Claim Form Received....... Need A Little Help!!

Larrytheparkingbandit

Hi All,
first time I’ve ever posted on a forum  but this seems like a good time to start. I have received a Claim form for an unpaid parking charge. Just wanna say I’ve been reading through all the information about fighting these flipping scams and have already followed the instructions to far. I have already submitted AoS so I have some time. 

Problem is when I received my dodgy Parking charge I just ignored it and have done so for all the other rubbish they’ve sent through. 

WILL THIS AFFECT MY DEFENCE IN THE COURTS?
as I’ve made no attempt to dispute the charge will they use this against me in some way?
I would appreciate any thoughts you have on this. 

Thanks.

Umkomaas

WILL THIS AFFECT MY DEFENCE IN THE COURTS?
as I’ve made no attempt to dispute the charge will they use this against me in some way?

The only possible answer is ..... 'possibly'!  You need to give us far more information if you need help. Look at other threads to see the stuff we need. As a belt and braces:

Date of Issue on court claim?
Date of submitting your AOS?
Which parking firm?
Which solicitors?

But none of the above will answer your questions, the Judge and the PPC are in control on those. 

Le_Kirk

If you've read the NEWBIE you will know that you are successfully part way through the process and your next step is to write the defence.  If it is not ParkingEye, use the template defence which is one of the first five announcements on the front page of the forum.  Read the instructions carefully.  Submit a SAR to the DPO of the PPC to see what they are claiming is the reason for the claim.  If you give the date of issue of the claim form @KeithP will be along to give you a deadline for submitting your defence.  Make sure you use the e-mail address in the instructions and do not try to do it through MCOL.

D_P_Dance

as I’ve made no attempt to dispute the charge will they use this against me in some way?

They will probably trty, it is your job to ensure that they do not succeed.    If this is residential It should not matter, if it was deliberate bilking it might.  

Larrytheparkingbandit

Cheers for the replies, 
Date of issue: 30/11/20
date of AoS: 12/12/20
Parking firm: Civil Enforcement ltd 
solicitors: not sure it doesn’t mention anything I guess it’s themselves 

Larrytheparkingbandit

The driver parked in these spaces in the high street many times before, always out of hours for an hour or 2 to visit the pub. All of a sudden The driver receive a PCN And had no idea the car park was now being managed by a private firm. 

Redx

Do not be telling internet forums who was driving or you might as well just pay up now !!

Get your posts edited , less is more

The driver parked on the dates

The keeper received the paperwork

The keeper should have appealed to CEL and then to Popla , as keeper , which would have been an easy win

Blabbing on social media can cost you dear

Ignoring the NTK PCN wa foolish , not appealing was foolish too

KeithP

Larrytheparkingbandit said:

Cheers for the replies, 
Date of issue: 30/11/20
date of AoS: 12/12/20
Parking firm: Civil Enforcement ltd 
solicitors: not sure it doesn’t mention anything I guess it’s themselves 

CEL issue their own claims. They don't use a separate firm of solicitors.

With a Claim Issue Date of 30th November, and having filed an Acknowledgment of Service in a timely manner, you have until 4pm on Monday 4th January 2021 to file your Defence.

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

To create a Defence, and then file a Defence by email, look at the second post in the NEWBIES thread.

Don't miss the deadline for filing a Defence.

nosferatu1001

Also, cel are terrible. Awful. They lose so so many cases. 

Larrytheparkingbandit

Thanks for your replies
 sent for SAR to the DPO so see what I get back. 

Coupon-mad

But don't wait beyond your deadlines!

Also, did you miss this example of a case where a chap ignored his PCN at a badly-signed high street area? Didn't affect his case:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6223743/court-report-coastway-vets-predatory-ticketing-no-grace-period-ops-lose-at-brighton-court-again/p1

It really will not matter that you ignored what you thought was a scam. Have yiou not read enough CEL defence cases yet, and not discovered that their legal team is headed up by Wonga-man?