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You've shown the letter that accompanied the N1SDT Claim Form which means that you received the claim unless you are saying that there was no claim form accompanying that letter. Why did you not respond to it?

Any claim issued by the incompetents at Gladstones could have been very easily defended and most likely been struck out for failing to comply with CPR 16.4(1)(a). Show us the N1SDT Claim Form with the Particulars of Claim (PoC).

You should answer these questions in order to be able to advise further.

The accompanying letter is not what should go with that form. That is the letter that would accompany the original Claim, as it clearly says so.

I suggest you immediately call the CNBC on 0300 123 1056 and state the following:

"I’ve received a default judgment from the CNBC dated 3 April 2025, but I never received the original claim form. What I did receive was a judgment pack with what looks like a misfiled letter that should have gone out with the original claim.

This looks like a clerical error by your office.

I would like to formally complain and request that the judgment be set aside without a fee.

Could you please confirm the name or title of the person I should address the letter to, and the best email address to send it to?"

Once you have received the correct person to send this to and the email address (should be [***].cnbc@justice.gov.uk), send the following with copies of the judgment and the accompanying letter to that email address and CC in yourself:

Subject: URGENT – Judgment Entered in Default Without Service – [Claim No: INSERT CLAIM NUMBER]

For the attention of the Court Manager (or whoever you are directed to)

Dear [***],

I am writing to raise a serious procedural error in respect of Claim No. [INSERT CLAIM NUMBER], brought by UK Car Park Management Ltd, for which a default judgment was issued against me on 3 April 2025.

I did not receive the original claim form and was given no opportunity to respond. The first and only paperwork I have received is the Judgment for Claimant dated 3 April 2025. This was accompanied by a letter that clearly belongs to the initial claim pack and not a judgment — strongly indicating that your office has made a clerical or postal error and sent the wrong documentation at the wrong stage.

This judgment has been entered in default due solely to a failure by the Civil National Business Centre to serve the claim correctly. This is a serious breach of due process. I did not ignore the court or the claim — I was simply never given the chance to respond because of your mistake.

I am therefore demanding that this judgment be set aside immediately, without requiring an N244 application or fee, and that your error be corrected under the court’s inherent jurisdiction or powers under CPR 3.1(7). This is entirely a matter for you to resolve.

Please confirm:

1. That the judgment has been set aside.
2. That enforcement is stayed with immediate effect.
3. That no CCJ will be registered on my credit file.

I enclose a copy of the judgment notice and the incorrectly enclosed letter I received for your internal review.

Yours faithfully,

[YOUR FULL NAME]

[YOUR ADDRESS]
[YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS]
[YOUR PHONE NUMBER]
[DATE]