Highview Parking - Court Claim - Advice

KWT2021

Hi,
I have received a court claim from Highview Parking for x2 PCN's dating back to 2017. So far I have completed the AoS (today), and requested SAR's from Highview.
I don't remember the reason for the PCN's are they were so long ago and need this information to start my defence.  Is it likely that I will receive this in time to defend? I'm worried I won't have anything to back my corner without it.

Le_Kirk

What is the issue date of the court claim?  If you post that date, @KeithP will be along to tell you how long you have to submit your defence.  It is unlikely that you will receive the data from your SAR in time as companies have 30 days to respond to a SAR.  In the meantime, read the standard defence template.

Umkomaas

A SAR response is more useful at the Witness Statement stage (some months further in the year). Don't miss your deadline for submission of your Defence.  There is a template Defence already written for you on the forum thread list (one of the first 5 in the list), you just need to adjust a couple of paras to reflect your parking event. Whether you'll get the SAR response in time for that is probably unlikely, they have 30 days to reply, and as it's the least of their priorities, they will probably take every day possible. 

You are also likely to be sent an earlier response asking you to confirm if you were the driver and seeking copies of your passport/driving licence, which will delay the process further, as you're likely going to have to raise a complaint with the ICO to clear the blockage. 

If you give us the Date of Issue shown on the N1 claim, @KeithPwill be along soon to give you the date by when you need to submit your Defence as well as some other helpful pointers. 

KWT2021

Le_Kirk said:

What is the issue date of the court claim?  If you post that date, @KeithP will be along to tell you how long you have to submit your defence.  It is unlikely that you will receive the data from your SAR in time as companies have 30 days to respond to a SAR.  In the meantime, read the standard defence template.

Great - issue date is 28th April, as mentioned the AoS and SAR request went over today. 

Redx

The coupon mad defence template plus POFA are batting in your corner , do not ignore those 2 powerful tools at your disposal

HIGHVIEW have never complied with that law , never !!

KWT2021

Redx said:

The coupon mad defence template plus POFA are batting in your corner , do not ignore those 2 powerful tools at your disposal

HIGHVIEW have never complied with that law , never !!

Just to check, i should use the TEMPLATE DEFENCE - NEW FROM OCTOBER 2020? Also is there somewhere you can point me to to read up on POFA? Is there a further action I need to take other than submitting my defence?

Redx

Correct

Read the newbies FAQ sticky thread near the top of the forum , in announcements , for POFA

Read this HIGHVIEW thread too , a long thread but honed to perfection

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6265348/dcb-legal-on-behalf-of-highview-parking-advice-on-defence-for-claim/p1

Le_Kirk

If @KeithP doesn't post today (although I am sure he will), work on approx 1st June for filing your defence,.

KeithP

KWT2021 said:

Le_Kirk said:

What is the issue date of the court claim?  If you post that date, @KeithP will be along to tell you how long you have to submit your defence.  It is unlikely that you will receive the data from your SAR in time as companies have 30 days to respond to a SAR.  In the meantime, read the standard defence template.

Great - issue date is 28th April, as mentioned the AoS and SAR request went over today. 

With a Claim Issue Date of 28th April, and having filed an Acknowledgment of Service in a timely manner, you have until 4pm on Tuesday 1st June 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.

KWT2021

Hi all, thanks for the comments - really helpful. 
I do have a question, I work for a financial services company and there are rules that with a CCJ you aren't able to continue employment with them. Is there any possibility that this may lead to me having a CCJ against me? 

D_P_Dance

I  very much doubt that  a Tribunal would support such a rule.    Many CCJs are  issued without the knowledge of the alleged debtor.  One only last week this one was

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-debt-court-unpaid-b1846181.html