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Re: how to deal with Claim Form 2 // from CEL - July 04
DIR By: b789
Date: December 15, 2025, 11:26 am
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It will be sent to your local county court in due course and
you'll receive a Notice of Allocation and further orders. Show
those when you receive them. Nothing is discontinued until after
that stage.
#Post#: 102837--------------------------------------------------
Re: how to deal with Claim Form 2 // from CEL - July 04
DIR By: Looking4Justice
Date: December 17, 2025, 5:51 am
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Good morning,
I am litle bit confused, my understanding was that after the
"mediation call" I only needed to report the name of the person
from the Claimant and the position, which I did , and hopefully
this will never reach a hearing in front of any judge and they
will discontinue... but now you are sying :
"It will be sent to your local county court in due course and
you'll receive a Notice of Allocation and further orders."
I am sorry but I am lost (maybe in trasnlation) , if will sent
to my local county court it will be for a hearing ? I guess thsi
will be notify to me by post ?
#Post#: 102839--------------------------------------------------
Re: how to deal with Claim Form 2 // from CEL - July 04
DIR By: Brenda_R2
Date: December 17, 2025, 5:56 am
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--- Quote from: Looking4Justice link ---
>
> Good morning,
>
> I am litle bit confused, my understanding was that after the
"mediation call" I only needed to report the name of the person
from the Claimant and the position, which I did , and hopefully
this will never reach a hearing in front of any judge and they
will discontinue... but now you are sying :
> "It will be sent to your local county court in due course and
you'll receive a Notice of Allocation and further orders."
>
> I am sorry but I am lost (maybe in trasnlation) , if will sent
to my local county court it will be for a hearing ? I guess thsi
will be notify to me by post ?
>
--- End Quote ---
It's all part of the chain of events that you have to follow to
get this dismissed.
Have faith in the advice you are receiving from b789 and others
- they're experts in these matters and know their stuff :)
#Post#: 102845--------------------------------------------------
Re: how to deal with Claim Form 2 // from CEL - July 04
DIR By: jfollows
Date: December 17, 2025, 6:25 am
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Search the forum for many similar cases involving DCB Legal if
you want to know more. They discontinue before paying the court
fee, which comes later in the process, as
[member=7581]Brenda_R2[/member] advises.
#Post#: 102852--------------------------------------------------
Re: how to deal with Claim Form 2 // from CEL - July 04
DIR By: b789
Date: December 17, 2025, 6:56 am
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Mediation is not a judicial stage of the claim. It is not a
hearing, no judge is involved, no evidence is considered, and
nobody makes a decision about who is right or wrong. It is
simply a settlement chat run by the Small Claims Mediation
Service. The mediator cannot give legal advice, cannot order the
claimant to do anything, and cannot strike out the claim. The
only purpose is to see whether both sides will agree a deal. In
private parking claims, it is very often a waste of time, but it
is still a hoop the system expects parties to jump through.
So what happens after mediation, if it does not settle, is not
“because of mediation” and not because you have failed at
something. It is simply the normal continuation of the case you
already set in motion when you filed the N180.
At that point, the court process resumes. The file is dealt with
administratively, not by a judge. Because you have already filed
the N180, the next step is allocation and transfer. You will
then receive a Notice of Allocation (or a transfer notice with
directions) telling you that the claim has been transferred out
of the Civil National Business Centre (CNBC) to your local
county court hearing centre. The reason for transfer is
straightforward: small claims hearings are normally handled
locally, so the local court becomes responsible for listing the
case and giving the standard directions.
Yes, transfer to your local court is the route that leads to a
hearing if the claim is not settled or discontinued. It does not
mean a hearing is definitely happening; it means the court is
preparing the case for one. You will be notified, usually by
post, with the order/directions and either a hearing date or
wording that it will be listed later.
In these parking claims, what happens next is that DCB Legal
will let it run on until the hearing is getting close, and then
discontinue shortly before they would have to pay the £27
hearing/trial fee. They do that to avoid paying the fee and to
avoid the risk of losing at a hearing. That is why you can be
told, truthfully, that it will go to your local court “in due
course”, and also be told, realistically, that discontinuance is
going to happen later on. Both statements can be correct at the
same time.
Bottom line: mediation is not a “stage before the judge”. It is
a non-judicial settlement hoop. If there’s no settlement, the
case simply carries on, and the next formal thing you should
expect is the transfer/allocation paperwork from the court.
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Re: how to deal with Claim Form 2 // from CEL - July 04
DIR By: Looking4Justice
Date: December 19, 2025, 4:56 am
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Thank you so much for the detailed explanation. I will let you
know when I received the documents by post.
I am trully grateful for all the support, the patient and the
understanding.
Hope everyone here have a Lovely Christmas Time.
Thanks Thanks Thanks !!! :)
#Post#: 108817--------------------------------------------------
Re: how to deal with Claim Form 2 // from CEL - July 04
DIR By: Looking4Justice
Date: February 5, 2026, 10:03 am
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Good afternoon,
I finally got the letter on he post, copy below:
I guess the next step will be to wait for a "Hearing Date"
allocation if they pay the court fee correct ?
Whta's the next step ? because DCB Legal keeps calling to my
home phone number with a machine message saying they have an
important mesage for me.... I hang up all the time.
Looking forwrad to heraing from you soon,
Thanks in advanced, for your help and support .
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#Post#: 108820--------------------------------------------------
Re: how to deal with Claim Form 2 // from CEL - July 04
DIR By: InterCity125
Date: February 5, 2026, 10:15 am
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Do not respond to DCB Legal - they are now trying to mitigate
their losses.
#Post#: 111150--------------------------------------------------
Re: how to deal with Claim Form 2 // from CEL - July 04
DIR By: Looking4Justice
Date: February 25, 2026, 11:57 am
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Good afternoon,
I received 2 letters from court , 1 is the Notice of Trial Date
for April 17, saying that "unless the claimant does by 4:00pm on
the 19 March 2026 pay to the court the trial fee of £27 or file
properly completed application for help with the fees, then the
claim will be struck out with effect from 19 March 206.
The other letter is a Notice of Allocation to the Small Claims
Track (Haering) saying that the court believes that my case is
suitable for mediation..... I do not understand, why the offer
that again ? we already passed that option...
Also received an email from DCB Legal : "To assist the Court in
achieving its overriding objective, our Client may be prepared
to settle this case. I can confirm our Client would be agreeable
to £135.00 in full and final settlement of this Claim. The
current outstanding balance is £288.24."
What are the chances that they pay the court fee? If I have to
face the hearing, can I win ?
Please let me know how to proceed,
Thanks.
#Post#: 111152--------------------------------------------------
Re: how to deal with Claim Form 2 // from CEL - July 04
DIR By: DWMB2
Date: February 25, 2026, 12:19 pm
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The letter with the hearing date should also specify a date for
the submission of evidence, witness statements etc. What date is
this?
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