Parkmaven DCB Legal - Letter from HM Courts and Tribunals Service

Dice1

Hi. Ive recently received a letter from HM Courts and Tribunal Service claiming a money claim has been made against me by Parkmaven. I parked in a car park in March for an appointment I needed to attend. The appointment overran meaning I was a little late back to my car. I think from memory I paid on a parking app but my phone battery died whilst I was in my appointment meaning I would have been unable to extend the parking. I have always thought their parking charge fine was excessive for how long I overstayed so didht pay. However, didn't expect it to go this far. Can anyone help with what I do now? No idea how to fill the court form in

Car1980

Read the stickied guide and use the template defence. Much easier to deal with it online (you will need a Government Gateway account)

What are the exact particulars of claim?

Alter paragraph 3 to match your own circumstances and post here for approval.

Was it a medical appointment?

Parkmaven-DCB generally discontinue claims and just use the the court system as an intimidation exercise.

Coupon-mad

Show us the claim form (redacted) and tell us the date it was issued?

Dice1

Sorry, wheres the sticked guide? What do you mean by particulars of claim? Sorry, this is all new to me! It wasn't a medical appointment no

Dice1

Here's the letter

Coupon-mad

Dice1 said:

Sorry, wheres the sticked guide?  

My signature tells you where it is. We know it's new but slow down and read the forum more: you posted directly under these words:

Car1980

I would argue there is a difference between overstaying on a retail park doing some shopping, as per Beavis, and overstaying due to an appointment. Nobody ever knows exactly how long an appointment is to last. 

Life could have been made easier from a defence point of view if you'd paid the extra once your phone battery had recharged, but even if you wanted to it's hardly practical to add extra parking time in the dentist's chair, for example. 

The impracticability doctrine in contract law excuses a party from performing their contractual duties when an unforeseen event makes performance extremely difficult, burdensome, or unreasonably costly, even if performance is not physically impossible.

Dice1

Thanks. So the 1st step is to acknowledge the claim online, is that right? Sorry, not well atm and have awful brain fog and fatigue so its a lot to read and process

Gr1pr

Dice1 said:

Thanks. So the 1st step is to acknowledge the claim online, is that right? Sorry, not well atm and have awful brain fog and fatigue so its a lot to read and process

Correct,  login to MCOL via your government gateway account and complete the AOS online on MCOL ASAP to extend the deadline to submit your defence , to 4pm on 23rd September 

Dice1

Thank you, ill do that tonight and then do I read up and submit the defence before the 23rd? Do I post on here what Im going to say?

Car1980

Just post up paragraph 3, which is your "custom" paragraph.