Hi all, I submitted the defence as recommended.
Dcbl have now sent another letter. I also have numerous missed calls from them.
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DO not take their calls. They only want to try and make you settle. If you follow the advice here, you won't be paying a penny to them.
I'm assuming that with the boilerplate letter you have shown us was a copy of their N180 DQ.
Having received your own N180 (make sure it is not simply a copy of the claimants N180), do not use the paper form. Ignore all the other forms that came with it. you can discard those. Download your own here and fill it in on your computer. You sign it by simply typing your full name in the signature box.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/673341e779e9143625613543/N180_1124.pdfHere are the 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:
Tell us if you know the court or tribunal name or address to find a court or tribunal in England or Wales
• 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 in yourself. Make sure that the claim number is in the subject field of the email.
Could do with some help urgently please!
Received a text today about a mediation appointment tomorrow. It seems they sent an email with an appointment on 03/06 which I have just found in the junk email folder.
So, I’m not prepared for it. How should I proceed? The email asks for confirmation of the person who is conducting the mediation- I don’t know the answer to this. There’s also a form with a few questions one of which I’m not sure how to answer, what is the name of the person to whom you are delegating authority?
Thanks in advance for your time.
Could do with some help urgently please!
Received a text today about a mediation appointment tomorrow. It seems they sent an email with an appointment on 03/06 which I have just found in the junk email folder.
So, I’m not prepared for it. How should I proceed? The email asks for confirmation of the person who is conducting the mediation- I don’t know the answer to this. There’s also a form with a few questions one of which I’m not sure how to answer, what is the name of the person to whom you are delegating authority?
Thanks in advance for your time.
No preparation needed.
You’re not delegating to anyone else, are you?
You offer £0 and be done with it. End of mediation.
Lots of examples if you search this forum.
Stop panicking! The mediation call is not part of the judicial process. No judge involved. The mediator is not legally trained and you simply tell that your defence is available to the claimant and that you are prepared to offer £0 to settle. It will be over in minutes and you can ignore anything the mediator says that frightens you. It has no bearing on anything going forward.
I am following this topic as I am in the same predicament but unfortunately I don't even know how to start a post so I PM directly the advicer hoping to get his attention too:
Click "New Topic" at the top of the relevant part of the forum. You'll have scrolled past it to find this post to comment on.
Hi all, had the mediation and didn’t offer them any money.
The mediator said they are still claiming I didn’t purchase a ticket. I pointed out that I did and can prove it.
He contacted dcbl and then phoned me back recommending that I contact them and send proof of this. I haven’t acted since.
This is the latest letter.
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It’s DCB Legal, “DCBL” is the sister company of debt collectors. Ignore the latter but not the former.
So OP, this purely procedural phase is now at an end i.e. CNBC have issued the claim form, you've submitted a defence therefore mediation has been taken from the cupboard only to be put back again once no pre-hearing resolution could be found and as CNBC are purely administrative (they don't hear cases) their role is over and they've allocated the case to a real court, presumably nominated by you, from which you will hear in due course.
Standard stuff.
The lesson for you: check your junk mail better/more often and make sure that if you go away for any length of time your mail can be managed. Default judgments abound in this area.
Thanks for the responses. To clarify as I really don’t get on with all the legal stuff, is this now definitely going to court? If so, what are my chances of winning?
Maybe I’ve misunderstood but I didn’t think me missing some junk mail has had any detrimental effect on this case.
Is it too late to go back to some form of mediation process and settle out of court?
Hi all, this is our most recent letter.
All advice much appreciated as always.
Good news. The judge has decided that the claimants PoC are defective and has had them struck out. However, he has thrown them a lifeline by ordering them to submit more detailed particulars.
They have until 4pm on 15th August to submit further PoC otherwise the claim is automatically struck out. If they do submit further PoC, you are then allowed to submit an amended defence by 29th August.
As this is being handled by DCB Legal, I suspect they will just throw the towel in and discontinue. For now, wait and see what they do. The ball is in their court.
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