thanks

yes i,m sure they are so was it 0659.59 0r 0700.01 i,m just surprised that they did not wait until 0701 or 0702 for the avoidance of doubt. But was it there at 0701 ??? The notice says 0700 If it were a speeding offence the 10% + 2 guideline would be used. thanks for the reply

thanks for the reply sailor sam.............re: removal time. i cannot say to be truthful. Surely the PCN would state that. ???????? It cannot be more than a few minutes after but normally before 0700. I suppose it is possible the engine was running and I was scraping ice off the windscreen. The notice says 0700 and does not state the drive away time. Is this something I can demand. Is there likely to be record of this and is it still going to be viable evidence.

hi......I have just received a PCN from the LB of Wandsworth. The issue is that I was in a spot where loading/unloading restrictions were in place. I was working a night shift and the vehicle would have been removed before 0700. The restriction is stated as starting at 0700 on the little yellow sign. The offence is stated on the PCN as being at 0700. I wondering about challenging the accuracy of the clock. Can I demand to see what evidence there is to clarify the accuracy of the clock. ??? I find it to understand why the CCTV operator did not wait until 0701 or 0702 etc. any thoughts

A few basics my friend, stay focused and keep it very simple, narrow the issues. The judge isn,t interested in crappy service, avoid the temptation to start a outburst of your feelings. The judge will get bored if nothing else.

just curious, do cpw actually send the money when they say so

almost seems like a pattern

er I,ve had the same this week, consider the merits of adjourning the case until you actually have the money. Bear in mind a phone call is only that and no more.

its entertaining if nothing else

they have actually said that they want to settle in full with someones special number, i,m not sure if this is a ploy to trick me into not turning up, only e;mails

sorry they want to settle in full

tommorrow afternoon, i got an e;mail this morning(YES Sunday)

last minute development............cpw not the sols want to settle, whats the procedure, do I turn up, the offer was by e:mail with "Without Prejudice" on the top

i,m waiting for a hearing, the judge has asked us to try and mediate??? Anyone heard of CW turning up for a hearing and has anyone ever heard of anyone losing ??? or winning come to that, what are the worst possibilities if I/we lose.

cheers guv, i,m just wondering what cpw s success rate is ????, the idea of telephone hearings does not sound good to me, means the other side does have the expense of sitting outside the court, or have I misread the situation ?

yep i,m in leafy surrey and cpw are in west london with solicitors in manchester and yes its my local court. Interestingly the defence was faxed to the cc at the last moment which might be indicative of something. The defence seems a bit incoherent, finishing with a bit about me providing proof, strange as i have nothing and they have not provided anything and little indication that they ever provided any form of service, just a claim in the defence. Will they actually travel from manchester or employ a local agent ???? either way i,m struggling to see their defence with commercial solicitors charging 200+ an hour. Will they ever get the costs back. When do i provide documents (copies of bills ?)

Has anyone actually got to this stage. As in previous postings I,m taking cpw to cc for the 2nd time in order to get back dd payments. CPW are claiming the contract after a a succesfull judgement last summer under SOGA. Unfortunately i forgot to get recission on the contract. I have no phone and no sim card. They don,t answer correspondence of course. They are defending £150. I,m just wondering what are their tactics ???? . There defence is pretty feeble. On the allocation questionaire, there is a big box marked "other information". What should i put in this box. I don,t really want to play my hand too much before the hearing. A friend of mine works for a well known bank in the c**k up department and reckons I,ve upset someone. Are they actually going to turn up ???. The solicitors involved 250 miles away will never get all their costs back. Surely there are limits to costs in the small claims track. I,m of the opinion that they are being vindictive.

check your insurance policies ???

Nothing simple about contracts, if it goes wrong then you end with a complicated area of law. How about auto top on payg. running out of credit focuses the mind about budgeting your finances.

poker ? ;-)

Interesting that they are prepared to contest a relatively small claim. I,m curious, are they going to send an agent or solicitor to a hearing, would i be correct in assumng that the court may not award full legal costs if goes down the small claims track. Tell me something please, how long did it take to get the defence ???? did they ask for the 28 days rather than the 14days ???.

cheers mate i,m just amazed that there going to so much trouble to defend it. I get the feeling that it just being vindictive. Keep ya informed

I used MCOL, so I,m confused, obviously not Northhampton, but then again the defendent has not actually filed a defence yet, proceedings are 14 days into the 28 days.

The ongoing saga, i have recieved an acknowledgement of service from the county court, I always thought that the case would end up in my local court, but I have been told by a court manager that until the judge makes a decision regarding allocation nothing is actually decided, in other words it could end up being heard in the defendents local court ??????. So will it be brentford cc close to cpw or my own locality or Manchester where the solicitors are based ????. Amazing reaaly as nothing has ever been received or used. What appears odd is that I could ask o2 for a free sim card as per their promos and never use it and not pay anything.

Just an overall thought, I have had a few run ins with telcos, why do they get away with rubbish service and then start shouting about contracts. Why can,t we just get out of these contracts when we get spells of say technical problems.