Filing a defence following CCJ put aside. PCN dated March 2018. DCB legal!

skoobimum

I have just received this back from DCB Legal. Should I respond to email stating that I will wait for the DQ from CCBC & point out that their latest directive advises that the case is stayed? (I was hoping this was in my favour as it is presently halted?)
(They have indicated in their responses in questionnaire that they want to settle via mediation & would prefer not to have a hearing)
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Coupon-mad

No need to reply to that template drivel.  The good thing though is that they have not gone for another default judgment. The case looks set to proceed as normal.

Have they amended your surname or didn't you bother?

skoobimum

No, I wanted to send it asap this morning & couldn’t lay my hands immediately on my marriage certificate to scan!

If they have responded to the court with their N180, will that mean the ‘stay’ will be lifted or will they have to file something else in order to remove it? 

Coupon-mad

Just wait and see.

As for the marriage cert why not just wait and put that right at WS stage when you will be emailing the local court & DCBLegal anyway?

skoobimum

Hi all, so latest on my case after the stay being lifted, filing my defence & being told by DCB legal that they intend to proceed, I filed my N180 in the  way advised in Newbies forum (about 4/5 weeks ago) & have just had an email today from ‘scmreferrals’ with a telephone ‘mediation’ appt for 8/11/23. I am very confused by this & can’t find much information when searching the forum (apart from to say this may become more common?) I put the paragraph on the form about preferring a hearing ‘in person’ as ‘felt it was disproportionately advantageous to a legally represented party etc…’
I have to respond to it within 4 days but I don’t want a mediation call where I’m ‘willing to negotiate’ I would like a hearing where I can fight this unfair, historical ‘fine’. What should I do/say? Will this go against me if I refuse to co-operate? 
Thx

Coupon-mad

You just say no.  This is on other threads.

skoobimum

I’ve been allocated to St Helen’s County Court, not my most local or the one I requested & letter basically says mediation was unsuccessful & judge will decide if it should go to hearing, is this normal?

Coupon-mad

Did you politely respond and explain why mediation isn't suited to a PCN dispute?

skoobimum

Yes, I said I couldn’t answer ‘yes’ to all their points as I wasn’t willing to negotiate or pay any fine!

skoobimum

Dear Sir/Madam,

Many thanks for your email dated 17/10/23 offering a mediation appointment in reference to parking charge claim J**** I acknowledge receipt of this.

I cannot answer yes to all 3 of your questions posed about whether mediation is suitable as I am not willing to negotiate on the amount of the claim and I will not consider a compromise. 

I would prefer to defend this historical claim in full at a hearing as explained in my defence submitted to County court & DCB legal.

I thought I had explained this in my N180 form where I wrote a lengthy paragraph about why I thought a hearing in person would be more suitable & I would not be happy about the case being decided without a hearing but, upon checking, it would seem that the form did not log my ticking the box where I was asked whether I thought this case is suitable for mediation, the answer was no, so I apologise for the confusion.

I will await a hearing date from my local county court in due course.

Thank you for the offer though.