CCJ sent to old address

Lukinho

Hi guys.
 

I went to check my credit score last week and found there was a CCJ on my file since 10/03/25. It turned out it was for a parking fine £291. I contacted gladstone and they sent me an evidence pack. It has my old address on it so it explains why I never knew about it. Fine was issued on 15th of Jan 24. Some time before that I moved houses and had to change the address on my V5, my new V5 date is exactly 15/04/24 so I imagine when they acquired owner details from DVLA it was not yet updated on system. Also couple weeks later I parked in the same spot and also got fined but this time I got fine through the post so paid it when started getting harassed by Gladstone (I saw some boards about not parking there but chanced it...).
What I think happened was that Gladstone must've been sending letters for 2 different fines to both new and old address at the same time. 

Reading some posts here it looks like I need to fill out N244 and send it to court to set CCJ aside. Can I just explain the situation in N244 as I have just done above or do I need to get a solicitor to word it correctly with all the fancy references to laws and regulations? What steps should I take now?
Also can I ask them to let me pay £60 (what they offered if paid in 14 days) or at least £100 (after 14 days) rather than £291 or maybe not having to pay this at all anymore? What are the chances to get £313 back for N244 submission.

Thank you guys! 

Coupon-mad

What I think happened was that Gladstone must've been sending letters for 2 different fines to both new and old address at the same time.

That's important to prove and attach the other letter to your N244 to prove they DID have your new address since 2024.

Reading some posts here it looks like I need to fill out N244 and send it to court to set CCJ aside. Can I just explain the situation in N244 as I have just done above or do I need to get a solicitor to word it correctly with all the fancy references to laws and regulations?

You do exactly what the NEWBIES thread Second post tells you to do for CCJ cases.

You DO NOT need a solicitor.

"Also can I ask them to let me pay £60 (what they offered if paid in 14 days) or at least £100 (after 14 days) rather than £291?"

No.

"or maybe not having to pay this at all anymore?"

Yes, if you do what the NEWBIES thread already coaches you to do.  CEL v Chan and CPMS v Akande are authorities that say this claim should be struck out.

"What are the chances to get £313 back for N244 submission."

If you clearly vocalise (at the hearing) the reasons why their conduct was unreasonable and use VCS v Carr as an authority like everyone else (read a few recent CCJ set aside threads since March), you'd get your costs awarded.