02-10-2026, 12:12 PM
Hi @RandG and welcome to the forum. Based on what you have entered on the forum, I will summarise it below and then go find the thread over on FTLA so I can catch up on the detail.
Quote:What you've described is a private parking claim that has now reached the small-claims hearing stage.
The matter concerns a Parking Charge Notice (PCN) issued by New Generation Parking Management Ltd, an IPC member, in England/Wales. The alleged contravention took place on 23 May 2024 at Malpas Road Shopping Centre, a retail park/supermarket location. The charge was not issued contemporaneously; the first notice the Registered Keeper became aware of was a reminder/final notice, with the Notice itself dated 21 January 2025 and issued by post using ANPR evidence.
The driver has never been identified, and you are acting on behalf of the Registered Keeper only. No appeal was made at any stage, and the matter escalated through debt recovery, a Letter of Claim, and ultimately to a County Court claim.
The claim has now been allocated to the small claims track. A Notice of Allocation has been received confirming a hearing date of 31 March 2026 at Newport County Court. The court has ordered that witness statements be filed by 16 February 2026. The Claimant’s solicitors, DCB Legal, have been ordered to pay the hearing fee by 3 March 2026.
Your specific request is procedural rather than substantive. Having seen advice in other cases, you are asking for assistance in drafting a letter to the court seeking to push back or manage deadlines on the basis that DCB Legal frequently fail to pay the hearing fee on time, which can render the existing witness statement deadline premature or unnecessary. You are seeking help to draft that letter to the court.
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