VCS Ltd PCN 'Fines' / BW Legal

rvp1983

Le_Kirk wrote: »

Did you receive papers from the county court after your letter before claim, did you acknowledge service (AOS) and were you given a court date? Did you ignore all these and miss the hearing and the CCJ was awarded in your absence? It looks like you will have to apply for a set aside. Instructions on how to this are contained in the Newbies thread.

The keeper has been unable to pick up post recently, so any correspondences leading up to this CCJ may have been missed.

What is a 'set aside'?

rvp1983

Tarambor wrote: »

Pay in full within 28 days of the CCJ date and it doesn't go on your credit file. Don't pay and it does and affects your ability to get credit and things like mobile phones, a mortgage, a loan, credit cards for up to the next 6 years.

Does it absolutely have to be paid now?

rvp1983

There appears to be nothing in the Newbies thread relating to a 'set aside' form. Is this something that needs to be download? Or is it a case of writing directly to the County Court?

Any advice would be appreciated.

KeithP

Post#2 of the NEWBIES FAQ thread covers set asides. Towards the bottom of that post.

What a crazy situation to get yourself in.
You knew a court case was looming yet made no provision to read your mail. Ridiculous!

rvp1983

KeithP wrote: »

Post#2 of the NEWBIES FAQ thread covers set asides. Towards the bottom of that post.

What a crazy situation to get yourself in.
You knew a court case was looming yet made no provision to read your mail. Ridiculous!

Thanks. Will the N244 form need to be filled in (i.e. from the gov.uk website)?

And what happens when a 'set aside' is submitted?

nosferatu1001

Have you read post 2, or done the obvious searches on here to understand the process?

If you werent picking up mail you dont have a very good reason to get this set aside. Youre asking the court to spend more time on your case, when you couldnt be bothered to respond in the first place

Id pay up, as long as you are within 1 MONTH of the CCJ date. Ensure you get a receipt of payment and file this with the court, to ensure the CCJ is removed from your file.

Umkomaas

You have to have a very good reason for a set aside application to succeed. Not opening/retrieving your post might make it difficult. It will cost you £255 (unless on certain benefits) to find out. If the set aside is turned down, you lose your £255 AND you still owe the claimant the costs awarded against you, which, if you don't pay, is likely to lead to a credit score trashing, and problems for you for the next 6 years.

How much did the court award against you?

rvp1983

nosferatu1001 wrote: »

Have you read post 2, or done the obvious searches on here to understand the process?

If you werent picking up mail you dont have a very good reason to get this set aside. Youre asking the court to spend more time on your case, when you couldnt be bothered to respond in the first place

Id pay up, as long as you are within 1 MONTH of the CCJ date. Ensure you get a receipt of payment and file this with the court, to ensure the CCJ is removed from your file.

Thanks for your advice.

Le_Kirk

Post #2 - see below for an extract.

HAVE YOU FOUND OUT ABOUT A CCJ (JUDGMENT FOR CLAIMANT) AND NEED IT SET ASIDE?

Here's how - DO NOT ring the parking firm up...and do not just pay them:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5581374

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5585047

And read this thread:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5619965

...which includes the OP's statement in support of his/her set aside, and an outcome which included the £255 being refunded. They were in and out in 5 minutes and he/she just asked for the £255 to be reimbursed by the non-attending claimant (quite often they don't attend).

Quentin

rvp1983 wrote: »

Hi. The keeper has now received a letter from VCS Ltd entitled Notice of Recovery. It states that they have been awarded a CCJ against the keeper.

A separate correspondence has also arrived from the County Court, asking for payment.

Please can someone advise what should be done now?

Thanks.

The court would not ask you to pay anything. Are you sure that is what the letter says?


If it is a CCJ, and you want to pay it, then you must pay the claimant direct