Letter of Claim Received

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Play the BWLegal game, it's fun .... NO PHONE NUMBER as they will bully you

wobs2k

Not the MP route yet (not my favourite character to be honest). I’ll supply the remainder. Thanks for your help

wobs2k

Their auto response for more information is incredibly annoying, I put an auto response on my email before to say that ‘this email does not require a reply’ and the two went back and forth for a long time 👹

wobs2k

Dear forumites, thank you for your help so far. I have just submitted my Directions Questionnaire as detailed in your other posts.

I couldn't find an email for the County Court Business Centre in my paperwork so sent it to ccbc@justice.gov.uk...can anyone confirm if this is the correct address? (I tried calling them to confirm but was >20 in queue!). (have just received an automated message telling me to send it to ccbcaq@justice.gov.uk)

Also, I received a missed call and voicemail message from BW Legal yesterday - I DON'T THINK I HAVE EVER GIVEN THEM MY MOBILE NUMBER (have checked all previous correspondence)...is there any way that they could have received it from the courts? Not too happy about being contacted directly by them following all my attempts to keep them away

D_P_Dance

It is not very difficult to obtain any  telephone number, do not puy any importance on this.  Have you complained to your MP.

Jenni_D

How/when did you submit your defence? What did you put in it? (I don't see any posts here asking about the defence).

Just asking as you mention the DQ - but this comes after filing a defence and the Claimant advising that they're proceeding with the claim.

wobs2k

I did complain to my MP, in addition to the landowner. 

I filed my defence in November- I used the template and added to it but wasn’t able to post my argument on here at the time. 

wobs2k

The Wonderful BW Legal have responded to my defence...any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated!

Le_Kirk

To use their own words this is a standard copied and pasted letter "that we see on a regular basis" and is a last ditch effort to frighten you into paying!

D_P_Dance

Calling you defence "nonsensical" is, imo, unprofessional conduct. I would be inclined to complain to the SRA.

https://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/problems/report-solicitor/

They have added what appears to be an extra unlawful amounts for debt collection, etc..

This amounts to double recovery and Judges all over the country are dismissing these spurious additions. Indeed some judges have dismissed entire claims because of this. Read this and complain to Trading Standards and your MP,

Excel v Wilkinson

At the Bradford County Court, District Judge Claire Jackson (now HHJ Jackson, a Specialist Civil Circuit Judge) decided to hear a 'test case' a few months ago, where £60 had been added to a parking charge despite Judges up and down the country repeatedly disallowing that sum and warning parking firms not to waste court time with such spurious claims.   That case was Excel v Wilkinson: G4QZ465V, heard in July 2020 and leave to appeal was refused and that route was not pursued.  The Judge concluded that such claims are proceedings with 'an improper collateral purpose'.   This Judge - and others who have since copied her words and struck dozens of cases out in late 2020 and into 2021 - went into significant detail and concluded that parking operators (such as this Claimant) are seeking to circumvent CPR 27.14 as well as breaching the Consumer Rights Act 2015.   DJ Hickinbottom has recently struck more cases out in that court area, stating: ''I find that striking out this claim is the only appropriate manner in which the disapproval of the court can be shown''.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/16qovzulab1szem/G4QZ465V Excel v Wilkinson.pdf?dl=0

However, VCS appealed this so it may not apply in all cases, read this

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ntksx9g7177ahyg/VCS v Percy v1 Amendments (2).pdf?dl=0Also read this

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6279348/witness-statements-2-transcripts-re-parking-firms-false-costs-recorder-cohen-qc-judgment-2021/p1

Also consider complaining to The SRA about the solicitor, if one is involved They are fully aware of the unlawful nature of most of thse additions yet persist in adding them..

https://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/problems/