I recieved a claim form of £258.43 from Parallel parking and their solicitor Gladstones LTD.

RubPro

KeithP said:

With a Claim Issue Date of 11th September, you have until Monday 30th September to file an Acknowledgment of Service, but there is nothing to be gained by delaying it. 

To file an Acknowledgment of Service, follow the guidance in the Dropbox file linked from the second post in the NEWBIES thread.

Having filed an Acknowledgment of Service in a timely manner, you have until 4pm on Monday 14th October 2024 to file a Defence.

That's over three weeks away. Plenty of time to produce a Defence, but please don't leave it to the last minute.

To create a Defence, and then file a Defence by email, look again at the second post on the NEWBIES thread - immediately following where you found the Acknowledgment of Service guidance.

Don't miss the deadline for filing an Acknowledgment of Service, nor that for filing a Defence.

Do not try and file a Defence via the MoneyClaimOnline website. Once an Acknowledgment of Service has been filed, the MCOL website should be treated as 'read only'.

Thanks for this, I’ll do just this. Thanks 

Coupon-mad

Please show us a properly redacted image.

RubPro

Coupon-mad said:

Please show us a properly redacted image.

Hi Coupon-mad, Kindly have a look, I think I have covered all personal info please bring to my attention if something isn't right. Thanks.

KeithP

You need to be aware that those Particulars of Claim are totally inadequate.

It is claimed that the driver 'parked in breach of the terms of parking'.
Nowhere in those Particulars is there any explanation of what the driver is alleged to have done wrong.

This will be an easy win.

RubPro

KeithP said:

You need to be aware that those Particulars of Claim are totally inadequate.

It is claimed that the driver 'parked in breach of the terms of parking'.
Nowhere in those Particulars is there any explanation of what the driver is alleged to have done wrong.

This will be an easy win.

I will go ahead with the acknowledgment tonight. In my defence, do in para 3 do you advice me to explain what happened since they haven't particularly explained what the driver allegedly did wrong?

KeithP

RubPro said:

KeithP said:

You need to be aware that those Particulars of Claim are totally inadequate.

It is claimed that the driver 'parked in breach of the terms of parking'.
Nowhere in those Particulars is there any explanation of what the driver is alleged to have done wrong.

This will be an easy win.

In my defence, do in para 3 do you advice me to explain what happened since they haven't particularly explained what the driver allegedly did wrong?

In your Defence you should only answer to the accusations in the Particulars.

The template Defence thread will guide you on the inadequate particulars point.

Coupon-mad

Your facts aren't going into paragraph 3.  Read the advice in para 3 of the Template Defence.  What does it say about cases where the breach isn't pleaded?

RubPro

KeithP said:

With a Claim Issue Date of 11th September, you have until Monday 30th September to file an Acknowledgment of Service, but there is nothing to be gained by delaying it. 

To file an Acknowledgment of Service, follow the guidance in the Dropbox file linked from the second post in the NEWBIES thread.

Having filed an Acknowledgment of Service in a timely manner, you have until 4pm on Monday 14th October 2024 to file a Defence.

That's over three weeks away. Plenty of time to produce a Defence, but please don't leave it to the last minute.

To create a Defence, and then file a Defence by email, look again at the second post on the NEWBIES thread - immediately following where you found the Acknowledgment of Service guidance.

Don't miss the deadline for filing an Acknowledgment of Service, nor that for filing a Defence.

Do not try and file a Defence via the MoneyClaimOnline website. Once an Acknowledgment of Service has been filed, the MCOL website should be treated as 'read only'.

Hi KeithP, In filing my acknowledgement, do I have to fill in all these other information which do not show mandatory please?

RubPro

RubPro said:

KeithP said:

With a Claim Issue Date of 11th September, you have until Monday 30th September to file an Acknowledgment of Service, but there is nothing to be gained by delaying it. 

To file an Acknowledgment of Service, follow the guidance in the Dropbox file linked from the second post in the NEWBIES thread.

Having filed an Acknowledgment of Service in a timely manner, you have until 4pm on Monday 14th October 2024 to file a Defence.

That's over three weeks away. Plenty of time to produce a Defence, but please don't leave it to the last minute.

To create a Defence, and then file a Defence by email, look again at the second post on the NEWBIES thread - immediately following where you found the Acknowledgment of Service guidance.

Don't miss the deadline for filing an Acknowledgment of Service, nor that for filing a Defence.

Do not try and file a Defence via the MoneyClaimOnline website. Once an Acknowledgment of Service has been filed, the MCOL website should be treated as 'read only'.

Hi KeithP, In filing my acknowledgement, do I have to fill in all these other information which do not show mandatory please?

Plus can I put anything in the reference  "Your Unique Reference" example in the Dropbox that states you can make a reference name here  - Robbing Git 1 for e.g.

RubPro

Coupon-mad said:

Your facts aren't going into paragraph 3.  Read the advice in para 3 of the Template Defence.  What does it say about cases where the breach isn't pleaded?

[EXPLAIN IN YOUR OWN WORDS...NB: defences are written in the THIRD person as 'the Defendant', not 'I did this' nor 'my/me']. 

Say why the car was there - if you know - but don't answer to details that are not stated in the PARTICULARS OF CLAIM. If you didn't get any letters or it was years ago & you can't recall if you were driving, say that.  ONLY IF TRUE.

Most claims do not even state the alleged breach. If yours doesn't state what the breach was, add the paragraphs and judgments seen in the defence by @hharry100