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I received a letter from DCBL regarding a fine supposedly occurring in 2019. That is good 5 years ago. The presented motive is "parking beyond the permitted time" in a Waitrose carpark. I can't recall receiving a letter about this back then, or remember who the driver was at the day and time of the alleged offense. The letter arrived 5 days into the 14-day period to pay the fine and states "To ensure no further action is taken, you should make immediate payment...". They also added "At this point, you are no longer able to appeal the parking charge. Your next opportunity to dispute the charge would be if the matter goes to court". There is no link to communicate with them or appeal other than to discuss ways to pay the fine. Surely BPA can't just "remember" a 5-year-old fine and suddenly send DCBL after me. What are my options to fight this travesty, please?
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Welcome to the world of car parking companies!
First of all do not dignify their charge with the description "fine".
It is not a fine but an invoice for parking, and as such can be disputed.
There is a six year time limit for them to claim payment (hope you keep all your parking receipts in future
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If the letter is from DCBL, no need to panic
If the letter is from DCBLegal Ltd (sister company) there are steps to be taken!
Can you post up a copy of that letter, first removing identifying details
Did you move house around that time?
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Hi there, I have exactly the same, the letter is from DCBL (not legal) and I did move house prior to the invoice issue.Originally posted by des8 View Post
If the letter is from DCBL, no need to panic
If the letter is from DCBLegal Ltd (sister company) there are steps to be taken!
Did you move house around that time?
could the vehicle have been registered at a previous address?
I've requested all addresses on file for myself, reason for no previous notice prior to final notice and also proof of driver at the time of alleged offence.
They claim to have sent original letters to my old address (they did know it without my prompt) and have said they will request original letters inc pics and info from car park company to be emailed out to me but the process will not be on hold whilst this is happening.
What's my best course of action from here? Shall I wait for DCBL 'Legal' and if so will the £170 invoice go up further?
If they prove old letters went to a previous address will I be liable to pay it anyway, even if they can't prove driver?
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I wonder what process they are not putting on hold.
That phraseology is there just to pressurize you and might as well be ignored.
The chances are that you have a defence, but it won't be clear until the PCN and copy of car park signs are available.
If it goes to court and you lose you should not have to pay more than £100 (plus very limited court costs) as that added £70 can be shown to be unfair or contrary to the statute.
You are welcome to post up when you receive their email, but please start your own thread and do not identify the driver, even when posting on Legal beaglesComment
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