hi, nice one for that, i will keep you posted

regards

hi everyone, just phoned and spoke with the court, they have the letter of discontinuance in front of them but the system hasn't been updated yet, said they will phone us back if any problems , just sent the court by email my request for costs under CPR27.14.2

good, you may get them as some judges are wise to Gladdys tactics and hate having their courts abused.

This is double good news for you as you can now quote this behaviour elsewhere.

hi, EB, it is great news, but it was a good witness statement guide by everyone involved with CAG, could not have done all that without the help available here...thank you

hi , just left a donation...thank you

thanks for all the help i received...nice one...keep you updated

hi, just received a letter from liverpool county court stating the matter be listed for a hearing on the 23/11/2017 at 12.30pm approx 30 mins for consideration of the defendants application for costs on the grounds of unreasonable conduct.

then pitch up with copies of your list of monies to be claimed ( take spare in case they want to argue in person!) and say wahy. Quote CPR 16 (crap POC and no caise for action) and 27.4.2G totally hopeless claim and unreasonable conduct all along

hi EB, nice one will do

hi, here is the latest letter from gladstones regarding my claim for costs...

Claimant reply to cost order WS.pdf

who gives a stuff what they think, let the courts decide. Changing the order of the directors on the companies when they still each have controlling interests doesnt change anything anyway.

hi EB, thats just what i wanted to hear,

thought i may have had to argue a few points on the witness statement myself,

good to know that i don't,

amazing how they still have not included the right signage in their witness statement as well ,

exactly the same as last time,

incompetence at its best...got to chuckle

best regards....looking forward to the 23rd nov

their claim content is now irrelevant,

it is whether the courts think they have behaved improperly in the prosecution of their claim.

If you wnat to say anything then you wil need to quote a load of other cases where they have dropped the claim at the last moment and point out that this has less to do with trying to recover an actual debt and more about abuse of the courts to coerce the defendant into paying rather than challeneging as they drop all of the properly defended claims.

hi EB, once again thank you, i will do that

regards

hi EB,

as there are no signs at the entrance to the car park at maghull shopping centre would this amount to entrapment

if so could other motorists who have paid the parking tickets in the past claim back the charge ?...

as i know many people who have paid up due to being threatened with court action

no such thing as entrapament in the UK.

Also this is about contracts,

if you don't advertise one then it doesnt exist.

they know this but it is now irrelevant as you are looking at costs

it is about the reasonableness of their behaviour

starting witht he sending of the LBA and ending with their discontinuance.

forget about anything esle and find those other examples of roboclaims that are discontinued,

esp where a judge has commented on them in a costs order .

The Parking pranksters blog is a good palce to start, as always.

then go to other motoring forums and see if you can find some more.

You need dates,

court and ideally a precis with scathing comments about the company and esp Gladstones.

They are out there.

cheers EB, will do

hi, just received a letter off gladstones dated 15/11/2017, it says, in accordance with CPR 27.9 our client gives notice that it will not be attending the hearing on 23/11/2017

checjk with court to see if hearing still pinned up. If so, turn up and argue your costs. You will need it all on paper, not just verbal.

hi EB, will check first thing tomorrow morning

hi, went to court today, got costs awarded, good outcome in the end .....judge was really good and understanding...

hope this thread will educate and help people to fight back against these cowboys...good luck everyone

best regards

hey great well done

bloodied their nose

that'll hurt them bad..

ste2562, well done!

Great you defeated their rubbish and then hit them in the pocket to boot!

Have a pint or ten to celebrate.

Your experience and brilliant fightback in this thread will go on to be extremely useful to others in a similar position.

hi, thanks everyone for the guidance and knowledge i have gained along this journey, stressful, educational and funny..

regards

would you be happy posting up your/their claim number and the court so something like Euro Parking services v ste, Liverpool CC 23/11/17 claim ref XX12YYY34.

Then a brief description of the judges reasons if you remember them.

The matter then becomes persuasive in other claims.

This means that a judge doesnt have to follow its lead but it gives them a good reason to do so rather than making a decision that is made in isolation.

the courts service likes consistency so people quoting this will have a big advantage as a judge is unlikely to turn it down and risk a challenge to their decision.