Yep thats right, the reason you send off your LBA is to show the courts that you have given them plenty of time to settle the dispute, as for the xmas period it is my understanding that the time allocated are calander days, so itr shouldnt delay you claim. Hope that helps?

Hi, first time poster here, sorry if this is in the wrong forum? What it is, i purchased a car from my sisters fiance ages ago, it passed its MOT, but a couple of months later started playing up, replaced the battery and carb, but it later died on me, was paying for it via standing order. to cut a long story short, the bank made a mistake and or something and the standing orders were not honoured despite money money available, i had paid 265 pounds, the original agreement was for 120 plus mot expendature which brought the total price upto around 400 pound, after several threatening phonecalls from him, he agreed to take the car back, but because of work and travel probs was unable to deliver so i told him the whereabouts of the said vehicle and the keys and documentation. he then went straight to MCOL and issued a claim for 260 (way above the outstanding price) got the AQ but got ot late, phoned courts to explain and they said i could hand it in before the end of the week, duley did. next thing i knew i got was a default by judgement, wrote to courts explaining i got the AQ late and asked for the decision to be reversed, not given. I then wrote to person who owned the car first with a far offer of payment (165), this was rejected. now i have a warrent of execution, could anyone help me please? I have all statements proving i paid the 265, but no agreement on the price agreed originally, there was no prelim letter, no LBA just a court summons.