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#Post#: 47267--------------------------------------------------
Claim Form from Euro Car Parks– parked longer than max period al
lowed – Goldstone Retail Park, Hove
By: bhabob Date: November 27, 2024, 8:16 am
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Hi all,
On the 10/05/2022, the driver parked in Goldstone Retail Park,
Hove just before 1:00 PM (12:55:33 as per PCN)
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They browsed in TK MAXX, and then entered another of the stores
on the site, DFS, primarily to talk about potential furniture
purchases as there were Ukrainian refugees staying with the
family. They were interested in furnishing a one bedroom flat in
the town. This may have taken an hour and a half or so and then
the driver went for a walk in Hove Park, across the road from
the retail park, and for something to drink / eat in the park
cafe.
Unbeknownst to them the maximum stay was three hours free
parking and they overstayed by just over 15 minutes (left
16:14:10 as per PCN). The registered keeper received a £100 PCN
in the post dated 18/05/2022
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The RK appealed via euro car parks appeal process online on
31/05/2022 using the advice mentioned on pepipoo and the reply
via email dated 25/06/2022 is below
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This shows photos of the signage in the retail park in June
2022.
The RK subsequently received final notification letters
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and then from debt recovery plus, now up to £170
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and then various letters from ZZPS Limited, GCTT and DCBL (not
included but can show images)
A "Letter of Claim" was received dated 18th of October 2024 from
DCB Legal Ltd which was unfortunately missed in the post
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and now a claim form has been received HM Courts and Tribunal
Service, issue date of 20th November 2024 for £290.84
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with response pack
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I have 14+5 days from the 20/11/2024 to respond and would
greatly appreciate how to proceed on this.
I am the registered keeper of the vehicle. Thanks in advance
#Post#: 47270--------------------------------------------------
Re: Claim Form from Euro Car Parks– parked longer than max perio
d allowed – Goldstone Retail Park, Hove
By: b789 Date: November 27, 2024, 8:40 am
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Welcome. With an issue date of 20th November, you have until Mon
9th December to Submit your Acknowledgement of Service (AoS).
Once your AoS is submitted, you then have until 4pm on Monday
23rd December to submit a defence.
There is nothing to be gained by delaying the AoS so please
follow the guidance in this document to submit your AoS:
HTML https://www.dropbox.com/s/xvqu3bask5m0zir/money-claim-online-How-to-Acknowledge.pdf?dl=0
Once you have done that, let us know and we will provide a
defence to use.
This is the most likely outcome: The claimant will discontinue
the claim if it is defended before they have to pay the trial
fee. I can say with greater than 99% certainty that this will be
the eventual outcome, some time early next year.
#Post#: 47297--------------------------------------------------
Re: Claim Form from Euro Car Parks– parked longer than max perio
d allowed – Goldstone Retail Park, Hove
By: bhabob Date: November 27, 2024, 10:32 am
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Thank you.
I have submitted the Acknowledgement of Service oh the MCOL
website, made very easy with your step-by-step guide. It was
submitted after 4pm so won't be picked up until tomorrow.
Many thanks and await defence when you have a spare moment.
Appreciate that I have now until Monday 23rd December to do this
and appreciate your time on this.
Kind regards
#Post#: 47301--------------------------------------------------
Re: Claim Form from Euro Car Parks– parked longer than max perio
d allowed – Goldstone Retail Park, Hove
By: b789 Date: November 27, 2024, 10:47 am
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Please remind us in a few days to do the defence. Just a bit
overwhelmed with the amount of claims we are dealing with here
at the moment.
It was revealed yesterday that the number of Parking Charge
Notices issued every day has now risen to over 41,000. Yes, you
read that number correctly. Potentially earning these
ex-clampers £4.1 million per DAY!!!
In the last quarter the numbers are increasing and we only get
to assist a tiny fraction of those recipients.
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#Post#: 48421--------------------------------------------------
Re: Claim Form from Euro Car Parks– parked longer than max perio
d allowed – Goldstone Retail Park, Hove
By: bhabob Date: December 5, 2024, 5:50 am
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Hi,
Is there a similar thread on here that I could read to gather my
defence, to save you some time?
Thanks in advance,
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Re: Claim Form from Euro Car Parks– parked longer than max perio
d allowed – Goldstone Retail Park, Hove
By: b789 Date: December 5, 2024, 6:25 am
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Here is the defence and a link to the draft order that goes with
it. You only need to edit your name, the claim number and to
sign it by typing your full name for the signature and dating
it. There is nothing to edit in th e draft order.
When complete, save both as PDF files and attach them to an
email addressed to claimresponses.cnbc@justice.gov.uk and CC in
yourself. Make sure that the claim number is in the email
subject field and in the body of the email put: "Please find
attached the defence and accompanying Draft Order in the matter
of Euro Car Parks Ltd v [your full name] Claim No.: [claim
number]."
[quote][center]IN THE COUNTY COURT[/center]
[right]Claim No: [Claim Number][/right]
[center]BETWEEN:
Euro Car Parks Ltd.]

Claimant
- and -
[Defendant's Full Name]

Defendant
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DEFENCE[/center]
1. The Defendant denies any liability for this claim.
2. There is a lack of precise detail in the Particulars of Claim
(PoC) in respect of the factual and legal allegations made
against the Defendant such that the PoC do not comply with CPR
16.4.
3. The Defendant is unable to plead properly to the PoC because:
[indent](a) The contract referred to is not detailed or attached
to the PoC in accordance with CPR PD 16(7.5);
(b) The PoC do not state the exact wording of the clause (or
clauses) of the terms and conditions of the contract (or
contracts) which is/are relied on;
(c) The PoC do not state with sufficient particularity exactly
where the breach occurred, the exact time when the breach
occurred and how long it is alleged that the vehicle was parked
before the parking charge was allegedly incurred;
(d) The PoC do not state exactly how the claim for statutory
interest is calculated;
(e) The PoC do not state what proportion of the claim is the
parking charge and what proportion is damages;
(f) The PoC states that the Claimant is suing the defendant as
the driver or the keeper. The claimant obviously knows whether
the defendant is being sued as the driver or the keeper and
should not be permitted to plead alternative causes of
action.[/indent]
4. The Defendant has attached to this defence a copy of an order
made at another court which the allocating judge ought to make
at this stage so that the Defendant can then know and understand
the case which he/she/it faces and can then respond properly to
the claim.
Statement of truth
I believe that the facts stated in this Defence are true. I
understand that proceedings for contempt of court may be brought
against anyone who makes, or causes to be made, a false
statement in a document verified by a statement of truth without
an honest belief in its truth.
Signed:
Date:[/quote]
Draft Order for the defence
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Re: Claim Form from Euro Car Parks– parked longer than max perio
d allowed – Goldstone Retail Park, Hove
By: bhabob Date: March 11, 2026, 3:00 pm
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Just an update on the above.
You were correct in that DCB Legal discontinued court
proceedings just a week before they were due to pay the small
claims court a month before the hearing.
Just a timeline below if anyone interested
23/12/2024 Receipt of Defence acknowledged by HM Courts &
Tribunals
13/01/2025 DCB Legal advised by letter that their client
intends to proceed
20/01/2025 Notice of Proposed Allocation to Small Claims Track
received by CNBC
31/01/2025 DQ filed on MCOL website
01/02/2025 DQ filed by claimant
03/02/2025 Email notifying date of telephone mediation
06/03/2025 Telephone mediation - not settled. Agreed to ZERO
11/03/2025 Notified by CNBC of local County Court for
Allocation
26/05/2025 Notification of Small Claims court allocated and
date of hearing 27/03/2026
21/10/2025 Offer by letter by DCB Legal of £100 for full and
final settlement of £290.84
05/11/2025 Offer by letter by DCB Legal of £60 for full and
final settlement of £290.84
02/01/2026 Offer by letter by DCB Legal of £35 for full and
final settlement of £290.84
20/02/2026 Letter from DCB Legal discontinuing Court
proceedings
27/02/2026 Deadline for DCB Legal to pay court Trial fee passed
Thank you to all involved, the help that I received and most
importantly by reading similar examples to mine alleviated the
anxiety and stress that I was feeling. After visiting this
website I felt relaxed and confident that nothing would avail.
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