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    • Hi all, I am wandering if this is appealable. It has already been through a challenge on the Islington website and the it was rejected. Basically there was a suspended bay sign on a post on Gee st which was obscured by a Pizza van. The suspension was for 3 bays outside 47 Gee st. I parked outside/between 47 & 55 Gee st. I paid via the phone system using a sign a few meters away from my car. When I got back to the car there was a PCN stuck to the windscreen which I had to dry out before I could read it due to rain getting into the plastic sticky holder.  I then appealed using the Islington website which was then rejected the next day. I have attached a pdf of images that I took and also which the parking officer took. There are two spaces in front of the van, one of which had a generator on it the other was a disabled space. I would count those as 3 bays? In the first image circled in red is the parking sign I read. In the 2nd image is the suspension notice obscured by the van. 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I was not obstructing the use or parking of the van, in fact the van was obstructing the suspension notice which meant I could not read or see it without prior knowledge it was there. I would have had to stand in the road to see it endangering myself as I had to to take images to illustrate the hidden notice. As there was no intention to avoid a parking charge and the fact the sign was not easily visible I would hope this challenge can be accepted. Many thanks.   This is the text from the rejection: Thank you for contacting us about the above Penalty Charge Notice (PCN). The PCN was issued because the vehicle was parked in a suspended bay or space. I note from your correspondence that there was no suspension notice on the sign that you used to call the payment serve outside number 55 Gee Street. I acknowledge your comments, however, your vehicle was parked in a bay which had been suspended. The regulations require the suspension warning to be clearly visible. It is a large bright yellow sign and is erected by the parking bay on the nearest parking plate to the area that is to be suspended. Parking is then not permitted in the bay for any reason or period of time, however brief. The signs relating to this suspension were sited in accordance with the regulations. Upon reviewing the Civil Enforcement Officer's (CEO's) images and notes, I am satisfied that sufficient signage was in place and that it meets statutory requirements. Whilst I note that the signage may have been obstructed by a large van and generator at the time, please note, it is the responsibility of the motorist to locate and check the time plate each time they park. This will ensure that any changes to the status of the bay are noted. I acknowledge that your vehicle possessed a RingGo session at the time, however, this does not authorize parking within a suspended bay. Suspension restrictions are established to facilitate specific activities like filming or construction, therefore, we anticipate the vehicle owner to relocate the vehicle from the suspended area until the specified date and time when the suspension concludes. Leaving a vehicle unattended for any period of time within a suspended bay, effectively renders the vehicle parked in contravention and a Civil Enforcement Officer (CEO) may issue a PCN. Finally, the vehicle was left parked approximately 5 metres away from the closest time plate notice. It is the responsibility of the driver to ensure they park in a suitable parking place and check all signs and road markings prior to leaving their vehicle parked in contravention. It remains the driver's responsibility to ensure that the vehicle is parked legally at all times. With that being said, I would have to inform you, your appeal has been rejected at this stage. Please see the below images as taken by the CEO whilst issuing the PCN: You should now choose one of the following options: Pay the penalty charge. We will accept the discounted amount of £65.00 in settlement of this matter, provided it is received by 10 June 2024. After that date, the full penalty charge of £130.00 will be payable. Or Wait for a Notice to Owner (NtO) to be issued to the registered keeper of the vehicle, who is legally responsible for paying the penalty charge. Any further correspondence received prior to the NtO being issued may not be responded to. The NtO gives the recipient the right to make formal representations against the penalty charge. If we reject those representations, there will be the right of appeal to the Environment and Traffic Adjudicator.   Gee st pdf.pdf
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    • Thanks Man in the Middle and everyone it's greatly appreciated form was filled in online yesterday now just have to wait and see
    • Hi,    I'm almost done. One question is should I include a header with " Claimant's Trial Documents" or something similar and include a copy of my WX from the trial since that has the claim form defence and documents that were relied upon at trial so that the judge can see that? or should I assume they will already have those documents on the file and so simply include a short statement of case to show the case I intend to prove at the appeal should permission be granted. Since I've made a shorter concise statement of case setting out what I intend to prove at an appeal hearing I'm thinking maybe removing the header of "Documents/Exhibits for use for Permission to Appeal   " since the permission to appeal focuses on the grounds of law and so I'm thinking of just having   Appellant's documents Statement Of Case Skeleton Argument    Then a seperate category named Trial Documents Claim Form Defence Claimant's Witness statement Exhibibts to Claimant's trial witness statement   I'm wondering you think would be better, only because I don't reference a single exhibit in my appeal statement of case since I am just explaining the undeveloped points of law around why the judge is wrong since the  statement only focuses on permission, not the outcome of the appeal so there is no reference to any exhibits?   Or should I just remove exhibits and not add trial documents or exhibits on the understanding the judge will already have the trial documents and that if permission is granted I then include them in my appeal bundle.   Thanks   N/B My statement of case doesn't have the claim form or defence or any witness staements in. it is simply a short 4 page document setting out the claim history and the points I intend to prove at the final appeal hearing should permission be granted.
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hi there,

in scotland you can claim for up to £1500 through the summary cause route.

my suggestion for you is to claim through the FOS finanancial ombudsman. as far as i know there is no limit to the claim through them. you of cannot claim interest when you use them.

Financial Ombudsman Service

 

maybe someone can advise you more than i have

 

regards and good luck

 

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YEs i would advise you going doen the route of the FOS

 

Do everything as you would if it was going to court.

 

Once you recieve there final decision usually about 8 weeks then you can go to the FOS

 

Make sure that you have copies of ALL documnetation

Copies of ALL RECOREDED DELIVERIES of letters

 

The FOS will want copies of all documentation

 

They also have a 100% sucess rate, providing you follow the correct procedure for this

 

Here is a link to help

 

FAQs - complaining to the bank

 

Hope this helps

 

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I have just phoned my bank! another 3 charges incured today! I now hate them so much! Anyway I asked if there was someone I could speak to, she said was I speaking about all the charges for 6 yrs, hence, she has put the complaint through to customer relations + said they will phone within 5 days + then after that by letter. She said hopefully someone there will be able to resolve this issue to my satisfaction! She asked if there was anything I wanted to add to the complaint?? Im worried I've now done wrong speaking to her on the subject? Should I still sent prelim or wait + see?

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There is a letter to stop the taking of benefits, right of appropriation however in your case where they have actually already been taken this letter would be no use so i wouldnt mention this in the prelim just stick to that wording as it has been tried and tested also wouldnt wait for them to get back to you as promised as this more than likely wont happen, send the prelim with your schedule of charges (remember no interest) and wait 14 days then send the Letter Before Action allowing a further 14 days.

 

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You now wait for the judge to send his directions - when that happens you will be given a date to respond. For the moment, I would advise spending some time looking through other threads relating to HSBC - this will give you a better idea of what to expect, and how to move to the next stage.

 

Did you use the particulars of claim from this site?

 

Alanfromderby - I'm at a similar stage - Case transferred and awaiting contact / hearing date from Bradford County Court.

 

I didn't use POC from this site, I used the POC from Martin Lewis' site. Is this be a problem, potentially?

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MOD NOTE: PLEASE KEEP QUESTIONS AND UPDATES TO YOUR OWN THREAD.

To answer your question, I doubt whether it is a problem - but needed to seek clarification due to the concerns being expressed by that poster who has used three different sources for information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MOD NOTE: PLEASE KEEP QUESTIONS AND UPDATES TO YOUR OWN THREAD.

 

To answer your question, I doubt whether it is a problem - but needed to seek clarification due to the concerns being expressed by that poster who has used three different sources for information.

 

Noted alanfromderby,

 

All apologies... As mentioned earlier, this is the first time I've really participated in a discussion forum and and trying to accustom myself to the etiquette!

 

Still not received anything from my Court, seems they're running behind (they have confirmed on the telephone I'll hear from them very shortly).

 

From what I can gather anyway, I'll have a chance to cite various other Acts and things I've missed on my POC if I have to submit a Witness Statement??

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Quick question guys,

 

STILL not yet heard from Bradford County Court despite my MCOL case being defended on 02/05. I phoned them yesterday and they said I should hear in the next few days but they're just very busy. They have received my letter with Charges Schedule.

 

I wrote to DG about 10 days ago with lateralus' letter saying "as AQ despensed can we come to settlement, etc. etc."

 

Even though the Court haven't sent anything out to us yet, in terms of directions and a prelim hearing date, can I still send nudge letetrs to DG?

 

Also, everyone else seems to have received a letter from DG at this stage asking for Charges Schedule. Should I be worried that I haven't?

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Hi Wayne, I think that only people who haven't yet sent in a schedule of charges to DG get the letter requesting them. I, as yet , have not received any correspondance from DG and they defended my claim on 11th April! I then received a notice of Prelim Hearing to take place on 25th July on the 9th May. As most transfers from MCOL state that the AQ is to be dispensed with and that it is up to your local court as to what is to be done next, I don't see any harm sending another polite nudge in DG's direction, just put in your letter that the AQ may be dispensed with instead of stating that it has been.

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Hi Wayne, I think that only people who haven't yet sent in a schedule of charges to DG get the letter requesting them. I, as yet , have not received any correspondance from DG and they defended my claim on 11th April! I then received a notice of Prelim Hearing to take place on 25th July on the 9th May. As most transfers from MCOL state that the AQ is to be dispensed with and that it is up to your local court as to what is to be done next, I don't see any harm sending another polite nudge in DG's direction, just put in your letter that the AQ may be dispensed with instead of stating that it has been.

 

Brilliant, thanks jowalshy.

 

I'm hoping to have something in the post either today or tomorrow from Bradford County Court with a preliminary hearing date so I can really start chasing DG!

 

Incidentally, re: the recent LloydsTSB judgment in Birmingham, Barclaycard recently replied to my LBA offering about 30% of what I was claiming and saying they disagreed with my legal analysis. I replied, citing the Lloyds judgment in my favour using the following line:

 

"You may be aware of the recent judgment in the Birmingham County Court, which ruled in favour of LloydsTSB because the judge concluded that the evidence before him did not prove the claimant had breacehd the terms of his Contract (T&Cs) to incur the Charges. This actually strengthens the case against Credit Card Companies becase it is a standard condition of my Contract with you to ensure that not only do I make a minimum monthly payment, but that I also make sure I do not exceed the credit limit. As all of the Charges listed on the attached Schedule were automatically apllied to my account for either one of these reasons, I am more than happy to discuss with yourselves, in front of a judge, whether these constitute 'penalties' in law."

 

I read a BBC/News Article yesterday about Banks citing the judgment to potential claimants in order to frighten them. I thought I'd have a little bash at playing the financial institutions at their own game!!

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There is a link for people to complain to the BBC regarding banks using the Lloyds win, to scare off people from claiming.

 

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/announcement.php?f=10&a=92

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Hi again people!

 

I'm getting extremely frustrated now :mad:

 

I've just telephoned Bradford County Court's Listings Dept. and been told it could still be another "couple of weeks" before I get anything from them as they're short staffed. For God's sake - It was referred to them on 02/05 (more than a month ago)!!

 

Has anyone else on here got any experience with the Bradford CC or experienced such annoying delays from their own local CC??

 

Anyone got any tips on how I could possibly get them to hurry my case up?

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I got my notice of transfer on 12th April and I got notice of prelim hearing on 9th May telling me about the prelim hearing on 25th July. As for trying to speed things up, I don't think that there is anything you can do apart from sit and wait I'm afraid.

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I saw this whilst browsing the BBC/News Website the other day:

 

 

BBC NEWS | Business | Banks branded 'vexatious defendants'

 

Given the difficulties I'm having with Bradford County Court, would this 'strike out defence due to abuse of process' tactic be useful for me to try?

 

Does anybody have a template for a letter, and al ist of settled cases (where Court time was wasted) that I could send to the Court? As I mentioned before, the stage I'm at is that my MCOL case was defended over a month ago and transferred to Bradford CC. They confirm they now have the case but are very short staffed and might still be another few weeks before it's even listed for a prelim hearing date (which would then be a further 2 months-ish from when it eventually gets listed!!).

 

Would it be wirth referring to the article and asking whether the Judge would respectfully consider the same approach?

 

PS - There was no AQ - Order to dispense was given with Notice of Transfer of Porceedings, so I have quite literally had no correspondence whatsoever from the CC.

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I am sure that a list of strike outs due to abuse of process, and settled cases would be a great thing to pop into your bundle when it gets to court.

we have had one with hsbc just this week.

I am not sure a letter would work at this stage.

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Just chased Bradford CC by telephone and was told I should receive a letter in either today's or tomorrow's post confirming a preliminary hearing date of Friday 3rd August, at 2pm... By TELEPHONE??!! Has anyone else had a 'telephone hearing'? Is this a new tactic used by the Courts to reduce admin, knowing the allocated hearing time is unlikely to be used?

 

So, anyway... Next steps please???!!!! Am I nearly there???!!!

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