claim form from CEL he;p needed on how to play it

KeithP

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koby83

thank you, that never crossed my mind. I have emailed for it to bechanged
thank you so much for your advice

Coupon-mad

m wrote: »

when i have looked at a lot of the templates a lot of the arguements dont really apply to me i think. I think maybe my defence is very thin!

Wrong.

Im sorry if i seem a bit thick but i have never had a fine in my life before and never even set foot in court before so i am unaware of how much the charges to me will be if i lose

LESS than they are demanding now!

And it is not a fine.

koby83

if it is not a fine what is it?

KeithP

the_original_poster wrote: »

if it is not a fine what is it?

It's a speculative invoice.

Only statutary bodies can issue fines.

Private Parking companies cannot issue fines.

Coupon-mad

LOL - IT'S A SCAM! NOT A 'PENALTY' OR 'FINE' AT ALL.

These are some of the comments made by the MPs in Parliament concerning the unregulated parking industry (Feb 2018):

https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2018-02-02/debates/CC84AF5E-AC6E-4E14-81B1-066E6A892807/Parking(CodeOfPractice)Bill

''Rip-offs from car park Cowboys must stop''; unfair treatment; signage deliberately confusing to ensure a PCN is issued; ''years of abuse by rogue parking companies''; bloodsuckers; ''the current system of regulation is hopeless, like putting Dracula in charge of the blood-bank''; extortionate fines; rogue operators; ''sense of injustice''; unfair charges and notices; wilfully misleading; signage is a deliberate act to deceive or mislead; ''confusing signs are often deliberate, to trap innocent drivers''; unreasonable; a curse; harassing; operating in a disgusting way; appeals service is no guarantee of a fair hearing; loathed; outrageous scam; dodgy practice; outrageous abuse; unscrupulous practices; ''the British Parking Association is as much use as a multi-storey car park in the Gobi desert''; and finally, by way of unanimous conclusion: ''we need to crack down on these rogue companies. They are an absolute disgrace to this country. Ordinary motorists and ordinary residents should not have to put up with this''.

These are the exact words used in Parliament. Do you see what it is now?

koby83

Ah ok
have many people actually had to go to court?
Im worried that if i do have to go i will fluff it all up as all this jargon is baffling and am frightened of saying the wrong thing and making things worse

Coupon-mad

m wrote: »

Ah ok
have many people actually had to go to court?
Im worried that if i do have to go i will fluff it all up as all this jargon is baffling and am frightened of saying the wrong thing and making things worse

Why don't you get a cup of coffee, and cheer yourself up by doing this search:

another one bites the dust

on this forum which finds you all the ordinary, scared people who went to court and won, and loved it in the end! I post those words under EVERY court case won!

THOUSANDS won over the years on this forum, and a recent 99% win rate.

:T

System

so therefor their demand for £350 is very steep

The good news is the £350 claims are dropped as they cannot justify the amount in court. They put this number in as people stupidly pay it rather than defend. So follow the instructions for all the other CEL threads.

They also send lots of these starting in October as again they have worked out that lots of people get stressed at this time of year and pay. It's like their Xmas comes early so be a scrooge and don't pay - fight.

koby83

Here's hoping!!!
if i write my defense and post it on here do you think someone might take a look and let me know if i am on the right track please?
as like i said a lot of the defenses i have read dont really apply to me!