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    • So I am now in receipt of a second Letter of Claim this time from DCBL although their letter head now says " DCBLegal"  😱 Now I'm guessing one response to a letter of claim is sufficient and I could ignore this but having been inspired by other snotty letters I wanted to have another bash at one. How does this sound? Dear Lackeys of Company with Unconscionable Morals, Thank you ever so much for gracing me with yet another Letter Before Claim on behalf of Excel Parking Services. How many of these delightful missives do you plan on sending before you muster the courage to follow through on your threats to take me to court? Just so we're clear, here is the response (in italics by that I mean the slanted text below) I previously sent to Excel’s Letter Before Claim, in case your attention to detail is as lacking as I suspect: I am currently 2-0 up in terms of Small Claims Court proceedings and I look forward to the opportunity to claim a hat trick, this case being more straightforward than my previous two. I will be asking the court for an unreasonable costs order under CPR 27.14(2)(g) due to your conduct over this absurd claim. Despite my best efforts, you continue to assert that I have breached your terms. However, I cannot breach terms that I was not present to accept. Have you even read my initial response? I suggest you review it thoroughly and save yourself some money. Additionally, please refer to section 13 of the IPC Code of Practice, 2023 edition. I eagerly await your deafening silence. Remarkably, I haven't heard a peep from Excel since my response; instead, they've passed the baton to you to perform this tiresome routine once more. Consider this my official notice that I am sending a cease and desist letter to Excel Parking Services. Their relentless hounding has crossed the line into clear harassment. Any further demands for payment from you, as Excel's lackeys, will be regarded as nothing more than shameless acts of intimidation and harassment. I now look forward to the deafening sound of your silence. Yours sincerely,
    • Personally I'd go to it and object for the sake of it. They have to attend anyway so I can't see you being liable for any costs or anything (if they try to ask for attendance costs, just say that firstly it is their application, secondly it is from their own making, thirdly that they would have to come anyway so you shouldn't need to bear their costs.   When you turn up you should object on the basis that the witness has been in office since the time of the order, and could have done their witnes statement in advance of their AL. Their poor planning is not your fault, 7 days is too rushed for you as a LIP and there is no good reason that a company can't organise itself to sort WX in time. Also they say finalise so they already have something, its not like thye have nothing. Their amendments cannot be so important if they are being added so late.   see what @AndyOrch says but that's my thoughts  
    • Yes, in the main your understanding of my case is right. Linked below to the post with the final WS sent to the court and to Evri.   
    • Hello, welcome to CAG. As you say, appealing this ticket doesn't help as these people hardly ever accept appeals. They don't care how difficult someone's life is, they just want the money. The forum guys should be along later with thoughts for you on how to deal with this. Best, HB
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I think you may as well just go ahead and issue.

If you keep an eye on the return date, you might even get a default judgement and then go ahead to execute using High Court enforcement.

However, you probably should bear in mind that they might later on use the virus problem as a way of getting a set-aside – or they may even defend and then just hope that the virus problem will cause long delays.

It's a choice you're going to have to take – but it seems to me that you are going to have to issue proceedings sooner or later – so you might as well get underway now.

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I think you can easily research the term "default judgement" on this forum or on Google

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Right – please will you download what you've just offered to us as a PDF and tell us if you can read it – and if you would like to receive that if you are helping somebody else

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I'm sorry but it's really not fair to us. The document is a mess – it's on its side and it's not possible to understand it's complete.

If you are seeing a solicitor and you were receiving the quality of advice that you are getting here but paying the going rate of between £300 and £400 an hour, I'll bet you you would get the document sorted out and beautiful so that the solicitor didn't have to do it himself.

We are working very hard for you – and were only asking that you put in a little bit of effort.

Please will you saw the document out so that it is obviously complete, the right way round – and once again the way that you would like it presented to you if you are investing your energy and helping somebody – or the way that you present it if you are paying loads of money to a solicitor.

I'm sorry to take this line but I think what I'm asking is completely reasonable

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hidden but we can see it.

 

are you not going to redact it?

please don't hit Quote...just type we know what we said earlier..

DCA's view debtors as suckers, marks and mugs

NO DCA has ANY legal powers whatsoever on ANY debt no matter what it's Type

and they

are NOT and can NEVER  be BAILIFFS. even if a debt has been to court..

If everyone stopped blindly paying DCA's Tomorrow, their industry would collapse overnight... 

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I'm afraid you will have to be more specific about the losses that you are claiming. You will be able to claim form "any contingency costs" or "any unforeseen costs".

When you make a claim for compensation/damages then you have to be pretty clear about the value of your claim.

Can you remind me – had I already proposed a draft particulars of claim somewhere in this thread. I'm afraid that I'm not able to keep in detailed contact with every thread that I'm helping.

 

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Well then you would have to put a figure of – maximum of £X X X and of course in court you then have to prove that figure but also you would have to pay a court fee which reflected that maximum figure. Of course if it turned out that your losses were greater than that then you are probably limited by your maximum figure.

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I take it that I didn't propose any draft particulars of claim previously in this thread.

In that case I think it would be useful if you actually listed out your losses, beginning with the quote – which is a very clear and ascertainable amount and then see what you come up with for the rest. Although I don't see any reason why you need to give any ground here, it might avoid complications if you are prepared to take some kind of loss in terms of fares or something. They can't be very substantial

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I think that your particulars of claim should begin:

 

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The claimant purchased tiles from the defendant retailer. It became apparent only on installation that the tiles were defective. The defendant is in breach of their obligations under the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
The claimant seeks the price of removing the defective tiles and purchasing and installing replacements as per a quote which has already been supplied to the defendant.
The defendant is in possession of all reports and quotations and is fully aware.
The claimant also seeks ancillary losses namely X X X and X X X amounting to £ZZZ

 

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Any update on this?

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Can you just remind me – because there's so much going on that I am losing my way – are you sending this particulars of claim and then a more detailed version separately or is this what you sending?

 

Also, can you tell me what the "unforeseen circumstances" are likely to be. In other words can you tell me what you foresee is likely to be unforeseeable

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Damage to the LED tape lighting on the island which would have to be completely replaced inits entirety and materials. Are the courts still running during the virus for small claims and if i submit the claim and pay the fee and this company goes out of business would i lose the fee. Thanks.

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In that case get a firm price for the LED tape lighting. Even if you have to estimate it – put in a figure. You cannot simply say that you are claiming for unforeseeable circumstances.

If the company goes out of business – yes you will lose the fee. On the other hand, if you were to put the claim in now, there is a fair chance that they won't respond and you'll get a default judgement – but of course if you can't force it then you will lose the fee. On the other hand, if they go out of business then you will have lost everything

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Would it be best to see if they are still trading first before putting the claim in.

The tape was specially made for the island an exact fit if that makes sense.

Around £350 pounds plus installation.

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It's up to you. I'm afraid I can't decide for you. Don't forget that this virus lockdown is open-ended – and even when it ends, lots of businesses might try to get going and then stagger to a halt.

On the other hand, if you issue proceedings now, things will probably move on although maybe a bit more slowly – that you may get the judgement you want or it may go to an online hearing.

Also, don't forget that even if they were still in existence, if you got the judgement against them they could still wind themselves up and leave you with nothing. I'm afraid this is the kind of risk that you have to take.

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the courts are doing quite a few hearings by phone conference calls atm.

If you submit a claim and the company responds they may well ask for mediation. If you agree to that be careful as to who does that, sometimes the industry's own Trade Associations do the work and they have a vested interest.

 

The way things have progressed there will be NO mediation on their part.

 

Unless i send the claim as they've offered tiny settlements each time i've gotten more serious. 

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Any update on this?

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