Highview Parking after 4 years send a claim form

stutakesphotos

In January 2017, I overstayed the specified time at a car park run by Highview. I followed the then advice here and elsewhere and ignored the letters (edit - apologies for this, it's clear the advice here was not to ignore the letters - I think I got that elsewhere. Sorry for the incorrect comment)

Over four years on and I've received a claim form from them. There's no covering letter, just the claim form and the response pack.

Do I now need to respond or is this a scare tactic? 

As per the attached, the total amount of fine is £277.41

Redx

The then advice on here was as follows ( and has been since march 2013 when I came here looking for advice )

Do not ignore a PCN , or an NTK PCN , appeal it using the blue text template by coupon mad in the newbies FAQ sticky thread near the top of the forum in announcements , so you made a bad mistake by ignoring the NTK PCN instead of appealing as keeper like everybody else !!

If you ignore this Claim form pack from the CCBC in Northampton , you will obtain a default CCJ due to no action taken !! Is that what you want ? Its a live court claim , foolish to ignore it !! I wouldn't !

You need to read the fifth post and then the second post in the newbies FAQ sticky thread near the top of the forum in announcements , following the Court claim advice in there , read it several times before doing anything

 the issue date is 27th Nov 2021 , Do not complete the AOS online until Thursday or Friday this week

Email a SAR to the DPO at Group Nexus attaching a copy of the claim form as proof of I D under the GDPR law to obtain all your data , also attach copies of 2 recent redacted utility bills too

stutakesphotos

Thank you.  I definitely do not want a CCJ.  I'll start reading the comments you recommend and will follow advice.

Is it likely that I'll have to pay all of the amount?

stutakesphotos

Also, at the time of parking, my name was incorrect with the DVLA (first name was spelt wrong). This has since been corrected. Is this likely to cause me a further problem?

Thank you for the advice. I'm rather worried.

Redx

The chances are that if you lose in court , for a single PCN , you would pay about £200 within one month of the hearing , to avoid the registering of a CCJ , so a Grace period to pay in full and rectify matters , then it's done and dusted

If you win , you pay nothing at all

No , you can correct it when you submit the AOS , 5 or more days after the issue date , if the claim form has incorrect details. If the claim form has your correct name and address , then the previous mistake is irrelevant

KeithP

With a Claim Issue Date of 25th November, you have until Tuesday 14th December to file an Acknowledgment of Service but 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 Wednesday 29th December 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'.

stutakesphotos

Thank you Keith and Redx 

Coupon-mad

In January 2017, I overstayed the specified time at a car park run by Highview. I followed the then advice here and elsewhere and ignored the letters.

Oh dear, as @Redx says, ignoring was not the advice here and in 2017 we were laughing about how easy it is to appeal a Highview one.  Their PCNs fell like flies and the quickest cancellation from our template appeal was within 2 hours flat.

Such a shame that people didn't come here and see their PCNs off with one email, and now we see stupid pointless claims that some who wrongly ignored are having to defend.

Just copy all the other Highview defences.  We had a shedload in May and June.  No links, spend a week researching.  Perfectly winnable and no CCJ or costs risk as long as you follow our advice and all court Directions.

stutakesphotos

I'm working my way through lots of the helpful threads and learning lots - thank you. 

I read that it's heard at the local court - so just to check, does that mean it may well not be Northampton and somewhere closer to me?  Northampton being over 100 miles away.

Thanks again for all help.

Redx

stutakesphotos said:

I'm working my way through lots of the helpful threads and learning lots - thank you. 

I read that it's heard at the local court - so just to check, does that mean it may well not be Northampton and somewhere closer to me?  Northampton being over 100 miles away.

Thanks again for all help.

It's never Northampton unless you live in that area ? Which you don't ! It's not a county court either , it's a government office like the DVLA ! No idea why you think it's a court or why you think you would travel there !

My local court is Manchester civil court ( or maybe Stockport ) , so I would choose one of those 2 

If you were in Leeds or Newcastle or Liverpool , you would choose the nearest one to you , using Court finder in Google search , so do so , look for your nearest Civil court ( not Magistrates , but Civil )

stutakesphotos

Thanks Redx. The reason for wondering if it was Northampton is because that was the court address listed in the documentation sent to me.