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Hello,

I would appreciate some advice regarding a possible Set Aside application.

A default CCJ was entered against me on 12 May 2026 following a claim brought by UK Parking Control Ltd (represented by DCB Legal).

The parking event took place at Worthing Hospital on 27 August 2025.

The allegation was:

"Not parked correctly within the markings of the bay or space."

This was not a non-payment case. I paid for parking on the day and have now located bank statement entries showing payments made at Worthing Hospital on the date of the alleged contravention.

I was attending the hospital with my mother, who was undergoing an investigation following a stroke. I also have NHS correspondence confirming her treatment around that period.

In addition, I have photographs of the location showing ongoing construction works and temporary traffic management around the parking area.

Unfortunately, I did not file a defence before judgment was entered.

My questions are:

Based on these facts, do I appear to have a realistic prospect of success in a Set Aside application?
Would the evidence of paid parking, hospital attendance and site conditions be considered a potentially valid defence?
Given that the judgment was entered on 12 May 2026 and I only recently reviewed the full paperwork, would you recommend pursuing Set Aside or paying the judgment before the one-month deadline?

Thank you for any guidance.

Previous post on the subject https://www.ftla.uk/private-parking-tickets/set-aside-advice-needed-ukpc-worthing-hospital-ccj/msg120641/#msg120641

I will request threads be merged.

None of the three points you mention is a reason for not parking in a marked bay, and the driver entered into a contract by parking under which - presumably - the driver contracted to park in a marked bay.

As above. You might have a realistic prospect of defending the claim, but nothing you have told us so far would appear to indicate a defence.

You also need to consider procedure here. Again from what you've told us so far, it doesn't appear that any of the grounds for a mandatory set aside under 13.2 of the Civil Procedure Rules apply, so you'd be looking at the discretionary grounds under 13.3. A judge may want to know why the claim was not defended, and also why it has taken over 4 weeks since judgement was entered for you to apply to set aside the judgement.