Atlip Centre Wembley - Letter Before Claim Gladstone Solicitors

supermario38

Coupon-mad said:

supermario38 said:

Hi all, just an update on this case.

All went quiet from solicitors until last week they emailed saying the 30 days has passed and I need to pay within 30 days otherwise legal proceedings could occur!

Not sure if I should just pay this now and be done with the hassle.  Any tips?  Is it likely I will receive a court summons, and if so, could the cost increase in court and I could be ordered to pay more than the £170?

Eh? There is no Summons.

We win cases.  Most are likely to be struck out WITHOUT A HEARING this year.

This is simple to defend and win when the claim form (not 'summons') arrives.  And if you were in the 1% who lose, you'd be ordered to pay LESS THAN THE CLAIM.

This is already made clear in the NEWBIES thread.  Gladstones cases aren't easily lost!  Don't blink now!

Ok thanks!  I am just a bit over-whelmed with the NEWBIES thread and not sure where to start:(

Just to be clear, if I did get a claim form, is there any CCJ or negative record left for me?

Coupon-mad

No.  We don't risk anyone's credit rating.

The NEWBIES thread tells you this. 2nd post.

I've also written your defence for you already, (with just one little case-specific paragraph for newbies to add themselves) so although I try, I never really understand why people still find it overwhelming. Be confident! BRING IT ON.

We have a template defence and we win.

YOU WANT THE CLAIM FORM.

That marks the beginning of the end of the scam!

UncleThomasCobley

supermario38 said:

Just to be clear, if I did get a claim form, is there any CCJ or negative record left for me?

No. Getting a claim just means that someone is initiating a claim against you. It has no effect on anything. If you were to lose a claim after a hearing and you paid it within 30 days, there would still be no effect on your credit record. The only way anyone can get a CCJ is to lose a claim and then ignore everything after that.

Sadly, way too many people are so unknowledgeable about basic civil law processes, no thanks to our education system, that when they eventually have a brush with it, they become completely exploitable by the devious scammers known as the unregulated private parking industry.

supermario38

Coupon-mad said:

No.  We don't risk anyone's credit rating.

The NEWBIES thread tells you this. 2nd post.

I've also written your defence for you already, (with just one little case-specific paragraph for newbies to add themselves) so although I try, I never really understand why people still find it overwhelming. Be confident! BRING IT ON.

We have a template defence and we win.

YOU WANT THE CLAIM FORM.

That marks the beginning of the end of the scam!

Ok great, thanks.  As I only received an email (after the first letter), is this classed as a formal way of asking me to pay as I thought this all had to be done via physical letters?

Thanks for the template, where can I find this please?

Coupon-mad

As I said:

"The NEWBIES thread tells you this. 2nd post".

Seems like you only skim-read the NEWBIES thread and panicked?  The Template defence is there and it's worrying me that you missed all this info.

Sit down with a cuppa and read it. No rush.

UncleThomasCobley

supermario38 said:

Thanks for the template, where can I find this please?

On the first page of the forum. 

Template defence to adapt for all parking cases with added 'admin/DRA' costs - edited 31st July 2023

supermario38

Thanks All - @Coupon-mad Will take a look at the letter

Also, as I haven't had a formal letter since the first Letter before court (i think that's what it was called),  I didn't think emails are classed as official correspondence?

UncleThomasCobley

supermario38 said:

Thanks All - @Coupon-mad Will take a look at the letter

Also, as I haven't had a formal letter since the first Letter before court (i think that's what it was called),  I didn't think emails are classed as official correspondence?

They are about the best way to handle all correspondence as they are fully traceable and time stamped. I you need to send anything with a "wet" signature, even better... you just save it as a PDF and attach it to an email and you then have the proof of sending and... if is not bounced back with an error in the email address, can even be deemed to have been served.