Taken to Small Claims Court by ParkingEye

alex_knight_2

Hi all, hope someone can help please. ParkingEye are taking me to small claims court and I feel I should not pay but also I dont want to get a CCJ because of a parking ticket (now £175 inc costs)

I parked in the Lee Valley Hockey Center in London. I was in a rush as my son was late to play a hockey match there. What I didnt notice, as I was in a rush, was that last time I was there parking was free but now if you were playing Hockey, you needed to put in your registration at reception and then it was free.

I appealed as my son was playing hockey and I even got a letter from the Hockey duty manager at the site stating my son was playing hockey there and that it was also not their intention that users should be fined for parking. To my amazement my appeal was rejected.

Now Im being taken to the small claims court by ParkingEye. I want to fight this as its mad, especially as the venue itself are backing me. However, if I lose I will get a CCJ which will affect my credit rating and wonder if this is worth the risk. Should I just pay the £175?

Hope someone can help

Many thanks all!

Redx

hi


if you lose you will get a CCJ , that is fact


HOWEVER, if you pay it off, IN FULL, within one month , it will be marked as satisfied and you can prove the payment to the court and the CCJ will be struck from the register


so if you lose , pay it off, in full , that way there will be no effect on your credit rating


meanwhile , read the NEWBIES FAQ sticky thread near the top of this forum , including how to fight the court claim


start with the AOS online , then start to draft your defence

Umkomaas

However, if I lose I will get a CCJ which will affect my credit rating

No you won't! Adulteration of the truth by urban myth.

alex_knight_2

I dont understand if I lose why I wont get a CCJ. To me it isnt fair anyway on a second level. If I lose, why cant I just then pay what is "owed" and not get a CCJ. Surly its a advantage now for them as I am risking my credit rating over a principle. The sensible thing is for me to pay the money even though I think Im right and have a defense?

Redx

getting the CCJ will affect your credit rating, and will continue to do so for 6 years

paying it in full within one month means you can apply to have the CCJ struck from the register and therefore your credit rating will go back to its current level

it is only automatic that one follows the other if a defendant fails to pay it within one month


you do not avoid the CCJ, you get it struck off after it has been issued


the sensible option is to defend the claim and if the defendant loses that same defendant pays it off in full, preferably as they are leaving the court

DW190

alex_knight wrote: »

I dont understand if I lose why I wont get a CCJ. To me it isnt fair anyway on a second level. If I lose, why cant I just then pay what is "owed" and not get a CCJ. Surly its a advantage now for them as I am risking my credit rating over a principle. The sensible thing is for me to pay the money even though I think Im right and have a defense?

You will not get a CCJ even if you lose.

The Claimant will get a judgement in their favour that will have an order for you to pay within usually 28 days. If paid on time you will not have judgement registered. Only if you didn't pay



Follow the advice given and you will more than likely win.

Coupon-mad

I dont understand if I lose why I wont get a CCJ.

If I lose, why cant I just then pay what is "owed" and not get a CCJ.

Effectively it's the same thing. because you end up with no CCJ when you pay, if you lose. But almost no-one here loses.

Surly its a advantage now for them as I am risking my credit rating over a principle.

You are not risking your credit. We know what we are doing and 99% of people here who defend with out full coaching do win in court. There is NO RISK as long as you do all that the court requires because any CCJ is not left on the register if you were one of the unlucky 1%, you would just pay walk away unscathed.

What you have described here is exactly the same as several cases, and there is a defence example in the NEWBIES thread for this exact situation the one about the Odeon using a hidden iPad:

What I didnt notice, as I was in a rush, was that last time I was there parking was free but now if you were playing Hockey, you needed to put in your registration at reception and then it was free.

I appealed as my son was playing hockey and I even got a letter from the Hockey duty manager at the site stating my son was playing hockey there and that it was also not their intention that users should be fined for parking.

So calm down, read the NEWBIES thread post #2 and do the AOS online first, then adapt the PE Odeon iPad defence and show us your draft!

Not all ParkingEye cases have a good defence point but yours does.

alex_knight_2

Hi. OK. I will trust you guys/ladies and defend myself. If I felt I was guilty of the offense I would have just paid the ticket. I will read up and post on here as you have suggested. Many thanks!

alex_knight_2

Hi


Where on here do I find "NEWBIES thread post #2" and do the "AOS online" please


I dont use the site and have searched but cant find anything


Many thanks. Again!

Redx

top of this forum , 3rd thread down , 5 posts in total , using the hash


so #2 , the second post


read it and the links in it , like the BARGEPOLE links and info


its also mentioned in my signature below every posts I make , and others like coupon mad make too

Coupon-mad

alex_knight wrote: »

Hi


Where on here do I find "NEWBIES thread post #2" and do the "AOS online" please


I dont use the site and have searched but cant find anything


Many thanks. Again!

You searched, why?

What's wrong with my signature under every post I make?

Don't know why I bother.