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    • I have just read the smaller print on their signs. It says that you can pay at the end of your parking session. given that you have ten minutes grace period the 35 seconds could easily have been taken up with walking back to your car, switching on the engine and then driving out. Even in my younger days when I used to regularly exceed speed limits, I doubt I could have done that in 35 seconds even when I  had a TR5.
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    • Thank you for posting up the results from the sar. The PCN is not compliant with the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 Schedule 4. Under Section 9 [2][a] they are supposed to specify the parking time. the photographs show your car in motion both entering and leaving the car park thus not parking. If you have to do a Witness Statement later should they finally take you to Court you will have to continue to state that even though you stayed there for several hours in a small car park and the difference between the ANPR times and the actual parking period may only be a matter of a few minutes  nevertheless the CEL have failed to comply with the Act by failing to specify the parking period. However it looks as if your appeal revealed you were the driver the deficient PCN will not help you as the driver. I suspect that it may have been an appeal from the pub that meant that CEL offered you partly a way out  by allowing you to claim you had made an error in registering your vehicle reg. number . This enabled them to reduce the charge to £20 despite them acknowledging that you hadn't registered at all. We have not seen the signs in the car park yet so we do not what is said on them and all the signs say the same thing. It would be unusual for a pub to have  a Permit Holders Only sign which may discourage casual motorists from stopping there. But if that is the sign then as it prohibits any one who doesn't have a permit, then it cannot form a contract with motorists though it may depend on how the signs are worded.
    • Defence and Counterclaim Claim number XXX Claimant Civil Enforcement Limited Defendant XXXXXXXXXXXXX   How much of the claim do you dispute? I dispute the full amount claimed as shown on the claim form.   Do you dispute this claim because you have already paid it? No, for other reasons.   Defence 1. The Defendant is the recorded keeper of XXXXXXX  2. It is denied that the Defendant entered into a contract with the Claimant. 3. As held by the Upper Tax Tribunal in Vehicle Control Services Limited v HMRC [2012] UKUT 129 (TCC), any contract requires offer and acceptance. The Claimant was simply contracted by the landowner to provide car-park management services and is not capable of entering into a contract with the Defendant on its own account, as the car park is owned by and the terms of entry set by the landowner. Accordingly, it is denied that the Claimant has authority to bring this claim. 4. In any case it is denied that the Defendant broke the terms of a contract with the Claimant. 5. The Claimant is attempting double recovery by adding an additional sum not included in the original offer. 6. In a further abuse of the legal process the Claimant is claiming £50 legal representative's costs, even though they have no legal representative. 7. The Particulars of Claim is denied in its entirety. It is denied that the Claimant is entitled to the relief claimed or any relief at all. Signed I am the Defendant - I believe that the facts stated in this form are true XXXXXXXXXXX 01/05/2024   Defendant's date of birth XXXXXXXXXX   Address to which notices about this claim can be sent to you  
    • pop up on the bulk court website detailed on the claimform. [if it is not working return after the w/end or the next day if week time] . When you select ‘Register’, you will be taken to a screen titled ‘Sign in using Government Gateway’.  Choose ‘Create sign in details’ to register for the first time.  You will be asked to provide your name, email address, set a password and a memorable recovery word. You will be emailed your Government Gateway 12-digit User ID.  You should make a note of your memorable word, or password as these are not included in the email.<<**IMPORTANT**  then log in to the bulk court Website .  select respond to a claim and select the start AOS box. .  then using the details required from the claimform . defend all leave jurisdiction unticked  you DO NOT file a defence at this time [BUT you MUST file a defence regardless by day 33 ] click thru to the end confirm and exit the website .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 .you DO NOT await the return of paperwork. you MUST file a defence regardless by day 33 from the date on the claimform.
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      The judge's reasoning is very useful and will certainly be helpful in any other cases relating to third-party rights where the customer has contracted with the courier company by using a broker.
      This is generally speaking the problem with using PackLink who are domiciled in Spain and very conveniently out of reach of the British justice system.

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Hi Bonnie

 

One way to drag a formula to the next box in a spreadsheet is to click on the box that has the formula in it, this makes the sides of the box darker and at the bottom righthand side there's a small black square, put your pointer over this square and it turns into a +, on your mouse left click and hold whilst dragging down to the next box! (You can drag down more than one at a time by doing the same and moving through more than one box!)

 

It seems tricky at first, but practice on a blank spreadsheet, put some numbers in a box and drag them down (or across) and It'll become easier!

 

Hope this helps!

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my county court is in Guildford and thats miles away???

Bonnie

 

I bet you're talking 'townie' miles which everyone knows are much shorter than country miles! And I bet you've got buses that run more often than once a day! I had to take my N1 33 miles to deliver it and then come 33 miles back ~ a very satisfying journey!

(I do love living in Mid Wales, but I miss the town ~just a little bit, occasionally~ for things like buses, shops, banks that are open on more than 3 days a week!)

 

I think N1 is best too, and Robd is right about using the post though!

 

Good Luck

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It says the usual: deemed to be served 23/5

defendant has til 6/6 to reply!!

What do i do now, anything??? Just sit and wait! if they haven't acknowledged on 7/6 you can complete the form and send it back to the court , if they acknowledge you wait again (another 14 days) for their defence, then you wait again. I'm at a similar stage with my 2nd claim so we'll go through it together!

Also, after what charley said yest, am i ok to claim from Feb 2001 (when i started my claim) cos im worried my case might be lost/thrown out because of this??? Its REALLY scaring the wits outta me. This is my opinion but for what it's worth, I think you'll be OK because you started the corresppondence with Abbey inFeb and you have copies of your letters that you can include if you need to!

Worried the Abbey will cite this and the judge will bin my case (AND what if i lose............. YOU WON'T do ipay court costs??):sad:

me

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Stop panicking! Take deep breaths and keep calm, as Charlie said there's a link here somewhere about claiming beyond 6 years!

 

Hope this helps!

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You need to have two windows open at the same time then you can C&P across from one to t'other:)

 

Oh, that explains it!

You've seen the mess I can make of posts when it gets exciting!

Anyway, I'm already doing three things, reading posts here, reading joke emails from one of my mad mates and watching TV. I'll try the 2 windows tomorrow!

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Hi Bonnie

 

I've found a thread that has some posts about being outside the 6 years! (I knew I'd seen one somewhere)

 

Have a look at post #28 here

 

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/abbey-bank/74411-french-abbey-3-into-2.html

 

Hope it doesn't make you panic, I'm trying to help. Maybe you could ask French's opinion.

 

Hope this helps!

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It's looking good Bonnie!

Just a few more hours to wait and get ready to put the claim form in (I left mine a couuple of days so I didn't look too hasty!) keep everything crossed that they don't defend and if they defend late the court deals with your claim before they deal with the defence!

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Knellyk, what do u mean about if they defend late the court deals with my claim b4 the deal with the defence???

 

Sorry to confuse you Bonnie!

 

When I rang the court the man told me to put my claim for judgement in and then 'when the time comes' they would deal with it in order, so I took that to mean If my claim got there before Abbey had sent anything else then I'd get the judgement, but If Abbey had done something -like acknowledged, defended or applied for a stay- before my form had gone in then Abbey would be able to defend or get a stay.

 

Don't take what happened to me as any indication of what might happen to you though, as we see here, all courts are different! (Hope you're lucky though!)

 

Anyway, if you've been awarded judgement by default you'll get a copy of the form that the court send to Abbey!

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Hi Bonnie

This is what I sent in response to my 65% offer.

Thank you for your letter dated xxxxxx.

I note that as a gesture of goodwill you were happy to refund £xxx, inclusive of cancellation of charges yet to be debited from my account. I am aware that the above account was credited with xx miscellaneous fee refunds (X x £30; X x £20; X x £35) totalling £XXX.00 on xxxxxx. (You'll need to change this bit to meet your circumstances as your account is closed)

As notified in my previous correspondence, I have now commenced proceedings through the small claims court for the return of charges taken between date and date, this now includes statutory interest and court costs and the total claimed is £xxxx.xx

I will therefore accept the £xxx in part payment, I will inform the court that this sum has been paid into my account as partial settlement on the clear understanding that I will continue to pursue payment of the remainder of £xxxx, plus any further costs incurred, through the court.

 

I trust this clarifies my position.

Hope this helps Bonnie!

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You could tell them you want paying(by a date you think is reasonable but before AQ is due at court) and the amount you will settle for is the amount of your claim, plus the court fee, plus the 8% interest ~ as on the court claim plus the daily rate interest which adds up to (daily rate x amount of days to the date you quote). Tell them if you haven't received the amount stated by that date you'll be filing the AQ and as they know this will increase the costs and interest.

 

Is that better?

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cheers Icy/Lula!!! A question tho:

What if Abbey say they ARE going to contest it and DO turn up????

:???: :???:

 

It'll be a first and you'll have to turn up too, but don't worry because you'll have your 'buddies' with you!

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