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N1DST received DCBL on behalf of Smart Parking Ltd
DIR By: Bakery55
Date: January 3, 2026, 6:38 am
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Hi B789 & Richard W
I hope you are both well and Happy New Year!
I have come across your very useful advice on this forum post.
I was hoping you could give me some advice as I have received an
N1DST from the Courts for DCBL Legal on behalf of Smart Parking
Ltd (Issue date 22/12/2025) and know that I now need to act to
avoid any potentially risk of a default CCJ.
For background:
This PC claim first came to my knowledge when I received a
letter from DCBL on 24/10/2025 in relation to an alleged
infringement on 18/05/2024 at a Smart Parking car park. FYI - I
moved house in June 2024 and updated by licence but forgot to
update the V5C unfortunately.
As this was the first I had heard about this PC, I challenged it
using the online tool on the Smart Parking website letting them
know I would like some evidence of the infringement and told
them this is the first I have heard about it - They replied with
two images (one entering and one leaving the car park) and said
that I didn't pay for long enough for the duration stayed. They
said it was too late to challenge and that it had been passed to
DCBL and I had to deal with them directly. - I ignored the DCBL
letter.
I then received a second letter from DCBL Legal this time on
13/11/25 again demanding £150 and the usually threatening
language - I ignored also.
On 29/12/2025 I received a N1DST claim form from the courts with
the issue date of 22/12/2025. Now requesting a claim of £251.56
(Claim: £166.66, court fee: £35 & legal costs:£50).
I honestly can't remember the day and the duration spent at the
parking location but I have no intention of paying these crooks
£250 but I know I have 14 days now to do something - so I was
hoping you could provide me with some advice on how to proceed.
I have attached a link to the N1DST with PoCs for your
reference.
HTML https://thumbnail-img-4342.tiiny.site
I look forward to your response and many thanks in advance.
Matt
#Post#: 104389--------------------------------------------------
Re: Split from Hijack: Filling in a N1SDT form.
DIR By: jfollows
Date: January 3, 2026, 6:46 am
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So did you submit an AoS as advised above?
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> With an issue date of 10th December, you have until 4pm on
Monday 29th December to submit your defence. If you submit an
Acknowledgement of Service (AoS) before then, you would then
have until 4pm on Monday 12th January to submit your defence.
>
> You only need to submit an AoS if you need extra time to
prepare your defence. If you want to submit an AoS then follow
the instructions in this linked PDF:
>
--- End Quote ---
If not, did you submit the defence suggested above in Reply #4?
Tell us what you’ve done, not done, and where you’re at in the
process!
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N1DST received DCBL on behalf of Smart Parking Ltd
DIR By: Bakery55
Date: January 3, 2026, 6:58 am
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Hi, I hope you are all well and Happy New Year!
I have come across this forum in relation to dealing with
DCBL/DCBL Legal.
I was hoping to get some advice as I have received an N1DST from
the Courts for DCBL Legal on behalf of Smart Parking Ltd (Issue
date 22/12/2025) and know that I now need to act to avoid any
potentially risk of a default CCJ.
For background:
This PC claim first came to my knowledge when I received a
letter from DCBL on 24/10/2025 in relation to an alleged
infringement on 18/05/2024 at a Smart Parking car park. FYI - I
moved house in June 2024 and updated by licence but forgot to
update the V5C unfortunately.
As this was the first I had heard about this PC, I challenged it
using the online tool on the Smart Parking website letting them
know I would like some evidence of the infringement and told
them this is the first I have heard about it - They replied with
two images (one entering and one leaving the car park) and said
that I didn't pay for long enough for the duration stayed. They
said it was too late to challenge and that it had been passed to
DCBL and I had to deal with them directly. - I ignored the DCBL
letter.
I then received a second letter from DCBL Legal this time on
13/11/25 again demanding £150 and the usually threatening
language - I ignored also.
On 29/12/2025 I received a N1DST claim form from the courts with
the issue date of 22/12/2025. Now requesting a claim of £251.56
(Claim: £166.66, court fee: £35 & legal costs:£50).
I honestly can't remember the day and the duration spent at the
parking location but I know I have 14 days now to do something -
so I was hoping the forum could provide me with some advice on
how to proceed.
I have attached a link to the N1DST with PoCs for your
reference.
HTML https://thumbnail-img-4342.tiiny.site
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Re: N1DST received DCBL on behalf of Smart Parking Ltd
DIR By: Dave65
Date: January 4, 2026, 4:33 am
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A letter before claim should not be ignored, it is a chance to
show that you are not an easy touch.
Did you identify the driver in any correspondence to smart?
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Re: N1DST received DCBL on behalf of Smart Parking Ltd
DIR By: Bakery55
Date: January 4, 2026, 4:40 am
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Hi Dave,
In my chain of events isn’t fully accurate I did call up DCBL
and say I would challenge directly with Smart parking as I never
received the original PCN.
What do you mean by identify the driver to Smart? I can tell
it’s me from the pictures they sent but I didn’t confirm it was
me driving.
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Re: N1DST received DCBL on behalf of Smart Parking Ltd
DIR By: jfollows
Date: January 4, 2026, 4:43 am
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--- Quote from: Bakery55 link ---
>
> What do you mean by identify the driver to Smart? I can tell
it’s me from the pictures they sent but I didn’t confirm it was
me driving.
>
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Nobody can identify the driver from pictures, think about it.
The only way they know who the driver is is if you tell them
explicitly.
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Re: N1DST received DCBL on behalf of Smart Parking Ltd
DIR By: Bakery55
Date: January 4, 2026, 4:48 am
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Ok understood, so how do I proceed?
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Re: N1DST received DCBL on behalf of Smart Parking Ltd
DIR By: Dave65
Date: January 4, 2026, 4:49 am
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This forum will help you.
First do a search on this site(top box) for Smart posts and DCBL
legal, b789 has very good advice with these.
b789`s usual advice is that they will most likely discontinue
the claim.
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Re: N1DST received DCBL on behalf of Smart Parking Ltd
DIR By: andy_foster
Date: January 4, 2026, 4:50 am
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If the OP were to defend on the basis of putting the PPC to
proof that he was the driver, and they have photos that clearly
show the OP driving, a District Judge might well be able to
identify him from those photos or otherwise ask him if he was
the driver.
#Post#: 104475--------------------------------------------------
Re: N1DST received DCBL on behalf of Smart Parking Ltd
DIR By: Bakery55
Date: January 4, 2026, 4:55 am
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Thanks Dave/Andy, I also noted b789’s advice on here.
Would it be appropriate to use the same defence b789 provided on
this thread?
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