Gladstone Claim - Help needed on Steps

facilitator999

UK Car Park Management Limited

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Mr X



We act for the Claimant and have notified the Court of our Client’s intention to proceed with the claim.



Please find attached a copy of our Client’s completed Directions Questionnaire, which will be filed with the court upon their request. You will note we intend to request a special direction that the case be dealt with on the papers and without the need for an oral hearing



This request is sought simply because the matter is in our Client’s opinion relatively straightforward and the costs incurred by both parties for attending an oral hearing would be disproportionate.



You will note our Client has elected not to mediate. Its decision is not meant to be in any way obstructive and is based purely on experience, as mediation has rarely proven beneficial in these types of cases. Notwithstanding this, our Client would be happy to listen to any genuine payment proposals that you wish to put forward.


Yours sincerely

Recieved today 1/10/18

Coupon-mad

Same as ever, of course, just say no as per the NEWBIES thread section on this.

facilitator999

I dont want to go court, don't have the time or confidence. Can I offer £65 original amount?

Coupon-mad

No you can't. You will NOT get that accepted, it is pointless and shows weakness.

Stop panicking, it's merely little old DQ form stage! EASY!

Same as this one, just minutes before your post:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/74859627#Comment_74859627

and this one, also minutes ago (please read other threads, not just yours):

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/74859867#Comment_74859867

Both explain exactly what to do and what your options will be, even not attending.

facilitator999

Today I recieved my "notice of transfer of proceedings" omg panic. Its like playing cards and we playing into each others bluff. But all honesty want it to go away.

System

But all honesty want it to go away.

You'll need to pay the full amount then or try your luck at court.

nosferatu1001

Indeed, either get a grip and realise this isnt going away, or pay up and fund them to abuse vulnerable people who cant just pay up to get rid of it.

facilitator999

I had my hearing today.

I had the strangest experience, the judge started off very angry, discrediting anything I say, while defending the other party whom were absent. Gladstone provided a witness statement.

Before me were two more cpm cases and they both lost and had to pay up, not sure if it were full amount.

Gladstones defence was organised and strong, but I pleaded using their witness statement against them.

The hearing has been adjourned and I have two weeks to provide 'amended defence' and witness statement. Thereafter Gladstones will have another 2 weeks to respond to my defence.

Coupon-mad

What did the Judge say was wrong with your defence?

Did you muck up and not provide ANY evidence or WS, totally against what the NEWBIES thread tells you that you must do?

It is worrying that you disappeared in October, despite the NEWBIES tread telling you about the next stages and that 'DEFENCE IS NOT YOUR ONLY JOB'.

Which court and judge?

[Deleted User]

It's very hard to tell what went down.

*please have the confidence to make notes or ask the judge repeat him/herself if needed* they are pressed for time and often don't hang about, but are rarely totally inhuman! It cuts both ways too - the judge asked me to slow down when I ripped into the PPC's case.

If the o/p doesn't know what went down, it's hard to second guess. There are probably 2 distinct possibles here:

1. Arguing meritorious points, but which were not referred to in the defence (at all)

2. A judge p1ssed off with a template defence which, on questioning the defendant didn't much understand either.