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CLAIM FORM received -DCB Legal ltd- Feltham -Please Help!
DIR By: bluebell
Date: July 2, 2025, 1:56 pm
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Hi all, :)
Firstly, I'd like to thank you all here for such an amazing
wealth of information found here! I've read what I could,
browsing newbies' threads on Private Penalty Charge Notices here
quietly. I would be very grateful if you could help me with my
formal defence, I've seen a few here, not sure what to use.
Please can you guide me on defence,what to write,what to expect
from them, what to do/not to do- newbie here, feisty mum!
Details of CLAIM FORM:
I received a Claim. The date of issue is 17/06/25. I filed and
sent 'AOS' via Money Claim Online, with the guide I found here,
on 24/06/25.
From reading up on here, I have 17/6/25 +5+28 days to send my
formal defence-until 20/7/25- Do I have this right?
I have no information on any of my letters received, as I binned
them promptly, have to be honest- this worked as a strategy so
far, so I have no original letters, until the last ' claim
letter '- which I luckily didn't throw away!!(silly billy, I
know.)
I remember faintly where the supposed allegation happened in
November 2024. I don't know the area-as it is about an hour away
from where I live. I've been there only ONCE.I went to pick up a
present from Dunelm for my daughter-drove one hour from my home
to get it, as the Fetlham Dunelm store was the only one where
the item was in stock. I parked the car, went to the shop, and
left. There were no ramps at the entry point, no obvious signage
at the entry point, and no pay ticket machines.
We have many such shopping centres around with surface car
parks, which are free-or with 3hour limit parking-but they are
clearly visible in the area I live, so I didn't think for a
second that ANPR took my number plate- and a penalty was
generated.
I since looked at Google images, to see if I see anything,and
didn't see any ramps or visible signs either.
Truthfully,I'm reluctant to drive an hour away from home to
record this for myself, (unless I have to), but should I need to
go to court to defend myself, I'll drive there to record what's
visible.
Details on the form:
Claimant: PARMAVEN Limited
Address for sending documents and payments: DCB LEGAL LTD
Telephone: 0330 1744172
Reference: ************
CLAIM AMOUNT: £ 261.92
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Amount Claimed :£176.92
Court Fee: £35
Legal costs: £50
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Total Claim amount: £ 261.92
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Particulars of claim: 1. THE DEFENDANT (D) IS INDEBTED TO THE
CLAIMANT (C) FOR A PARKING CHARGE(S) (PC) ISSUED TO VEHICLE
******* AT THE CENTRE FELTHAM SURFACE, FELTHAM, TW13 4GU 2. THE
DATE OF CONTRAVENTION IS 27/11/2024 AND THE D WAS ISSUED WITH
PC(S) BY THE CLAIMANT 3. THE
DEFENDANT IS PURSUED AS THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE FOR BREACH OF
THE TERMS ON THE SIGNS (THE CONTRACT). REASON: NO VALID PARKING
SESSION
4. IN THE ALTERNATIVE THE DEFENDANT IS PURSUED AS THE KEEPER
PURSUANT TO POFA 2012, SCHEDULE 4.
AND THE CLAIMANT CLAIMS
1. £170 BEING THE TOTAL OF THE PC(S) AND DAMAGES.
2. INTEREST AT A RATE OF 8% PER ANNUM PURSUANT TO S.69 OF THE
COUNTY COURTS ACT 1984 FROM THE DATE HEREOF AT A DAILY RATE OF
£.03 UNTIL JUDGMENT OR SOONER PAYMENT.
3. COSTS AND COURT FEES
Can any of you lovely people help me navigate this?-I have
nothing to lose by fighting with all my might at this stage!
Thank you so much in advance!!
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#Post#: 79361--------------------------------------------------
Re: CLAIM FORM received -DCB Legal ltd- Feltham -Please Help!
DIR By: b789
Date: July 3, 2025, 3:47 am
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No need to drive anywhere. The odds of this ever reaching
hearing stage are less than 1%. Just follow the advice here and
you won't be paying a penny.
With an issue date of 17th June, you have until 4pm on Monday
7th July to submit your defence. As you have submitted an
Acknowledgement of Service (AoS) you now have until 4pm on
Monday 21st July to submit your defence. The deadline date will
never be on a weekend or bank holiday and is therefore 4pm the
next working day.
Here is the defence and link to the draft order that goes with
it. You only need to edit your name and the claim number. You
sign the defence by typing your full name for the signature and
date it. There is nothing to edit in the draft order.
When you're ready you combine both documents as a single PDF
attachment and send as an attachment in an email to
claimresponses.cnbc@justice.gov.uk and CC in yourself. The claim
number must be in the email subject field and in the body of the
email just put: "Please find attached the defence and draft
order in the matter of Parkmaven Ltd v [your full name] Claim
no.: [claim number]."
--- Quote ---
> [center]IN THE COUNTY COURT[/center]
> [right]Claim No: [Claim Number][/right]
>
> [center]BETWEEN:
>
> Parkmaven Ltd
> Claimant
>
> - and -
>
> [Defendant's Full Name]
> 
Defendant
>
>
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>
> DEFENCE[/center]
>
> 1. The Defendant denies the claim in its entirety. The
Defendant asserts that there is no liability to the Claimant and
that no debt is owed. The claim is without merit and does not
adequately disclose any comprehensible cause of action.
>
> 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 16.7.3(1);
>
> (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 adequately set out the reason (or reasons)
why the claimant asserts the defendant has breached the contract
(or contracts)
>
> (d) 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;
>
> (e) The PoC do not state precisely how the sum claimed is
calculated, including the basis for any statutory interest,
damages, or other charges;
>
> (f) The PoC do not state what proportion of the claim is the
parking charge and what proportion is damages;
>
> (g) The PoC do not provide clarity on whether the Defendant is
sued as the driver or the keeper of the vehicle, as the claimant
cannot plead alternative causes of action without
specificity.[/indent]
>
> 4. The Defendant attaches to this defence a copy of a draft
order approved by a district judge at another court. The court
struck out the claim of its own initiative after determining
that the Particulars of Claim failed to comply with CPR 16.4.
The judge noted that the claimant had failed to:
>
> [indent](i) Set out the exact wording of the clause (or
clauses) of the terms and conditions relied upon;
>
> (ii) Adequately explain the reasons why the defendant was
allegedly in breach of contract;
>
> (iii) Provide separate, detailed Particulars of Claim as
permitted under CPR PD 7C.5.2(2).
>
> (iv) The court further observed that, given the modest sum
claimed, requiring further case management steps would be
disproportionate and contrary to the overriding objective.
Accordingly, the judge struck out the claim outright rather than
permitting an amendment.[/indent]
>
> 5. The Defendant submits that the same reasoning applies in
this case and invites the court to adopt a similar approach by
striking out the claim for the Claimant’s failure to comply with
CPR 16.4.
>
> 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 ---
Draft Order for the defence
HTML https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/tcewefk7daozuje25chkl/Strikeout-order-v2.pdf?rlkey=wxnymo8mwcma2jj8xihjm7pdx&st=nbtf0cn6&dl=0
#Post#: 79454--------------------------------------------------
Re: CLAIM FORM received -DCB Legal ltd- Feltham -Please Help!
DIR By: bluebell
Date: July 3, 2025, 2:27 pm
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Hi b789,
Thank you so much for your help and guidance regarding my
defence!! I followed everything as you said, and merged the
documents into 1 PDF as you suggested. Fingers crossed that all
will be ok, and that this will be dropped. Can I please ask what
to expect after submitting my defence? What happens next?
Thank you for taking the time to respond-it means so much!
#Post#: 79457--------------------------------------------------
Re: CLAIM FORM received -DCB Legal ltd- Feltham -Please Help!
DIR By: DWMB2
Date: July 3, 2025, 3:03 pm
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There are a plethora of other cases on here involving DCB Legal.
I would suggest reading through a sample of them to understand
how the cases progress.
#Post#: 79507--------------------------------------------------
Re: CLAIM FORM received -DCB Legal ltd- Feltham -Please Help!
DIR By: b789
Date: July 4, 2025, 4:48 am
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Letter from DCB Legal stating that they have received copy of
your defence and their client intends to proceed. Usually with a
copy of their N180 Directions Questionnaire (DQ).
You follow the instructions below for submitting your own DQ.
You will receive a date for a mandatory telephone mediation.
This is not part of the juducial process and no judge is
involved. You simply offer £0 and it is over in minutes.
Next the case will be transferred to your local county court and
will be allocated to the small claims track and you will receive
directions from a judge with the hearing date, witness statement
submission deadline and the deadline by which the claimant must
pay the £27 trial fee. It is just before that date that they
will discontinue if it hasn't been struck out already.
Instructions for submitting your own N180 DQ:
Having received your own N180 (make sure it is not simply a copy
of the claimants N180), do not use the paper form. Ignore all
the other forms that came with it. you can discard those.
Download your own here and fill it in on your computer. You sign
it by simply typing your full name in the signature box.
HTML https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/673341e779e9143625613543/N180_1124.pdf
Here are the answers to some of the less obvious questions:
[indent]• The name of the court is "Civil National Business
Centre".
• To be completed by "Your full name" and you are the
"Defendant".
• C1: "YES"
• D1: "NO". Reason: "I wish to question the Claimant about their
evidence at a hearing in person and to expose omissions and any
misleading or incorrect evidence or assertions.
Given the Claimant is a firm who complete cut & paste parking
case paperwork for a living, having this case heard solely on
papers would appear to put the Claimant at an unfair advantage,
especially as they would no doubt prefer the Defendant not to
have the opportunity to expose the issues in the Claimants
template submissions or speak as the only true witness to events
in question.."
• F1: Whichever is your nearest county court. Use this to find
it:
HTML https://www.find-court-tribunal.service.gov.uk/search-option
• F3: "1".
• Sign the form by simply typing your full name for the
signature.[/indent]
When you have completed the form, attach it to a single email
addressed to both dq.cnbc@justice.gov.uk and info@dcblegal.co.uk
and CC in yourself. Make sure that the claim number is in the
subject field of the email.
#Post#: 79641--------------------------------------------------
Re: CLAIM FORM received -DCB Legal ltd- Feltham -Please Help!
DIR By: bluebell
Date: July 5, 2025, 3:20 am
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Hi b789,
Thank you ever so much for taking the time to outline this for
me so patiently. So, I only use the online form, not the one
they would send. I just looked at the form online, so I have an
idea of what to expect. I'm very grateful for all your help-many
thanks! :-)
#Post#: 79645--------------------------------------------------
Re: CLAIM FORM received -DCB Legal ltd- Feltham -Please Help!
DIR By: b789
Date: July 5, 2025, 3:46 am
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Unless you want to use the form they send you, complete it, sign
it, photocopy it, put them in separate envelopes addressed to
both the CNBC and the claimants representative, purchase stamps
for them, ideally take them to a post office and obtain free
proof of posting certificates, then yes, just do as advised in a
single email from the comfort of wherever you use the internet.
#Post#: 90919--------------------------------------------------
Re: CLAIM FORM received -DCB Legal ltd- Feltham -Please Help!
DIR By: bluebell
Date: September 22, 2025, 7:03 am
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Hi again,
I have now received my Directions questionnaire from the CNBC. I
have downloaded the N180 and filled it as advised by b789.
I'm not sure whether to email it back to DCB legal, who acts on
behalf of Parmaven Limited, or Parkmaven or both? Claimant on
the form is Parmaven Limited. It says to return the form by
23/09/25 to CNBC and serve copies on all other parties. I have
everything ready to go.
Please can you help me clarify this?
Thank you all in advance!
#Post#: 91064--------------------------------------------------
Re: CLAIM FORM received -DCB Legal ltd- Feltham -Please Help!
DIR By: b789
Date: September 23, 2025, 6:37 am
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You do not communicate with the claimant directly if they are
represented. In this case, you only need copy in DCB Legal.
#Post#: 91710--------------------------------------------------
Re: CLAIM FORM received -DCB Legal ltd- Feltham -Please Help!
DIR By: bluebell
Date: September 27, 2025, 6:27 am
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Hi b789, Thank you so much for your response! I submitted my
Directions Questionnaire (DQ) to the court by email, copying in
DCB Legal and myself. My DQ only relates to the most recent
parking charge of £176, which they are pursuing.
However, I now seem to have a new problem. Out of the blue, I
received a “FINAL REMINDER” from DCB Legal for multiple unpaid
private parking charges from 2023 (3 in total), amounting to
£465. I have no evidence or paperwork for these—just this sudden
demand for payment. Even if I had received something years ago,
I would have forgotten about it by now.
It feels like, because the latest claim (£176) may be too small
for them to push in court, they’ve gone digging into my past and
are now trying to add these older charges. If combined, the
total would jump to £633.
My question is:
Can they suddenly add these old charges to the current case,
even though I only completed the DQ for the £176 claim? Please
can you help? (I don't know how to attach a picture of the most
recent demand letter.)
Any guidance would be really appreciated. Thank you!
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