PCM ticket in February 2018/Gladstone Solicitor

KeithP

How long is your piece of string?

Best that can be said at this stage is 'several months'.

The good news is that a month or more after you have filed your Defence you get a Directions Questionnaire where not only do you get to choose your local court, you also get to specify dates when you are not available.

Read Bargepole's 'what happens when' post linked from post #2 of the NEWBIES thread for details of err... what happens when.

Daintai

Hi Keith,

Ok noted, thank you. Please see below the first draft of my defence statement.

I followed some parts of one of the newbies, Also should I attached itinerary, passport stamp copy to this when sending emails? see below.



In the County Court Business Centre
Claim number: F.........
Gladstone Solicitors Limited
And
Mrs T D........

I invite the court to dismiss this claim as I am neither the registered keeper,driver nor was I present at the time in the UK when the incident occurred.

This claim came to my attention upon my arrival back into the UK on 27th June 2018 for the summer holidays, prior my last visit was in October of 2017.

I emailed Gladstone Solicitors asking how my details was obtain and that I knew nothing of the claim they are making against me. (please see proof of email dated 28th June 2018). I was anxious to get a respond immediately so I called GSL and they explained there was a email sent (which was not sent by my email address) was claiming the reason for parking with a display permit and the time. Which was done without my knowledge or even authorisation. They then refuse to send me a copy of this email after I requesting proof for myself.

I sent copies of my passport stamps exit and entry of my last visit to the UK. I ask for them to stop writing to me demanding payment and to remove my name from their database. I also requested they need to get in touch with DVLA to obtain the owner’s details through the correct procedure, again my kind gesture was ignored.

My question to GSL is simple:

Why during the 28 days a DVLA POPLA notice was not sent to the owner?

Why not give he owner the opportunity to clarify if they were in fact aware of the incident or not?

Statement of truth

I deny every allegation set out of your claim
The defender denies being the driver, owner or even present at the time of the supposed event.

I believe that the fact stated in this witness statement are true.

signature…..

KeithP

Did you base that on any of the example Defences that can be found linked from post #2 of the NEWBIES thread?

Is it even a Defence? It says "witness statement" in your statement of truth.

Nothing gets 'attached' to a Defence. It is purely narrative.

Daintai

Hi KeithP

To be honest I thought that was a defence draft I read, So this is not good enough? forgetting the title I guess.

Is there a Direct link to the newbies number 2.

KeithP

There's a link to the NEWBIES thread in post #42 above - twice in fact.

You need to be reading the second post on that thread.
That's exactly the same post where you found the Acknowledgement of Service Dropbox guidance.

Also have another read of post #46 above.

Coupon-mad

The Claimant is not:

Gladstone Solicitors Limited

Coupon-mad

ALL posts are numbered! Your reply is #58 (top right of your post...).

This is #59. LOOK top right of my post!

If you are using a phone to view this forum, STOP and never use it for here again!

Daintai

I did get my draft from ones of the Newbies thread but put into my own words. Is the wording not good enough to use as a defence? excluding all the proof I noted I may have add to send as a attachment?

Coupon-mad

You send no attachments with a defence. You just sign & date & email it to the CCBCAQ email address KeithP gave you in post #42, that I am sure you can see now.

The NEWBIES thread says when that stage (evidence & witness statement) comes later.

No, your wording is not a defence, not good enough to win the case and looks nothing like the versions everyone else finds just by reading the NEWBIES sticky.

Daintai

Hi Coup-mad,

Ok I have seen a few which quite detailed and just a bit worried how to word it. Considering I was not present in the country or neither the driver or keeper of the vehicle, my name was use without my knowledge or permission.

But I will make a second attempt and write another one. Thank you for your effort in trying to help.