CPM Gladstones Court Claim

CrazyM101

Hi everyone, the case finally went ahead yesterday on papers only due to new CV19 procedures.
I got the response from court today, I won!
But sadly no costs were awarded.
Thanks to everyone who helped, greatly appreciate your time and effort in helping out, you are a credit to this forum and to society!!! 
I can try to PM the letter to anyone who wants it, let me know.

bargepole

This shows that parking cases can be won on the papers, provided your Defence, WS and exhibits are up to snuff and not just cut and pasted template paras. that aren't relevant to the specifics of your case.

If there is no actual hearing, with the parties present either in person or remotely, the Court won't award any costs.

Timeouts

CrazyM101 said:

Hi everyone, the case finally went ahead yesterday on papers only due to new CV19 procedures.
I got the response from court today, I won!
But sadly no costs were awarded.
Thanks to everyone who helped, greatly appreciate your time and effort in helping out, you are a credit to this forum and to society!!! 
I can try to PM the letter to anyone who wants it, let me know.

What a delight ....... Gladstones fail again

Coupon-mad

CrazyM101 said:

Hi everyone, the case finally went ahead yesterday on papers only due to new CV19 procedures.
I got the response from court today, I won!
But sadly no costs were awarded.
Thanks to everyone who helped, greatly appreciate your time and effort in helping out, you are a credit to this forum and to society!!! 
I can try to PM the letter to anyone who wants it, let me know.

Well done but you were very lucky.  No-one here tells anyone to agree to a hearing on the papers.  We warn people to disagree and ask for a phone hearing, as shown in the TELEPHONE HEARINGS thread.  So happy you won and got lucky even after not being here for months...however you did some very good prep in 2019.

ANOTHER UKCPM ONE BITES THE DUST! 

Could you pm me the court letter please?  I'd like to read the reasons.

AND - Please now make a real difference because not enough people have:

A TASK FOR SEPTEMBER:

The Government is (this month only) consulting about a new statutory code of practice (CoP) and framework to rein in the rogue parking firms.  Read and comment on the draft CoP proposal and the enforcement framework consultation, and get everyone you know to do the same.

You will need to register to comment on the CoP and enter an occupation even if you are retired or a homemaker, but otherwise it is easy to navigate, and comment upon each section/subsection individually. You can save comments to edit later and or submit comments once you are happy with them.

https://standardsdevelopment.bsigroup.com/projects/2020-00193#/section

You do not need to register to comment on the enforcement framework which can be found here. It has a link on page 5 to make comments.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/913272/Code_Enforcement_Framework_consultation.pdf

At the very least, we say the parking charge level should be £50/£25 or higher level £70/£35, as per Council PCNs in E&W.  

And we say the added fake 'debt recovery' costs are just double counting the cost of letters and MUST GO.  Remove that layer and you remove the ‘drivers’ behind the race to court.

HOW TO DO THE SUBMISSIONS:

Responses into the PAS 232 and MHCLG framework documents are not completely straightforward:

On the MHCLG response, you have to answer the questions on a 1-5 scale from strongly agree to strongly disagree, and then put some commentary. No way to upload documents or alternatives.

 

On the PAS 232, you have to click on each clause and sub-clause to put your comments, and a suggested rewording of their draft.  You can see comments which other people have written! 

 

But, when you click ‘submit’, a message pops up to say your comments have been received, but that only applies to the particular clause you have just addressed.

 

You have to click ‘submit’ separately for each individual clause response.

 

Some people will be caught out by this but can revisit it and add further responses up to 12 October.

 

 

CrazyM101

Submitted my responses to the consultations!