Not the driver or keeper, driver now living abroad

Slainte1

Apologies if asked before.  I've trawled the newbie thread and a lot of posts and am ready to appeal if necessary.
The registered keeper of a vehicle received a NTK due to the driver parking at a Minster Baywatch car park in June 2022. As the registered keeper was neither the driver or keeper,  the NTK and the letter before claim 9Sept 2022) from Gladstones solicitors was ignored. A claim form (initially thought to be a fake) from County Court Business Centre issue 11 Jan 2023 was issued to the registered Keeper.
The driver (and keeper) now resides in Thailand
is it too late to advise who the driver was, and is it likely it wont be pursued.
Should the acknowledgement of service be made.  
I dont know what evidence they have Am i too late to request SAR.
I understand the driver parked for a short while whilst going to a nearby shop to obtain change.  One of the occupants had recent suffered a broken ankle and may have had difficulties moving quickly.
Should I prepare a defence statement.  I have obtained photos now of the car park signage, though i think it might now be under different management, Bransby Wilson parking solutions. The detailed signs are small print and not visible from the roadside.

Thanks in advance of any replies

Umkomaas

A claim form (initially thought to be a fake) from County Court Business Centre issue 11 Jan 2023 was issued to the registered Keeper.
The driver (and keeper) now resides in Thailand
is it too late to advise who the driver was, and is it likely it wont be pursued.

Too late I'm afraid to identify the driver now a court claim has been issued. The registered keeper will need to defend this as per advice in the NEWBIES FAQ Announcement, second post.

Keep going through the advised phases for hopefully a happy ending. 

Half_way

Altough not too late to have the court case discontinued

Coupon-mad

Should I prepare a defence statement.  

Yes the named Defendant must do the AOS now.

Then the defence after that.  KeithP will give you the deadlines in your case. 

"I have obtained photos now of the car park signage, though i think it might now be under different management. Bransby Wilson parking solutions."

No it is a connected company but this is a defence point (signs in the wrong company name!).  Search the forum for Bransby Wilson Defendant because it's been written before.

KeithP

Slainte1 said:

A claim form (initially thought to be a fake) from County Court Business Centre issue 11 Jan 2023 was issued to the registered Keeper.

Should the acknowledgement of service be made. 

The Registered Keeper needs to defend himself against the Claim.

With a Claim Issue Date of 11th January, you have until Monday 30th January to file an Acknowledgment of Service but there is nothing to be gained by delaying it. 

To file an Acknowledgment of Service, follow the guidance in the Dropbox file linked from the second post in the NEWBIES thread.

Having filed an Acknowledgment of Service in a timely manner, you have until 4pm on Monday 13th February 2023 to file your Defence.

That's over 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 again at the second post on the NEWBIES thread - immediately following where you found the Acknowledgment of Service guidance.

Don't miss the deadline for filing an Acknowledgment of Service, nor that 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'.

sevenhills

Slainte1 said:

The driver (and keeper) now resides in Thailand

Were you the registered keeper and didn't change the registered keeper?
Does the registered keeper still have monies in the UK?
If he lives in Thailand 24/7 he won't be too bothered about a UK parking fine?

Brie

How can the registered keeper not be the keeper?  Who cares if it goes to court if the keeper doesn't live in the UK and isn't intending to return???

KeithP

It appears that the named Defendant lives in this country - which for the moment I am assuming is England.

If that's the case, then the named Defendant would be wise to defend himself against the Claim.
That Defence may be as simple as "I was not the driver nor was I the keeper of the vehicle on the day of the alleged parking event". 

A Registered Keeper is not necessarily the day to day keeper.

Half_way

1:Registered keeper - the person or entity that is on record as the keeper of the vehicle with the DVLA

2: Keeper - the person or entity that keeps ( ie looks after ) the vehicle - this can change each day - see Keeper on Day of Event

3: Owner the person or entity that owns the vehicle

All can be different people/companies etc, the keeper can be many different people , hence the term keeper on day of event

Slainte1

sevenhills said:

Slainte1 said:

The driver (and keeper) now resides in Thailand

Were you the registered keeper and didn't change the registered keeper?
Does the registered keeper still have monies in the UK?
If he lives in Thailand 24/7 he won't be too bothered about a UK parking fine?

I am the registered keeper, the driver was my son, he now keeps the vehicle at his fathers address
he will be living in Thailand for the forseeable, but would not want a CCJ against him. He does have monies in the uk

Coupon-mad

Hang on, we thought you were in the firing line for the CCJ?  Is the named Defendant you?