Desperately looking for some advice

B789

Because the Claim is not deemd served until 5 days after the issue date. By acknowledging service before the 6th day, you reduce the time you have to file your defence by the number of days before the 6th day.

KeithP

Kimmyl said:

Out of curiosity what is the reasoning behind waiting until after day 6?

The back of your County Court Claim Form tells you:

Note the last sentence there - "The day of service is taken as 5 days after the issue date shown overleaf".

It goes on to say:

Please tell us the Issue Date on your Claim Form.

Coupon-mad

Kimmyl said:

I will wait until Thursday until I submit, I did read that after posting. Out of curiosity what is the reasoning behind waiting until after day 6?

But you aren't submitting your defence in a rush.  If you only got the Court Claim this week your deadline for defence is in early October as long as you just do the AOS first (after day 5).

AOS and defence are two separate steps.

Kimmyl

Ok I submitted my AOS on Monday - I know I still have plenty of time but I want to get my draft defence written so I know it's ready to submit when the time comes.

This is going to probably sound like a really thick question (please be nice, I literally have no clue with all of this and it's mind boggling to me but I need to win this case) but I have copied and pasted the defence template and edited to suit my personal situation however can I just check that it's only section 3 as well as the obvious first and last bits that I need to edit? I should keep in all of the points afterwards? (the parkingeye vs beavis stuff etc)

Thanks again, literally would have given up by now if it wasn't for this forum

Kimmyl

Can I pay someone on here to write it for me? I'm struggling I'm half joking, half not

Coupon-mad

Kimmyl said:

Can I pay someone on here to write it for me? I'm struggling I'm half joking, half not

No we don't do that.

Just show us your proposed para 3 and we'll comment (free of charge).

Why don't you just copy one from any other Court Claim thread? We have THOUSANDS like yours.

KeithP

Kimmyl said:

Can I pay someone on here to write it for me? I'm struggling I'm half joking, half not

If anyone now PMs you offering to help, treat their offer with suspicion.
You can get all the help you need for free on this open forum.

Le_Kirk

Kimmyl said:

This is going to probably sound like a really thick question (please be nice, I literally have no clue with all of this and it's mind boggling to me but I need to win this case) but I have copied and pasted the defence template and edited to suit my personal situation however can I just check that it's only section 3 as well as the obvious first and last bits that I need to edit? I should keep in all of the points afterwards? (the parkingeye vs beavis stuff etc)

Thanks again, literally would have given up by now if it wasn't for this forum

It is fairly straightforward to understand if you follow the instructions in the template in bold.  For paragraph #2 you only need to amend if you are stating you are driver as well as keeper (but only if you were) and paragraph #3 tells you to write about the issues, in the third person but keep it short, punchy and limited to technical/legal arguments and save the story for the witness statement.  Resist strongly the urge to write War & Peace!   Post here your paragraphs 2 & 3 and one of the regulars will critique it.  When you send it by e-mail (to the address in the template thread) you add in ALL the paragraphs from the template.

Kimmyl

Ok brilliant, I've managed to complete. Thanks again for the advice

Coupon-mad

Good!  Now show us your proposed para 3 and we'll comment (free of charge).