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Re: Smart Parking PCN - Failure to pay for sufficient time
DIR By: b789
Date: January 8, 2025, 11:49 am
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Could be a few months, sometimes longer, sometimes never. They
have 6 years from the date of the alleged contravention to issue
a county court claim.
There really is nothing to fear about this. It is a civil law
contract issue. It is nothing to do with criminal law. The NtK
is simply a speculative invoice from an unregulated private
parking company.
In the 1% of cases that actually make it all the way to a
hearing and are not won, as long as the CCJ amount is fully paid
within one calendar month of the judgment, there is no record of
it on your credit history. I tis completely expunged from the
record.
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Re: Smart Parking PCN - Failure to pay for sufficient time
DIR By: darkpolar
Date: January 8, 2025, 12:04 pm
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okay! will post back here whenever that LoC comes, thanks again!
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Re: Smart Parking PCN - Failure to pay for sufficient time
DIR By: darkpolar
Date: April 17, 2026, 9:30 am
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> We don't need to see any debt collector letters but do show us
the LoC and eventually the actual Claim Form when they arrive so
that we can advise accordingly.
>
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So the LoC just arrived, anything I need to do other than
waiting for the Claim Form?
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Re: Smart Parking PCN - Failure to pay for sufficient time
DIR By: jfollows
Date: April 17, 2026, 9:44 am
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You should reply to the Letter of Claim:
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> The reply should include confirmation as to whether the claim
is accepted and, if it is not accepted, the reasons why,
together with an explanation as to which facts and parts of the
claim are disputed
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Re: Smart Parking PCN - Failure to pay for sufficient time
DIR By: darkpolar
Date: April 17, 2026, 10:49 am
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--- Quote from: jfollows link ---
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> You should reply to the Letter of Claim:
> [quote]The reply should include confirmation as to whether the
claim is accepted and, if it is not accepted, the reasons why,
together with an explanation as to which facts and parts of the
claim are disputed
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thanks. any advice on the reasson I should reject the claim?
when I first appealed to smartpartking and Popla, my main
argument was the charge of £100 for a 27-minute overstay is
excessively punitive, especially considering I paid for a
substantial 2-hour parking session. But that argument doesn't
seem to fly...
#Post#: 116195--------------------------------------------------
Re: Smart Parking PCN - Failure to pay for sufficient time
DIR By: jfollows
Date: April 17, 2026, 11:44 am
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The Supreme Court (Beavis) ruled that the charge is not
excessive.
You did not pay for 27 minutes.
You revealed the identity of the driver.
So you need other reasons, other than just not wanting to pay.
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Re: Smart Parking PCN - Failure to pay for sufficient time
DIR By: darkpolar
Date: April 19, 2026, 10:45 am
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Thanks for that, any helpful advice?
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Re: Smart Parking PCN - Failure to pay for sufficient time
DIR By: jfollows
Date: April 19, 2026, 10:49 am
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--- Quote from: darkpolar link ---
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> Thanks for that, any helpful advice?
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As opposed to unhelpful advice?
You should reply to the Letter of Claim, without going
overboard, and in due course you will need to submit a defence
to a court claim, so think about what your defence will be.
If you defend a claim it is normal that DCB Legal will
discontinue rather than paying the court fee.
But you should search the forum for similar cases also.
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Re: Smart Parking PCN - Failure to pay for sufficient time
DIR By: darkpolar
Date: April 19, 2026, 11:26 am
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well, I am looking for helpful advice regarding reasons I could
use to defend against this claim, since the main argument I used
so far is not flying. Any advice you can offer?
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Re: Smart Parking PCN - Failure to pay for sufficient time
DIR By: darkpolar
Date: April 27, 2026, 4:20 am
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so I replied to DCB Legal's LoC using their web form, and they
send back the below email. From previous post I understand I do
not need to respond to such email. is that correct? thanks
We write to acknowledge safe receipt of your formal response to
our Letter of Claim sent to you in respect of this matter.
Having considered your response, our position in respect of this
matter remains as per our Letter of Claim. We note that despite
your points of dispute, there is an absence of any evidence in
support of the same so that we may consider this with our
Client. If you do have evidence which you believe supports your
dispute, please furnish us with the same within the 30 days
afforded to you.
As it stands, the initial 30 day timeframe under the Pre-Action
Protocol remains, and County Court proceedings will be issued
following expiry of this 30 day period, without any further
reference to you.
We strongly recommend that you contact a member of our dispute
resolution team on 0203 838 7038, as a matter of urgency so we
may discuss this matter with you and avoid a Claim being issued
against you.
If you are at all unsure of your legal position, you may wish to
seek independent legal advice
Kind Regards,
DCB Legal Ltd
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