ES Parking / Gladstones claim

Coupon-mad

I agree, cross out a month where you 'usually' take your hols.  Christmas?  Easter? School half terms?

therugbyfan

Finally got my day in court today (Wigan & Leigh Family Court) . . . . and . . . . (drum roll) . . . . Gladstone's a no show!  
What an incompetent bunch and such a waste of Court's time.
The Judge struck the claim out on the basis that the Claimant brought the case and didn't bother to show up.  
I asked for my costs to be considered and she agreed to the £95 wages allowance, mileage to court and parking fee.  She would not agree to pay anything for my time putting the defence together, research, etc.  But at least that means they have to get their cheque book out now 
Disappointed that I didn't get the chance to win on the basis of my defence, but nevertheless a win is a win!
Thank you all so much for your help throughout (Coupon-mad in particular).  Another one bites the dust 

Redx

Well done , ES parking and Gladrags lose again 😋

As you say , Another one bites the dust !!

nosferatu1001

Well done,
I really don't get why failing to show up, whe; you're the one who instigated it, isn't unreasonable behaviour. You've literally wasted the court and defendants time 

Le_Kirk

Yep, well done, a win AND costs!

Coupon-mad

Yay - congrats - as you say, ANOTHER ES PARKING / GLADSTONES ONE BITES THE DUST!

beamerguy

GLADSTONES NO SHOW ....... Well done on your win and costs

I guess ESP now know they got into the wrong bed

On a serious note .... HAVE GLADSTONES GONE BUST ?

Were_Doomed

beamerguy said:

On a serious note .... HAVE GLADSTONES GONE BUST ?

Not according to Companies House:
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07535449

D_P_Dance

A win may be a win, but in my book you lost.  All that time up the spout.  Read this and see if you can waste some of theirs.

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/law-and-courts/legal-system/small-claims/making-a-small-claim/

 

therugbyfan

Thanks D_P_D but its gone on long enough.  I prefer to look at it this way, if I hadn't spent so much time on it, my defence would not have been so good and maybe, just maybe, that's why they didn't show . . . because they knew they would lose against me!  At the end of the day, I haven't had to pay their ludicrous penalty charge and instead they must pay my costs.  It has cost them, therefore it's a win.  It's all been an experience and hopefully I won't find myself in this unfortunate predicament again,  but if I did, I wouldn't hesitate to take them on.