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Pls help draft urgent defense to County Court Claim -Beckton
DIR By: DearyDiora
Date: September 22, 2025, 8:08 pm
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Hi,
Request for help drafting a defence to county court pls.
PCN issued for: 'Parked in a disabled persons parking place
without displaying a valid badge'.
What happen: Upon entering the car park at Becktn Retail Park
(free parking for three hours).
Driver parked the car in a car park bay; the bay itself was
unclear as for markings and also the signage not well placed,
causing 'confusion' as for the bay status. Nevertheless, car
parked up and went about shopping.
Appeal made below via UKPC online portal.
Alleged Parking Charge Date: 08.01.2025
Parking Charge Issue Date: 10.01.2025
Date of drivers first and only online appeal to UKPC:
05.02.2025.
Appeal submitted to UKPC on 05.02.2025:-
PCN: (Removed number for this thread)
Relationship to Vehicle: Registered Keeper.
I dispute your 'parking charge', as the keeper of the vehicle. I
deny any liability or contractual agreement and I will be making
a complaint about your predatory conduct to your client
landowner.
There will be no admissions as to who was driving and no
assumptions can be drawn. Since your PCN is a vague template, I
require an explanation of the allegation and your evidence. You
must include a close up actual photograph of the sign you
contend was at the location on the material date as well as your
images of the vehicle including the bay markings, since this is
unclear.
If the allegation concerns parking within a designated bay, the
data supplied in response to this appeal must include the record
of clearly marked out designated bay - showing partial/full VRNs
- and an explanation of the reason for the PCN, because your
Notice does not explain it and the bay the vehicle was parked in
is unclear to distinguish if this is a designated bay or not.
Nevertheless and in order to resolve the dispute I attach copies
of evidence supporting blue badge holder status.
I trust there will be no further action of costs and that the
Notice To Keeper will be cancelled off the system with written
correspondence of such actions. Of-course, I will be
counter-suing both UKPC and the landowner under the EA 2010
under the relevant points should this form harassment for any
charges.
Attached was two photo's of blue badge holder (front and back).
End of Appeal.
The driver didn't receive any further letters, therefore given
the length of time passed, it could be assumed the case was
closed without further knowledge.
Issue Date: 04 September 2025
Claim No. (Removed from thread).
County Claims Court notification issued.
Defendant - Particulars of claim listed as:
1. The Defendant (D) is indebted to the Claimant (C) for parking
charge(s) (PC) issued to vehicle (Reg redacted for thread). at
Becktn Retail Park.
2. The dates of contravention are 08/01/2025 and the D was
issued with PC(s) by the claimant.
3. The Defendant is pursued as the driver of vehicle for breach
of the terms on the signs (the contract). Reason: Parked In a
disabled persons parking place without displaying a valid badge.
4. In the alternative the Defendant is pursued as the keeper
pursuant to POFA 2012, Schedule 4.
AND THE CLAIMANT CLAIMS
1. £170.00 being the total of the PC(s) and damages.
2. Interest at a rae of 8.00% per annum pursuant to s.69 of the
County Courts Act 1984 from the date hereof at a daily rate
£0.02 until judgement or sooner payment.
3. Costs and Court Fees.
Costs breakdown on court Form:-
Amount claimed: £178.36
Court Fee: £35.00
Legal Representatives Costs: 50.00
Total Amount: £263.36
As for response pack, driver has submitted via recorded post:-
Acknowledgement of service dated:- 17.09.2025.
Boxes ticked:-
2. I intend to defend part of this claim.
3. I intend to contest jurisdiction (court address:- Civil
National Business Centre (Northampton; the distance from London
to there is reason for this ticked box).
Attached photo's from UKPC of the alleged contravention
(alternative photo also taken by defendant which shows how the
bay markings are unclear and create confusion, likewise the
signage is broken, un-able to see clearly.
Pictures uploaded via:-
HTML https://imgur.com/a/wBJ1YOb
Thank you in advance and I look forward to your response.
Best,
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Re: Pls help draft urgent defense to County Court Claim -Beckton
DIR By: DWMB2
Date: September 23, 2025, 1:16 am
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We could ideally do with seeing the claim form. The following
has a guide on uploading images READ THIS FIRST - Private
Parking Charges Forum guide
HTML https://www.ftla.uk/private-parking-tickets/read-this-first-private-parking-charges-forum-guide/
It would be good to clarify a few things before we proceed.
Firstly, I'm unclear from your account what's what. At first
your argument seems to be that the disabled bay markings were
unclear, but your appeal seems to be based on the fact that a
vehicle occupant was a disabled person with a blue badge who was
allowed to use the bay?
You say that in the acknowledgement of service you have ticked
the box to say you only intend to defend part of the claim...
Which part(s) of their claim do you accept?
You mention that you have stated you intend to dispute
jurisdiction. All claim forms in England are issued by the Civil
National Business Centre. This is not a court and is not where
any hearing will be held. Disputing jurisdiction is for if you
do not live within the jurisdiction of the court (so, outside of
England and Wales).
#Post#: 91038--------------------------------------------------
Re: Pls help draft urgent defense to County Court Claim -Beckton
DIR By: Dave65
Date: September 23, 2025, 4:20 am
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Did you not receive a LoClaim at all from a solicitor etc?
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Re: Pls help draft urgent defense to County Court Claim -Beckton
DIR By: DearyDiora
Date: September 23, 2025, 7:31 am
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Hi,
Thank you for both of your responses. I have since included a
redacted version of the claim form.
Regarding argument of appeal pleases allow me to clarify; it was
unclear at the time whether the bay was a designated bay due to
the rubbed off bay markings and signage, therefore seemed the
bay was a 'regular' bay and it was a space closest to the retail
shop, as were bays adjacent to those bays. There was an
occupant that is a blue badge holder in the vehicle at the time,
and so finding the closest bay was what was the case.
Having being advised to put the appeal into UKPC in this format,
in the likelihood that they will close the case given a blue
badge as evidence can be supplied, along side the confusing and
unclear bay markings.
I was further advised to tick 'defend part of the claim' as they
believe it would not be a winning case? So if the judgement was
to reduce it back to the original PCN ticket cost and take the
loss that the blue badge wasn't displayed. It wasn't something
i was happy to do, but I guess I panicked and was worried about
the deadline date looming and the high costs.
Oh my, same person advised me on the jurisdiction and said to
dispute this! I feel so silly to have submitted this in. Please
would you be able to explain to me how this will be handed as
all this time I believed it was at court?
I would be very happy to hear what you advise on this at this
current stage (in hindsight I wish I had contacted on here
sooner); pls what is the best way to handle this matter as it
stands? I sent the acknowledgement form via recorded delivery.
would it be an idea to update it via online?
Also, would you kindly clarify for me by what date I must submit
my defense in?
Here is the URL Link to the county court claim form:
HTML https://1drv.ms/b/c/657cd71f0e9ce301/EWD576UphgNOvkMRouQMozYBMJklqNkMx34BC9DGFlHKoA?e=naJXJn
Many thanks,
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Re: Pls help draft urgent defense to County Court Claim -Beckton
DIR By: DearyDiora
Date: September 23, 2025, 7:32 am
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To add, i'm sorry I do not know what a LoClaim from a solicitor
etc is?
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Re: Pls help draft urgent defense to County Court Claim -Beckton
DIR By: jfollows
Date: September 23, 2025, 7:50 am
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Letter of Claim.
The N1SDT claim was deemed served on 8 September and your
defence has to be submitted within 28 days, so by 6 October if
you submitted an Acknowledgment of Service.
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Re: Pls help draft urgent defense to County Court Claim -Beckton
DIR By: DearyDiora
Date: September 23, 2025, 8:09 am
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--- Quote from: jfollows link ---
>
> Letter of Claim.
>
> The N1SDT claim was deemed served on 8 September and your
defence has to be submitted within 28 days, so by 6 October if
you submitted an Acknowledgment of Service.
>
--- End Quote ---
Thank you [member=636]jfollows[/member] for clarifying the
defence submission date for me.
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Re: Pls help draft urgent defense to County Court Claim -Beckton
DIR By: DearyDiora
Date: September 23, 2025, 8:15 am
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--- Quote from: DearyDiora link ---
>
> [quote author=jfollows link=topic=8145.msg91073#msg91073
date=1758631827]
> Letter of Claim.
>
> The N1SDT claim was deemed served on 8 September and your
defence has to be submitted within 28 days, so by 6 October if
you submitted an Acknowledgment of Service.
>
--- End Quote ---
Thank you [member=636]jfollows[/member] for clarifying the
defence submission date for me.
[/quote]
Th only letter notification i received from UKPC was the initial
PCN issued, to which I submitted the above mentioned appeal.
Thereafter, I hadn't had any further post from them, which is
why I was so surprised to see a court claim form after 7-ish
months later.
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Re: Pls help draft urgent defense to County Court Claim -Beckton
DIR By: jfollows
Date: September 23, 2025, 8:18 am
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The letter of claim will have been from DCB Legal, not from
UKPC.
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Re: Pls help draft urgent defense to County Court Claim -Beckton
DIR By: DearyDiora
Date: September 23, 2025, 8:22 am
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--- Quote from: jfollows link ---
>
> The letter of claim will have been from DCB Legal, not from
UKPC.
>
--- End Quote ---
Nothing from my recollection was received. my post has been
re-directed and nothing has been received in all that time.
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