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You obviously submitted a strong appeal - this is evidenced by their failure to engage with any points raised.

You now have a choice - I personally recommend going down the IAS route as it shows that you are willing to engage / resolve the issue.

Could you post the content of your original appeal?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nXr7GgXtEfglXh0D5-BqimFoC8Ly5krB/view?usp=share_link

Please let me if you can access the PDF file through the above link

Regards,
Ashraf

Yes - very clear - BUT

it shows yr namr & address long enough to read before the overlying redaction appears. You may wish to actually cover the name & address with a small piece of paper qmd then rescan or photo before re-uploading.

https://cdn.imgpile.com/f/ZgBOTUe_xl.jpg


I hope this is successful as a copy of my PCN

Morning all,

Please, can you offer some advice on how I could defend this legal action?

I received a Claim Form from the county court, submitted by DCB Legal on behalf of Observices Parking, for a PCN issued on 03/06/2025.

This post arrived just after the New Year, while I was away on a holiday. As a result, I was unable to submit an Acknowledgement of Service.
The issue date on the claim form is 31st December 2025. I am worried now that I may have missed a vital timeline, or can I still present my defence?


I have attached the claim form.

I would be very grateful for your help.

Thank you so much

Although the delay is lengthy, there is nothing unusual in a NtO being served before any response is received relating to an earlier informal challenge against the paper PCN.

If you look on the PCN, normally on the back, there will be something on the lines of "if a challenge is submitted against this PCN it will be considered, but if the council serve a Notice to Owner anyway, the owner must respond to the Notice to Owner". So that is what you must do or it's game over. Submit your original challenge, plus the info they asked for and point out you have received no response to your original submissions.

You could also make the point that the NtO has been served over three months sinced the alleged contravention date and is an unfair delay, which you suggest is grounds on its own for cancellation. In fact they have six months to serve a NtO, but adjudicators at London Tribunals have ruled in the past that over three months is unfair as memory fades with time, thus prejudicing your recall of events if the matter is taken to adjudication.