Private PCN - Excel Parking - WE WON!

daniel_uk

This is how small the car park is. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Woolpack+Lane+car+Park/@52.9534679,-1.1424056,50m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x4879c3d6124318fd:0x5063adba3803b494!8m2!3d52.9533648!4d-1.1422271?hl=en-GB

daniel_uk

Hi,

We would like to start getting this wrapped up  before the end of next week. This is what we have so far. Can you help with the order, and if we need to add or take away anything.

Thanks.

16.     The Defendant admits she was the driver but it is not accepted that the location included prominent signs giving ‘adequate notice’ of the onerous parking charge. 

 

 17.     The bay in question appeared to be a valid parking space at this location.  There was an absence of any ''no parking'' sign and no double yellow or cross-hatched markings to make it absolutely clear the bay in question was (supposedly) not a parking space.

 

 18.     The Defendant, along with her partner, visited the Woolpark Lane Car Park, Nottingham, to get a bite to eat in the city during a visit to see her father in law in ICU at the Queen’s Medical Centre. On arrival there were two parking bays available. The overall car park is very limited in space and access in and out of bays is noticeable tight.  The bay in question was the more accessible option, the other bay being located in the far corner opposite, tucked away between another car and steel fencing. The angle being too acute to get in and out of safely. The Defendant believed the bay in question was a valid parking bay. The Defendant parked up, paid for a ticket and placed it on the dashboard.

 

19.     The Claiment is put to strict proof that the bay in question wasn’t a valid bay.

Coupon-mad

Looks fine except for one typo:

is noticeable tight.

daniel_uk

Awesome. Thanks. We will get that corrected and sent off! We will keep this thread updated.

daniel_uk

Hi,

Notice of Trial Date has arrived. Is there an up to date template I may download to amend?

Thanks.

Ralph-y

Post 2 newbies thread ....

Ralph

KeithP

daniel_uk said:

Hi,

Notice of Trial Date has arrived. Is there an up to date template I may download to amend?

Thanks.

Template of what?

The NEWBIES thread is as up to date as it gets.

nosferatu1001

If you mean a Witness Statement, there is no template for a witness statement, as it s the story in your words. 

Le_Kirk

It is Witness Statement (WS) time then, look at the NEWBIE sticky second post and you will find links to some WS examples that you can use for style and format help. 

Your witness statement is "in support of your defence as already filed" and therefore should be ............... in support of and back up whatever you put in your defence.  It is a narrative of what happened on the day and subsequently, written in the first person in your own words.  It happened to you so no one on here can write it for you.  Reduce the impact of anything negative and emphasise the impact of anything positive. It is also your chance to attach any evidence that you wrote about in your defence.  Read other witness statements to see what those posters wrote - particularly successful ones.

For witness statements, the statement of truth’s wording will be as follows:

I believe that the facts stated in this witness statement are true.  I understand that proceedings for contempt of court may be brought against anyone who makes, or causes to be made, a false statement in a document verified by a statement of truth without an honest belief in its truth.

Fruitcake

I seem to recall the lady who runs the Sandhills Action Group that fights unfair parking tickets at her local car park in Devon won a case about similar bay markings. She acted as Lay Rep and the case was featured on Britain's Parking Hell. I'll send a PM to her and ask if it was similar to your case, and if so, see if she can supply the photos and judgement that may help.