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Euro Car Parks - Overstayed- Shell Petrol station Clapton London
DIR By: brdl
Date: February 16, 2026, 1:58 pm
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Hi everyone, I’m hoping for some advice about a private parking
court claim.
On 10 September 2021, I parked a school minibus at a Shell
petrol station in Upper Clapton, North London, to fill up with
diesel. After refueling, I moved the minibus to the side and
ended up remaining on site for a total of about 32 minutes. The
time limit used to be 30 minutes, so I overstayed.
The school later received letters from a private parking company
(I can’t remember which company). I responded at the time
explaining that I had not received the original correspondence
before the charge increased to £170, and I provided my name and
address.
In January 2026, I received a County Court Claim Form dated 21
January 2026. I submitted an Acknowledgment of Service (AOS) on
4 February 2026.
I would really appreciate advice on:
What I should do next
When my defense is due
How to prepare a defense in this type of case
Thank you in advance for any help.
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Re: Euro Car Parks - Overstayed- Shell Petrol station Clapton
London
DIR By: brdl
Date: February 28, 2026, 7:31 pm
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I am attaching a link with the notice I received
If anyone can please help
HTML https://ik.imagekit.io/jobt2j2e3a/Claim%20Form%20.pdf?updatedAt=1772327086143
This is the letter I sent to ECP back in 2022
HTML https://ik.imagekit.io/jobt2j2e3a/03092022_Your%20letter%20dated%2018_01_2022%20and%2025_02_2022%20Ican%20confir.pdf
#Post#: 111593--------------------------------------------------
Re: Euro Car Parks - Overstayed- Shell Petrol station Clapton
London
DIR By: jfollows
Date: March 1, 2026, 12:40 am
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Defence is due 5+14+14 days after the date on the N1SDT form, 23
February I calculate.
It says this on the form! “no later than 28 days from the date
of service”
Your letter is not to ECP, it is to Debt Recovery Plus, who will
have ignored it because they are not responsible for the alleged
debt in any way.
Your defence is simply why you should not be liable for the
payment.Are the signs clear? Were they changed shortly before
without making the change clear? Only you know what to put here.
You need to file something as a matter of urgency, and you may
well find that a default judgement against you has already been
made, in which case if you pay within one month it will not be
recorded.
#Post#: 111595--------------------------------------------------
Re: Euro Car Parks - Overstayed- Shell Petrol station Clapton
London
DIR By: InterCity125
Date: March 1, 2026, 2:19 am
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Although you provided your name and address earlier in the
process, they may not include this information either in their
claim or witness statement - these people are lemmings after
all.
You can utilise this 'oversight' to your advantage by
questioning why they are even holding you liable in the first
instance.
They have already made step 1 in that error process - on their
claim form where they state that they are pursuing you using
PoFA Keeper liability - You are clearly not the registered
keeper.
So the only way that they can hold you liable is to prove you
were driving - do they actually have the evidence to prove that?
Probably not!
As already advised, you need to start your defence submission
but, I would bear in mind that when writing the initial defence
you should keep it strictly as a skeleton argument - you can
then put meat on the bones at a later stage (the witness
statement) - the idea being, that you put sufficient in your
defence without tipping off the claimant that they have not
provided evidence that you are actually liable.
Obviously, AT NO POINT SHOULD YOU REVEAL THAT YOU WERE THE
DRIVER - leave that for them to prove.
So you could start the defence with something loosely worded;
1. I robustly deny that any debt is owed to the claimant and the
claimant has provided no evidence that I owe the money.
Seeing that in your defence will have the claimant digging up
the photos of the vehicle parked and not your letter confirming
driver details - you see how this works?
#Post#: 111606--------------------------------------------------
Re: Euro Car Parks - Overstayed- Shell Petrol station Clapton
London
DIR By: ixxy
Date: March 1, 2026, 3:41 am
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You would not have received the original PCN as that would have
gone to the keeper, probably school or lease company. By
responding at that point you effectively outed yourself as the
driver. The keeper should have either dealt with this or named
you as the driver.
You really need copies of the original PCN and signage as your
original statement doesn't add up. If the free stay was 30
minutes you should have a 10 minute grace period on top, if it
was less than 22 minutes then you breached the rules. However 20
mins is very short for a petrol station.
Could really do with a clearer picture to be able advise more
appropriately.
#Post#: 111607--------------------------------------------------
Re: Euro Car Parks - Overstayed- Shell Petrol station Clapton
London
DIR By: jfollows
Date: March 1, 2026, 3:50 am
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I think the most important things are
- Check status with MCOL
- If no judgement has been recorded, file a defence as a matter
of urgency
#Post#: 112585--------------------------------------------------
Re: Euro Car Parks - Overstayed- Shell Petrol station Clapton
London
DIR By: brdl
Date: March 9, 2026, 3:09 pm
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Hi everyone,
I have now received a County Court Judgment (CCJ) against me.
I’m unsure what my options are. Specifically:
Can I still deny that I was the driver?
Can I still submit a defence or challenge the claim?
Is it possible to apply for a set aside of the CCJ or use any
other legal trick?
Any advice, step-by-step tips, or templates would be really
appreciated.
Thank you!
HTML https://ik.imagekit.io/jobt2j2e3a/09032026_National%20Debtline.pdf
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Re: Euro Car Parks - Overstayed- Shell Petrol station Clapton
London
DIR By: jfollows
Date: March 9, 2026, 3:47 pm
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You can apply for a contested set-aside which requires payment
of >£300 court fee, which you might get back if succesful.
Pragmatically, it might be best to ensure you pay within 1 month
because the debt will not be recorded if so, and will have no
negative effect on credit etc.
Otherwise, if you delay payment or do not pay you will have a
record for six years.
You can no longer defend this claim, it has been decided in the
claimant’s favour. You failed to submit a defence by the
deadline of 23 February.
#Post#: 112618--------------------------------------------------
Re: Euro Car Parks - Overstayed- Shell Petrol station Clapton
London
DIR By: InterCity125
Date: March 10, 2026, 3:07 am
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--- Quote from: brdl link ---
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I have now received a County Court Judgment (CCJ) against me.
>
> I’m unsure what my options are. Specifically:
>
> Can I still deny that I was the driver?
>
> Can I still submit a defence or challenge the claim?
>
> Is it possible to apply for a set aside of the CCJ or use any
other legal trick?
>
> Any advice, step-by-step tips, or templates would be really
appreciated.
>
> Thank you!
>
>
HTML https://ik.imagekit.io/jobt2j2e3a/09032026_National%20Debtline.pdf
>
--- End Quote ---
Can you confirm that you did as advised and entered a defence on
March 1st?
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Re: Euro Car Parks - Overstayed- Shell Petrol station Clapton
London
DIR By: jfollows
Date: March 10, 2026, 3:20 am
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The judgement is dated 27 February.
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