Court Claim Defence Guidance - UK Parking Control Ltd

Mintyfeeling

RS2002 said:

Mintyfeeling said:

So I had roughly the same cost breakdown.

I believe those added charges they aren't supposed to sneak in are hidden in that £210. Like you, the maximum charge on the initial PCN was £100. They threaten an extra £60 for late payment "in accordance with the terms and conditions of parking". Obviously I've never seen those terms and conditions so that's no use to me. The other £50 I assume is the interest they also claim although I've not yet done the maths.

As far as I know they are fine to ask for the court fees and interest. It's just that extra £60 they slip on for vague reasons. In my claim form particulars they simply call it "damages".

I imagine both of our letters are identical! So it seems this additional £110.00 that's wormed it's way in is for 'damages' and 'interest'. If adding interest is considered acceptable, then I guess the 'damages' cost is what we're arguing then? 

Yes, that's what I went with. I might be wrong though so I'd say see what the more experienced users here say.

RS2002

Good afternoon everyone   

I have my defence 99.9% complete now and plan to sign it tomorrow, before submitting it. I added 'Damages' as the description of the '£110.00' fee that's been added to the original charge, so I presume this is ok. I had noticed 'damages/costs' being mentioned elsewhere in the defence template too, so wasn't sure whether it was unnecessary me stating this again?

Other than that minor query, I feel I'm good to go. Thanks again to everyone that's helped and contributed, very much appreciated!

RS2002

I submitted by defence this morning and have received the automated response, confirming receipt of my email. I'll update you all as things progress.

Thanks again 

Umkomaas

RS2002 said:

I submitted by defence this morning and have received the automated response, confirming receipt of my email. I'll update you all as things progress.

Thanks again 

Thanks for update. Don't forget there's still quite a bit more to do, so please follow the numbered steps in the NEWBIES FAQ Announcement, second post, then you're ahead of the game when the next step arrives, you're ready for it and it won't come as a shock when it lands through your letterbox/email inbox. 

RS2002

Umkomaas said:

RS2002 said:

I submitted by defence this morning and have received the automated response, confirming receipt of my email. I'll update you all as things progress.

Thanks again 

Thanks for update. Don't forget there's still quite a bit more to do, so please follow the numbered steps in the NEWBIES FAQ Announcement, second post, then you're ahead of the game when the next step arrives, you're ready for it and it won't come as a shock when it lands through your letterbox/email inbox. 

Thank you, yes I am aware of the next steps moving forward I'll await the N180 form and get that filled in and returned, as per the guide. Then it's on to the witness statement and any evidence I intend to use. If i've understood correctly?

RS2002

Just another small update. I've now received a letter in the post from HM Courts & Tribunal Service, acknowledging receipt of my defence and informing me that a copy has been served to the claimant. 

So now just to wait and see whether they decide to proceed or not (I presume they will) and go from there 

RS2002

Good afternoon everyone 

Just a progress update on how things are moving along. I've now received the N180 questionnaire, so i'll complete that as per the instructions via the newbies thread. I know I need to send a copy back to Northampton, so will this be the same email address I sent my defence to? I'll also send a copy to the claimant, but wasn't sure specifically what email address and/or department i'd address it to.

As always, any guidance is much appreciated.

Thanks.

KeithP

Remember that checklist you were following when you filed your Defence?

Items 8, 9 and 10 on that list are well worth reading again.

Coupon-mad

The 12 first steps, in the Template Defence first post.

RS2002

Thanks for the quick response @KeithP, I have found the thread again that you're referring to and it's answered my queries. Apologies, it's been several weeks since I last came on here and had forgotten what was listed where! 

Thank you.