Euro parking services/gladstones PCN claimform - Maghull Centre

[SXHGMCONSUMER]

I have received a county court business claim form, issued 2 Nov 2018

 

Claimant Euro parking services

Solicitors Gladstones

The particulars are

The driver of the vehicle registration (the 'Vehicle ') incurred the parking charge(s) on

06/01/2018 for breaching the terms of parking on the land at Maghull Centre The Defendant was driving the Vehicle and/or is the Keeper of the Vehicle

 

AND THE CLAIMANT CLAIMS

£160 for Parking Charges/Damages and indemnity costs if applicable, together with interest of £9.37 pursuant to s69 of the County Courts Act 1984 at 8% pa continuing to Judgment at £0.04 per day.

I am no longer the Keeper of the Vehicle they refer to having transferred it to Liverpool on 31 October 2018 in part exchange

 

This claim form has arrived 10 months after the date of the initial parking charge. I am shocked, as this county court claim form is the first time I have been made aware of a penalty charge on 6 Jan 2018. I have not had a ticket or anything attached to the vehicle on that date or any other date. After numerous difficult phone calls and enquiries I had to inform Euro parking of the vehicle details and registration. Something which I think should have been included in the particulars of claim. ( i contacted the county court and they said they would have expected vehicle detail to be more identifying).

 

After providing details and registration i was given the following from Euro parking:-

On 6 Jan 2018 an attendant took a photo of the vehicle parked outside the parameters of a parking space .

 

When he returned later the vehicle had gone, there was no mention of what time he returned

Since that date I was informed that a notice was sent to me 10 Jan 2018

 

Then again 7 Feb 2018

 

Then again in March

 

And since then something was sent in May

I have never received any of this correspondence. The first I have known of any event on 6 Jan is the arrival of a County Court Claim

I am very upset that I feel so threatened by a claim of £ 244.37 so long after the supposed event. The proof has never been made available to me until I contacted Euro Parking Services and had to provide them with the vehicle details and registration.

 

I feel this is dubious and questionable.

The amount is £ 169.37

Court fee. 25.

Legal rep costs. 50.

 

Total £ 244.37

 

I would appreciate any advice. I have a preliminary defence ready to be adjusted before submitting the claim form. I think I have to do this before 20 November

 

Thanks for your attention

Edited November 10, 2018 by fkofilee
Spacing and Removal Of PII

[brassnecked]

Remove the VRM of the car pdq

[fkofilee]

Post pruned of PII - Please be careful when posting your information.

[ericsbrother]

what paperwork do you have and when did you receive it? there are strict protocols that have to be followed before a claim can be issued or the claimant may well get 50% knocked off if they win and have to pay full costs if they lose.

 

 

We also need to see the sigange at the site in question to see if their calim actually matches any of the terms.

Note they dont say what it is you are supposed to ahve done or not done, they dont say you owe the money undera contractual term or as a result of breaching a twerm of the contract offered by the signage. Something alse to use against the but until we see the ticket/letters and signs we cant say.

 

 

So, where, when and what. From wat you say this seems quite a simple defence but you should bear in mind they may well just create paperwork where none exists to press their claim so get everything you have together with dates and times please.

Edited November 10, 2018 by honeybee13
Paras

[dx100uk]

pop up on the MCOL website detailed on the claimform.

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register as an individual

note the long gateway number given

then log in

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select respond to a claim and select the start AOS box.

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then using the details required from the claimform

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defend all

leave jurisdiction unticked.

click thru to the end

confirm and exit MCOL

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get a CPR 31:14 request running to the solicitors

.https://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?486334-CPR-31.14-Request-to-use-on-receipt-of-a-PPC-(-Private-Land-Parking-Court-Claim)

type your name ONLY

 

no need to sign anything

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you DO NOT await the return of paperwork.

you MUST file a defence regardless by day 33 from the date on the claimform.

[SXHGMCONSUMER]

What is the VRM?

 

The only paper work i have is the county court claim form.

[dx100uk]

VRN vehicle reg number.

 

get post 5 actioned please

[Gick]

VRM = Vehicle Registration Mark

[honeybee13]

Here's a link to the forum sticky with commonly used abbreviations.

 

 

https://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?168275-Posting-in-this-Forum-and-A-Z-of-Motoring-Terms

 

 

HB

[ericsbrother]

they havent used telepathy to send you other stuff so tell us what you received and approximately when as you say 10 months ago I had the initial parking charge.

 

Tell us if you binned the paperwork or whether you just cant find it.

Do the parking co have the correct address for the keeper(you)?

if not then tell us why this may be.

 

We need to know of every pitfall that may befall you as well as all of their stuff that can help you

 

 

 

What is the VRM?

 

The only paper work i have is the county court claim form.

Edited November 12, 2018 by dx100uk
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[ste2562]

hi...i was in the same situation as yourself in 2017.....i had no paperwork as it was all thrown...read my thread on maghull square parking...take all advice given on this forum and ericsbrother is very knowledgable...good luck