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Im not sure in its relevance but we have heard nothing from anyone for a long time and recently moved when we then got letters from dcb.

Thank you i will get that sorted.

Please confirm that you submitted the AoS online using the MCOL website?

With an issue date of 16th April, you have until 4pm on Tuesday 6th May to submit your defence. If you submit an Acknowledgement of Service (AoS) before then, you would then have until 4pm on Tuesday 20th May to submit your defence.

If you wanted to submit an AoS then you should have followed the instructions in this linked PDF:

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

Otherwise, here is the defence and link to the draft order that goes with it. You only need to edit your name and the claim number. You sign the defence by typing your full name for the signature and date it. There is nothing to edit in the draft order.

When you're ready you combine both documents as a single PDF attachment and send as an attachment in an email to claimresponses.cnbc@justice.gov.uk and CC in yourself. The claim number must be in the email subject field and in the body of the email just put: "Please find attached the defence and draft order in the matter of G24 Ltd v [your full name] Claim no.: [claim number]."

IN THE COUNTY COURT

Claim No: [Claim Number]

BETWEEN:

G24 Ltd
Claimant

- and -

[Defendant's Full Name]

Defendant

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DEFENCE

1. The Defendant denies the claim in its entirety. The Defendant asserts that there is no liability to the Claimant and that no debt is owed. The claim is without merit and does not adequately disclose any comprehensible cause of action.

2. There is a lack of precise detail in the Particulars of Claim (PoC) in respect of the factual and legal allegations made against the Defendant such that the PoC do not comply with CPR 16.4.

3. The Defendant is unable to plead properly to the PoC because:

(a) The contract referred to is not detailed or attached to the PoC in accordance with CPR PD 16(7.5);

(b) The PoC do not state the exact wording of the clause (or clauses) of the terms and conditions of the contract (or contracts) which is/are relied on;

(c) The PoC do not adequately set out the reason (or reasons) why the claimant asserts the defendant has breached the contract (or contracts)

(d) The PoC do not state with sufficient particularity exactly where the breach occurred, the exact time when the breach occurred and how long it is alleged that the vehicle was parked before the parking charge was allegedly incurred;

(e) The PoC do not state precisely how the sum claimed is calculated, including the basis for any statutory interest, damages, or other charges;

(f) The PoC do not state what proportion of the claim is the parking charge and what proportion is damages;

(g) The PoC do not provide clarity on whether the Defendant is sued as the driver or the keeper of the vehicle, as the claimant cannot plead alternative causes of action without specificity.

4. The Defendant attaches to this defence a copy of a draft order approved by a district judge at another court. The court struck out the claim of its own initiative after determining that the Particulars of Claim failed to comply with CPR 16.4. The judge noted that the claimant had failed to:

(i) Set out the exact wording of the clause (or clauses) of the terms and conditions relied upon;

(ii) Adequately explain the reasons why the defendant was allegedly in breach of contract;

(iii) Provide separate, detailed Particulars of Claim as permitted under CPR PD 7C.5.2(2).

(iv) The court further observed that, given the modest sum claimed, requiring further case management steps would be disproportionate and contrary to the overriding objective. Accordingly, the judge struck out the claim outright rather than permitting an amendment.

5. The Defendant submits that the same reasoning applies in this case and invites the court to adopt a similar approach by striking out the claim for the Claimant’s failure to comply with CPR 16.4.

Statement of truth

I believe that the facts stated in this Defence are true. I understand that proceedings for contempt of court may be brought against anyone who makes, or causes to be made, a false statement in a document verified by a statement of truth without an honest belief in its truth.

Signed:


Date:

Draft Order for the defence

Is the address on the claim from the defendants current address? If not, the AoS should have been made using the correct current address. I suggest you immediately send the G24 and DCB Legal DPO's a Data Rectification Notice (DRN) instructing them to update their records with your current address for service and to erase the old address. The highlighted words are there for a reason... use them.

Update to this thread

Received a letter from DCBL shortly after submitting form, stating they disagree and basically their client has instructed them to pursue in court.They did not answer anything.

Later received N180 form via post dated 30 June.

I have responded using my own fowm not the one supplied, I downloaded from link below and discarded paper copies.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/673341e779e9143625613543/N180_1124.pdf

Following advice from member @b789 on another thread,

I have used the following answers to some of the less obvious questions:

• The name of the court is "Civil National Business Centre".

• To be completed by "Your full name" and you are the "Defendant".

• C1: "YES"

• D1: "NO". Reason: "I wish to question the Claimant about their evidence at a hearing in person and to expose omissions and any misleading or incorrect evidence or assertions.
Given the Claimant is a firm who complete cut & paste parking case paperwork for a living, having this case heard solely on papers would appear to put the Claimant at an unfair advantage, especially as they would no doubt prefer the Defendant not to have the opportunity to expose the issues in the Claimants template submissions or speak as the only true witness to events in question.."

• F1: Whichever is your nearest county court. Use this to find it: https://www.find-court-tribunal.service.gov.uk/search-option

• F3: "1".

• Sign the form by simply typing your full name for the signature.

When you have completed the form, attach it to a single email addressed to both dq.cnbc@justice.gov.uk and info@dcblegal.co.uk and CC yourself. Make sure that the claim number is in the subject field of the email.

Hope you don't mind be reposting your advice b789, but wanted to update for anyone looking.

Had a mediation call, for anyone that is worried, don't be the guy on the phone, he was polite and if anything sounded a little bored with his job,He explained the reason for the call etc and that DCB legal offered to settle for £250.

I said I offer zero pounds and ask that they cease the proceedings. Guy said ok, I will let them know and will give me a call back in 10 minutes or so.

Call back and said they would not accept and would proceed to court, I thanked him and said That's fine.

So will now await the next step, which I expect will be a date for the local court. I will keep you all updated.

Update: Received letter today dated 4th December

Notice of allocation to the small claims Track (Hearing)

Essentially, it states that the case has been allocated to the small claims process and will be heard at Medway Civil and Family Court on 30 April 2026, with an estimated duration of approximately one hour.

It states the claimant must pay the fees for the court by 4 pm on the 2nd of April 2026.

I have been getting a few calls from the claimant, but have ignored them, and some offer emails have also been ignored.

It does not say a date, but says

Each party must deliver to the other party and to the court office copies of all documents on which that party intends to rely at the hearing, no later than fourteen days before the hearing. So 14 days before the 30th would be by the 16th April.