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Tuffty747

I've just now recieved this from the Claimant:

"Good morning

We are writing to you as our client is willing to settle this matter prior to the hearing on the 12th November 2020. The current claim amount is £251.18.

Our client will offer to settle this matter in full for £180.00. If you are agreeable to this please find our payment details below... "

Where should I go from here? 

D_P_Dance

Reply thusly  "See you in court horsehole"..

beamerguy

Tuffty747 said:

I've just now recieved this from the Claimant:

"Good morning

We are writing to you as our client is willing to settle this matter prior to the hearing on the 12th November 2020. The current claim amount is £251.18.

Our client will offer to settle this matter in full for £180.00. If you are agreeable to this please find our payment details below... "

Where should I go from here? 

Haha, they don't want to go to court and they are hoping you are a mug

Simply reply with a drop hands offer ....... You will either see them in court or they discontinue the case and bear their own costs and you will not claim costs against them.

Give them 7 days to reply

Tuffty747

beamerguy said:

Tuffty747 said:

I've just now recieved this from the Claimant:

"Good morning

We are writing to you as our client is willing to settle this matter prior to the hearing on the 12th November 2020. The current claim amount is £251.18.

Our client will offer to settle this matter in full for £180.00. If you are agreeable to this please find our payment details below... "

Where should I go from here? 

Haha, they don't want to go to court and they are hoping you are a mug

Simply reply with a drop hands offer ....... You will either see them in court or they discontinue the case and bear their own costs and you will not claim costs against them.

Give them 7 days to reply

Thanks beamer - I've just sent the following in direct reply to that email:

Good afternoon,

Regarding your offer of settlement.

I find it offensive that your client is willing to settle now, 9 days before the hearing date, for an even further inflated fee than the original claim, that would be considered an unacceptable attempt at 'double recovery' - both of which are unconscionable. 

Given that I still haven't received a Witness Statement from the Claimant and we are now past the 14 day deadline set out by the court hearing itself, I will be insisting that any witness statement or evidence you or your client wish to present at the hearing be debarred due to failure to comply with court process.

From here, I leave you two options:

1) Discontinue this case and bear all costs you have incurred. I will then not bring any charges to yourself of the claimant.

2) Proceed to the hearing on November 12th @ 10am where I will be relying on all of the information contained within my Witness Statement and Defence, both of which you have copies of as per court process.

I will expect a response to this email before 10th November 2020 (7 days).

Regards

I'm assuming that they've realised their mistake and that because they haven't submitted a WS, they're trying to pull a fast one and make me pay before the hearing, otherwise they won't have any WS to rely on?

KeithP

Also send a copy of that letter to the hearing court.

Le_Kirk

I will then not bring any charges to yourself of the claimant.

Did you mean: -

I will then not bring any charges to yourself of the claimant or your client.

But did you mean you will not make any claim against them or their client?  I don't think you are in any position to "bring charges".

Tuffty747

Morning all,
Email just received from Gladstones:

Dear Mr XXX
We act for the Claimant.  
Please find attached our Client’s Notice of Discontinuance that has been filed at the Court. 
This matter is now concluded.
Yours Faithfully

I actually can't believe it's finally over. I got the ticket on Oct 9th 2018, 2 years of this and they discontinue it 8 days before the hearing. They must have finally realised they had no claim whatsoever.

Their attempts to claim over £250 from me is sickening. It's such a shame that there are so many people out there that will just accept this and pay it out of fear.

Want to thank all of ya'll who helped me from the beginning, with my defence, WS and pointing me in the right direction throughout this. Really grateful for all of the help - I couldn't have done this without the assistance of this forum!

D_P_Dance

Is the matter concluded?  They have wasted your rime, now waste theirs.  You may have a case for harassment, misuse of your data or interference with your rights under your lease. read this 
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/law-and-courts/legal-system/small-claims/making-a-small-claim/

Were_Doomed

Call/email the court to get their confirmation that the case has been discontinued ... it wouldn't be the first time that a PPC's solicitor has sent a notification to the defendant but not the court, so that they D doesn't attend the hearing and the PPC gets a default win.

Not saying that's the case here, but always best to double-check.  

Umkomaas

Tuffty747 said:

Morning all,
Email just received from Gladstones:

Dear Mr XXX
We act for the Claimant.  
Please find attached our Client’s Notice of Discontinuance that has been filed at the Court. 
This matter is now concluded.
Yours Faithfully

I actually can't believe it's finally over. I got the ticket on Oct 9th 2018, 2 years of this and they discontinue it 8 days before the hearing. They must have finally realised they had no claim whatsoever.

Their attempts to claim over £250 from me is sickening. It's such a shame that there are so many people out there that will just accept this and pay it out of fear.

Sorry to steal @D_P_Dance's thunder, but why not send a potted history of this to your MP and ask that he brings it to the attention of the Rt Hon Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State at the DHCLG who is responsible for the introduction of the national Code of Practice designed to rein in this murky 'industry'.