Court Claim - Letter attached - Urgent

Burnhill

Hey,

I've attached the full letter, with sensitive details omitted, to the post.

We've received a court claim for £249.25 for parking at a private retail parking lot, which at the time had no functioning retail store open. Unfortunately, having been on holiday, we now only have 5 days to reply to the letter (14 days + 5 for service) and I would like to contest this, even if we end up paying only part of it.

Some particulars:

• Our car was in the car park for 2 1/2 hours max
• We have not responded to any previous letter

I assume I should complete the Acknowledgement of Service (AOS) at moneyclaim.gov.uk to get extra time? What's our best defence going forward? How should we word and what evidence would we need for our defence? All help would be appreciated!

Thank you!
Burnhill

p.s. can't add url as I'm a new user, but the link is below, just add https:// in front of it.. sorry!
de-6.offcloud.com/cloud/download/5b85107c550feb55673d76be/CPM_Letter_-_Reduced.pdf

Le_Kirk

Something wrong with your link

Burnhill

Sorry! It's https://

nosferatu1001

https://de-6.offcloud.com/cloud/download/5b85107c550feb55673d76be/CPM_Letter_-_Reduced.pdf

nosferatu1001

You have MORE TIME than that, if you had read the NEWBIES THREAD, POST 2, and seen about acknowleidng the claim. or read the claim form itself

If you go ONLINE, NOW, THIS INSTANT, you can get this claim acknowledged and give yourselves a total of THIRTY THREE days from date of issue.

Burnhill

Sorry, are you referring to the 28 days by completing AOS at moneyclaim.gov.uk? If so, I did mention this on my original post and just wanted to confirm that's what I should definitely do at this stage.

Quentin

Throughout here you are advised never to reveal who was driving


You need to edit your OP to remove details of who was driving


(Against whom was the claim made - driver or keeper?)


(That link is dead)

Quentin

Burnhill wrote: »

Sorry, are you referring to the 28 days by completing AOS at moneyclaim.gov.uk? If so, I did mention this on my original post and just wanted to confirm that's what I should definitely do at this stage.

Read up on AOS in the newbies faq thread near the top of the forum


#2 there covers court claims right from receipt of the lbcca to the hearing

nosferatu1001

Yes, of course you do the AOS. There is no reason not to, unless youre just going to settle.

Burnhill

Ok, AOS posted. Will re-read post #2 and come back with any additional questions!

KeithP

Burnhill, what is the Date of Issue on your Claim Form?