Parking Fine and Claim Form from County Court Business Centre

Coupon-mad

None if this will happen.

You already know what happens next from the first 12 steps in the first post of the Template Defence thread, and the whole section in the Newbies thread headed in eye-catching RED capitals : IMPORTANT: KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN.

That's why that resource is there. To prepare everyone, so you know what to expect.

Quidditch

16 November and no contact from the claimant or the courts...
I have checked MCOL and the last activity on there is the receipt of my defense.

KeithP

You mentioned on 3 November at 2:49PM that the CCBC sent you a letter.
That letter said the Claimant has twenty eight days to consider your Defence.

What you don't know is when the CCBC sent a copy of your Defence to the Claimant. 

It follows from that that it is not known when the Claimant has to respond to the CCBC. 

Further, we don't know what delays there are in the CCBC that means they don't send you a Directions Questionnaire as promptly as you might like.

Can I suggest that you keep checking your MCOL Claim History and as soon as you see that the CCBC has sent a DQ to you, you are ready to download a DQ, complete it and fire it back to the CCBC, remembering to send a copy to the Claimant of course?

Quidditch

KeithP said:

You mentioned on 3 November at 2:49PM that the CCBC sent you a letter.
That letter said the Claimant has twenty eight days to consider your Defence.

What you don't know is when the CCBC sent a copy of your Defence to the Claimant. 

It follows from that that it is not known when the Claimant has to respond to the CCBC. 

Further, we don't know what delays there are in the CCBC that means they don't send you a Directions Questionnaire as promptly as you might like.

Can I suggest that you keep checking your MCOL Claim History and as soon as you see that the CCBC has sent a DQ to you, you are ready to download a DQ, complete it and fire it back to the CCBC, remembering to send a copy to the Claimant of course?

Appreciate the above on not knowing the exact dates. The letter from CCBC dated 24 October confirms receipt of my defence. This also states that the claimant has 28 days to contact the court.

I checked MCOL today and there are no updates.

Yes, there could have been a delay to get my defence to the claimant and there may be further delays at MCOL but how and when do I know whether there will be some further action or not? We are now at day 30 since receiving the aforementioned letter.

Thanks for your support.

Trainerman

Yes, there could have been a delay to get my defence to the claimant and there may be further delays at MCOL but how and when do I know whether there will be some further action or not? We are now at day 30 since receiving the aforementioned letter.

One of the people that I am helping had that letter in late March/early April and finally got the N 180 in October

KeithP

Quidditch said:

KeithP said:

You mentioned on 3 November at 2:49PM that the CCBC sent you a letter.
That letter said the Claimant has twenty eight days to consider your Defence.

What you don't know is when the CCBC sent a copy of your Defence to the Claimant. 

It follows from that that it is not known when the Claimant has to respond to the CCBC. 

Further, we don't know what delays there are in the CCBC that means they don't send you a Directions Questionnaire as promptly as you might like.

Can I suggest that you keep checking your MCOL Claim History and as soon as you see that the CCBC has sent a DQ to you, you are ready to download a DQ, complete it and fire it back to the CCBC, remembering to send a copy to the Claimant of course?

Appreciate the above on not knowing the exact dates. The letter from CCBC dated 24 October confirms receipt of my defence. This also states that the claimant has 28 days to contact the court.

I checked MCOL today and there are no updates.

Yes, there could have been a delay to get my defence to the claimant and there may be further delays at MCOL but how and when do I know whether there will be some further action or not? We are now at day 30 since receiving the aforementioned letter.

Thanks for your support.

The letter from the CCBC tells you the Claimant has 28 days to respond. Have you allowed five days for service of the Defence on the Claimant?

So, 24th October + five days for Service + 28 days for the Claimant to respond to the CCBC means the CCBC should receive a response from the Claimant by Monday 28th November.
We are not even there yet - and that assumes the CCBC really did send your Defence to the Claimant on 24th October.

Please re-read my earlier post which you have just quoted.

And as I said earlier, even if the Claimant fails to respond by the due date, the CCBC will write to them giving them another seven days.

You are really wasting your time worrying about this non-issue.

Quidditch

KeithP said:

You are really wasting your time worrying about this non-issue.

Never been involved in this court malarkey and just a bit daunted by the whole experience. 
Given that it could potentially take months before I receive a response, I suppose I should check on MCOL periodically in case I miss a letter.

Quidditch

So, the DQ arrived yesterday with a cover letter from DCB Legal. 
I will refer to the Newbies forum on how I should complete this and will post any questions on here.

One for now, the cover letter offers the opportunity to discuss a settlement over the phone. Is this advisable? What tack to people take and will this help or hinder any court proceedings?

Thanks again. 

Umkomaas

One for now, the cover letter offers the opportunity to discuss a settlement over the phone. Is this advisable? What tack to people take and will this help or hinder any court proceedings?

No one advises talking to them.  It would be a 'Without Prejudice, Save as to Costs' discussion, so could never be discussed during court proceedings in any way that could influence the judge to find for or against you. 

Keep playing the straight bat and edge them nearer the discontinuation precipice!

KeithP

Quidditch said:

So, the DQ arrived yesterday with a cover letter from DCB Legal. 
I will refer to the Newbies forum on how I should complete this and will post any questions on here.

One for now, the cover letter offers the opportunity to discuss a settlement over the phone. Is this advisable? What tack to people take and will this help or hinder any court proceedings?

Thanks again. 

No, that is not your Directions Questionnaire.
Read the covering letter again. It is a copy of the Claimant's DQ that DCBLegal have filed with the County Court Business Centre.

Wait for your DQ direct from the CCBC.

Never ever phone the Claimant or their solicitors.