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Quote from: InterCity125 on 04 Mar, 2026 17:13Does the claimant know who the driver was or are they just assuming that it was you?Has the driver been revealed in any appeal etc?The claimant does not know who the driver was. I have merely responding as the keeper in my defence.

Any advice from anyone? I have to serve a copy on the other parties by end of week (claimant hasn't served anything to me yet though..)

Quote from: jfollows on 03 Mar, 2026 15:37When does the claimant have to pay the court fee?If paid, your defence is already submitted and you both have a deadline for submitting Witness Statements, as you note.Strangely, the date for paying is 12 days after the date by which each party needs to submit their documents..

Hi all,I received the below claim form in July 2025. https://ibb.co/9968BtWDI defended it and had a mediation appointment in October 2025. It has now reached the hearing stage (scheduled for mid April 2026) and was wondering what I should submit to BW Legal and the court in advance of this?Please see my defence below:https://ibb.co/tprf3PKkhttps://ibb.co/B8d4WfbShould I be uploading an amended defence and/or witness statement? Are there any templates for this I can use?Also, the deadline for serving copies of the above is in a few days.. I plan to meet it but the claimant hasn't served anything to me yet - if they indeed fail, will it invalidate their claim?

Quote from: b789 on 21 Nov, 2025 16:16...Hey, not sure if you saw my latest post above, but just quoting you for visibility. Any thoughts/advice?

Quote from: RichardW on 03 Feb, 2026 08:22Issue date 12th Jan, you might already be too late.  Log on ASAP to MCOL and check whether a default judgement has been issued.  If not, then put in the Acknowledgement of Service immediately, this will stay things for a few days so you can put in a defence.Hi, as an update, I have now received a letter from the local court stating that I have not replied to the claim form and hence must pay the claimant £188+£107 for costs. I got a letter from the claimant also stating that a CCJ was obtained on the 1st of February and hence I have one month to pay to clear the CCJ.I called the court on Friday and informed them of the situation (that I received the claim form late and then submitted a defence) but they said the only option for me now is to file a N244.Any guidance on best practice with this?

Hi,As an update, this judgment was once again set aside at the end of November 2025.Two days ago I got the below email from the local court (this was the first communication from them since the judgment was set aside):Quote Dear Sir/Madam,This email is to confirm that your trial scheduled to proceed, and it will be heard as a Face-to-Face hearing , on the 4 March 2026 at XX It will take place at the Court building. In order to manage Court time and resources efficiently please confirm if this case is going to be effective or whether the parties will be settling/ have come to an agreement as soon as possible and preferably 72 hours before the hearing.If you plan to seek an adjournment, please do so as soon as possible and preferably 72 hours before the hearing.Please note the following:This case has been listed in a "back to back" list. These lists are designed to clear a large amount of small claims hearings by arranging a number of cases in a single list to be heard by one of up to 2 District Judges. Court staff are unable to inform you of the Judge or the exact time of the hearing. You should be available at the time shown on your hearing notice. Any queries over the listing of the case, orders from the hearing or applications to adjourn should be made to this Court. In addition to this any applications that are received later than 5 working days before the hearing will be extremely difficult to refer to a Judge for approval due to the busy nature of the hearing lists. On these occasions the application will be put on the file to be dealt with at the hearing. If you do not receive a response to your application before the hearing it will denote that the case remains in the list. Court staff are not legally trained and cannot give advice as to whether you should attend your hearing or not.However, when I was in this position previously (in relation to another private parking ticket that reached hearing stage), I was informed about the hearing around two months before.. giving me sufficient time to file a witness statement etc whereas this email is giving me just under 2 weeks notice? In the last paragraph it mentions that "applications" can be received 5 working days before the hearing - not sure if this refers to a Witness Statement also?What do I do? As you can see from this thread, this whole thing has been mismanaged by the court for a year now!

I received the claim form below sometime after the 21st of January (I was abroad when it was posted through my letter box). I don't recall ever receiving communication on this prior to this claim form.https://ibb.co/wZssyC0LWhat would be the best defence here? I am aware I need to submit my defence ASAP.

Quote from: b789 on 30 Oct, 2025 17:17...Thanks a lot for the support. Received a letter today. See below:https://ibb.co/Gv31SXK4My only question is: this letter is dated the 10th of November and asks for a defence to be filed by the 17th. Is the defence I re-submitted based on your advice above what they are referring to and hence sufficient?Is there any other action I need to take? I notice it mentiones serving other documents and witness statements but again I have done this so I assume I don't need to do it once more.

Hi,So I filed the N244 + all the files on the 17th of September. Long story short, the Uxbridge County Court team has been extremely incompetent. Today I was told by the phone operator (from the central team) that the court only put this N244 application on the system today and the case is now waiting for a referral to a district judge (which apparently can take weeks). I called the phone team last week (and today) to get updates given that the email team was not replying to my chases over the last few weeks.I have been fully engaged and submitted every extra piece of evidence they asked for (financials) since 17 September but despite this, they have been so incompetent the process has been stuck in the same position as early October. Since my initial submission, different team members asked me to re-submit the N244+documents multiple more times (in total I have submitted these 3 times - each time with an automatic reply proving they were received). To give another example of their incompetence, after submitting one of the financial documents they requested, I chased them several times on an update and did not receive a reply. They eventually replied stating that the document was not legible once they printed it (and this reply only came because I called the central phone team who pushed them to reply). So they just sat on it for over a week without emailing me back asking for an update. All this while the application was still not put on their system. The issue I am worried about is that DCBL came to my door twice over the last two weeks - I informed them that I had already filed a N244 and I was already engaging with the court. They said that this wouldn't stop enforcement. Today I received a letter from DCBL stating that they may make an application to the Court for a Warrant of Entry. The phone operator didn't seem sure of whether the fact it is on the system now (finally) and waiting for a referral to the district judge means that any enforcement is suspended. The DCBL letter mentions the King's Bench High Court and Northampton County Court - it is actually Uxbridge County Court dealing with this so not sure if the mention of High Court is an error also?My question is:Can DCBL make an application for a Warrant of Entry and enter by force? Even though the application is now finally in the court system? What do I need to do now given the circumstances?Meanwhile, I will be making a complaint via the official complaints process for how Uxbridge County Court has dealt with this.

Quote from: b789 on 17 Sep, 2025 14:30..Thank you so much!I have followed your guidance carefully and filed the N244 + all the files in the manner suggested.I will keep you updated on this thread!

Quote from: b789 on 15 Sep, 2025 17:01..Thanks a lot for all the detail. The court is Uxbridge Count Court.The N244 form seems to have updated,  - I think the "what and why" order question is now question 3. Just double checking on how to fill out some of the questions:Question 5, I assume I put: "at a hearing". Question 6-8 I am not sure how to fill out. Question 9a/9b I guess would be DCB Legal?Question 10 would be: Draft Order, the WS + exhibits, and the Amended Defence.Question 11 would be a "No".Finally, are fees applicable in my case? Just asking because it is mentioned on the form too. Once I have the above, I will send all the info to countycourtuxbridge@justice.gov.uk (I assume this is better than emailing enquiries@uxbridge.countycourt.gsi.gov.uk).

Quote from: b789 on 13 Sep, 2025 10:00Phone the CNBC first thing on Monday morning, preferably about 8:30am in order to avoid a long wait. You will have to give them the claim number, and tell them you need them to email you the PoC while you wait and do not leave the call until you have received the PoC by email in your in-box.Hi,I called CNBC and they sent the below text extract (they did not send a PDF):QuoteClaimant:  UK PARKING CONTROL LIMITEDClaimant solicitor: DCB LEGAL LTD.Particulars of claim: 1. THE DEFENDANT (D) IS INDEBTED TO THE CLAIMANT (C) FOR A PARKING CHARGE(S) ISSUED TO VEHICLE X AT UXBRIDGE ROAD RETAIL PARK, UXBRIDGE ROAD, HAYES, UB4 0TU. 2. THE PCN(S) WERE ISSUED ON 03/12/2023, 07/01/2024, 21/01/2024. 3. THE DEFENDANT IS PURSUED AS THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE FOR BREACH OF THE TERMS ON THE SIGNS (THE CONTRACT). REASON:NOT PARKED CORRECTLY WITHIN THE MARKINGS OF THE BAY OR SPACE. 4. IN THE ALTERNATIVE THE DEFENDANT IS PURSUED AS THE KEEPER PURSUANT TO POFA 2012, SCHEDULE 4. AND THE CLAIMANT CLAIMS 1. £510 BEING THE TOTAL OF THE PCN(S) AND DAMAGES. 2. INTEREST AT A RATE OF 8% PER ANNUM PURSUANT TO S.69 OF THE COUNTY COURTS ACT 1984 FROM THE DATE HEREOF AT A DAILY RATE OF £.07 UNTIL JUDGMENT OR SOONER PAYMENT. 3. COSTS AND COURT FEESThey also mentioned that for further info I should reach out to the local county court that is now dealing with it.

Quote from: b789 on 09 Sep, 2025 18:28Still too vague. If the claimant submitted a WS, they were obliged to send a copy to you. You either received one or you didn't.The same goes for the PoC. They are on the N1SDT Claim Form you received after the LoC. Why would you not keep and file all this important legal documentation?After I received an email in September 2024 stating that "judgement has been set aside" and after not hearing any further updates for the next 3 months after this, I wrongly interpreted this to mean the case was closed. So I didn't file the documentation as I should have. Error on my part.I am not too sure how reliable Government Gateway support team is in terms of the turn around time they gave to respond to me so not sure how quickly I will regain access to my account. CNBC take weeks/months to respond to emails. Is there another way I can get the Claim Form so I can post on here for further advice?

Quote from: b789 on 09 Sep, 2025 13:56Please read the questions asked and answer them. If you insist on only providing part answers, you are just wasting our time.@DWMB2 already pointed me to the defence you submitted, which appears to be the generic one from MSE forum. As you included the Chan and Akande transcripts, I am assuming that the PoC failed to state a cause of action.Who is the claimants representative bulk litigator?However, more importantly, you have not answered the question about the PoC. Also, you have not said whether the claimant submitted a WS.The bulk litigator is DCB Legal. I don't have the physical PoC letter anymore. I assume it is on MCOL Online but don't currently have access to this as my Gateway account is associated with an old phone number. I have contacted gov.uk to reset this (they will reply within next 3 days) and should be able to gain access to MCOL Online then. The claimant has not (to my knowledge submitted a WS) and neither have I been asked to. I will update on here once I hopefully get access to the PoC letter on MCOL online.