Civil Enforcement ltd - County Court Claim

Hoggyy210

Hi, i have just done the acknowledgment of service for the claim against me from civil enforcement.
The original  fine happened 11 months ago with an initial fine of £100 and are now demanding £256. I parked in a pub car park (which never used to be private) for 22 minutes. I was picking my girlfriend up so it was supposed to be a quick in and out but i had to get out and assist her as she was having a hypoglycemic episode as she is a type 1 diabetic.
Is the fact that my situation was a medical emergency work in my favor for my defence? can i use that in my defence?
The issue date was: 04 MAR 2020
I am now starting to research other defences for inspiration for my own. Any and all help and advice would be appreciated.

Thanks:)

KeithP

Hoggyy210 said:

Hi, i have just done the acknowledgment of service for the claim against me from civil enforcement.
The issue date was: 04 MAR 2020.

With a Claim Issue Date of 4th March, and having filed an Acknowledgment of Service on 8th March, you have until 4pm on Monday 6th April 2020 to file your Defence.

That's over four weeks away. Plenty of time to produce a Defence, but please don't leave it to the last minute.

To file a Defence, follow the guidance in this post:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/76880595#Comment_76880595

Guidance on creating a Defence is also in that thread - in the first post on that thread.

Don't miss the deadline for filing a Defence.

D_P_Dance

It is not a fine, it is an invoice from an ex clamper for damages for the alleged harm they have suffered at your hands, aka a scam.  Read this  

https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/what-are-reasonable-adjustments

The PPC will ignore it but if it gets to court a judge must consider it.  

Nine times out of ten these tickets are scams, so consider complaining to your MP, it can cause the scammer extra costs and work, and has been known to get the charge cancelled.

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.

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2019/8/contents/enacted

Just as the clampers were finally closed down, so hopefully will many of these Private Parking Companies.