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County Court Business centre defence
Dai.rjones
Posts: 3 Newbie
Hi. Newbie looking for help!
Having received a Claim form from the County Court Business centre, I looked through the advice on these and other boards and responded to the form, with my intention to defend the charge.
The date given was over 3 years ago and I genuinely have no recollection of the incident. On the "Particulars of the claim" there is basically a date (over 3 years ago) and the reg No of the car I had at that time. I responded stating that my "defence" is based on the fact that there is no description of the alleged offence and questioned which car park I was in (if indeed it was a car park) what offence I had committed and what evidence was there (eg camera etc). Therefore, how can I admit liability and pay £261 for something which only gives me a date and my own reg plate.
I was hoping that the claimant would at least send me any evidence they have so I could either make a proper defence or pay up if I had no other choice. Do they have to disclose this to me?
I've today received an e-mail from "Gladstones" saying that they have now going to proceed to court. I looked at a thread elsewhere on these boards about how to respond to that which is really helpful, however, if I am going to court I'm struggling to prepare a defence when I don't know what I'm up against in terms of the actual offence or evidence held against me.
The car in question was driven by several members of my family, one of whom has sadly passed away, and given that it was 3 years ago, and I have no recollection of a windscreen ticket, I'm struggling to decide what to do next.
Any help would be gratefully received!
Having received a Claim form from the County Court Business centre, I looked through the advice on these and other boards and responded to the form, with my intention to defend the charge.
The date given was over 3 years ago and I genuinely have no recollection of the incident. On the "Particulars of the claim" there is basically a date (over 3 years ago) and the reg No of the car I had at that time. I responded stating that my "defence" is based on the fact that there is no description of the alleged offence and questioned which car park I was in (if indeed it was a car park) what offence I had committed and what evidence was there (eg camera etc). Therefore, how can I admit liability and pay £261 for something which only gives me a date and my own reg plate.
I was hoping that the claimant would at least send me any evidence they have so I could either make a proper defence or pay up if I had no other choice. Do they have to disclose this to me?
I've today received an e-mail from "Gladstones" saying that they have now going to proceed to court. I looked at a thread elsewhere on these boards about how to respond to that which is really helpful, however, if I am going to court I'm struggling to prepare a defence when I don't know what I'm up against in terms of the actual offence or evidence held against me.
The car in question was driven by several members of my family, one of whom has sadly passed away, and given that it was 3 years ago, and I have no recollection of a windscreen ticket, I'm struggling to decide what to do next.
Any help would be gratefully received!
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I've today received an e-mail from "Gladstones" saying that they have now going to proceed to court.
Standard email so wait for the Directions Questionnaire, fill it in and send it back. Do not agree to a paper hearing as it is to your disadvantage.
Check with the DVLA when they got the details and send a Subject Access Request to the parking company to get the paperwork they have.This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0
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