Draft Defence against Highview Parking Ltd

lukeario95

Well they got back to me today and they want to proceed with the claim, although their letter is dated 19th September. They also said that I could contact them within 7 days for a resettlement - this is unfair as it shouldn't have taken the letter almost a whole week to reach me.

HM Courts & Tribunals Service sent me a letter previously on 22nd August saying that the claimant must contact the court within 28 days after receiving a copy of my defence in order to proceed with the claim.

Is there another forum where I can get further advice on how to proceed?

Umkomaas

Is there another forum where I can get further advice on how to proceed?

No need. This is by far the best forum anywhere as far as fighting private parking charges/claims are concerned. What you have just told us confirms that you are on a well recorded track towards discontinuation. Just patience and resilience required. Stick with the plan. 

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6377263/dcb-legal-record-of-private-parking-court-claim-discontinuations/p1

KeithP

lukeario95 said:

Well they got back to me today and they want to proceed with the claim, although their letter is dated 19th September. They also said that I could contact them within 7 days for a resettlement - this is unfair as it shouldn't have taken the letter almost a whole week to reach me.

Keep following that checklist you were using when you filed a Defence.
Item 7 on that checklist says...

7. Do not be surprised to receive an early copy of the Claimant's Directions Questionnaire and the usual intimidating template letter saying they 'intend to proceed'. Nothing of interest there. Just file it.

lukeario95 said:

HM Courts & Tribunals Service sent me a letter previously on 22nd August saying that the claimant must contact the court within 28 days after receiving a copy of my defence in order to proceed with the claim.

And hasn't the Claimant done that by sending you a copy of their completed Directions Questionnaire?
Of course we don't know what delays there are in the CCBC, but they appear to be taking a couple of months processing this type of work.

lukeario95 said:

Is there another forum where I can get further advice on how to proceed?

No idea. Isn't this forum good enough?

lukeario95

So going forward, what do you advise me to do after this step?
Is the letter I have just received a template that they send out to everyone regardless of what the court plan on doing?

Umkomaas

Is the letter I have just received a template that they send out to everyone regardless of what the court plan on doing

DCB Legal are pumping around 100,000 private parking cases through the court system per year. Do you think they are sending  bespoke letters every time they correspond with the motorists they are pursuing?  The whole industry operates on templates. 

KeithP

lukeario95 said:

Is the letter I have just received a template that they send out to everyone regardless of what the court plan on doing?

Yes.            

Coupon-mad

lukeario95 said:

So going forward, what do you advise me to do after this step?
Is the letter I have just received a template that they send out to everyone regardless of what the court plan on doing?

We advise you to please read:

1.  The first 12 steps (go back and re-read the Template Defence thread)

and

2.  The MAHOOOSIVE RED CAPITALS headed section in-the second post of the NEWBIES thread which starts with the word 'IMPORTANT'.

Le_Kirk

lukeario95 said:

Well they got back to me today and they want to proceed with the claim, although their letter is dated 19th September. They also said that I could contact them within 7 days for a resettlement - this is unfair as it shouldn't have taken the letter almost a whole week to reach me.

Hmm, I wonder if that is deliberate?  It might be dated 19th but when was it posted?  You don't know and cannot find out but even second class post only takes two (business) days to be delivered! Also your post is dated 25th but 19th plus seven is 26th but I take your point.

lukeario95

KeithP said:

And hasn't the Claimant done that by sending you a copy of their completed Directions Questionnaire?
Of course we don't know what delays there are in the CCBC, but they appear to be taking a couple of months processing this type of work.

They have sent the questionnaire a few days ago. I will post it back to them. I have also moved address so I will update this on the questionnaire.

Coupon-mad

Do more than that.

Put URGENT CHANGE OF SERVICE ADDRESS in the subject line of the email too and in capitals in the body of the email that the court and Claimant MUST ERASE THE OLD ADDRESS.