Court Claim from UKCarParkManagement

waamo

Just to assist the op they posted this earlier that really needs to be in this thread.

Navi48 wrote: »

Hi everyone

I have posted on here before about my parking charge (https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/75060713#Comment_75060713) .

I feel I have had to start a new thread because I never received an answer specifically about witness statements and having done a google search and found a recommended witness statement form, it doesn't fit the bill of what I need so I am stuck. Hopefully this will just be a quick answer for someone in the know.

So basically I would like to take with me to court, a statement from the client who I was working for at the time, backing up my story in the original claim.

All I need to know is, what is a suitable format of this letter?

Can I literally just have him write a normal letter e.g. "To whom it may concern, etc etc", or is there a specific form it must take.

I was recommended this https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/standard-directions/general/witness-statements

But not sure if this is necessary or will confuse things

Thanks all you volunteers who put in a lot of work to help the uninitiated like me

Cheers

Coupon-mad

I feel I have had to start a new thread

No need, please don't again. Doubles our work/time taken, and we do this free.

So basically I would like to take with me to court, a statement from the client who I was working for at the time, backing up my story in the original claim.

All I need to know is, what is a suitable format of this letter?

Can I literally just have him write a normal letter e.g. "To whom it may concern, etc etc", or is there a specific form it must take.

It must be in the format of a Witness Statement with headings just like yours, and make sure it mentions the relevant date(s) and times in it.

Navi48

I do apologise.

Navi48

Success!!!  I waited it out, and yesterday received a Notice of Discontinuance.  Not sure why now, when my court case is in May 2020.  I would have thought they would have dragged it out until the last minute.
So in summary, for anyone else whom this may help:
I received a parking charge notice from a private parking company when i was working at a clients house, and went a few mins to collect the parking permit back in May 2017.  I appealed, made no difference.  Started getting chased by none other than Gladstone Solicitors.  I asked for a Subject Access Request, to reveal that they only had photos taken 30 seconds apart.  I had done nothing wrong, but even if I had, they had no proof in any case.  I think my argument was sound.  Surely I am allowed time to actually obtain a ticket.
Maybe they knew this was a lost cause, and hoped, like in so many other cases, that they could intimidate me.
Thanks to all those who offered advice and helped me, though thankfully it went no further.
Anyone affiliated with these companies and it's practices, are low life parasites.  How can you live with yourselves.  It causes so much anguish and wasted time, which is a crime when life is so precious.  All in the name of profit.
Something must be done to rid ourselves of these thieves. 
Anyway, rant over.  

Navi48

Is there a post I can copy this to. I thought there was one for successful cases, but I couldn;t find it when I just had a look

Le_Kirk

Navi48 said:

Is there a post I can copy this to. I thought there was one for successful cases, but I couldn;t find it when I just had a look

There is one, it is called "How to win...." or similar.  If it is not obvious to you to find, it is not going to be obvious to others. It used to be a sticky but seems to have been lost in the forum reshuffle.  Putting it on your own thread as you have done is fine, as other (if they search for similar circumstances to you) will find it.  Well done on achieving a discontinuance.