Court Claim Form - Guidance to fill in Defence Template

Bikothomse

Hi,

I have a Court Claim Form and was looking to fill in using "https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6108153/template-defence-to-adapt-for-all-parking-cases-where-they-add-false-admin-costs-edited-march-2022" but struggling with step "3. [EXPLAIN IN YOUR OWN WORDS...]".

Struggling because PCN was issued back in 2016 and the keeper cannot remember anything about it.

Can the keeper/defendant state in "3. [EXPLAIN IN YOUR OWN WORDS...]":
As this was 6 years ago the defendant has limited memory of this and is struggling to remember.
The defendant does not recall any meters or signage at the said location.

Would that be ok to add or is there anything else?

Thank you.

B

Coupon-mad

Read any Highview claim thread and you will find the words to use about 'an unremarkable day x years ago'.

Bikothomse

Coupon-mad said:

Read any Highview claim thread and you will find the words to use about 'an unremarkable day x years ago'.

I will read the Highview claim thread - thanks.

Coupon-mad

We have hundreds!  Read a few, you'll soon find one already done recently.

Tell us more about your case:

- date of issue of claim?
- parking firm and solicitor?
- date you did the AOS, if you are the defendant?
- what sort of car park and what happened to cause a PCN?
- did you appeal or ignore the lot, or never received the PCN or first letters due to an old address used?

Bikothomse

Coupon-mad said:

We have hundreds!  Read a few, you'll soon find one already done recently.

Thank you

Bikothomse

Coupon-mad said:

We have hundreds!  Read a few, you'll soon find one already done recently.

Tell us more about your case:

- date of issue of claim?
- parking firm and solicitor?
- date you did the AOS, if you are the defendant?
- what sort of car park and what happened to cause a PCN?
- did you appeal or ignore the lot, or never received the PCN or first letters due to an old address used?

- date of issue of claim? - 16 March 2022
- parking firm and solicitor? - DCB Legal Ltd.
- date you did the AOS, if you are the defendant? - Monday 4 April 2022
- what sort of car park and what happened to cause a PCN? - This was almost 6 years ago, I don't remember anything, need to get car park and PCN details from Highview, SAR requst.
- did you appeal or ignore the lot, or never received the PCN or first letters due to an old address used? - I think I got original later 6 years ago and then nothing until March 2022.

Thanks

B

Coupon-mad

Ok, all standard, so your defence can be pretty much copied from any other Highview claim/defence thread that includes the phrase about an unremarkable day x years ago.

KeithP

Bikothomse said:

Coupon-mad said:

We have hundreds!  Read a few, you'll soon find one already done recently.

Tell us more about your case:

- date of issue of claim?
- parking firm and solicitor?
- date you did the AOS, if you are the defendant?
- what sort of car park and what happened to cause a PCN?
- did you appeal or ignore the lot, or never received the PCN or first letters due to an old address used?

- date of issue of claim? - 16 March 2022 
- date you did the AOS, if you are the defendant? - Monday 4 April 2022

With a Claim Issue Date of 16th March, and having filed an Acknowledgment of Service in a timely manner, you have until 4pm on Tuesday 19th April 2022 to file your Defence.

That's nearly two 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 at the second post in the NEWBIES thread.

Don't miss the deadline 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'.

Bikothomse

KeithP - Thank for checking and update.

Awaiting feedback on Subject Access Request 'SAR'.

Would it be ok to paste defence here for guidance before sending to CCBCAQ@Justice.gov.uk?

Could I state in defence we are waiting on SAR feedback?

Thanks

B

Coupon-mad

Would it be ok to paste defence here for guidance before sending to CCBCAQ@Justice.gov.uk?

Could I state in defence we are waiting on SAR feedback?

Yes and yes.

Bikothomse

Coupon-mad said:

Would it be ok to paste defence here for guidance before sending to CCBCAQ@Justice.gov.uk?

Could I state in defence we are waiting on SAR feedback?

Yes and yes.

Thank you