04-20-2026, 08:48 AM
Hi @Torenaga. Nothing further needs to be done for now unless the court or the claimant sends you something else.
The next formal step is usually that the claim is transferred to your local hearing court and then allocated, at which point the court will issue directions. That Notice of Allocation is also the stage where the hearing fee deadline will be set. Until the case is allocated, we will not know the date by which the claimant must pay the £27 Trial Fee.
Given that this is a DCB Legal issued claim, the most likely outcome, and I have no doubt, is that they will discontinue shortly before that Trial Fee deadline. That is their usual pattern in defended parking claims. They churn these claims out in bulk and run them on for as long as possible before pulling out at the point where they have to commit further time or money.
So, whilst nothing is ever guaranteed, the present expectation is not that you have done anything wrong or that silence means a problem. More likely, the case will now just sit in the system until allocation, and if it follows the usual DCB Legal script, they will discontinue before paying the hearing fee.
For now, just keep an eye on your post, email and MCOL history, and keep all your paperwork together ready for the next stage if needed.
The next formal step is usually that the claim is transferred to your local hearing court and then allocated, at which point the court will issue directions. That Notice of Allocation is also the stage where the hearing fee deadline will be set. Until the case is allocated, we will not know the date by which the claimant must pay the £27 Trial Fee.
Given that this is a DCB Legal issued claim, the most likely outcome, and I have no doubt, is that they will discontinue shortly before that Trial Fee deadline. That is their usual pattern in defended parking claims. They churn these claims out in bulk and run them on for as long as possible before pulling out at the point where they have to commit further time or money.
So, whilst nothing is ever guaranteed, the present expectation is not that you have done anything wrong or that silence means a problem. More likely, the case will now just sit in the system until allocation, and if it follows the usual DCB Legal script, they will discontinue before paying the hearing fee.
For now, just keep an eye on your post, email and MCOL history, and keep all your paperwork together ready for the next stage if needed.
Never argue with stupid people. They will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience. - Mark Twain
