Help! CCBC Received Over 1 Year old

smiller09

Hi Everyone!

I hope you’re all well.

I have received a Claim Form from CCBC Northampton for an unpaid PCN fine from 28/02/2020 to a parking firm. 

The issue date is 23/09/2021

Before you ask, yes I have read the NEWBIES thread. I am yet to complete the acknowledgment of service as I only came across the letter yesterday.  

My car is currently registered to a different address and I briefly remember receiving letters to pay the PCN fine but I ignored them. 

Since COVID, I moved back in with my parents, recently lost my drivers license and I plan to be moving address again in a few weeks so I haven’t changed my address on my license yet or applied for a new one. 

I haven’t yet changed the address to where my car is registered to either.

So I’m confused how they have sent me this CCBC letter to my parents address? 

Secondly, I remember paying for a ticket and displaying this on my dashboard, but I paid for it at the wrong machine. The machine was on the side road to the car park I used rather than using the machine on the actual road the car park was on. 

Hence why I ignored the letters because technically I did pay and display. 

Any help with be appreciated.

Thank you

smiller09

Also, do I submit my acknowledgment of service to the address they’ve sent me the letter to or where my car is currently registered to? 

KeithP

smiller09 said:

I have received a Claim Form from CCBC Northampton...

The issue date is 23/09/2021

I am yet to complete the acknowledgment of service as I only came across the letter yesterday. 

Hello and welcome to the forum.

With a Claim Issue Date of 23rd September, you have until Tuesday 12th October to file an Acknowledgment of Service. Do not file an AoS before 28th September, but otherwise there is nothing to be gained by delaying it. 

To file an AoS, follow the guidance in the Dropbox file linked from the second post in the NEWBIES thread.

Having filed an AoS in a timely manner, you have until 4pm on Tuesday 26th October 2021 to file your Defence.
That's over four 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 again at the second post on the NEWBIES thread - immediately following where you found the Acknowledgment of Service instructions.

Don't miss the deadline for filing an Acknowledgment of Service, nor that for filing a Defence.

Do not try and file a Defence via the MoneyClaimOnline website. Once an Acknowledgment of Service has been filed, the MCOL website should be treated as 'read only'.

KeithP

smiller09 said:

Also, do I submit my acknowledgment of service to the address they’ve sent me the letter to or where my car is currently registered to? 

You would be wise to ensure that both the Claimant and the Court have your correct address for service.

Also correct the keeper's address on your vehicle's Registration Document (V5c). Can be done online. There's a fine for not doing that - up to £1000.00.

Redx

Ditto for the driving licence , both carry a DVLA fine of up to £1000 each

Don't make it worse for yourself , get them changed and let all parties know using a Data rectification notice

smiller09

Redx said:

Data rectification notice

Can you give me some information on how I go about doing this please? 

KeithP

You are wandering away from parking now.

Try sticking Data rectification notice into Google.

smiller09

Ok Fab, no problem.

I’m abit confused, does this mean I have a CCJ against me right now? Or I will have one if it’s not settled? 

Redx

J means Judgment , you have the CC part only , court claim , not paying in full within 30 days after losing puts the CCJ on your credit rating , so paying in full promptly , if you lose , is critical to stopping a CCJ being logged !! So pay promptly , in full , if you lose in court

GDPR ( data protection ) covers items like data rectification notices and SAR requests etc , nothing to do with a parking charge notice forum , you have a legal claim for an unpaid invoice , the PCN is a minor issue now , it was the catalyst for the current situation

tboo

smiller09 said:

I’m abit confused, does this mean I have a CCJ against me right now? Or I will have one if it’s not settled? 

So you read the Newbie thread but didn't take on board the points in it then?

Extract.

If you get a court claim, don't panic, c99% of defendants here, win!

You do not get a CCJ even if you lose, if you pay within 30 days of judgment, nothing stays on the register (credit record). No 'risk' as long as you don't miss court deadlines, you may as well defend and fight!