Claim Form - Please help

Mouse007

You need to follow the steps given in the Newbies Thread and then the Defence Template Thread, both of which can be found one click back as sticky posts at the top of the forum. These will tell you the first step is to acknowledge service online and then draft points 2 and 3 of your defence to add to the template.

Please read everything carefully - do not assume or do the super stupid and attempt to file your defence using the money claim online page. Find and follow the instructions, read lots of other posts, search for similar cases.

KeithP

Ifte.hussain1 said:

The issue date if letter is 17th Feb 2023, but I only received this on the 22 Feb 2023.

With a Claim Issue Date of 17th February, you have until Wednesday 8th March 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 Wednesday 22nd March 2023 to file your Defence.

That's nearly four 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'.

fast_furious

Thank you Keith, so do I complete the acknowledgement by filling in the paper form and posting this back? Should I post this via registered mail?

KeithP

Ifte.hussain1 said:

Thank you Keith, so do I complete the acknowledgement by filling in the paper form and posting this back? Should I post this via registered mail?

I would suggest that you re-read my post above.
In particular, this sentence...

KeithP said:

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

fast_furious

Thanks Keith, SAR sent and their Solicitor also notified.

fast_furious

Acknowledgment is on my to do list.

fast_furious

Hi Keith, one quick question. I'm not denying I overstayed in the "free" car park, so what is my defence. I'm really confused. I was naive in thinking that Wren will sort this out for me.

Second question, if I lose will I have to pay more than the current £305?

Mouse007

Ifte.hussain1 said:

Thank you Keith, so do I complete the acknowledgement by filling in the paper form and posting this back? Should I post this via registered mail?

Your question tells us you have not read the Newbies, you have not read the Template Defence and you did not read KeithP's post carefully enough, I repeat

Mouse007 said:

Please read everything carefully

You need to see this as a self help exercise, you need to actively search, read and learn - because if you do end up in Court we will not be there with you on the day. Follow instructions and you will win, but if you don't there is a high risk of a self inflicted loss.

I have lost count of the number of cases where someone failed to do as told and ended up with either a default judgment or loss on the day often because they simply failed to file something. The second post in the newbies thread is the most impotant thing you need to read right now. It tells you everything you need to know.

fast_furious

OK thank you.

Coupon-mad

Ifte.hussain1 said:

Hi Keith, one quick question. I'm not denying I overstayed in the "free" car park, so what is my defence. I'm really confused. I was naive in thinking that Wren will sort this out for me.

Second question, if I lose will I have to pay more than the current £305?

Your defence is the Template Defence linked in the NEWBIES thread, with your facts added as para 3.

Obviously if you lose, you'd pay less than the claim, not more.  The claim is exaggerated by £70 and 8% interest which is extortionate.

And anyway we win, not lose.