Companies without postal address

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Thank you for the explanation. However some  British companies also  appear to be going along that route. I am thinking of certain parking companies that Eric's brother  pointed out  and alluding to the fact that with them they used PO box numbers as opposed to a proper postal address. He opined that their PCNs were not correctly issued and though I have searched the internet I can find nothing definitive as to the rules on business documents not being allowed to to use PO numbers or indeed email addresses.

Could you throw some light on that please Uncle Bulgaria.

 

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On 09/01/2022 at 15:03, today said:

There is nothing wrong with a company using a PO Box because we can use a PO Box in a claim form if we need to issue a claim because a PO Box is a legal address with a postcode. However,  this company even not uses a PO Box because it communicates with its clients using an online form.

I am not sure you are right on this. I found the quotation below from the Judge on this website

ADDRESS FOR SERVICE: THE USE OF A POST OFFICE BOX NUMBER OR ACCOMODATION ADDRESS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE RULES: (ALSO – THE PRICE TAG FOR LITIGANTS IN PERSON) – Civil Litigation Brief

WWW.CIVILLITIGATIONBRIEF.COM

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In Smith v Marston Holdings Ltd & Anor [2020] EW Misc 23 (CC) HHJ Paul Matthews made some observations about the correct address for service when applications are issued.  He also noted the iss…

27.I respectfully agree with the reasoning in this comment. The use of a post office box number or accommodation address, where the person concerned neither resides not carries on business, does not comply with the rule. This is yet further unacceptable behaviour by the applicant. Mr Edwards said that the consequence was that the court might strike out the proceedings. There is of course a power in CPR rule 3.4 to strike out a statement of case where there has been a failure to comply with a rule: see rule 3.4(2)(c). But an application notice is not a statement of case: see the definition in CPR rule 2.3(1). On the other hand, the court clearly has general management powers under rule 3.1, including the power to stay the whole or part of any proceedings: see rule 3.1(2)(f). In an appropriate case, that might be a suitable sanction, until a compliant address were provided. But in circumstances where I have decided on other grounds to refuse the applications as totally without merit, it is not necessary to take the matter further, apart from recording this further example of bad litigation practice.”