VCS County Court Claim HELP

KeithP

tcsheffield said:

Hi, received yet another letter from VCS advising that ELMS Legal are no longer representing them. They are willing to accpet a reduced amount of £175 to avoid court. They will also bring this to the attention of the court on the question of costs. 

Is this standard for them ?

Thank you

Yes, quite normal these days.
It appears that VCS have fallen out with Elms.

Ignore their offer.

Fruitcake

For some reason they have recently ditched Elms. Perhaps they keep losing and costing them too much money. Perhaps they have had a lover's tiff. Nothing significant.

If you lost in court it would only cost you £175 - £200 at the most if properly defended, so they are offering you nothing really.

Umkomaas

tcsheffield said:

Hi, received yet another letter from VCS advising that ELMS Legal are no longer representing them. They are willing to accpet a reduced amount of £175 to avoid court. They will also bring this to the attention of the court on the question of costs. 

Is this standard for them ?

Thank you

They've started doing this over the past couple of weeks. Whether they are doing it because they view Elms as being incapable of doing a decent job for them, or they want to save costs is anyone's guess - maybe it's both? 🤷

Please read other VCS/Elms threads (regulars read every thread) so, like us, you are best informed and up to date on issues that are likely to pertain to and might impact on your case. You are reading such other threads .... aren't you?

Redx

tcsheffield said:

Hi, received yet another letter from VCS advising that ELMS Legal are no longer representing them. They are willing to accpet a reduced amount of £175 to avoid court. They will also bring this to the attention of the court on the question of costs. 

Is this standard for them ?

Thank you

seems to be at the moment , several similar instances on here and nothing to see, move along

tcsheffield

Hi all, thank you for your quick replies. Yes I'm reading lots of posts, so much to get through !  I was just checking this wasn't unusual, and also making others aware.

Added to the bundle of VCS letters !

Snakes_Belly

tcsheffield said:

Hi, received yet another letter from VCS advising that ELMS Legal are no longer representing them. They are willing to accept a reduced amount of £175 to avoid court. They will also bring this to the attention of the court on the question of costs. 

Is this standard for them ?

Thank you

You have not given any details of the claim. A reduced amount of £175.00 seems quite high. Does it relate to more than one claim?

It is quite usual for them to do this and they are likely to say that they have tried to settle in court. They may also use the fact that a defendant did not engage or appeal so you need to be able to bat that one off.

Please give more details of the parking transgression/s to help the regulars help you.  

D_P_Dance

They will also bring this to the attention of the court on the question of costs. 

They may well have shot themselves in the foot here.

Castle

Snakes_Belly said:

tcsheffield said:

Hi, received yet another letter from VCS advising that ELMS Legal are no longer representing them. They are willing to accept a reduced amount of £175 to avoid court. They will also bring this to the attention of the court on the question of costs. 

Is this standard for them ?

Thank you

You have not given any details of the claim. A reduced amount of £175.00 seems quite high. Does it relate to more than one claim?

It is quite usual for them to do this and they are likely to say that the have tried to settle in court. They may also use the fact that a defendant did not engage or appeal so you need to be able to bat that one off.

Please give more details of the parking transgression/s to help the regulars help you.  

They have probably just knocked the "bogus" £60 off their claim.

tcsheffield

D_P_Dance said:

They will also bring this to the attention of the court on the question of costs. 

They may well have shot themselves in the foot here.

Hi, what do you mean by this ? Thanks.

Coupon-mad

I don't think he knows, because they are allowed to mention WP offers when it comes to costs and their letter is of no note.  Nothing useful or bad.