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Please help me with my defence

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  • Thank you. I've emailed the court as you suggested. 
    The total they were claiming before was £267 and I think they have added on the £27 court fee.
    Should I now try to pick apart their WS? I'm not really sure how. 
    Some of their WS points to the numerous signs in the car park. There are indeed several but I would argue they aren't clear, they aren't readable if you are driving along, and the one nearest where I got out was placed well above head height. 
    They also draw attention to the numerous letters I ignored (demands for payment). Plus they make references to a few previous court cases.
  • Coupon-mad
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    edited 20 January 2023 at 5:44PM
    Why not read other witness statement threads about the same solicitor?  People have pulled that template WS apart for months if not years!
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  • Why not read other witness statement threads about the same solicitor?  People have pulled that template WS apart for months if not years!
    Thank you. I will have a look. Can you give me any pointers to any good threads to start with? 
  • Coupon-mad
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    No because they are only findable by a good search.  Try the name of solicitor firm plus a few words:

    e.g. QDR witness statement
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  • I've spent the last 20 minutes searching and trying to find a thread that specifically picks apart a QDR witness statement but no luck. I did find mention of an '8 page QDR template WS'. The one they sent me runs to 8 pages too, so a glimmer of hope. 
    Can anyone else help me here? 
  • Mouse007
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    edited 20 January 2023 at 8:15PM
    I've spent the last 20 minutes searching and trying to find a thread that specifically picks apart a QDR witness statement but no luck. I did find mention of an '8 page QDR template WS'. The one they sent me runs to 8 pages too, so a glimmer of hope. 
    Can anyone else help me here? 

    I find the search function difficult. While not QDR but BW Legal, I did pull apart the Claimant's Witness Statement here. See paragraphs 58 onwards for how I responded to every one of their paragraphs. My approach to the task may help.

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    Please email your PCN story to watchdog@bbc.co.uk they want to hear about it.
    Please then tell us here that you have done so.

  • Le_Kirk
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    edited 21 January 2023 at 10:47AM
    I've spent the last 20 minutes searching and trying to find a thread that specifically picks apart a QDR witness statement but no luck. I did find mention of an '8 page QDR template WS'. The one they sent me runs to 8 pages too, so a glimmer of hope. 
    Can anyone else help me here? 
    When the search returns some posts do you change from "Best Match" to "Newest"  Be creative with your search terms, for example try "QDR WS" or "QDR W/S"
  • Thanks both. 
    How does it work from a procedure point of view if I want to respond to the claimant WS? Should I write out a numbered response and take that along to the hearing and refer to it? The day after I submitted my WS they sent me theirs so I didn't have time to formally respond to their WS in my WS.
  • Coupon-mad
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    Yep just write yourself a short 'crib sheet'.
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  • I just wondered if it had any bearing on the case that the landowner company is now dissolved and the car park location is basically derelict - it has been abandoned since 2020?
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