I finally received the County Court claim after 5.9 years

dkl_uk

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81865185#Comment_81865185

Because the help (whilst very appreciated) is a bit smoke and mirrors to me. I am a neurodivergent person so the pointers to various posts haven't really been enough for me to establish the specific things I need to be looking at. Basically I need more help than the quickfire answers I'm getting, so I am doing my best and that's going to be an iterative process I'm afraid. The forum search is not useful and the stickies aren't every obvious to someone who hasn't spent a lot of time on the forum.

Without being given the link, I'm guessing that what I am looking at is correct.

I'm also pretty sure I've seen somewhere that I have to admit I'm the driver if I was driving.

dkl_uk

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81865696#Comment_81865696

Hi, no the problem wasn't with submitting the information, it was literally just not loading the website. I got through and did a test paste and only need to scrub about 20 words off to fit it all in.

dkl_uk

Ok, I've just gone ahead and submitted the defence.

Side note: I downloaded it as a PDF and noticed my name is incorrect. I don't wish to appear flippant in asking this, but since they haven't got my name right, does that go in my favour? I remember hearing many (many) years ago that this was a thing with council parking tickets…

Gr1pr

I believe that you can correct the details on MCOL and on forms, so do so

If its a small error, then unlikely to affect anything, especially as you can amend any errors, so should do so

I havent a clue what pdf you downloaded. !

Do check that your V5c has the correct details on it

dkl_uk

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81866742#Comment_81866742

It's a lease vehicle. Stung too many times by second/third/etc hand cars so now I just get brand new and give it back when I'm done.

When you submit your defence you can download it as a PDF afterwards. That's when I noticed that the details the parking company filled in were wrong, but only by a letter.

Gr1pr

Then the leasing company must have provided incorrect hirer details to the private parking company, or Smart Parking gave incorrect details to DCB LEGAL

Coupon-mad

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81867463#Comment_81867463

Isn't it that your MCOL gateway account has that error and has overwritten it?

dkl_uk

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81868451#Comment_81868451

Nope I checked, the letters from June also had the wrong last name on too. It's very unlikely I would ever enter my own name incorrectly as I used the autofill feature of Chrome which hasn't let me down in many years.

Coupon-mad

Maybe the typo is on your logbook? Anyway, it doesn't invalidate the Claim.

dkl_uk

Update: I have today recieved an email telling me Smart Parking wish to continue the claim. I have two PDFs, one is their rebuttal to the 'defense' I submitted via the court portal, and the other is a questionnaire QDR have filled in.

If I remember reading correctly, I should also get a questionnaire from the courts which is the one to fill in, is that correct? I should also receive the witness form to fill in as well?

QDR have put that their preferred court is in Warwick. That's 121 miles away from me. I was under the impression I had the opportunity to state I wanted this to be heard in my local court, is that also true?