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       Re: Civil Enforcement Ltd + CCJ (5 parking charges)
   DIR By: DWMB2
       Date: September 6, 2026, 5:12 pm
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       --- Quote from: jfollows link ---
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       > These companies initiate claims through the courts to frighten
       you into paying, but since the case will be held at your local
       court (as long as you follow advice) they will normally
       discontinue before having to pay the court fee. Paying someone
       to attend court is going to cost more than any money they might
       get from you if they win.
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       CEL appear to be running the one claim they have filed
       themselves, rather than passing it off to DCB, this might
       decrease the chances of discontinuing.
       --- Quote from: AmbroseChapel link ---
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       > I am very happy to continue ignoring their letters all
       together and let the courts decide - unless this is a bad
       strategy?
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       You should at the very least respond to any 'Letter of Claim'
       they send before any other claims - court should be treated as a
       last resort - some judges will take a dim view of a defendant
       ignoring letters and allowing a case to end up in court without
       having taken prior steps to resolve the dispute.
       Another thing to have in your back pocket - assuming they intend
       to pursue all 5 cases, they should have filed 1 claim for all 5,
       not 1 at a time. If they advance any other claims in respect of
       such materially similar cases, you may wish to look up 'abuse of
       process', Henderson v Henderson and the concept of estoppel.
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