Claim Form Issued by DCB Legal for Parking at Citi Park Clements Road

meshab

Hello, I have now received a Notice of Proposed Allocation to the Small Claims Track and am required to complete form N180 and serve on all parties.

I have a couple of questions regarding this:

Firstly, is there any guidance on how to complete this form?

Secondly, should I send the documents recorded delivery?

Thank you in advance.

KeithP

Why not continue to follow the guidance in that checklist you were using when you filed a Defence?

meshab

I have been looking and I just cannot find the link on how to complete the N180 and guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Coupon-mad

meshab said:

I have been looking and I just cannot find the link on how to complete the N180 and guidance would be greatly appreciated.

There isn't one. It's a simple form and we assume that people can complete 90% of it without help.

The Template Defence thread tells you where to email it (no posting it, too risky: could get lost even if signed for).

Not sure about current question numbers but these are the answers:

• fill in all the details, name, address, etc
• YES to small claims track – this is the limited costs track for claims up to £10,000 in value
• D1 = NO to determination without a hearing*
  
• name of your local County Court; the case files will be transferred there
• NO to expert evidence (this relates to medical negligence cases and suchlike)
• 1 witness (that’s you, or more if you want to get another witness to provide a statement)
• Give details of who will take the Mediation phone call (doesn't have to be the Defendant if they prefer someone to do that for them. Offer zero, or maybe a tenner - see Template Defence thread)
• Put down the dates of any unavailable dates: conferences/work, weeks either side of a birth in the family, celebrations, likely holiday weeks, - plot it for a YEAR!
• NO to interpreter (unless you need one)
• Welsh question: come on, tick anything!
• NO to vulnerability (unless you are).
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* the reason to put for saying NO to question D1 is any old thing. Just write it yourself ... or go with: 

I am not content for the case to be heard 'on the papers' because that seems to disproportionately give an advantage to a legally represented party. I will be the only true witness in the case and I wish to question the Claimant's evidence at a hearing in person and/or to draw the Judge's attention to issues and omissions.

meshab

Thank you Coupon-mad I really appreciate your speedy and informative response. 

I have completed the N180 and I have emailed it to the Court, DCB Legal and Baysentry Solutions  and have received an automated response from all three. Thank you once again.

meshab

Hello, 

I have a mediation call scheduled for the 26th next week. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Should I simply offer nothing, or would the mediator interpret that as non-compliance? Alternatively, can I state that no breach occurred and, therefore, no payment offer will be made?

Coupon-mad

Offer nothing or a fiver/tenner if you want.

Ignore what the letter says: don't do any prep and don't believe what the Mediator says about rick of costs. They are clueless.

meshab

Thank you for your speedy response.

I have just found one of your posts, whereby you have written the following can I really say this?

I don't want to pay these bloodthirsty thieves anything and I am happy to defend my case in court. Can I just add: I sincerely hope the penny is dropping with the compulsory Mediation scheme that it isn't appropriate for scam private parking claims?  Did you realise they always discontinue before hearings? No? Please provide that as feedback at your next team-meeting and stop telling victims to pay.

meshab

Apologies if this sounds like an odd question but if I offer £5 or a tenner will the mediator not take this as I did commit the breach. Or should I just offer zero?

1505grandad

"Apologies if this sounds like an odd question but if I offer £5 or a tenner will the mediator not take this as I did commit the breach. Or should I just offer zero?"

I am confused  -  op states:-

"I am writing on behalf of my father, who has received a claim form for parking at Citi Park, Clements Road, London."

Also per Defence:-

"6.As per the car park signage, the Defendant visited the pay station, pressed the intercom, and validated the parking session. Only after receiving confirmation that the session had been validated the Defendant exited the car park.
 7.The Defendant complied with the instructions outlined in the signage, validated the parking session and therefore, is not in breach of the terms of the signs.

Which suggests YOUR FATHER did nothing wrong?