Should I Let My Case Go To Court?

Half_way

Whos car park was it?

G_44

Half_way wrote: »

Whos car park was it?

The car park is mixed use, attached to a restaurant and a couple of bars. I assume one of those companies owns the land.

pappa_golf

G_44 wrote: »

The car park is mixed use, attached to a restaurant and a couple of bars. I assume one of those companies owns the land.

a land regestry search or even hiring a private investigator "could" cost you less than £200

Hasfro

Hi, I've recently won my first court case against a parking company. My suggestion is that you wait for the letter before claim. This would be a clear letter with the specific details of the incident and it will give you 14 days from the date of the letter to respond. And even if you wait for court letters you will still have the opportunity to negotiate it as they can withdraw case. You can then respond to that letter (or the court paper) and offer a settlement; I would suggest you pay if it's a number in the area of £20. Alternatively go to court and try to enjoy the experience :-)

I found the court day pleasant as I had never been to court previously so it’s a new experience especially that the consequences of losing are not significant (I would pay a little less than what they wanted before the case).


What I didn’t like is all the stress that was ahead as I am generally a nervous person. I occasionally had a shaky heart, but kept in mind that the worst this will be; is less than their current asking amount. That made me feel better. And in the other hand if you win you will probably get a small amount of money from them which feels nice.



With the help of people here you will be able to present enough reasons for not being liable, although you already admitted being the driver and other reasons against yourself. And in many cases you would park in a public car park and the machines wouldn’t work until the chargeable hours. Yet you would be expected to return and pay when charging starts. So by comparison if this amount was owed to the council, you would have had to pay probably, although it wouldn’t have reached £200 cos it wouldnt be a scam. They may have even been sympathetic and cancelled it if it was the first time.



That’s why I’d say if you manage to settle for a small amount out of court, then do it but be sure not to admit fault when you’re negotiating. If that doesn’t work then go to court, enjoy it and only pay if you lose. Are you generally a gambling man? ;-)