Civil Enforcement Limited - Lying about dates

ruffneck247

OK have also sent by mail.

RustyRascal

ruffneck247 wrote: »

OK have also sent by mail.

Did you get a receipt from the post office to prove delivery date?

ruffneck247

RustyRascal wrote: »

Did you get a receipt from the post office to prove delivery date?

Yep, got receipt

RustyRascal

I got an update today on my MCOL portal advising me "Your claim was transferred to XXXXXXX on 02/12/2017"

This was my court of choice on the DQ, so does that mean that CEL are progressing this claim, or is this just a normal part of the process? If the former, what is the best next step for me?

Thanks!

RR

Umkomaas

You must surely know that CEL will go all the way to the wire until they decide what they finally do.

To date, where the motorist has jumped through every possible hoop to prevent CEL obtaining a default judgment, they have discontinued late on in the process.

You must work on the basis that this is going all the way to court and meet every requirement and deadline in order to pressurise CEL into a discontinuance. You’re very much in their hands at the moment.

RustyRascal

Umkomaas wrote: »

You must surely know that CEL will go all the way to the wire until they decide what they finally do.

To date, where the motorist has jumped through every possible hoop to prevent CEL obtaining a default judgment, they have discontinued late on in the process.

You must work on the basis that this is going all the way to court and meet every requirement and deadline in order to pressurise CEL into a discontinuance. You’re very much in their hands at the moment.

OK, makes sense. I have started drafting my witness statement ready for the next stages and will upload it once i am happy it is in a good "first draft" state to be refined.

Cheers

nosferatu1001

Yep, you know the next steps, and the key dateto look out for - the document exchange date in the hearing letter
CEL seem to discontinue most often AFTER the D files their bundle. At this point they know a hearing will cost them, EVEN IF they win, and will cost more than simply discontinuing now.

Loadsofchildren123

RustyRascal wrote: »

I got an update today on my MCOL portal advising me "Your claim was transferred to XXXXXXX on 02/12/2017"

This was my court of choice on the DQ, so does that mean that CEL are progressing this claim, or is this just a normal part of the process? If the former, what is the best next step for me?

Thanks!

RR

Quite normal.
A judge will look at it now, confirm that allocation to small claims and issue a timetable for WSs, documents and the trial date. There will be a date given by when CEL must pay the hearing fee. Sometimes they cave when this becomes payable, sometimes before, sometimes later. There seems to be no rhyme or reason to it.

RustyRascal

Loadsofchildren123 wrote: »

Quite normal.
A judge will look at it now, confirm that allocation to small claims and issue a timetable for WSs, documents and the trial date. There will be a date given by when CEL must pay the hearing fee. Sometimes they cave when this becomes payable, sometimes before, sometimes later. There seems to be no rhyme or reason to it.

Thanks LOC,

As mentioned above, i have started to draft my WS based on a template you have supported on elsewhere and will upload for scrutinisation shortly.

Can't thank you all enough for the time and energy you have given to me (and everyone else you help tirelessly)...I genuinely wouldn't have been able to get to this point without you all!

Looking forward to this concluding, regardless of the outcome :rotfl:

RR

Loadsofchildren123

Just be sanguine about it (as you are being). Your worst case is you lose and pay what they are seeking. You haven't lost anything. Nobody's died as a result. You won't get a CCJ registered against you if you pay up in time (I think it's 28 days).