Gladstones court papers

Rachb11

Hi
My husband has received court papers issued by Gladstones. He stupidly ignored all there previous letters hoping that they would go away. He doesn’t really have any grounds for a defence and now the costs have gone up substantially....

Is it still possible to settle out of court or does he have to pay the inflated costs?

Umkomaas

Why not ask Gladstones - costs can be settled out of court - but don't expect much of a reduction on what they want now.

Defend it and you could be paying nothing.

The key to your question rests not with Gladstones, but with the parking company involved, about which you have not informed us.

Rachb11

I will ask Gladstones but I thought someone on here may be able to advise if they had been in a similar position.
The claimant on the court papers is UK Car Park Management Limited.
We could try a defence and see how it goes if ultimately we are going to be paying the costs anyway

Umkomaas

Rachb11 wrote: »

I will ask Gladstones but I thought someone on here may be able to advise if they had been in a similar position.
The claimant on the court papers is UK Car Park Management Limited.
We could try a defence and see how it goes if ultimately we are going to be paying the costs anyway

Before contacting anyone, just have a read of some UKCPM threads on the forum. They are litigious, but we beat them far, far more often than they win cases. If all you're going to save is a few quid, best defend it. We can help, but you/your husband will have lots of legwork to undertake.

What kind of car park is involved - residential, hotel, hospital, retail park ........?

Rachb11

It is a residential area on a new development. He was parked on the road. The problem is that there are multiple signs in the area saying that you can not park in the road.

Umkomaas

UKCPM are residential 'specialists'!

Do some forum searches on keywords 'UKCPM residential. The contents of your deeds/lease/tenancy agreement in relation to parking will be important to your defence.

HOW TO USE THE FORUM SEARCH FUNCTION:

Hit your 'Back' button to get back to the forum thread list. On the bar just above the threads you'll see the 'Search' function. Click on the 'Advanced Search' button and on the following page place your keyword(s) in the 'Search By Keyword(s)' and make sure the 'Show Results As' button (at the foot of the window) is changed from 'Threads' to 'Posts'.

The_Deep

[FONT=Times New Roman, serif] costs have gone up substantially....
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[FONT=Times New Roman, serif] [/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Costs are strictly limited, in Small Claims Courts, read this,[/FONT]

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6014081/abuse-of-process-district-judge-tells-bwlegal

[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Have you read this?

https://parkng-prankster.blogspot.com/2016/11/residential-parking.html

What does your lease/AST say about arking? Does it mention permits? Does it mention paying a parking parasite silly money if you do nor display one. If it is silent on the matter them your lease/AST has primacy and, if the are daft enough to take this to court they may get a bloody nose, read this

https://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/topic/324523-ukpc-liable-for-trespass-success/

[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]It is not a fine, it is an invoice from an ex- clamper for damages for the harm they allege they suffered when you did what you did. We call it a scam. Pay them not one penny unless a judge so orders it.

[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Nine times out of ten these tickets are scams, so consider complaining to your MP, it can cause the scammer extra costs and work.

Parliament is well aware of the MO of these private parking companies, many of whom are former clampers, and on 15th March 2019 a Bill was enacted to curb the excesses of these shysters. Codes of Practice are being drawn up, an independent appeals service will be set up, and access to the DVLA's date base more rigorously policed, persistent offenders denied access to the DVLA database and unable to operate.

Hopefully life will become impossible for the worst of these scammers, but until this is done you should still complain to your MP, citing the new legislation.

[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, serif]http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2019/8/contents/enacted[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, serif]

Just as the clampers were finally closed down, so hopefully will many of these Private Parking Companies.[/FONT]l[/FONT]


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Rachb11

Thank you everyone, I will have a read and do some research

KeithP

It sounds like your husband has received a County Court Claim Form.

If so, what is the Issue Date on that form?

Coupon-mad

Rachb11 wrote: »

It is a residential area on a new development. He was parked on the road. The problem is that there are multiple signs in the area saying that you can not park in the road.

Luckily, that means there was no contract or parking licence on offer, to breach!