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I had my court hearing today. No one from Private Parking Solutions (PPS) turned up.

The Judge agreed with my position that I was merely manoeuvring to exit the car park and had no intention of parking. He also took strong exception to the discrepancy between PPS’s own documents — their witness statement claimed a 25-minute parking duration, while their notice to keeper clearly showed just 25 seconds.

As a result, the claim was dismissed.

While my request for costs was declined (since I didn’t incur formal legal expenses — thanks to this group’s guidance!), this still marks the end of a two-year ordeal that took a significant mental and emotional toll and consumed countless hours.

It’s clear that companies like PPS often rely on defendants giving up out of sheer exhaustion. I’m relieved to have seen this through and deeply grateful to everyone here for the support, advice, and encouragement along the way. I genuinely wouldn’t have seen the light at the end of this tunnel without this community. 🙏

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I have submitted the skeleton statement. Please let me know if there are any tips for the day of the hearing. Hope to come out on the right side :)

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Gladstone sent the updated Witness statement to me on 15th October.

Its located at
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/6cvjkv37swwpq77on2v4t/AEWqgLgZkoH8YIz4tDM1pJc?rlkey=66iealapwjqbd8b7blbse5rms&st=f1p1wdy9&dl=0

This is in response to me filing my WS on 11th October. It seems they have countered some of the statements in in my WS.

This is quite cheeky given that the hearing is on 30th and I have to file any WS at least 14 days in advance. This doesn't leave me time to file my updated WS if needed. I still have ot file my skeleton statement.

Any thoughts/suggestions on what to do.


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I guess I just attach the whole documents to the email. In that case it should be easy, or do I put somehow put it in one doc (skeleton + all transcripts)?

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Thanks for the skeleton statement. Do I need to provide all the transcripts of the reference cases in full or do I attach only the list  to the skeleton statement?

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I called the court hotline. The case hearing fee has been paid. I will highly appreciate if you could let me know the WS provided earlier is the right one. Please provide me with the skeleton to go along with WS. I assume I send both to the court's and Gladstone's email addresses, correct?

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Thanks @b789 and @jfollows. I will check the status on 4th October to see if PPS has paid the fee. In that case I will revert for an advice. If I should be doing anything before then, please let me know. I am glad to see that the end is near.

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Hi There,
I received the claimant's witness statement located below:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/6cvjkv37swwpq77on2v4t/AEWqgLgZkoH8YIz4tDM1pJc?rlkey=66iealapwjqbd8b7blbse5rms&st=w93di3s4&dl=0

 Two things I would like to highlight:
1. The claimant is not attending the hearing. Does its have any implication on the case?
2. Clause 33 on page 7 states that I parked from 11:39 to 12:04 or 25 minutes. I was maneuvering in the parking from 9:11:39 am to 9:12:04 or 25 seconds. Does it change anything?

I have few questions:
1. Do I need to file a defendant witness statement? Any templates I can use. Page 15 of the claimant's statement shows that the parking lot is quite busy. I would like to provide a video of my own to that effect. In addition, the internet is full of many horror stories on the parking company being quite aggressive in issuing PCNs. I am happy to avoid filing this information is deemed redundant.

2. The Notice of Allocation Small Court Track (provided earlier) states that claimant has to pay trial fee by 02-oct-2025. Further, it thats that " Each party must deliver to the other party and to the court office copies of all documents on which that party intends to rely at the hearing no later than fourteen days before the hearing." The hearing date is 30th October-2025. Can I wait until 3rd October to file witness statement so that efforts are not wasted.

As always, would appreciate relevant pointers and support.

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Got the attached Notice of Allocation to the Small Claims Track. Please let me know what I need to do.

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Thanks. The Order form came from County Court-Watford. I need to return the form to them. Do I still refer it to Civil National Business Centre?

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I received the attached General Form of Judgement or Order. It says I have to file either N180 Small Claims or N181 Fast Track & Multitrack. Which one do I file?

Also, does it mean I have to go through another mediation process?

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Private parking tickets / Parking Ticket For Overstaying
« on: April 08, 2025, 03:34:12 pm »
Here are turn of events:

Arrival time: 30/03/2025 09:18:29
Departure Time: 30/03/2025 10:33:10

Please see attached parking charge notice for details.

Paid for parking at 30/03/2025 9:34:00 for 1 hour via app. The parking lot has a poor connection. Therefore, it took me some time to set the app up plus enter the details.

Got a parking ticket. There are no details as to what the offence is. I assume this is because I paid for 1 hr, but total stay time is 1 hr 14 mins.

Please advise how I can fight this charge off as I paid for the right fare. The difference in time is because of app glitches.

 

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No I haven't. I only sent the draft provided to me in « Reply #64 on: March 02, 2025, 09:12:33 am »

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Received the attached letter from the county court. It appears there is no action on my part. Please let me know if it's otherwise.

This also explains the N180 DQ I received from Gladstones few days back.

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I have already submitted amended defence statement to the court. Today I received an email from Gladstone Solicitors with an offer for mediation. Here is emails text:
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Dear XXX

We act for the Claimant and have notified the Court of the Claimant’s intention to proceed with the Claim. 

Please find enclosed a copy of the Claimant’s completed Directions Questionnaire, which has also been filed with the Court. 

You will note the Claimant has elected to mediate in an attempt to settle this matter amicably, without the need for further Court intervention. Should you agree to mediation, please inform the Court who will contact both parties to arrange a mediation appointment.
 
Yours sincerely
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The mail has a N180 DQ attached.

I am confused. I already had a mediation session with them. Do I need to go through another mediation session?  Any guidance would be of great help.

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