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Parking ticket - One Parking Solution Ltd help with Defence County Court

I have been issue with a summons from One Parking Solution Ltd ( QDR Solicitors Limited ) for the total amount of £257.00 ( £182.00 + court fee £25 + Legal rep costs £50.00)
The fine was a car parked in a private car park. The photo shows I was there for 11 minutes. I believe it was because I could not find any parking due to limited space in car park.
I have already sent defence questionnaire stating I wish to defend claim but have not put reason above as they just sent photograph evidence yesterday.
Summons issued on 24 Feb 2020 and related to parking ticket issued on 19/12/2018 
Any help would be really appreciated : )
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  • Redx
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    edited 12 May 2020 at 1:40PM
    It is not a summons , it's a small claim , from the CCBC in Northampton

    The pictures are not of you , they take pictures of vehicles , not people

    The time to put in a defence expired weeks ago , near the end of march

    Are you sure the date of issue on the top right of the claim form is correct as detailed above ?
  • MothballsWallet
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    edited 12 May 2020 at 1:40PM
    Have you looked through the NEWBIES thread at the top of the board? That will guide you through what to expect, when, and give you sample defences to work with.

    Also, did this "summons" (which it isn't, by the way, since this is a civil matter, not a criminal one) come from QDR or Northampton CCBC?

    If the latter, what is the Date of Issue on the claim form? This will help us tell you when you need to submit your AoS and Defence by.

    EDIT: Text I've struck through has been answered by Redx.
  • twhitehousescat
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    13.1 The driver must have the chance to consider the Terms and Conditions before entering into the ‘parking contract’ with you. The amount of time in these instances will vary dependant on site size and type but it must be a minimum of 5 minutes.
    Changes were made to the BPA Approved Operator Scheme's Code of Practice in October 2015. This established a Grace Period at the end of the parking period of 10 minutes for BPA AOS members, if the location is one where parking is normally permitted.

    minimum of 5 minutes on entry and 10 mins at end or when leaving , those rules were changed on 2020 , above is from bpa code of practice 2018 
  • Coupon-mad
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    edited 12 May 2020 at 1:55PM
    You HAVE defended or you couldn't have got to DQ stage, if that's what you mean by 'questionnaire'?  What exactly do you mean, which forms have you filled in and returned to the court? 

     YOU MUST have defended a February claim by about a month ago, surely. What did you put on the claim form as your defence or online using MCOL?

    Is this in Sussex?  Which car park?


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  • SKT29
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    Redx said:
    It is not a summons , it's a small claim , from the CCBC in Northampton

    The pictures are not of you , they take pictures of vehicles , not people

    The time to put in a defence expired weeks ago , near the end of march

    Are you sure the date of issue on the top right of the claim form is correct as detailed above ?
    It was a picture of my car : ) lol
    I acknowledged through moneyclaim 

    Your defence was submitted on 10/03/2020 at 11:37:30

    Your defence was received on 10/03/2020 at 14:05:15

    DQ sent to you on 05/05/2020

    ( I posted DQ mail last Friday )

  • SKT29
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    You HAVE defended or you couldn't have got to DQ stage, if that's what you mean by 'questionnaire'?  What exactly do you mean, which forms have you filled in and returned to the court? 

     YOU MUST have defended a February claim by about a month ago, surely. What did you put on the claim form as your defence or online using MCOL?

    Is this in Sussex?  Which car park?


    This was in Leicester car park.
    On the questionnaire form, I just put I wish to defend the claim.
    I acknowledged through moneyclaim , below just copied from moneyclaim a few minutes ago.

    Your defence was submitted on 10/03/2020 at 11:37:30

    Your defence was received on 10/03/2020 at 14:05:15

    DQ sent to you on 05/05/2020

  • Coupon-mad
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    No, I want to know what you put HERE as this 'defence':
    Your defence was submitted on 10/03/2020 at 11:37:30
    Your defence was received on 10/03/2020 at 14:05:15
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  • SKT29
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    Unfortunately, I can't recall this parking ticket which was issued over a year ago.
    I would appreciate further evidence and a copy of the ticket , which would be of help in ensuring a fair defence. 
    The above in italics put in defence.
    Then they sent me photographic evidence by email.
  • Le_Kirk
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    edited 12 May 2020 at 4:51PM
    SKT29 said:
    Unfortunately, I can't recall this parking ticket which was issued over a year ago.
    I would appreciate further evidence and a copy of the ticket , which would be of help in ensuring a fair defence. 
    The above in italics put in defence.
    Then they sent me photographic evidence by email.
    Who is "they"?  Did you put those words (in bold) in your defence on MCOL or did you send that to the PPC.  It is unlikely that you received anything from CCBC in response to that "defence."
  • Coupon-mad
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    edited 12 May 2020 at 2:29PM
    Oh dear.  Oh dear.
    You are going to have to apply to the court for permission to change that to a proper defence.  Costs £100 using form N244, unless you qualify for help with fees (Google it) in which case it might be free for you if in a low income.

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