Gladstones solicitors and HX parking management County Court letter.

beamerguy

Woody510 wrote: »

I can't seem to edit the post now. I'm only on here asking on behalf of someone. I can post the charges and breakdown of them if necessary.

Really, best to get that someone to post themselves as third party conversations leads to confusion

The_Deep

It is the will of Parliament that these scammers be put out of business. Hopefully that will take place in the near future. The Bill has passed through the HOC without hitch, and goes to the Lords soon. In the meantime involve your MP, the poor dears are buckling under the weight of complaints about these scammers. Read this one which I wrote earlier

This is an entirely unregulated industry which is scamming the public with inflated claims for minor breaches of alleged contracts for alleged parking offences, aided and abetted by a handful of low-rent solicitors. Is has been suggested by an MP that some of these companies may have connections to organised crime.

Parking Eye, CPM, Smart, (especially Smart}, and others have already been named and shamed in the House of Commons as have Gladstones Solicitors, and BW Legal, (these two law firms take hundreds of these cases to court each week), hospital car parks and residential complex tickets have been especially mentioned. They lose most of them, and have been reported to the regulatory authority by an M.P. for unprofessional conduct

The problem has become so widespread that MPs have agreed to enact a Bill to regulate these scammers.

Sir Greg Knight's Private Members Bill to curb the excesses, and perhaps close down, some of these companies passed its Third Reading in late November, and, with a fair wind, will become Law next year.

All three readings are available to watch on the internet, (some 6-7 hours), and published in Hansard. MPs have an extremely low opinion of the industry. Many are complaining that they are becoming overwhelmed by complaints from members of the public. Add to their burden, complain in the most robust terms about the scammers.

KeithP

Woody510 wrote: »

Issue date is the 10th of December

With a Claim Issue Date of 10th December, you have until Monday 31st December to do the Acknowledgement of Service, but there is nothing to be gained by delaying it. To do the AoS, follow the guidance offered in a Dropbox link from post #2 of the NEWBIES FAQ sticky thread.

Having done the AoS, you then have until 4pm on Monday 14th January 2019 to file your Defence.

That's nearly four weeks away. Loads of time to produce a perfect Defence, but don't leave it to the very last minute.


When you are happy with the content, your Defence should be filed via email as suggested here:

Print your Defence.
1. Sign it and date it.
   
2. Scan the signed document back in and save it as a pdf.
   
3. Send that pdf as an email attachment to CCBCAQ@Justice.gov.uk
   
4. Just put the claim number and the word Defence in the email title, and in the body of the email something like 'Please find my Defence attached'.
   
5. Log into MCOL after a few days to see if the Claim is marked "defended". If not chase the CCBC until it is.
   
6. Do not be surprised to receive a copy of the Claimant's Directions Questionnaire, they are just trying to put you under pressure.
   
7. Wait for your DQ from the CCBC, or download one from the internet, and then re-read post #2 of the NEWBIES FAQ sticky thread to find out exactly what to do with it.

Woody510

They're really not the best with computers not even sure they own one tbh. I'm getting them to come round with the court letter to go through the claim part.

Woody510

Just to update you all on this. Received gladstones directions questionnaire they asked for the special conditions which have been opposed like bargepole advised in one of his posts on the sticky thread.

nosferatu1001

And, to be clear, youve filed out a normal N180, NOT the N159 they included?

Woody510

Yes it was the N180 I had already downloaded it as I was pretty sure I'd need to. It was sent to the court and gladstones by recorded postage both were signed for as well I checked

nosferatu1001

AH OK
In future -= dont ever use recorded
FIrst class with proof of postage
You can even email the DQ.

Woody510

Sorry it was first class signed for made sure it had to be signed for so no one could say it wasn't received.

KeithP

Woody510 wrote: »

Sorry it was first class signed for made sure it had to be signed for so no one could say it wasn't received.

Hahaha.

Never ever send anything by any method that requires a signature.

All that does is gives the intended recipient the opportunity to refuse to sign for it and then what do you have - proof of non-delivery. Not quite what you want.

If you must use Royal Mail, then use standard first class post getting a free Certificate of Posting from the Post Office counter. The item is deemed delivered two days following posting.