Parking Ticket CCJ set aside by Court but now parking company asking for £250 to settle claim

KeithP

Parkingfineextortion said:

...the date of the offence was 6.3.2019 - does this mean that it is actually expired 'statute barred or not?).

No. The Claim was raised within the six years.

Coupon-mad

Parkingfineextortion said:

Well it looks like QDR are not giving up, as I have now received all the evidence 

They have sent another counter offer and they have advised they will engage in mediation.  Does anyone have any advice on what steps I should next, or should I leave it and see if they take it to court.  What should I do next?

Either offer a tenner at Mediation (or offer zero) and prepare for the hearing. 

Parkingfineextortion

Ok thank you for letting me know. Thanks @KeithP

Parkingfineextortion

@Coupon-mad
Thank you, if I offer £10 at mediation, will that stop the process or will it still proceed to a hearing?
Is there any chance of a successful outcome if this proceeds to hearing?
Thanks

Johnersh

If the offer was £10 in full and final settlement of all claims against the defendant, that would be it.

You can, of course, make any offer you want.

You could offer nil, but explain that you want to take the opportunity to explain why the claim is entirely misconceived, if that's your view. You could then critique what was disclosed, if that's possible.

Parkingfineextortion

I have now received the following from the Claimant, but the deadline to inform the court was 14th March by 4pm, and the claimant submitted this sentence on 17th March at 1:48pm.  Will they now be allowed to proceed if they missed the 14th March deadline?

The Claimant is unwilling to accept the offer of £75. We have informed the Court of our intention to proceed with the matter.

h2g2

Did you make an offer of £75 or are they hallucinating that?

They say "we have informed the court...", in the past tense. So long as they did that by the deadline they have complied with the order.

Parkingfineextortion

@h2g2
Thanks for your comment.  I offered £75 as full and final settlement, they wanted £150 which I was not prepared to pay (nor do I have that money available to make a payment of that amount). 

Coupon-mad

Parkingfineextortion said:

I have now received the following from the Claimant, but the deadline to inform the court was 14th March by 4pm, and the claimant submitted this sentence on 17th March at 1:48pm.  Will they now be allowed to proceed if they missed the 14th March deadline?

The Claimant is unwilling to accept the offer of £75. We have informed the Court of our intention to proceed with the matter.

They'll probably be let off because a Judge will only review the situation now. Did they cc the court into that email and thus disclose the offer you made? They shouldn't do that.

As it's QDR, they will now proceed and will frighten you with a Costs Assessment that pretends they can get their legal rep's fee on top. They can't. But they'll make you think they can. Don't fall for it. See it through.

Parkingfineextortion

@Coupon-mad
Thank you for your comments, please can I ask you to explain why it is not okay for the Claimant to cc the offer that I made.  They did not do that, but why would it be an issue?
Right, so they are allowed to proceed even if they miss a deadline, what is the point of the court issuing a deadline??! 

Okay, I will look out for the Costs Assessment, and prepare again for another hearing. 
Plus, will I face a potential legal rep cost for the Claimant? 

Thanks again