VCS - Southend Airport No Stopping - RK - Not Driver - Costs Awarded - Another One Bites the Dust

KeithP

stop_this_nonsense said:

KeithP said:

Suggest you start with Dear Sirs, rather than To whom it may concern.

... and Madam, of course! :-)

No, you are writing to an organisation not an individual. The correct salutation is Dear Sirs.

stop_this_nonsense

KeithP said:

stop_this_nonsense said:

KeithP said:

Suggest you start with Dear Sirs, rather than To whom it may concern.

... and Madam, of course! :-)

No, you are writing to an organisation not an individual. The correct salutation is Dear Sirs.

Ah! I didn't realise. Thanks KeithP and good to know.

stop_this_nonsense

Thanks all. Will complete and send last thing today. 

Do I have to copy the Claimant?

Just reading other posts on here and clear that I DO NEED TO COPY THE CLAIMANT IN ALL CORRESPONDENCE!

LDast

stop_this_nonsense said:

Thanks all. Will complete and send last thing today. 

Do I have to copy the Claimant?

Just reading other posts on here and clear that I DO NEED TO COPY THE CLAIMANT IN ALL CORRESPONDENCE!

Yes, it is generally advisable to copy the claimant on correspondence to the court, especially when it is about matters like costs applications. This ensures transparency and avoids any argument from the claimant that they were not given an opportunity to respond or were unaware of your application.

When you send your letter to the court requesting costs, include a copy of the letter to the claimant or their solicitors. You can add a note at the bottom of your letter to the court indicating:

"CC: [Claimant or Claimant's Solicitors Name and Address]"

inthedepthsofthesea

KeithP said:

stop_this_nonsense said:

KeithP said:

Suggest you start with Dear Sirs, rather than To whom it may concern.

... and Madam, of course! :-)

No, you are writing to an organisation not an individual. The correct salutation is Dear Sirs.

Dear [insert organisation name] is becoming an increasingly common gender-neutral alternative.

stop_this_nonsense

***UPDATE ON THE COURT CLAIM**

ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST

VCS LOST
  
WE WON



I called the court helpline (0344 892 4000) today and they have confirmed that VCS have discontinued. Apparently they sent a letter to Southend County Court on 15/11/24 and SCC discontinued the case on the 18th. No notice provided.

The helpful individual on the other end of the line confirmed that they have received my request for a costs hearing and that it was being passed to the judge, so maybe there will be something there. 

Thank you to all of you lovely people for your help with this. Couldn't have done it without you. It's been educational and a valuable life experience :-)

To all my unfortunate former bedfellows, I wish you success in your respective efforts to get the speculative invoice cancelled, the claim kicked out, or to win in court. Stick with it!

P.S. I included a note in my letter to the court about VCS's unreasonable behaviour in this case. Would have been good to provide a laundry list of cases. Maybe we can build one. However, if anyone wishes to provide details of an example of unreasonable behaviour in a similar letter to the judge then please use the following:

Claim Number: L8QZ5443
Court: Southend County Court
Hearing Date: 17 December 2024
WS Due: 3 December 2024
VCS Discontinued: 15 November 2024
VCS WS Delivered to Defendant: No
VCS Notice of Discontinuance Delivered to Defendant: No

Coupon-mad

Yay, well done!  Whether you get a costs hearing or not, this is a win!

ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST!

stop_this_nonsense

UPDATE!

Early Christmas present arrived in the post. An Order from the court stating ...

"The Court considers that the Claimant has behaved unreasonably ..."

And the best bit, which I have re-read many times over the last couple of days as it fills my heart with Christmas joy ...

"The Claimant shall pay to the Defendant costs ..."

:-)

Le_Kirk

Wahey!            

Coupon-mad

stop_this_nonsense said:

UPDATE!

Early Christmas present arrived in the post. An Order from the court stating ...

"The Court considers that the Claimant has behaved unreasonably ..."

And the best bit, which I have re-read many times over the last couple of days as it fills my heart with Christmas joy ...

"The Claimant shall pay to the Defendant costs ..."

:-)

Brilliant news! Well done.

Please can we see the Order with the date, Claimant, Claim Number, Judge and Court showing?

And what did you put in your email?

Others could use it in future!

Cover your name of course.