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Re: Debt Collectors due to not receiving the private parking
charge - disabled driver
DIR By: Dannyboy71
Date: July 29, 2025, 2:54 am
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Thank you and will do. the advice is much appreciated
#Post#: 92137--------------------------------------------------
Re: Debt Collectors due to not receiving the private parking
charge - disabled driver
DIR By: Dannyboy71
Date: September 30, 2025, 5:38 am
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Hi I've just received the attached letter from DCB Legal Ltd
asking that i complete a reply form or financial statement and
not sure what i should do now, obviously worried :-( Thanks for
teh support
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Re: Debt Collectors due to not receiving the private parking
charge - disabled driver
DIR By: jfollows
Date: September 30, 2025, 5:40 am
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#Post#: 92184--------------------------------------------------
Re: Debt Collectors due to not receiving the private parking
charge - disabled driver
DIR By: b789
Date: September 30, 2025, 8:43 am
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You never, EVER fill out any forms sent by these firms. If you
are referring to a Letter of Claim (LoC) then respond by email
to invoice@dcblegal.co.uk and CC yourself as follows:
--- Quote ---
> Subject: Response to your Letter of Claim Ref: [reference
number]
>
> Dear Sirs,
>
> Your Letter Before Claim contains insufficient detail of the
claim and fails to provide copies of the evidence your client
places reliance upon, putting it in clear breach of the
Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims.
>
> As a supposed firm of solicitors, one would expect you to
comply with paragraphs 3.1(a)–(d), 5.1 and 5.2 of the Protocol,
and paragraphs 6(a) and 6(c) of the Practice Direction. These
provisions exist to facilitate informed discussion and
proportionate resolution. You may wish to reacquaint yourselves
with them.
>
> The Civil Procedure Rules 1998, Pre-Action Conduct and
Protocols (Part 3), require the exchange of sufficient
information to understand each other’s position. Part 6
clarifies that this includes disclosure of key documents
relevant to the issues in dispute.
>
> Your template letter refers to a “contract” yet encloses none.
That omission undermines the only foundation upon which your
client’s claim allegedly rests. It is not possible to engage in
meaningful pre-litigation dialogue while you decline to furnish
the very document you purport to enforce.
>
> I confirm that, once I am in receipt of a Letter Before Claim
that complies with para 3.1(a), I shall seek advice and submit a
formal response within 30 days, as required. Accordingly, please
provide:
>
> [indent]1. A copy of the original Notice to Keeper (NtK) and
any notice chain relied upon to assert PoFA 2012
liability.

> 2. A copy of the contract you allege exists between your
client and the driver, being an actual photograph of the sign(s)
in place on the material date (not a stock image), together with
a site plan showing the sign locations.

> 3. The precise wording of the clause(s) allegedly breached.
> 
4. The written agreement between your client and the
landowner evidencing standing/authority to enforce and to
litigate.

> 5. A breakdown of the sums claimed, identifying whether the
principal sum is claimed as consideration or damages, and
whether the £70 “debt recovery” add-on includes
VAT.
[/indent]
>
> I am entitled to this information under paragraphs 6(a) and
6(c) of the Practice Direction, and I require it to meet my own
obligation under paragraph 6(b).
>
> If you fail to provide the above, I will treat that as
non-compliance with the PAPDC and Pre-Action Conduct and will
raise a formal complaint to the SRA regarding your conduct. I
reserve the right to place this correspondence before the Court
and to seek appropriate sanctions and costs (including, where
appropriate, a stay and/or other case management orders).
>
> Until your client complies and provides the requested
material, I am unable to respond properly to the alleged claim
or to consider my position. It would be premature and a waste of
costs and court time to issue proceedings. Should you do so, I
will seek immediate case management relief pursuant to paragraph
15(b) of the Practice Direction and an order compelling
provision of the above.
>
> Please note, I will not engage with any web portal; I will
only respond by email or post.
>
> Yours faithfully,
>
> [Your name]
--- End Quote ---
#Post#: 92188--------------------------------------------------
Re: Debt Collectors due to not receiving the private parking
charge - disabled driver
DIR By: Dannyboy71
Date: September 30, 2025, 9:00 am
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Thank you :)
#Post#: 97010--------------------------------------------------
Re: Debt Collectors due to not receiving the private parking
charge - disabled driver
DIR By: Dannyboy71
Date: November 6, 2025, 3:18 am
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Morning, just received teh below from DCB Legal Ltd, again
should i just continue to wait for a court date
Subject: Our ref: / UK Parking Control Limited V
We write in response to your recent correspondence in response
to our Letter of Claim (LOC) and will now respond as follows.
It is our position that the Letter of Claim (“LOC”) is compliant
with the Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims (“the Protocol”).
The LOC provides adequate information for you to identify the
debt that our Client is seeking to recover. We would
respectfully draw your attention to paragraph 2.1(c) of the
Protocol and remind you that both parties are expected to act
reasonably and proportionately.
For the avoidance of doubt, please note that the timeframe in
which to appeal the Parking Charge has expired. You were given
the opportunity to lodge an appeal when the initial Notice was
issued to you. Given that the case has been escalated to this
firm for recovery action, the time to appeal has now elapsed and
payment of the Parking Charge(s) is now required.
The amount owed is a genuine pre-estimate of the losses incurred
in managing the parking location to ensure compliance with the
clearly displayed terms and conditions. Further, in accordance
with the British Parking Association (BPA)/International Parking
Community (IPC) Code of Practice, where the Parking Charge
becomes overdue and before Court proceedings have commenced, a
reasonable sum may be added for the debt recovery fees. The
correct recovery fees have been added and will not be removed,
for completeness we would advise that the fee is not inclusive
of any VAT, as it does not pertain to a supply of goods/services
between you and our Client.
To clarify, when parking on private land, the contractual terms
of the site are set out on the signs. You are thus entering into
a contract (by way of conduct) and agreeing to the terms by
parking and staying on the site. Parking in breach of the terms
as stipulated on the signage means that you are then breaking
the terms of the contract.
Attached are copies of evidence pertaining to the matter,
however, if there are any documents that you have requested, but
that are not attached, it is because we have deemed the request
to be disproportionate and/or not relevant to the substantive
issues in dispute. We respectfully draw your attention to
paragraph 2.1(c) of the Protocol and remind you that both
parties are expected to act reasonably and proportionately.
You now have 30 days from the date of this email to make payment
of the amount as per our Letter of Claim. Failure to make
payment will result in a Claim being issued against you without
any further reference.
Payment can be made via bank transfer to our designated client
account: -
•
•
•
You must quote the correct case reference () when making
payment. If you do not, we may be unable to correctly allocate
the payment. If further action is taken by us as a result of an
incorrect reference being quoted, you will be liable for any
further fees or costs incurred..
Alternatively, you can contact DCB Legal Ltd on to make payment
over the telephone or online at
HTML https://dcblegal.co.uk/response/pay-online/.
Please note that in the absence of payment in the next 30 days,
our position remains as previously advised. As such, should our
client instruct us to proceed with further legal action, we
reserve the right to do so without any further reference to you.
If you are at all unsure of your legal position, we recommend
that you seek your own independent legal advice
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Re: Debt Collectors due to not receiving the private parking
charge - disabled driver
DIR By: b789
Date: November 6, 2025, 10:07 am
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Standard boilerplate response. I suggest you respond with the
following:
--- Quote ---
> Subject: Non-Compliance with the Pre-Action Protocol for Debt
Claims
>
> Dear Sirs,
>
> I note your latest correspondence. Your response remains
non-compliant with the Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims and
the Practice Direction on Pre-Action Conduct, as it fails to
supply the key documents requested that are necessary for
informed engagement — namely, the landowner authority,
contemporaneous signage evidence, and the contractual terms
alleged to have been breached.
>
> Your refusal to provide these documents despite a specific and
justified request constitutes a clear breach of paragraphs
3.1(a)–(d) and 6(a)/(c) of the Practice Direction. Should your
client nevertheless issue proceedings, this correspondence will
be placed before the court. I will invite the court to consider
your conduct when deciding on case management and costs, in
accordance with paragraph 15(b) of the Practice Direction and
CPR 27.14(2)(g).
>
> Furthermore, continued disregard of the Protocol obligations
will warrant a formal report to the Solicitors Regulation
Authority for failure to uphold the principles of integrity,
independence, and proper standard of service.
>
> Unless and until your client complies with its pre-action
disclosure duties, I am unable to provide a further substantive
response.
>
> Yours faithfully,
>
> [Your name]
--- End Quote ---
#Post#: 97186--------------------------------------------------
Re: Debt Collectors due to not receiving the private parking
charge - disabled driver
DIR By: Dannyboy71
Date: November 7, 2025, 3:33 am
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thanks, they did submit a blurred pic of the signage, a pic of
my car and my appeal letter when i didn't receive the NtK, but
that was all, does the email above still stand. Really
appreciate the support,. I still feel CPM is so unfair. Thanks,
again
#Post#: 97228--------------------------------------------------
Re: Debt Collectors due to not receiving the private parking
charge - disabled driver
DIR By: b789
Date: November 7, 2025, 7:16 am
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Just send it.
#Post#: 102647--------------------------------------------------
Re: Debt Collectors due to not receiving the private parking
charge - disabled driver
DIR By: Dannyboy71
Date: December 16, 2025, 6:56 am
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Afternoon,
Just received a CCJ notification today with an increased cost.
Not sure what i should do now, any advice would be much
appreciated, thank you
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