Help With Court Defence Required Immediately Please

hitman126

Hello,

A number of PCNs from Pace Recovery and Storage Limited of Croydon were delivered to my address in the last few weeks, for an alleged breach of the terms of parking at the rear of a shop where it is claimed a vehicle owned by myself was parked one Sunday in November 2016.

All of the PCNs, which also failed to include any photo evidence of the alleged breach, were ignored and are no longer available. In February, the PCNs were followed by a "Letter Before Claim" from Gladstones Solicitors which was also ignored.

Finally, a few days ago a Claim form issued by the County Court Business Centre of Katharine Street in Northampton was delivered, stating the following Particulars of Claim:

The driver of the vehicle registration XXXXXX (the "Vehicle") ignored the parking charge(s) on [date] for breaching the terms of parking on the land at [Address of premises].

The Defendant was driving the Vehicle and/or is the Keeper of the Vehicle. AND THE CLAIMANT CLAIMS £160 for Parking Charges / Damages and indemnity costs if applicable, together with interest of £2.42 pursuant to s69 of the County Courts Act 1984 at 8% pa, continuing to Judgment at £0.04 per day.

Would now appreciate the kind assistance of our very valued forum members to advice on how to defend this claim successfully, having submitted my Acknowledgment of Service in the last few days.


Thank you.

Umkomaas

Do a forum search here and on PePiPoo for 'Gladstones defence' as there are dozens of them, some from very recently. Search on 'show posts' not 'show threads'.

Pick out relevant defence points to suit your circumstances (ensuring there is no admission as to who the driver was) then post up your first draft here where it will be critiqued and sharpened.

Also read the NEWBIES FAQ sticky, section 2 which tells you how to deal with a court claim.