a post office for
approximately five minutes. I did not pay because I genuinely
did not notice any signage indicating that payment was required
and assumed the parking was free.
I understand that, having not paid for parking, my position may
be weak. However, given that court fees have already been
incurred, I figured I might as well see it through.
If anyone has a good argument for me to put forward in my
defence to help get this claim thrown out, I would be eternally
grateful.
Here is the small claims letter ->
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Re: HM COURT claim form. DCB Legal on behalf of Spring Parking
LTD.
DIR By: jfollows
Date: June 8, 2026, 12:38 pm
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We need to see stuff, please read
HTML https://www.ftla.uk/private-parking-tickets/read-this-first-private-parking-charges-forum-guide/<br
/>and post as requested.
Court fees have not been incurred. In due course the claimant
will have to pay a court fee.
You have 14+5 days from the date on the N1SDT form to submit a
defence or Acknowledgement of Service. If you file an AoS you
have an additional 14 days to file your defence.
DCB Legal usually discontinues cases before the date of their
having to pay the court fee, as long as the claim is properly
defended.
Inadequate signage is a significant defence point. Can you get
pictures of the signs?
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Re: HM COURT claim form. DCB Legal on behalf of Spring Parking
LTD.
DIR By: jfollows
Date: June 8, 2026, 12:40 pm
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Imgur is blocked in the UK. Many of us, myself included, don’t
use a VPN to circumvent this.
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Re: HM COURT claim form. DCB Legal on behalf of Spring Parking
LTD.
DIR By: Lighto15
Date: June 8, 2026, 12:44 pm
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Thanks for pointing that out-
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Re: HM COURT claim form. DCB Legal on behalf of Spring Parking
LTD.
DIR By: Lighto15
Date: June 8, 2026, 12:46 pm
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I can get pictures of the signage. Not sure how it helps
though..
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Re: HM COURT claim form. DCB Legal on behalf of Spring Parking
LTD.
DIR By: jfollows
Date: June 8, 2026, 12:49 pm
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22 June for defence/AoS
6 July for defence if AoS filed
If the signs were unclear/hidden/vague/contradictory then they
may help your defence. If you just didn’t look and assumed then
maybe not.
Can you post the PCN? It may be important. If you don’t have it,
send a Subject Access Request to Spring Parking.
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Re: HM COURT claim form. DCB Legal on behalf of Spring Parking
LTD.
DIR By: Lighto15
Date: June 8, 2026, 1:17 pm
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I will get a photo of the signs. It was a 'I just didn't look,'
but I will provide some more information soon. Any other
potential argument I can use?
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Re: HM COURT claim form. DCB Legal on behalf of Spring Parking
LTD.
DIR By: jfollows
Date: June 8, 2026, 1:18 pm
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We need to see the PCN to be able to answer this question
properly. Given that you haven’t responded, you haven’t
identified the driver, which is good, and may mean that you can
not be liable as the registered keeper.
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