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Is it ok to just put I defend this case in full or do I have to list every particular of claim and say I defend it? Sorry for being so naive. Thank you

This is what I’m writing for my defence. Is it enough? Am I waffling on?

I am defending the debt that DCB legal say I owe for a parking charge.
The parking charge came from a company called Smart Parking Ltd.
Smart Parking failed to comply with the strict timing conditions set ou by schedule 4 of the Protections of Freedoms act 2012.
I, the defendant, am the registered keeper of the vehicle. The driver had not been identified at the time of the event.
Smart parking had failed to meet the requirements of PoFA 2012 to transfer the alleged breach of contract to the keeper. ( Please see attached evidence 1. PCN as evidence and note the date of contravention and date of issue are 21 days apart. There was also the time it was within the mailing service to add to those 21 days)
I appealed to Smart parking. Stating that the parking charge notice was clearly sent after the 14 days set out by PoFA 2012. My appeal was sent within the 28 days of the notice being issued. I had an acknowledgement of my appeal. (Please see evidence 2. Acknowledgment email. Note the date of acknowledgement is within 28 days of the date the pcn was issued)
You can not email your appeal to Smart parking you have to use their online form. At the time I wasn’t savvy enough to copy my appeal but hoping the appeal acknowledgement email should be enough to prove my appeal. Since the acknowledgement Smart parking have not responded. I did not receive a 10 digit code to appeal to PoPLA. Smart parking therefore is in breach of their trade association’s, British Parking Associations, code of practice. I checked my junk and spam and all other emails for 60 days and heard nothing. After numerous attempts to contact Smart parking for a response I heard nothing back. I then received a letter from debt collectors on the 10th of October 2024. Had my appeal failed I should’ve been sent a 10 digit code so I could appeal through PoPLA. I continued to try to contact smart parking but didn’t get a response. It all went quiet for around a year and then I started receiving demands for payments from DCB Legal.
I have explained to DCB Legal that I still haven’t had a response to my appeal and that they have no proof of debt. I have asked for proof. I have asked for the original pcn. I have asked for any photographs and proof that there was an outcome to my appeal and the 10 digit code that would’ve been sent to me. I am told these aren’t reasonable requests.

The above article is brilliant!!! Thank you. I will definitely defend. I must be one of the stupid gullible ones. I nealy ducked out at the last hurdle. Thank you 🙏

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The phone conversation was me trying to say I should have a 10 digit ref to appeal to POPLA if my appeal was unsuccessful. This was in Feb this year. I then stated that the parking notice was outside poplas 14 days and that there was more than 1 person that could drive my car so the 14 day rule should apply. It would be hard to remember who was driving if the time frame was longer than that 😬. The person on the other end kept repeating I was in breach of contact and needed to pay. I said the amount remains the same until the outcome of my appeal. They didn’t send me an outcome and nor have I had any information I’ve asked for from them.

Thank you.

There’ll be more to follow. I also had telephone conversation with the debt collecting agency.
 

Hi
I had a smart parking fine through the post. The fine was for the 1/07/2024 the issue date was 22/07/2024. The letter stated it was to my name but no mention of driver or keeper. No mention of POPLA on the parking notice. I appealed saying that as this is notice to keeper it does not meet POPLA’s 14 day rule of receiving the PcN within 14 days. They sent me an email acknowledging my appeal but didn’t ever give me an outcome. My appeal was well within the timeframe of appeal. I have had lots of threatening letters through the post from a debt collecting agency and now a notice for a ccj. I have contacted the company sending threatening letters and explained the situation. I’ve asked for proof that there was an outcome to my appeal and the 10 digit reference code. I’ve asked for information like photos and the pcn. I’m told that these are unreasonable requests. If I put all this through as my defense in court will I win or do I just pay the hugely inflated fine and forget about it.

Thank you
Hannah