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Live cases legal advice => Private parking tickets => Topic started by: S.M on November 19, 2025, 01:17:38 pm
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Received a reply from DCB legal.they only attached picture of the car entering and exiting the car park.
We write in response to your correspondence received in our office dated 27th of March 2026.
We now respond to the same as follows.
Please find attached all relevant evidence we hold on the matter.
When parking on private land, the contractual terms of the site are set out on the signs. You are entering a contract, agreeing to the terms by parking, and staying on the site. Parking in breach of the terms as stipulated on the signage means that you are then breaking the terms of the contract.
The terms and conditions on the signs clearly provided tariff rates to pay for parking, if the correct payment was not made a parking charge would be issued. The parking charge was issued correctly as you failed to pay for the correct time your vehicle was on site.
A Notice to Keeper was issued to you. You were afforded the opportunity to; appeal the parking charge, transfer liability to the driver (if it was not you) or make payment. Neither a successful appeal, nor an adequate nomination were received, yet payment remains outstanding.
You now have 30 days from the date of this email to make payment of £170.00. Failure to make payment may result in a Claim being issued against you without any further reference.
Payment can be made via bank transfer to our designated client account:
Account Name: DCB Legal Ltd Client Account
Sort Code: 20-24-09
Account Number: 60964441
You must quote the correct case reference (711200999882PEL) when making payment. If you do not, we may be unable to correctly allocate the payment. If further action is taken by us as a result of an incorrect reference being quoted, you will be liable for any further fees or costs incurred.
Alternatively, you can contact DCB Legal Ltd on 0203 838 7038 to make payment over the telephone or online at https://dcblegal.co.uk/response/pay-online/.
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Here's one hot off the press: Hearing set for parking charge by car park management services LTD (https://www.ftla.uk/private-parking-tickets/hearing-set-for-parking-charge-by-car-park-management-services-ltd/msg114326/#new)
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Generally speaking, any thread which 'goes deep' (ie 4 or 5 pages plus) is normally a success story.
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What do you mean by “claim was succesful”? Claim by whom? Success by whom?
DCB Legal initiates court proceedings because it knows that many people ignore them, and then it applies for and gets a judgement in default against them.
People who follow the process and file a defence, on the other hand, they eventually give up with. We can’t promise anything, but something like >99% of defended cases get discontinued. It’s not worth their while actually taking it to court, sending people, paying expenses, for a couple of hundred pounds.
But you will need to file a defence in due course.
I meant success by us not the parking companies. I am looking for threads where we have successfully defended a claim by parking companies.
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What do you mean by “claim was succesful”? Claim by whom? Success by whom?
DCB Legal initiates court proceedings because it knows that many people ignore them, and then it applies for and gets a judgement in default against them.
People who follow the process and file a defence, on the other hand, they eventually give up with. We can’t promise anything, but something like >99% of defended cases get discontinued. It’s not worth their while actually taking it to court, sending people, paying expenses, for a couple of hundred pounds.
But you will need to file a defence in due course.
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I agree, the response to the Letter of Claim isn’t too vital, you respond as above and that’s fine.
But you will need to file a defence to a court claim, so you should research this now so that you have it ready in due course. A defended case with a proper defence will very likely end up with a discontinuation, but you need to follow the paperwork path first.
I have been reading some thread including this https://www.ftla.uk/private-parking-tickets/dbc-legal-letter-of-claim/30/
If you have one where the claim was successful please include it here.
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You could reply with the following;
To whom it may concern,
Thank you for your Letter of Claim which arrived today.
I write as the individual named on your letter.
Liability for the debt is categorically denied.
As I understand it, the driver is not known to your client and, given the specific circumstances, there is no other route to liability in this matter.
I am sorry that I am unable to help you further.
Best wishes,
xxxxx xxxxxxxx
Thank you
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I agree, the response to the Letter of Claim isn’t too vital, you respond as above and that’s fine.
But you will need to file a defence to a court claim, so you should research this now so that you have it ready in due course. A defended case with a proper defence will very likely end up with a discontinuation, but you need to follow the paperwork path first.
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You could reply with the following;
To whom it may concern,
Thank you for your Letter of Claim which arrived today.
I write as the individual named on your letter.
Liability for the debt is categorically denied.
As I understand it, the driver is not known to your client and, given the specific circumstances, there is no other route to liability in this matter.
I am sorry that I am unable to help you further.
Best wishes,
xxxxx xxxxxxxx
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Can anyone please share a template when it's a hire vehicle? I am struggling to find one on the forum.
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Reply along the lines of denying any responsibility for the alleged debt, thanks to the incompetence of Parking Eye in not following the requirements of PoFA 2012, and you will defend any court claim on that basis, if not on others.
Expect to receive a court claim, to which you will need to respond and provide a defence. And attend a “mediation” session at which you will offer £0 to settle.
DCB Legal will almost certainly discontinue the case before having to pay the court fee.
Search the forum for many, many similar cases.
I have seen templates on the forum but this was essentially a hired car. It was a replacement car provided by the dealership.
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Reply along the lines of denying any responsibility for the alleged debt, thanks to the incompetence of Parking Eye in not following the requirements of PoFA 2012, and you will defend any court claim on that basis, if not on others.
Expect to receive a court claim, to which you will need to respond and provide a defence. And attend a “mediation” session at which you will offer £0 to settle.
DCB Legal will almost certainly discontinue the case before having to pay the court fee.
Search the forum for many, many similar cases.
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Hi folks DCB LEGAL sent a letter of claim issued on 09th march received on 16th of March. They still have the first name wrong. Do i reply to them within the 30 days? If yes what shall i send?
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As long as the driver has not been identified, they cannot hold the Hirer liable. They have no idea who the driver is unless the Hirer blabs it to them, inadvertently or otherwise.
Did you appeal? If you did, did you identify the driver by saying things like "I did this or that" instead of "the driver did this or that"?
Besides the fact they the Notice to Hirer (NtH) is not PoFA compliant with paras 13/14, the location is not relevant land as it is covered buy statutory byelaws. As long as the driver has not been identified, this will go nowhere.
As already mentioned above, because ParkingEye are using DSCB Legal, they know they don't have a chance if this ever went in front of a judge. If DCB Legal do issue the claim, you will defend using the template defence we provide and I can guarantee that it will eventually be discontinued. They only go this far because they hope you are low-hanging fruit on the gullible tree and can be intimidated into paying out of ignorance and fear.
Having been on this website and on pepipoo before, I know that i should never identify the driver for a private parking ticket :)
I`ll just wait for their letter then. Thanks
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As long as the driver has not been identified, they cannot hold the Hirer liable. They have no idea who the driver is unless the Hirer blabs it to them, inadvertently or otherwise.
Did you appeal? If you did, did you identify the driver by saying things like "I did this or that" instead of "the driver did this or that"?
Besides the fact they the Notice to Hirer (NtH) is not PoFA compliant with paras 13/14, the location is not relevant land as it is covered buy statutory byelaws. As long as the driver has not been identified, this will go nowhere.
As already mentioned above, because ParkingEye are using DSCB Legal, they know they don't have a chance if this ever went in front of a judge. If DCB Legal do issue the claim, you will defend using the template defence we provide and I can guarantee that it will eventually be discontinued. They only go this far because they hope you are low-hanging fruit on the gullible tree and can be intimidated into paying out of ignorance and fear.
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Ignore DCBL, use their letters for hamster bedding or something useful, do not contact them in any way because this will only encourage them. They are powerless and irrelevant. If DCB Legal write to you, come back here for advice.
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Can`t i contact DCBL to ask them to send the letter of claim?
You could, but they won't. Any letter of claim will be issued by the associated but different DCB Legal, or if they're feeling lucky, ParkingEye themselves.
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The usual: what other documents came with the Notice to Hirer?
None, I’m sure, so Parking Eye has not complied with PoFA 2012 to be able to hold you, the hirer, liable in place of the unknown driver. So if the identity of the driver has not been revealed, they can’t come after you instead.
It sounds like no formal appeal to Parking Eye was made.
Who is the notice of intended legal action from? If it’s just a debt collector, ignore and wait for a Letter of Claim.
The incorrect name is irrelevant. You can correct it when you reply to the Letter of Claim in due course.
PoFA requires
(2)The conditions are that—
(a)the creditor has within the relevant period given the hirer a notice in accordance with sub-paragraph (5) (a “notice to hirer”), together with a copy of the documents mentioned in paragraph 13(2) and the notice to keeper;
and the required extra documents are
(a)a statement signed by or on behalf of the vehicle-hire firm to the effect that at the material time the vehicle was hired to a named person under a hire agreement;
(b)a copy of the hire agreement; and
(c)a copy of a statement of liability signed by the hirer under that hire agreement.
You are right - none of these were provided. No formal appeal to Parking eye were made.
Can`t i contact DCBL to ask them to send the letter of claim? I think they are sending a letter every 2 weeks and i`d rather get this done with.
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The usual: what other documents came with the Notice to Hirer?
None, I’m sure, so Parking Eye has not complied with PoFA 2012 to be able to hold you, the hirer, liable in place of the unknown driver. So if the identity of the driver has not been revealed, they can’t come after you instead.
It sounds like no formal appeal to Parking Eye was made.
Who is the notice of intended legal action from? If it’s just a debt collector, ignore and wait for a Letter of Claim.
The incorrect name is irrelevant. You can correct it when you reply to the Letter of Claim in due course.
PoFA requires
(2)The conditions are that—
(a)the creditor has within the relevant period given the hirer a notice in accordance with sub-paragraph (5) (a “notice to hirer”), together with a copy of the documents mentioned in paragraph 13(2) and the notice to keeper;
and the required extra documents are
(a)a statement signed by or on behalf of the vehicle-hire firm to the effect that at the material time the vehicle was hired to a named person under a hire agreement;
(b)a copy of the hire agreement; and
(c)a copy of a statement of liability signed by the hirer under that hire agreement.
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This is the parking information displayed
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Hi Folks,
The driver parked at the London Aquatics Centre - the driver would display their blue badge and enter the registration of the vehicle on a website.
This is what it states on a notice in front of the disabled bays - The caveat here is that there`s 1 parking notice with 2 different ways of registering your vehicle,
1 states that the driver must bring their blue badge to reception and enter their vehicle details.
2 - states driver displays blue badge and enter registration on the website.
It seems that the system at the time wasn`t working ( With the regular car it has never been an issue )
The hirer did contact the centre at the time - June 2025 - to point the discrepancy and ask the manager to contact Parking eye to cancel the ticket but the manager was uncooperative.
The hirer forgot about this and has since been receiving letters for 2 separate offences - 1 is Final notice of debt recovery and 2nd is Notice of intended Legal Action
The car was a replacement car from the dealership (hence the term hirer) and on both notices the hirers first name is not written correctly (maybe the dealership didn`t provide the correct name or the parking company didn`t register the correct name on their system)
Let`s use Jonathan as an example - below is the discrepancy
Letter 1 - Jonthan
Letter 2 - Jonathn
How concerned should the hirer be? should the hirer just wait for court paper? what about the incorrect first name?