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HELP - Court letter Received from VCS - Advice needed

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  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 155,452 Forumite
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    Defence looks fine, you found & copied a recent, relevant one! No giving up.
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     Home»Motoring»Parking Tickets Fines & Parking - read the NEWBIES THREAD
  • nosferatu1001
    nosferatu1001 Posts: 12,961 Forumite
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    Dont give up.
    The post was correct - you ha da week *before* going on jholiday to start. You knew you were going on holiday and you knew the deadlines from the court.

    You have to take this process serioulsy and give it time. Paying may be *easier*, but while yo might be able to afford to pay, youre helping htem issue dozens more tickets by doing so, potentially to people who *cannot* afford it.
  • Nsmila07
    Nsmila07 Posts: 80 Forumite
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    Hello All,

    I have now submitted my defence by email and received the acknowledgement response, do i also need to post it out or is email ok? Defence needed to be in by Monday 17th June.

    Thanks again
  • Quentin
    Quentin Posts: 40,405 Forumite
    See #2 in the newbies FAQ thread for full advice on the court proceedings

    Including when and how to send the various forms,!
  • Le_Kirk
    Le_Kirk Posts: 25,027 Forumite
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    Don't forget to send a copy to claimants!
  • nosferatu1001
    nosferatu1001 Posts: 12,961 Forumite
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    Le_Kirk wrote: »
    Don't forget to send a copy to claimants!

    If the claim was started through MCOL, then the Defendant does NOT need to send a copy of the defence to the claimant - the CCBC does this for them.

    THis is the only document that isnt sent to BOTH the court and claimant however

    OP - the newbeis thread takes you through the entire process, step by step, and has all answers tehre.
  • Le_Kirk
    Le_Kirk Posts: 25,027 Forumite
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    nosferatu1001 wrote: »
    If the claim was started through MCOL, then the Defendant does NOT need to send a copy of the defence to the claimant - the CCBC does this for them.
    Ta, always willing to learn!
  • Nsmila07
    Nsmila07 Posts: 80 Forumite
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    Morning,

    I have now received the "Notice of proposed Allocation to the small claims track" which i will follow Newbies post and get back asap.

    Thanks for your help, will keep you posted.
  • The_Deep
    The_Deep Posts: 16,830 Forumite
    Have you considered asking the judge to award you unreasonable behaviour costs, (CPR 27.14(2)(g), when you win? You have hou have obviously spent may hours dealing with this.

    Have you complained to your MP?
    You never know how far you can go until you go too far.
  • Nsmila07
    Nsmila07 Posts: 80 Forumite
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    I havent considered that no, now and at what point do i do that?

    Many thanks
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