DCBL Private parking (eurocarparks)

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Hi @merweetntr. No. Do not start planning how to pay it. That is putting the cart before the horse.

At the moment you do not even know what this judgment is, how it arose, what address was used, whether it was entered in error, or whether it can and should be set aside. Wanting to pay first, before establishing any of that, makes no sense.

If a judgment has been entered despite a Defence having already been filed, that is not a reason to rush to pay. It is a reason to find out exactly what the court record shows and whether the judgment should be challenged. A CCJ can be set aside where the defendant did not receive the claim, or if the judgment was wrongly entered. 

So your position at this stage is simple:

1. call CNBC on Tuesday;
   
2. find out exactly what order was made;
   
3. find out what address the court used;
   
4. ask them to email you a copy of the judgment or order;
   
5. and then we assess the correct remedy.
   

As for payment, if it ever came to that, you do not pay the court. You pay the person or business named in the judgment, or their solicitor. Do not pay anything unless and until you know exactly what the judgment says and who is demanding payment.

The amount is not something to guess at either. It should be the amount stated in the judgment. There is no point speculating now whether it is £303 or something else. Get the order first. That will tell you the exact figure. If you later chose to pay, you would pay the judgment amount in full and keep proof. If full payment is made within one month of the judgment date, the entry is removed from the register; if paid later, it remains for six years but can be marked 'satisfied'.

So the immediate advice is:

• stop thinking about payment;
  
• get the judgment details from CNBC;
  
• get the order emailed to you;
  
• then decide whether this is a set-aside case or, only if necessary, whether payment within the calendar month is the fallback.
  

At present, paying now would be a blind panic reaction, not a sensible legal step.