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Parking Fine for reading T&C - help with Witness Statement

Hi, I am looking for help preparing a witness statement.  I have read the threads but cannot seem to find any case references to put into the witness statement.  My defence is that I got out to read the terms and conditions, disagreed with them and left immediately.  I was there for a total time of 1 min and 22 seconds.  Please see parking notice, claim form and defence.

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  • Coupon-mad
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    Welcome! Some recent WS are by

    @Char27

    @Feyla
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  • James_Poisson
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    I can't see how these greedy scamming dimwits think they can make that stick! :D
  • Welcome! Some recent WS are by

    @Char27

    @F@Fey_2
    Thank you. I am looking specifically for cases in relation to time taken to read terms and conditions but cannot seem to find any. Sorry, as a newbie trying to figure out how this works!  Are there any WS templates that I could use? Thanks again
  • Coupon-mad
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    edited 4 September at 10:13AM
    No, we don't have cases in mind like that! Stop looking. No need! Just use the same start & finish and copy the form of words in the two I showed you and then pop your facts in the middle instead of theirs.

    Also show us your defence you put in, as you are only allowed to build on that in a WS. 
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  • No, we don't have cases in mind like that! Stop looking. No need! Just use the same start & finish and copy the form of words in the two I showed you and then pop your facts in the middle instead of theirs.

    Also show us your defence you put in, as you are only allowed to build on that in a WS. 
    Ok thank you. This is the defence I put in (I wished I had found this forum earlier)!!

  • Coupon-mad
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    edited 4 September at 10:33AM


    Not bad. Use the same stuff the other posters did and then add the story (similar to your defence) in the middle.

    You will win: no contract breached, no grace period = no cause of action.

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  • Not bad. Use the same stuff the other posters did and then add the story (similar to your defence) in the middle.

    You will win: no contract breached, no grace period = no cause of action.

    Thank you. I hope so as it’s caused me a lot of stress! Thanks again for your help.
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