VCS No Stopping at Bristol Airport - Witness Statement

nosferatu1001

So theyve proven theyre operating outside of their area they have authority in, meaning your claim for a DPA breach and harassment is ON then!

Redx

Remember that you need proof of any losses , like a Wageslip or salary letter etc

N0tme

No call from the court when expected - just spoke to them and they don't seem to know what's going on so are speaking to the Judge - I really hope they don't adjourn it - don't want it hanging over me for another Christmas..!

N0tme

I won! Only £95 costs awarded to me, but it's still a win!

Ralph-y

well done ....... can you .... when you calm down   do a little write up ?

judge name .... what was said .... what was the winning reason ... did any rep turn up ...

Ralph

Uptown_Boy

Oh Noes! VCS have lost a court claim! Surely not @JB111 !

Redx

Ha ha , well done , VCS lose yet again !! 

Another one bites the dust !! At an airport too 😆😆👍

beamerguy

N0tme said:

I won! Only £95 costs awarded to me, but it's still a win!

Well done you .... bad times for VCS and SRS.

N0tme

Mr Robinson, who wrote their WS didn't turn up (as expected) - instead it was Mr Pickup. The judge jumped straight on the fact the witness was not present for questioning, and that in their WS, they stated that if Mark Robinson wasn't available, that the hearing be based on documents only. He asked Mr Pickup to clarify whether the hearing was based on documents or Mr Pickup as a representative.
The Judge was very good (not that I have had any previous experience). He had read the documents ahead of the hearing, and asked me for the key points I was raising. I gave:

• Vehicle was stopped outside the area that VCS are contracted to enforce
• Stopping is not parking
• The airport is not relevant land under PoFA (at this point, the judge asked if I had anything else, and mentioned something like I didn't really need to add any more...)
• "No Stopping" isn't an offer of a contract
• The additional costs are an abuse of process and that many cases are struck out because of them

The judge went on to ask Mr Pickup about where in their WS it showed where the vehicle was stopped. He was really flustered and admitted it wasn't in there, but that it was in my bundle. The judge asked that he explained the position from one of their aerial images - again, he struggled, but it was obvious the judge knew exactly where it was, and that it was only just on the double red lines (although based on the VCS/airport contract) a few metres off.
He asked Mr Pickup to confirm that the signage was all along the main road, not within the junction itself, he could not confirm.
He asked Mr Pickup to confirm that they were pursuing the claim based on the fact that the vehicle was stopped for around seconds (he had looked at my CCTV stills) with the front wheel just on the double red lines. Again flustered, Mr Pickup explained that it was still a breach.
He was then ready to make a judgement - He said any breach of contract was trivial at best. He said that I had consciously found an area not part of the no stopping areas so had not caused a mischief or blocked any roads, and that I had in fact, stopped with consideration. He mentioned my WS having a lot of legal arguments "likely taken from the internet", but said he didn't need to look into those.

It was all done within 30 minutes and I didn't really need to say much other than confirm what the Judge was saying.
Thank you to everyone who provide support!

N0tme

How should I expect to receive the costs? Do they go via the court or direct to me (not that I'm naive enough to think that VCS will pay on time...)