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So does that mean I shouldn’t have responded to Britannia or DCB Legal at all? Should I have waited until the Notice to Keeper arrived and then asked for advice at that stage instead?

As for the court claim, DCB Legal is acting on behalf of Britannia.
I’ve attached a copy of the claim form along with the defence I submitted.

https://imgur.com/a/1aqAcn2

https://imgur.com/a/baO78dQ

Yes, I have called the CNBC and I have been provided with a copy of the claim, which was issued on 31/07/25 to my correct and current address.

I’ve also confirmed that at the time of the alleged contravention in January 2025 my V5C had already been updated and the NTK shows my correct address.

When I first came here for advice, my intention was not to pay but to explore whether I could have this set aside. I understand your advice about how pointless it is to contact DCBL by phone, but I only did  to try and get a copy of the PCN/NTK as I had not received the original.

If I had received any correspondence about this CCJ earlier, I would have sought advice here before it reached this stage.

Now that it seems all correspondence was sent to the correct address (even though I never received it), what would you suggest?

Good Evening,

In September 2024, I parked my vehicle in a private car park by Canvey Island seafront. At the time, the payment machine was not working and no payment was possible neither with coins nor contactless. I was unable to pay the parking fee which would have been around £1–£2. As I was a blue badge holder, I displayed my valid Blue Badge on the dashboard.

A few weeks later, I received a PCN by post. I appealed immediately, explaining the situation and requesting cancellation of the charge.  I received a response letter requesting copy of my blue badge that I sent on the same day. Later received an outcome and my appeal was rejected. I have since contacted Britannia and DCBL by phone several times to dispute the charge, but no resolution has been reached.
I then received a court claim form, to which I submitted a defence. I then received a further form from the court (directions form), which I completed and returned and I now have a telephone mediation appointment scheduled. I understand that if no agreement is reached, the case will proceed to a hearing.
Could you please advise whether there is any basis for applying to have this claim struck out, or how best I can strengthen my position? My grounds for defence are:

I was unable to make payment due to a fault with the machine (frustration of contract).
As a disabled driver displaying a valid Blue Badge, reasonable adjustments should have been made under the Equality Act 2010.
Any advice or guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Hello, thank you for your reply. I will use this post for the CCJ I received and will do separate posts for the other 2 cases.
I was abroad for 1 month and returned 21st August. Had a pile of post to read that I took days to open. One of the letters was the attached here. DCBL requesting payment and informing that a CCJ has been registered. According to this letter they have written previously regarding this matter. I called them to discuss this and found that this is related to a parking fine in Basildon retail park. For this I am positive I have not received any previous correspondence. I was not aware of the claim and have not had a change to respond.
When I looked into my credit reports I see the CCJ showing.
The question I would appreciate help with is if there is any way to dispute this and remove it from my credit reports. DCBL told me I must pay ASAP.

Thank you.
I did realise later that I should not update the document and there's other ways of sharing.

Yes please pm me.

Thank you very much!
Your help is much appreciated.
I will update you of response once received.

Thank you for your reply.
I find this absolutely ridiculous and feel like a trap.
What a business thus is!