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#Post#: 96187--------------------------------------------------
Re: Judgment set aside - next steps?
DIR By: bz.08
Date: October 30, 2025, 9:28 am
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Hi,
So I filed the N244 + all the files on the 17th of September.
Long story short, the Uxbridge County Court team has been
extremely incompetent. Today I was told by the phone operator
(from the central team) that the court only put this N244
application on the system today and the case is now waiting for
a referral to a district judge (which apparently can take
weeks). I called the phone team last week (and today) to get
updates given that the email team was not replying to my chases
over the last few weeks.
I have been fully engaged and submitted every extra piece of
evidence they asked for (financials) since 17 September but
despite this, they have been so incompetent the process has been
stuck in the same position as early October. Since my initial
submission, different team members asked me to re-submit the
N244+documents multiple more times (in total I have submitted
these 3 times - each time with an automatic reply proving they
were received).
To give another example of their incompetence, after submitting
one of the financial documents they requested, I chased them
several times on an update and did not receive a reply. They
eventually replied stating that the document was not legible
once they printed it (and this reply only came because I called
the central phone team who pushed them to reply). So they just
sat on it for over a week without emailing me back asking for an
update. All this while the application was still not put on
their system.
The issue I am worried about is that DCBL came to my door twice
over the last two weeks - I informed them that I had already
filed a N244 and I was already engaging with the court. They
said that this wouldn't stop enforcement.
Today I received a letter from DCBL stating that they may make
an application to the Court for a Warrant of Entry. The phone
operator didn't seem sure of whether the fact it is on the
system now (finally) and waiting for a referral to the district
judge means that any enforcement is suspended. The DCBL letter
mentions the King's Bench High Court and Northampton County
Court - it is actually Uxbridge County Court dealing with this
so not sure if the mention of High Court is an error also?
My question is:
Can DCBL make an application for a Warrant of Entry and enter by
force? Even though the application is now finally in the court
system? What do I need to do now given the circumstances?
Meanwhile, I will be making a complaint via the official
complaints process for how Uxbridge County Court has dealt with
this.
#Post#: 96210--------------------------------------------------
Re: Judgment set aside - next steps?
DIR By: b789
Date: October 30, 2025, 12:17 pm
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What a disgraceful example of utter incompetence at the HMCTS.
You need to do the following:
First, send the following email to the court (and CC yourself
into everything you email to anyone about this):
--- Quote ---
> Subject: URGENT – Interim stay of enforcement sought – [Claim
no.] – [Claimant] v [Defendant] – N244 filed 17/09/2025 –
administrative failures
>
> To: countycourtuxbridge[member=6517]justice[/member].gov.uk
>
> Dear Court Manager,
>
> I am the Defendant. On 17/09/2025 I filed an N244 to set
aside/vary the paper strike-out and judgment, for relief from
sanctions, reinstatement of the Defence, permission to file an
amended defence, and a stay of enforcement/registration.
>
> This is not a routine backlog. The application was
acknowledged each time I filed and re-filed at the court’s
request, yet it was not entered on the system until today, 43
days after submission. I was told a document was “not legible
when printed” only after repeated chasers via the central
helpline, and nothing was progressed until I chased again.
Meanwhile, enforcement agents attended my home twice and have
threatened further action. The exposure to enforcement exists
solely because the court failed to process an already-filed
application seeking a stay.
>
> I respectfully ask that a District Judge considers this today
on the papers and makes an interim order:
>
> [indent]“Until determination of the Defendant’s application
issued 17/09/2025, enforcement and registration of the judgment
are stayed. Costs reserved.”[/indent]
>
> Please also (1) treat the application as issued on 17/09/2025
for all purposes, and (2) expedite referral to a District Judge
for determination.
>
> Attachments:
> [indent]1. Draft Interim Order (1 page)
> 2. N244 bundle filed 17/09/2025 (or filing receipts if file
size limits apply)
> 3. DCBL letters/attendance notes
> 4. Supplemental Note setting out the administrative failures
and timeline (1 page)[/indent]
>
> Please confirm by return that this has been placed before a
District Judge today.
>
> Yours faithfully,
>
> [Full name]
> [Postal address]
> [Phone]
> [Email]
> [Claim number]
--- End Quote ---
Here is the Draft Interim Order (attach as PDF):
--- Quote ---
> DRAFT INTERIM ORDER
>
> IN THE COUNTY COURT AT UXBRIDGE
>
> Claim No: [ ]
>
> Between: [UK Parking Control Ltd] (Claimant) and [Defendant
full name] (Defendant)
>
>
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>
> UPON the Defendant’s application issued on 17 September 2025
to set aside/vary the order striking out the Defence and
entering judgment, for relief from sanctions, reinstatement and
permission to amend
>
> AND UPON the risk of enforcement created by administrative
delay
>
> IT IS ORDERED THAT:
>
> [indent]1. Until determination of the Defendant’s application
issued 17 September 2025, enforcement and registration of the
judgment are STAYED.
>
> 2. Costs reserved.[/indent]
>
> Dated: [leave blank for court]
--- End Quote ---
Use the following for the Supplemental Note you are attaching to
the email. (1 page, attach as PDF):
--- Quote ---
> SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE
>
> Title: Supplemental Note – Administrative Delay and Urgent
Interim Stay
>
> [indent]1. This is not a routine administrative delay. It is a
sequence of preventable failures by the court office that have
left an issued application unprocessed for weeks, exposed me to
enforcement, and created avoidable prejudice.
>
> 2. I filed the N244 and bundle on 17/09/2025 and received
immediate automated acknowledgements. Despite this, the
application was not entered onto the system.
>
> 3. Different staff then required me to re-submit the same
documents multiple times. Each re-submission was acknowledged,
yet the application still was not actioned.
>
> 4. The court asked for a “legible” copy of a financial
document only after I chased repeatedly; until prompted by the
central helpline, the court did not even inform me that they
“could not print” the document. I supplied a clear PDF the same
day. No progress followed.
>
> 5. Only today, 30/10/2025, 43 days later, was my 17/09/2025
application finally “put on the system”. This is over 6 weeks
after first filing and only after persistent chasers.
>
> 6. During this period of inaction, enforcement agents attended
my home twice and threatened further action. That exposure
exists solely because the court failed to process an
already-filed application that seeks, among other things, a stay
of enforcement.
>
> 7. These are not mere backlogs. They are operational failures:
acknowledged filings not actioned; re-submissions requested then
ignored; an avoidable printing issue allowed to stall the file
without telling the party; and basic case-entry not performed
until today.
>
> 8. I respectfully ask the Court to treat my application as
issued on 17/09/2025, to grant an interim stay on the papers
immediately, and to expedite the referral to a District Judge so
that the application can be determined without further
prejudice.
>
> [Name]
> [Date]
--- End Quote ---
At the same time email the following to DCB Legal (not DCBL):
--- Quote ---
> Subject: [Claim no.] – Application filed 17/09/2025 –
immediate suspension of enforcement required
>
> Dear Sirs,
>
> 1. I filed an N244 on 17/09/2025 to set aside/vary the paper
strike-out and judgment, for relief from sanctions,
reinstatement, permission to amend, and a stay. I have multiple
automated acknowledgements from that date and subsequent
re-submissions at the court’s request.
>
> 2. Due solely to the court office’s administrative failures,
the application was only entered on the system today. That delay
is not mine. I have been actively chasing and providing any
further documents immediately when asked.
>
> 3. I have today requested an interim stay on the papers. In
the meantime, you are on notice that any further enforcement
action will be placed before the Court as unreasonable conduct
for costs purposes (CPR 27.14(2)(g)) given the pending
application and the fact that the delay in logging it is
entirely the Court’s.
>
> 4. Please confirm by 4pm today that you will:
>
> [indent]a) suspend all enforcement, and
> b) instruct DCBL to place the file on hold for 28 days pending
the Court’s decision on the interim stay (or any earlier
order).[/indent]
>
> 5. If you agree, I invite you to confirm a short consent order
in these terms:
>
> [indent]“By consent, enforcement and registration of the
judgment are stayed for 28 days, pending determination of the
Defendant’s application filed 17/09/2025, or further
order.”[/indent]
>
> 6. If you refuse or do not respond by the deadline, this email
will be exhibited to the Court with my stay request and at any
costs hearing.
>
> Please acknowledge safe receipt and confirm your position by
4pm.
>
> Yours faithfully,
>
> [Full name]
> [Postal address]
> [Email]
--- End Quote ---
Email the following to DCBL (not DCB Legal):
--- Quote ---
> Subject: [Your name] – [Claim no.] – Application filed
17/09/2025 – interim stay requested – immediate hold required
>
> Dear Sir/Madam,
>
> A court application to set aside/vary the order and judgment
was filed on 17/09/2025 and is now logged. An interim stay has
been requested today. This matter is actively before the court.
>
> Place this account on immediate hold and suspend all
attendances and enforcement action pending the court’s decision.
Confirm in writing by 4pm today that the file is on hold.
>
> Any further visit pending the court’s decision will be treated
as unreasonable conduct and may be put before the court on
costs.
>
> [Name]
> [Address]
> [Claim no.]
> [Warrant/writ number if any]
> [Your DCBL reference if shown]
--- End Quote ---
As soon as you've ent the emails, call the court and use there
following as a script guide:
--- Quote ---
> Hello, name is [Full name], Defendant in claim [Claim no.].
>
> I’m calling to confirm receipt of my urgent email just sent to
countycourtuxbridge[member=6517]justice[/member].gov.uk about an
interim stay. Could you:
>
> [indent]1. Confirm you’ve received the email and all
attachments.
> 2. Confirm it will be put before a District Judge today as
urgent box-work.
> 3. Note on the file: “URGENT – Interim stay requested –
application filed 17/09/2025 – enforcement active due to court
delay.”
> 4. Give me the name of the person/action team putting it
before the Judge and a reference/note ID.
> 5. Tell me the correct inbox for urgent box-work (so I can
re-send now if needed).
> 6. Email me a one-line acknowledgement today confirming it’s
gone to the Judge.
> 7. If you can’t confirm that: please transfer me to the
listing officer/manager now, or log a priority task with that
wording and give me the task reference.[/indent]
>
> I’ll hold while you check.
>
> (After they confirm) Thanks. Please repeat back what you’ve
done, your name, and the time.
--- End Quote ---
If they won't confirm, then you'll need to do the following:
--- Quote ---
> If they won’t confirm:
>
> [indent]1. Say: “Please transfer me to the listing officer or
duty manager now.”
>
> 2. If they refuse: “Then please log a priority task on the
file with this wording and give me the task reference before we
end the call: ‘URGENT – Interim stay requested – application
filed 17/09/2025 – enforcement active due to court delay – place
before DJ today as box-work.’”
>
> 3. If they still refuse: “Please read back your full name,
team, and the time of this call. I’m noting that you are unable
to confirm receipt or escalation".[/indent]
>
> Then do these immediately (no new application):
>
> [indent]4. Re-send your stay email with subject prefixed:
“SECOND REQUEST – URGENT – Interim stay – [Claim no]”. Attach
the same bundle.
> 5. Send the same email to any alternative court inbox you have
and CC yourself.
> 6. Print the email + draft order and hand a paper set in at
the court counter in an envelope marked on the front: “URGENT –
INTERIM STAY – PLACE IN JUDGE’S BOX TODAY – [Claim no]”. Ask for
a stamped receipt.
> 7. Email DCB Legal and DCBL: “Court has been called;
escalation refused/no confirmation given. Second urgent stay
request sent and paper set lodged at counter. Hold enforcement
pending the court’s decision.”
> 8. Make a one-paragraph note and email it to the court (same
thread): “Call log – [time]: [name] refused/was unable to
confirm receipt or escalation; priority task requested/not
created. Please place before a DJ today.”[/indent]
>
> One-line script to close the call if/when they stonewall:
>
> [indent]“Thank you. I will record that you cannot confirm
receipt or escalation. I am now lodging a paper set at the
counter and sending a second urgent email for placement before a
judge today.”[/indent]
--- End Quote ---
I suggest you do not live any downstairs doors or windows
unlocked. Do not leave any property outside. If you cannot keep
your car in a locked garage, then do not park it outside your
property. Leave it in a different location.
DOORSTEP SCRIPT (keep by the door):
--- Quote ---
> “I have an application issued on 17 September 2025 and I have
requested an interim stay today. I will not let you in. Please
leave now and contact your office.”
--- End Quote ---
Do not sign anything. Do not hand over goods. Move your vehicle
away from the property if possible.)
Finally, you need to lodge a formal complaint to HMCTS about
this FUBAR by them.
#Post#: 99169--------------------------------------------------
Re: Judgment set aside - next steps?
DIR By: bz.08
Date: November 21, 2025, 8:21 am
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--- Quote from: b789 link ---
>
> ...
>
--- End Quote ---
Thanks a lot for the support. Received a letter today. See
below:
HTML https://ibb.co/Gv31SXK4
My only question is: this letter is dated the 10th of November
and asks for a defence to be filed by the 17th. Is the defence I
re-submitted based on your advice above what they are referring
to and hence sufficient?
Is there any other action I need to take? I notice it mentiones
serving other documents and witness statements but again I have
done this so I assume I don't need to do it once more.
#Post#: 99196--------------------------------------------------
Re: Judgment set aside - next steps?
DIR By: b789
Date: November 21, 2025, 10:16 am
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What you must do right now:
Submit the defence below as a PDF attachment together with a
copy of the order to the court with the following email to the
court at
mailto:countycourtuxbridge[member=6517]justice[/member].gov.uk
and CC info@dcblegal.co.uk and yourself. You only need to edit
your full name, the claim number and you can sign it by just
typing your full name:
--- Quote ---
> Subject: Defence – late filing – please accept out of time –
[Claim no.] – UK Parking Control Ltd v [Defendant full name]
>
> Dear Court,
>
> I received the order sealed 10/11/2025 today 21/11/2025.
Paragraph 2 required a Defence by 4pm on 17/11/2025. I could not
comply as the order was only received today.
>
> Please accept the attached Defence out of time and extend time
for compliance to today under the Court’s case-management
powers. The delay is short; no trial date is affected; I have
acted promptly upon receipt.
>
> Orders sought on the papers:
>
> [indent]1. The late Defence is accepted and deemed filed and
served today.
>
> 2. Time for compliance with para 2 of the order is extended
accordingly.
>
> 3. Costs reserved.[/indent]
>
> Attachments:
>
> [indent]• Defence (PDF)
> • Copy of the order received today[/indent]
>
> I have copied in the Claimants legal representative with this
email.
>
> Yours faithfully,
>
> [Name]
> [Address]
> [Email]
> [Claim no.]
--- End Quote ---
Use this defence:
--- Quote ---
>
> [center]IN THE COUNTY COURT AT UXBRIDGE[/center]
> [right]Claim No: [Claim Number][/right]
>
> [center]BETWEEN:
>
> UK Parking Control Ltd
> Claimant
>
> - and -
>
> [Defendant's Full Name]
> 
Defendant
>
>
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>
> DEFENCE (pursuant to order dated 10/11/2025)[/center]
>
> 1. The Defendant denies the claim in its entirety. No
liability is admitted and no debt is owed.
>
> 2. The Defendant was the registered keeper of [VRM]. The
Defendant does not admit being the driver on 03/12/2023,
07/01/2024 or 21/01/2024. If the Claimant relies on PoFA 2012
Schedule 4, strict compliance is denied.
>
> 3. The Particulars of Claim are inadequately particularised
and do not comply with CPR 16.4 and PD16 7.3. No contract is
attached or set out; the pleaded facts and quantum breakdown are
insufficient.
>
> 4. In response to PoC §§1–2, it is not admitted that any
parking charge was properly incurred at Uxbridge Road Retail
Park on the dates pleaded. The Claimant is put to strict proof,
for each date separately, of any period of parking, the
vehicle’s position, and that bay markings were clear and
enforceable at the time.
>
> 5. In response to PoC §3 (“not parked correctly within the
markings”), breach is denied. The Claimant is put to strict
proof that a clear and prominent contractual term required
strict bay compliance with an associated charge, that such term
was transparently conveyed at the entrance and on-site, that it
was a contractual offer (not a prohibition), and that any
departure was more than de minimis.
>
> 6. In response to PoC §4 (keeper liability), PoFA reliance is
denied. The Claimant is put to strict proof, for each PCN, of
full statutory compliance including identification of the
creditor, specification of a period of parking, mandatory
wording/invitations, and all applicable time limits.
>
> 7. Standing is not admitted. The Claimant is put to strict
proof of landowner authority to contract for parking and to
litigate in its own name at this site on the material dates.
>
> 8. Quantum is denied. The global figure of £510 is
unparticularised; no lawful basis is pleaded for any sums beyond
any principal charge (which is denied). Section 69 CCA 1984
interest is discretionary and not properly pleaded.
>
> 9. Each PCN is a separate event. The Claimant must prove
liability and (if relied upon) PoFA compliance for each date;
aggregation cannot remedy failures of proof.
>
> 10. The Defendant invites strike-out for failure to comply
with CPR 16.4. In the alternative, the Defendant seeks an order
that within 14 days the Claimant serve Further and Better
Particulars identifying the exact terms relied upon and how
incorporated, whether driver or PoFA keeper liability is pursued
with the facts said to found it, a contemporaneous site plan and
all signage/photos for each date, and a full breakdown of sums;
with permission to amend within 14 days thereafter.
>
> 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:
--- End Quote ---
Separately, email the following to DCB Legal and CC yourself:
--- Quote ---
> Subject: Judgment set aside — immediate cessation of
enforcement and recall request — [Claim no.] — UK Parking
Control Ltd v [Defendant full name]
>
> To: info@dcblegal.co.uk
>
> Attachments: Sealed Order dated 10/11/2025 (copy)
>
> Dear Sirs,
>
> Please note the Court’s sealed Order dated 10/11/2025
(attached) setting aside the judgment. Consequently, all
enforcement must cease immediately.
>
> Please confirm by 4:00pm Monday 24 November 2025 that you
have:
>
> [indent]1. Instructed your enforcement agents (DCBL) to place
the file on immediate hold and cease all attendance and action;
> 2. Requested recall of any warrant of control (County Court)
and/or writ of control (High Court), and provided the recall
request reference;
> 3. Notified the Court (and, if applicable, the King’s
Bench/High Court Enforcement Officer) of the set-aside and
recall;
> 4. Confirmed that no registration of the set-aside judgment
will be attempted and that any prior registration or credit file
entry (if made) will be removed forthwith;
> 5. Confirmed that no further enforcement fees will be added
and that any sums taken post-order (if any) will be
refunded.[/indent]
>
> For the avoidance of doubt, any continued enforcement
following the set-aside will be placed before the Court as
unreasonable conduct and a matter for costs.
>
> Please acknowledge safe receipt and provide the confirmations
and references requested by the deadline above.
>
> Yours faithfully,
>
> [Defendant full name]
> [Postal address]
> [Email]
> [Claim number]
--- End Quote ---
Nothing else for now. Any other documents will have deadline
based on whatever date a hearing is scheduled for.
#Post#: 110659--------------------------------------------------
Re: Judgment set aside - next steps?
DIR By: bz.08
Date: February 22, 2026, 5:54 am
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Hi,
As an update, this judgment was once again set aside at the end
of November 2025.
Two days ago I got the below email from the local court (this
was the first communication from them since the judgment was set
aside):
--- Quote ---
>
>
> Dear Sir/Madam,
>
>
> This email is to confirm that your trial scheduled to proceed,
and it will be heard as a Face-to-Face hearing , on the 4 March
2026 at XX
>
>
> It will take place at the Court building.
>
>
> In order to manage Court time and resources efficiently please
confirm if this case is going to be effective or whether the
parties will be settling/ have come to an agreement as soon as
possible and preferably 72 hours before the hearing.
>
> If you plan to seek an adjournment, please do so as soon as
possible and preferably 72 hours before the hearing.
>
> Please note the following:
>
> This case has been listed in a "back to back" list. These
lists are designed to clear a large amount of small claims
hearings by arranging a number of cases in a single list to be
heard by one of up to 2 District Judges. Court staff are unable
to inform you of the Judge or the exact time of the hearing. You
should be available at the time shown on your hearing notice.
Any queries over the listing of the case, orders from the
hearing or applications to adjourn should be made to this Court.
In addition to this any applications that are received later
than 5 working days before the hearing will be extremely
difficult to refer to a Judge for approval due to the busy
nature of the hearing lists. On these occasions the application
will be put on the file to be dealt with at the hearing. If you
do not receive a response to your application before the hearing
it will denote that the case remains in the list. Court staff
are not legally trained and cannot give advice as to whether you
should attend your hearing or not.
--- End Quote ---
However, when I was in this position previously (in relation to
another private parking ticket that reached hearing stage), I
was informed about the hearing around two months before.. giving
me sufficient time to file a witness statement etc whereas this
email is giving me just under 2 weeks notice? In the last
paragraph it mentions that "applications" can be received 5
working days before the hearing - not sure if this refers to a
Witness Statement also?
What do I do? As you can see from this thread, this whole thing
has been mismanaged by the court for a year now!
#Post#: 110870--------------------------------------------------
Re: Judgment set aside - next steps?
DIR By: bz.08
Date: February 23, 2026, 6:36 pm
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--- Quote from: b789 link ---
>
> ...
>
--- End Quote ---
Hey, not sure if you saw my latest post above, but just quoting
you for visibility. Any thoughts/advice?
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