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This is all standard procedure. Nothing out of the ordinary and as expected.

Please confirm you sent the Short defence and the draft order as is.

You are now waiting for your own N180 DQ form. You can download one online and have it ready to send to the CNBC and the claimant once you receive notification on your MCOL history that one has been sent to you. It could be weeks.

What I expect will happen after that is that the claim will either be struck out or the claimant will receive the order from the case management judge and the claimant will either fail to fully comply with the order, claim struck out or they will discontinue.

In the highly unlikely case of the claimant being able to fully comply with the order, you will be given a suitable period to amend your defence. If it ever comes to that, we will cross that bridge as and when.

For now, check your MCOL for notification that your DQ has been sent.

Only edit the defence with your name, the claimants name (UK Parking Control Ltd) and the claim number. Do not edit the order. The allocating judge will put the date in. Attach that as is.

You can simply type your name for the signature so no need to actually print it.

Here is a Word version of the defence:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/7syvvf4oyzhhf8ivpm8l5/Short-defence.docx?rlkey=nt6872tcq0pru7t4y9ofef1x1&st=dp7w77hu&dl=0

Here is a pdf of the order:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/zgyll28jotx8hx7xv9ln6/short-defence-order-copy.pdf?rlkey=fa6lj4510zf0xk3d8klcmqcnl&st=61n54qfi&dl=0

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We need to see the PCN please.

With a claim issue date of 12th July, you have until Wednesday 31st July to acknowledge service (AoS) of the claim. There is no advantage to delaying the AoS. However, by filing the AoS, you then have until 4pm on Wednesday 14th August to submit your defence.

You should have a read of the document in the link below on how to submit your AoS. Do not use the MCOL to submit your defence. That should be done as a PDF attachment to an email which will be advised once you have done the AoS.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/xvqu3bask5m0zir/money-claim-online-How-to-Acknowledge.pdf?dl=0

There is a new "short" defence that should shorten the whole process and see this either discontinued or struck-out because the claimant has failed to follow the rules, namely CPR 16.4(1)(a).