Court claim - Insufficient fee paid

donthurtmenomore

Thanks, have just found it in my junk mail folder, was expecting it to be by post.

donthurtmenomore

Have just finished the mediation, took 3 short phone calls in total.
First one received about 45 mins after my slot was scheduled to begin, to introduce the processes. They hadn’t spoken to the claimant yet. Call lasted 3 mins.

Next call received about 25 mins later, with the claimant’s summarised position (sounds like they actually agreed with some of the defence about the poor lighting, but made a counterpoint that payment could have been made online) and an offer from the claimant was made for £135, down from £195.
I made a very brief summary of my defence, offered nothing and said I was unwilling to compromise. Lasted 5 mins.

Third call received 7 mins later. Explained it would now progress to court. Lasted 1 min.

Overall this tied up about 1hr30min of my time, including waiting time before the call.

Coupon-mad

I'd expect this to go to a court hearing if it is SIP who filed the claim themselves. Carry on!

Interesting they would settle for £135 which is the £100 PCN plus the court fee they paid. Shows that the £60 DRA fee add-on (that made it £195 in your case) is totally unjustified and unneeded and that a hefty £100 PCN covers all costs and a profit (as £85 was recognised as doing, in Beavis).