NPM Northampton - PCN for staying in car for 4 minutes

KeithP

loftytop15 said:

Received the directions questionnaire from the solicitors this morn, will get mine done shortly

...but not before the CNBC asks you for it.

Coupon-mad

And please note that Mediation phone call attendance first, is now compulsory.  You can no longer tick "no".

loftytop15

Was quick from them - MCOL shows their DQ was filed on 19/08.

I have filled out most of the DQ, however I am being shipped out with work abroad till 2025 from some point in September.

On the question "Are there any dates within the next 3 months when you will not be
able to attend your mediation appointment?" I have explained this, saying I could do certain times for the hearing.

and for the question "At which County Court hearing centre would you prefer the small

claims hearing to take place and why?" I have noted my closest court but explained the same thing, saying online hearing would be possible given I am abroad, but only during certain times of the day.

Are there other problems given I will be out of the country for that long? Should i give any extra info?

Thanks in advance

Coupon-mad

It's only a matter of fitting in 5 minutes on the phone (refusing to offer money).

Did the CNBC actually send you the blank DQ?  Don't download one yet, if not.  Wait and wait until days before you go away, so you are by then, more sure of your unavailability.

Overestimate unavailability, not underestimate

Grizebeck

I wouldnt worry to much If you can't attend mediation.

loftytop15

Yep CNBC one came through address a couple dayss ago dated 19/08/24. So I've downloaded the N180 and filled in the info, explaining i can easily take a UK call in the morning time even though I'll be abroad from mid September.
So i never said i was unavailable, just that im abroad and can only do certain times of the UK working day

loftytop15

Mediation done, claimant reasoning was something along the lines of "car must be pre-authorised to enter car park" **even though no signs outside and i stayed for 4mins. They let me know court will be 6-9 months time

loftytop15

I received this yesterday in a "serving the witness" email from the solicitor.

So they wont be attending court but it still progresses?

In the witness statement they mention a court date in april but i have no idea where they have found this. I haven't been emailed by the court about a date and nothing new on MCOL.

loftytop15

I am yet to receive any information of a hearing date from the court but its in the witness statement. Should i progress with my own witness statement now? Or wait for confirmation from the court. I have just emailed them to check my correspondence address is correct and asked about a court date

Coupon-mad

loftytop15 said:

I am yet to receive any information of a hearing date from the court but its in the witness statement. Should i progress with my own witness statement now? Or wait for confirmation from the court. I have just emailed them to check my correspondence address is correct and asked about a court date

The court NEVER emails parties with such info; they post it.

Follow up your email with a phone call to the court. Insist on an immediate emailed copy of what they reckon they posted (the Hearing Order), and ask where they sent it and what your WS deadline is.

Are you sure nobody in the household has put some post in a drawer or a 'safe place'? Astonishingly, someone on here discovered post in a drawer last week.