County Court Claim Form From CEL

SGF58

I seem to have skipped a number of steps compared to other posts and have received a county court claim form from CEL via the Salford CCMCC. Although I probably have not done everything I should have to avoid this (ie totally ignored them so far) I am convinced that I have a really good defence on several counts, and would be delighted to go to court and rub the bullies noses in it. However, I could do with some advice about my initial response and approach from a friendly forumite.
Anyone with the stomach for a fight, please get in touch

bod1467

Please see post #5 in the NEWBIES sticky thread. Please also see bargepole's thread about CEL that is currently on the first page of this forum.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5016317

bargepole

I go to all the trouble of writing this out: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5016317


... and still we get new posters coming on and asking the same questions which have been answered 240,000,000 times before!


The first rule of joining any new forum: Always search for topics relating to your query before posting a new question.

SGF58

Apologies if I seem to be asking basic questions because I have not read the threads, but that is not the case - I was merely following advice on said threads not to give too much away in the public areas of the forum. I know exactly where I am in the process and am at the point where I need to construct a defence, so was hoping for some help with that. Clearly I will provide full details in 'private'

Coupon-mad

SGF58 wrote: »

Apologies if I seem to be asking basic questions because I have not read the threads, but that is not the case - I was merely following advice on said threads not to give too much away in the public areas of the forum. I know exactly where I am in the process and am at the point where I need to construct a defence, so was hoping for some help with that. Clearly I will provide full details in 'private'

Yes but post #5 of the NEWBIES thread gives you defence wording.

If you also post on pepipoo.com forum, 'Gan' is picking up a lot of these and helping with a template defence:

http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?showforum=60

HTH and if this is the Co-op they ARE still paying these off when customers shout loud enough.

SGF58

Thanks coupon-mad. There are a couple of unusual procedural things in my defence that I would like to discuss with someone who knows about these things, particularly whether I can use things if the case goes to court that I do not mention in my 'defence' notes now, given that at court they might be a 'knockout blow', but if I disclose them now, they are potentially easily resolved by CEL.
I have read the threads about the CO-OP paying fines and this really alarms me - I could take that option but surely the more times the CO-OP pays, the more CEL will be encouraged to issue court papers, knowing that the Co-Op will pay before the case gets to court. It will simply drain the Co-Op and fill the boots of CEL, as well as more people like me receiving the dreaded court papers - none of those things can be seen as good.

Coupon-mad

We agree with that as well, none of it is good. I would post on pepipoo and see if Gan picks it up, then ask him the questions you think are specific to your own case. He's helped with DOZENS of these.