Notice of Proposed Allocation to the Small Claims Track

Coupon-mad

casper82 said:

Hello, I'd really appreciate your advice. 
I received a PCN fine back in November 2023 for parking at Tesco's.
The fine was issue by "HORIZON PARKING LIMITED". 
HORIZON later escalated to Gladstone Solicitors limited.
I received a claim form for 253£.
I follow the guide to MCOL and acknowledged service ('AOS').
I submitted my defence via email using this template: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81199155/#Comment_81199155

Couple days ago I received a letter "Notice of Proposed Allocation to the small claims track" . I am not certain what this means or what to do now, there is a 8x pages directions questionnaire attached to this letter.

Is the claim for £80 but the signs & NTK said £70? Tesco is almost always £70 but Gladstones keep pleading cases at £10 more.

I know you have defended but show us the claim form & a picture of the sign and/or the PCN you got. Which Tesco?

casper82

Hi Coupon-mad
sorry for the late reply, I must've missed notification of the thread update. 
Yes you are correct, the fine was supposed to be £70, however the claim form says £80.

casper82

Hi Coupon-mad
I had the mediation call recently, it was a bit scary, because the mediator was telling me that the case will go to court and that I will have to pay more in the end if I decide not to offer anything on this call. He said he deals with a lot of these cases and its not wise to take it to court, and that the parking companies have the right to give me the fine and their policies were approved by the hight court, and that the Judge will not rule in my favour etc...

Coupon-mad

casper82 said:

Hi Coupon-mad
I had the mediation call recently, it was a bit scary, because the mediator was telling me that the case will go to court and that I will have to pay more in the end if I decide not to offer anything on this call. He said he deals with a lot of these cases and its not wise to take it to court, and that the parking companies have the right to give me the fine and their policies were approved by the hight court, and that the Judge will not rule in my favour etc...

Whoa!  That is total codswallop and you should complain about that Mediator lying to you. Complain to the SCMS immediately.

None of the above is true about parking claims.

Le_Kirk

Abso-bloomin-lootely right you should complain.  Use: -

scmreferrals@justice.gov.uk

casper82

OK thanks Coupon-mad and Le_Kirk for the confirmation.
I did not offer anything during the mediation call, but it was a bit stressful, the guy sounded very confident in what he was saying, I was not sure at that very moment, if he is telling the truth or not. He said at the beginning of our call that he is not here to judge, but in the end he did and was a bit pushy.
Aright I am sending an email to scmreferrals@justice.gov.uk , I remember his first name, but I don't know the last name (I remember he did not introduce his last name though)
 
 

ChirpyChicken

They never sound that confident when I tell them what's what