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Hi all. Firstly I hope you all had a happy parking-fine-free Christmas, and happy New Year.Just as hope had begun to rise that I’d heard the last of this, I received (on the 5th Jan) an email from Bulk Litigation as follows:“Good MorningHaving reviewed the content of your defence, we write to inform you that our client intends to proceed with the claim.In due course, the Court will direct both parties to each file a directions questionnaire. In preparation for that, please find attached a copy of the Claimant's, which we confirm has been filed with the Court.Without Prejudice to the above, in order to assist the Court in achieving its overriding objective, our client may be prepared to settle this case - in the event you wish to discuss settlement, please call us on 0203 434 0433 within 7 days and make immediate reference to this correspondence.If you have provided an email address within your Defence, we intend to use it for service of documents (usually in PDF format) hereon in pursuant to PD 6A (4.1)(2)(c). Please advise whether there are any limitations to this (for example, the format in which documents are to be sent and the maximum size of attachments that may be received). Unless you advise otherwise, we will assume not. Kind Regards,Litigation SupportDCB Legal Ltd”Any advice anyone can offer on the next steps is as always greatly appreciated!

Defence submitted, thanks again. I’ll report back with the next steps.

Thanks both for your input. Please find here the claim form: https://ibb.co/cm5Kx48And here the letter of claim received prior to that: https://ibb.co/8DGn04JDAnd here the street view of the relevant car park: https://maps.app.goo.gl/bucWL32i1KEWVZGF6Note that the claim form is issued 03/12/2025 and I have 14 days from this date to submit a defence.

Hi all,A few months ago I was surprised to receive a “notice of intended legal action” from Direct Collection Bailiffs for overstaying in a private car park. The date of contravention was over three years ago - 03/06/2022. On the date in question I was not even present in the UK, since I was studying abroad, and I have evidence (passport stamps and bank account statements) proving that I was in a different country. I emailed the company telling them as much, and that I suspected their claim to be a scam. A month later I received a Letter of Claim, and a few days ago I received a court summons with Smart Parking Ltd as the claimant for £305.I intend to defend this claim on the basis that I was living abroad on the date of the offence. Since I wasn’t even present in the country, I certainly had no opportunity to read the parking signs of the car park I didn’t park in, so no contract or agreement was ever made between myself and Smart Parking Ltd. The driver of the vehicle is unknown. Since I first became aware of this parking charge three years later, I had no opportunity to determine the identity of the driver. I simply have the misfortune to be the keeper of the vehicle.Any advice or comments on this matter are much appreciated!