Iceland - para 3

Umkomaas

Is it too late to amend it now? 

In theory no, but, with permission from the Claimant it will cost you £123; without permission £313. 

Leave the facts about being the driver and an Iceland customer for your Witness Statement. 

Coupon-mad

qwertyoffice said:

The claimant is Horizon Parking Ltd, and the legal representative is Gladstones.

I had to file it on the 29th so sent what I posted above already!
I completely forgot about the below!

Is it too late to amend it now? 

"On the date in question, the Defendant recalls parking at the location in order to shop at Iceland. The Defendant did not see any clear signage at the entrance or at the location where the vehicle was parked that communicated any terms regarding a parking charge, let alone a £90 charge or the purported £70 contractual costs now being claimed. The area appeared to permit customer parking and no notice was given at the time that a contravention had occurred. The Defendant did not knowingly agree to any contractual terms and disputes that a fair or enforceable contract was formed."

Yes, it's too late. Does it matter? No.

You will include that detail in your WS.

By the way, at Iceland Chelmsford were the signs for £80 yet the claim pleads the PCN as £90?

Can you get site photos as evidence?

Or do you have the original PCN?

We keep seeing Gladstones Horizon claims pleaded as £10 higher than was on the contract (the sign) which is an abuse of the court process and you can add that to your witness statement.

Gladstones also advertise 'fronting' the court fees and their staff write & sign the WS themselves, so these claims look to offend against the doctrine of champerty. In the context of the parking industry that's a very questionable model...

And even though this is stressful: please do the government's Public Consultation. We need every poster to complete this vital Consultation before the deadline.

See this thread:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6617396/parking-code-of-practice-consultation-now-extended-closes-friday-26th-september/p1

We understand that you may need some pointers. It looks laborious, we get that. It doesn't matter; no knowledge is needed except re your own experiences so you can call out a scam industry and you'll protect millions of motorists and help change the law. 

I've written some guidance to help focus new posters on the issues. I've covered almost every question, providing ideas if you agree with our stance on things like DRFs, which we say must be banned.

Ordinary people like you are falling victim to this scam 15 million times per annum. Motorists need your voice added please.

THE DATE HAS BEEN EXTENDED: 

CLOSES ON FRIDAY 26th SEPTEMBER.