County Court Claim for *unadvised* militant approach

Jenni_D

As you have until 10th May then there's no point rushing to file your defence. Give it a couple of weeks in case any new tactics come about in the interim. (Unlikely, I know - but it's happened before; new tactics have to happen at some point in time).

CourDeLion

Hello again. I've spent the last few days reading and re-reading my defence and I am going to send it off today or tomorrow. In terms of where to send it, I have found this guidance, but I'm not sure if it's up to date. Having looked at this link and this link, I think the email addresses may have changed. @KeithP, the Newbies page suggests using your guidance. Could you advise me on the latest advice on this please?

Also, I've read that the email subject should be Claim No: XXXX [Document Title] and that I can digitally sign a PDF since I don't have a printer and this was accepted during Covid times. Just want to make sure this is still the case.

Umkomaas

@KeithP gave you the advice in his post 13 April at 3:31pm. Nothing has changed to it in the past 3 weeks. 

KeithP

CourDeLion said:

@KeithP, the Newbies page suggests using your guidance. Could you advise me on the latest advice on this please?

Yes I certainly can.

On 13 April at 3:31PM on your thread I wrote:

When you read that post on the NEWBIES thread, did you not see the pointer to the template Defence thread?

CourDeLion

KeithP said:

When you read that post on the NEWBIES thread, did you not see the pointer to the template Defence thread?

That clears it up. There is a confusing line in the second post of the Newbies thread that says "Send your defence to the CCBCAQ email address given by KeithP in all the other recent claim/defence threads we need you to read first."

May I respectfully suggest that if you want people to stop asking this question, that you might remove that line completely so people will default to the guidance on the template page.

Coupon-mad

Point taken, thanks.

The NEWBIES thread is closed (to stop people posting on it, thank heavens for that much-needed protection of the advice thread!) so I have to ask specially to open it to edit it, which I only need to do once or twice a year.

I will try to remember, when I edit it next.

You have bespoke advice from KeithP specific to your case and a Template defence here on the forum that takes half an hour to adapt.  You won't get better advice anywhere!

Also note the 12 first steps in that Template Defence thread and revisit it, as it covers the first tedious standard intimidation letter and what to do.

CourDeLion

Hi everyone,

It's taken a while, but I've finally received an email from the claimant's lawyers saying that they've been instructed us to discontinue Court proceedings and close the file! They've attached a Claimant’s N279 Notice of Discontinuance which has also apparently been filed with the Court.

Is this it? Should I celebrate the win or is there something more I need to do? If that's all there is to it, then I'd really like to thank you all for your advice and guidance through this really educational experience for me. It's been invaluable, and I'm beaming with the results

Thank you!
CDL

Half_way

Check check, and check again

CourDeLion

I've posted a link to this thread here. Looks like I can breathe easy now

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6377263/dcb-legal-record-of-private-parking-court-claim-discontinuations/p1

Coupon-mad

CourDeLion said:

I've posted a link to this thread here. Looks like I can breathe easy now

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6377263/dcb-legal-record-of-private-parking-court-claim-discontinuations/p1

Yep, a DCBLegal discontinuance is the end!  Yay!  As expected but great news!.

Calling @Umkomaas!

ANOTHER DISCONTINUANCE!

ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST!

And we sincerely hope that you are au fait with the need to respond to the final Government Public Consultation?

We all need to ram the nail in the coffin of the false £70 'DRA fee' add-on, that actually funds the court claim and toxic CCJ culture, as well as the DRA and roboclaim 'legals' gaslighting of people.

Please come back here when it opens.

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Then join us when the Consultation opens.

PLEASE!  We need all MSE victims if this horrific harassment and bullying to be heard.