Being taken to court by Smart Parking

thepadre

is it possible,  O helpful experts, to have a private exchange with someone about tactics and chances ?  I don't want to plaster details of my thoughts and defensive arguments on open forum for SmartParking's lawyers to read in advance..... hough I suppose "private advice" defeats the purpose of a pro bono forum and I'll just have to work out a way of concealing identifiable details. 

nakie999

Change identifying details, post publicly. That's how forums work your question helps others too. If you're that worried, pay a solicitor. Free advice comes with the public forum deal.

Gr1pr

thepadre said:

. Though I suppose "private advice" defeats the purpose of a pro bono forum and I'll just have to work out a way of concealing identifiable details. 

So redact the usual information,  same as everyone else on here, no personal or private information,  but leaving the dates etc showing 

Coupon-mad

thepadre said:

is it possible,  O helpful experts, to have a private exchange with someone about tactics and chances ?  I don't want to plaster details of my thoughts and defensive arguments on open forum for SmartParking's lawyers to read in advance..... hough I suppose "private advice" defeats the purpose of a pro bono forum and I'll just have to work out a way of concealing identifiable details. 

There's no need to do any of that.

This is why the Smart Parking Group thread exists. No need for any discussions, no need to sweat over a particular defence argument. There is no need for that in Smart cases.

Come back in 9 months and tell us when it is discontinued please. That's all we ask.

Car1980

my thoughts and defensive arguments on open forum for SmartParking's lawyers to read in advance

They don't care. They churn out 500+ Smart Parking claims a week now. They won't even read your defence, so just use the standard template. It'll be discontinued next year. That is the modus operandi - DCB Legal just use the court system as a cheap £35 debt collection exercise. 

500 claims a week
500 x £35 = £17,500 outlay
Half pay the £250 straight away out of fear = £62,500
More pay later on in the process + default judgments = £25,000
100 are discontinued
= £70,000 gross
= £3.6 million from Smart Parking alone.

thepadre

Thanks guys, I wish I shared your optimism,  I have been ignoring the letters and threats from Smart's debt collectors (two differerent agencies) for over four years on the assumption that at some point an algorithm would cut in and say "time to write off, this guy has a serious dispute and won't pay" - but to my surprise, it's got to the point of a court case I can't ignore.  Unfortunately I missed the opportunity of a POPLA appeal. 

Gr1pr

Just use the Smart Parking bespoke template defence linked at the bottom of the Smart Parking group thread 

Follow the sheeple,  dont overthink this , its a roboclaim, so a robodefence

Coupon-mad

thepadre said:

Thanks guys, I wish I shared your optimism, 

 I have been ignoring the letters and threats from Smart's debt collectors (two differerent agencies) for over four years on the assumption that at some point an algorithm would cut in and say "time to write off, this guy has a serious dispute and won't pay" - but to my surprise, it's got to the point of a court case I can't ignore.  Unfortunately I missed the opportunity of a POPLA appeal. 

We aren't just optimistic.

We know they'll discontinue. It is the MO of DCB Legal; count your lucky stars it's them!