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Private parking tickets / unaware of the CCJ/witness statement
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Hi,
I moved to my current address on 17th September 2022 and also updated the details with Dvla on 26th December 2022. All correspondence regarding the claim, including the claim form, was sent to my previous address. I did not receive any of the letters and was therefore unaware of the CCJ until 18/02/2026 which was registered on my name on 4th January 2024. as I found out through the Credit report.
Thus I sent email to UKCPM to set aside my CCJ. They sent a letter UKCPM on 03/2026 that "Your personal data have been reviewed and we can confirm that your personal data has been reviewed and carried out rectifications to the following information".
After i sent email again email to set aside and i received email:
"We write further to your emails.
Whilst noted, we are unable to facilitate the judgment entered against you as we do not consider there are reasonable grounds upon which to do so. Notwithstanding this, we confirm we will not oppose an application made to the Court of your own volition subject to the following conditions:
The judgment sum of £289.53 is discharged in full.
You accept liability for the PCN.
You do not seek to recover the sum paid, nor the cost in making the application.
Acceptance of these terms is required in writing."
But I refused to agreed there conditions and send email again
"Thank you for your email. I do not accept your proposed conditions. I will proceed with an application to set aside the CCJ on the grounds that the claim form was not served at my correct address. I will ask the court for a full set‑aside and for costs."
I have created the WITNESS STATEMENT can someone tell if its fine or should i add something else.
WITNESS STATEMENT
IN THE [NAME OF COURT] COUNTY COURT
Claim No.:
BETWEEN:
UK CARPARK MANAGEMENT LTD
Claimant
and
My name
Defendant
---
WITNESS STATEMENT OF [YOUR FULL NAME]
I, NAME, of your current full address, including postcode], will state as follows:
1. I am the Defendant in this claim. This witness statement is made in support of my application (Form N244) to set aside the default judgment entered against me on 4th January 2024] .
2. I moved to my current address on 17 September 2022 .
3. All correspondence relating to this claim, including the Claim Form, was sent to my old address. I never received any of those documents because I no longer lived there.
4. I only became aware of the CCJ on or around18/02/2026 when I checked my credit file / received a letter from a debt collector / etc.
5. I do not recall ever receiving a Parking Charge Notice (PCN) from the Claimant. Because the claim was never properly served at my correct address, I was unaware of any proceedings. Had I received the Claim Form, I would have defended the claim in its entirety.
6. I have a reasonable prospect of successfully defending the original claim because:
· Private parking claims often fail to comply with the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (PoFA) , which is required to hold a keeper liable.
· The signage at the relevant location may not have been clear or prominent, breaching the IPC or BPA Code of Practice.
· The claim may not comply with Civil Procedure Rule 16.4 , which requires particulars of claim to include sufficient details of the alleged breach.
· I am entitled to a fair hearing, which I have been denied due to non-service.
7. Attached to this statement are the following documents:
· Exhibit A: Letter from Gladstones Solicitors dated 23/ 03/2026 confirming they have rectified my address on their systems. This proves that the address held by the Claimant’s solicitor was incorrect.
· Exhibit B: [Evidence of my new address, e.g., council tax bill, tenancy agreement, utility bill dated after September 2023].
· Exhibit C: [copy of V5C logbook update confirmation or DVLA response].
8. I confirm that I am in receipt of Universal Credit. However, my annual earnings are approximately £22,000. I have completed the EX160C fee remission calculator and will submit the relevant form with this application if I qualify for any remission. If not, I will pay the required fee.
9. I respectfully ask the court to:
· Set aside the default judgment under CPR 13.2 (mandatory set‑aside because the Claim Form was not served at my correct address), or alternatively under CPR 13.3.
· Allow me to file a defence within 14 days of the set‑aside order.
· Order the Claimant to pay my costs of this application, as their solicitors were put on notice of the address issue (see Exhibit A) yet refused to consent to a set‑aside without imposing unfair conditions (requiring me to pay the judgment sum and admit liability).
I believe that the facts stated in this witness statement are true.
Signed: _________________________
Dated: _________________________
I moved to my current address on 17th September 2022 and also updated the details with Dvla on 26th December 2022. All correspondence regarding the claim, including the claim form, was sent to my previous address. I did not receive any of the letters and was therefore unaware of the CCJ until 18/02/2026 which was registered on my name on 4th January 2024. as I found out through the Credit report.
Thus I sent email to UKCPM to set aside my CCJ. They sent a letter UKCPM on 03/2026 that "Your personal data have been reviewed and we can confirm that your personal data has been reviewed and carried out rectifications to the following information".
After i sent email again email to set aside and i received email:
"We write further to your emails.
Whilst noted, we are unable to facilitate the judgment entered against you as we do not consider there are reasonable grounds upon which to do so. Notwithstanding this, we confirm we will not oppose an application made to the Court of your own volition subject to the following conditions:
The judgment sum of £289.53 is discharged in full.
You accept liability for the PCN.
You do not seek to recover the sum paid, nor the cost in making the application.
Acceptance of these terms is required in writing."
But I refused to agreed there conditions and send email again
"Thank you for your email. I do not accept your proposed conditions. I will proceed with an application to set aside the CCJ on the grounds that the claim form was not served at my correct address. I will ask the court for a full set‑aside and for costs."
I have created the WITNESS STATEMENT can someone tell if its fine or should i add something else.
WITNESS STATEMENT
IN THE [NAME OF COURT] COUNTY COURT
Claim No.:
BETWEEN:
UK CARPARK MANAGEMENT LTD
Claimant
and
My name
Defendant
---
WITNESS STATEMENT OF [YOUR FULL NAME]
I, NAME, of your current full address, including postcode], will state as follows:
1. I am the Defendant in this claim. This witness statement is made in support of my application (Form N244) to set aside the default judgment entered against me on 4th January 2024] .
2. I moved to my current address on 17 September 2022 .
3. All correspondence relating to this claim, including the Claim Form, was sent to my old address. I never received any of those documents because I no longer lived there.
4. I only became aware of the CCJ on or around18/02/2026 when I checked my credit file / received a letter from a debt collector / etc.
5. I do not recall ever receiving a Parking Charge Notice (PCN) from the Claimant. Because the claim was never properly served at my correct address, I was unaware of any proceedings. Had I received the Claim Form, I would have defended the claim in its entirety.
6. I have a reasonable prospect of successfully defending the original claim because:
· Private parking claims often fail to comply with the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (PoFA) , which is required to hold a keeper liable.
· The signage at the relevant location may not have been clear or prominent, breaching the IPC or BPA Code of Practice.
· The claim may not comply with Civil Procedure Rule 16.4 , which requires particulars of claim to include sufficient details of the alleged breach.
· I am entitled to a fair hearing, which I have been denied due to non-service.
7. Attached to this statement are the following documents:
· Exhibit A: Letter from Gladstones Solicitors dated 23/ 03/2026 confirming they have rectified my address on their systems. This proves that the address held by the Claimant’s solicitor was incorrect.
· Exhibit B: [Evidence of my new address, e.g., council tax bill, tenancy agreement, utility bill dated after September 2023].
· Exhibit C: [copy of V5C logbook update confirmation or DVLA response].
8. I confirm that I am in receipt of Universal Credit. However, my annual earnings are approximately £22,000. I have completed the EX160C fee remission calculator and will submit the relevant form with this application if I qualify for any remission. If not, I will pay the required fee.
9. I respectfully ask the court to:
· Set aside the default judgment under CPR 13.2 (mandatory set‑aside because the Claim Form was not served at my correct address), or alternatively under CPR 13.3.
· Allow me to file a defence within 14 days of the set‑aside order.
· Order the Claimant to pay my costs of this application, as their solicitors were put on notice of the address issue (see Exhibit A) yet refused to consent to a set‑aside without imposing unfair conditions (requiring me to pay the judgment sum and admit liability).
I believe that the facts stated in this witness statement are true.
Signed: _________________________
Dated: _________________________