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Uncertain on whether or not to pay private car park charge, and no idea how to pay

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  • LauFrances
    LauFrances Posts: 11 Forumite
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    Smart Parking so defend and they will discontinue and you will pay £0
    Really? I want to, but I'm really never out about it going to Court and me losing 
  • LauFrances
    LauFrances Posts: 11 Forumite
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    Car1980 said:
    Read the stickied guide.

    First you need to log in and file the Acknowledgement of Service.

    I went to the website given and it just repeated this info, no indication of how to pay, if that's what I decide to do. I'll take another look though 
  • ChirpyChicken
    ChirpyChicken Posts: 2,487 Forumite
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    edited 4 November at 10:00PM
    Smart Parking so defend and they will discontinue and you will pay £0
    Really? I want to, but I'm really never out about it going to Court and me losing 
    Yes he is right 
    It wont go to a hearing 
  • Le_Kirk
    Le_Kirk Posts: 25,542 Forumite
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    With an issue date of 24/10/25 and providing you complete(d) the AoS after 29/10/25 and before 12/11/25 your defence deadline date is 4.00 p.m. on 26/11/25
  • LauFrances
    LauFrances Posts: 11 Forumite
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    Smart Parking so defend and they will discontinue and you will pay £0
    Really? I want to, but I'm really nervous about it going to Court and me losing 
    Yes he is right 
    It wont go to a hearing 
    That's encouraging, thank you! Is there a particular way to write the defence to assure this? 
  • LauFrances
    LauFrances Posts: 11 Forumite
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    Le_Kirk said:
    With an issue date of 24/10/25 and providing you complete(d) the AoS after 29/10/25 and before 12/11/25 your defence deadline date is 4.00 p.m. on 26/11/25
    Thank you for this clarification. I'm trying to sort it ASAP. 
  • Le_Kirk
    Le_Kirk Posts: 25,542 Forumite
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    edited 5 November at 1:06PM
    Smart Parking so defend and they will discontinue and you will pay £0
    Really? I want to, but I'm really nervous about it going to Court and me losing 
    Yes he is right 
    It wont go to a hearing 
    That's encouraging, thank you! Is there a particular way to write the defence to assure this? 
    You use the template defence and complete your paragraph #3 which refutes the breach "insufficient paid time".
  • 1505grandad
    1505grandad Posts: 4,186 Forumite
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    Also as it is Smart include the "untruth" para found in most Smart claim threads.
  • LauFrances
    LauFrances Posts: 11 Forumite
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    Also as it is Smart include the "untruth" para found in most Smart claim threads.
    Thanks! Is that something I can Google to find? Or do you mean threads on this site? 
  • 1505grandad
    1505grandad Posts: 4,186 Forumite
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    Yes  -  should be in most of the recent Smart claim threads.
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