ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST

Coupon-mad

No that looks correct. Tell them you agree to the bundle.

Kd80

@Coupon-mad thanks again

Kd80

Hi, can I check if I need to submit a bundle?

Coupon-mad

No because that includes your stuff so it is 'the agreed joint bundle'.

Kd80

ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST

Hi, I had my hearing with Total Car Parks, they sent a solicitor not from DBC Legal but DCB Legal sent someone out. I was really nervous and was thinking about just paying up. Glad I didn't.

Signed in at the court and the solicitor for claimant came over said hi and and stated where the claimant stood on the matters " paid less than the tariff displayed and car park contract" and said they would accept £385 settlement. I said, no thanks.

My issue was that I had paid for parking just after my free 2hours and not when I entered the car park. We were called in to the hearing room after a very long wait. Hearing at 10 in at 2pm. Judge introduced himself and went though what he thought was the main issue. He said the main point was, did I stick to the contact of the car park.

He dismissed it because:

The photos of the signs the claimant supplied were very clear on printed paper under office lighting. I pointed out that the PDF artwork was not a true representation of the actual signs in car park. I went back to the car park and took actual photos of the signs. Which he agreed were not clear as the ones the claimant supplied. The signs where also unclear, one stating 2 hours free parking in bold lettering and the other sign in much smaller font saying you must enter your car reg when you enter the car park. The fact that the signs were not clear and meant that I could not have had a contract under the Consumer Rights Act. It was obvious to all that I was not trying to evade the fee I simply followed the instructions on the signs.

I think the short fall was about £1 had I put in my actual entry time which I said was disproportional and over inflated. The judge agreed and was unsure why it got this far. He awarded my travel, car parking and £95 which I believe is the most they award for loss of earnings.

The more I read through the claimants witness statement the more I just thought what chancers they are and what a joke the whole thing was. Although I haven't actually been laughing. Thank you everyone, @Coupon-mad for all your help and guidance I really would not have been able to do this without this platform. For others, don't give up and don't doubt yourself. Thank you.

Nellymoser

👏 Great news you beat the 🤠

Coupon-mad

Yay - congrats and well done! TCP are a rare DCB Legal client who elect to proceed to hearings. Nicely handled. Chancers indeed!

AOBTD as you say!! 

One more thing before you go: gentle nudge:

FIGHTBACK ALERT:

Please do the government's Public Consultation. We need every poster to complete this vital survey before the deadline next week.

See this thread:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6617396/parking-code-of-practice-consultation-now-extended-closes-friday-26th-september/p1

We understand that you may need some pointers. It looks laborious, we get that. It doesn't matter; no knowledge is needed except re your own experiences so you can call out a scam industry and you'll protect millions of motorists and help change the law. 

I've written some guidance to help focus new posters on the issues. I've covered almost every question, providing ideas if you agree with our stance on things like DRFs, which we say must be banned.

Ordinary people like you are falling victim to this scam over 18 million times per annum. Motorists need your voice added please.

CLOSES ON FRIDAY 26th SEPTEMBER.

patient_dream

WELL DONE  ..... DCBL SPANKED IN COURT

Yet another court timewasting ..... do the SRA aaprove of court timewasting, CLEARLY YES

DCBL are also members of the BPA, Does the BPA approve court timeasting .... CLEARLY YES
TAX PAYERS MONEY IS AT STAKE

Kd80

@Coupon-mad I've completed the Public Consultation

Coupon-mad

Great! Every response is important.