**DISCONTINUED** County Court Business Centre Letter Received

[OliverJames]

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Still nothing but will keep checking [MENTION=5553]charitynjw[/MENTION]

Will remain positive haha!

[charitynjw]

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[MENTION=61850]OliverJames[/MENTION]

Anything yet?
CEL claims are being discontinued in droves just now.

[charitynjw]

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Morning @charitynjw and HNY!

I still haven't heard from my local court re: hearing fee being paid so i emailed them again this morning! Do you know, from your experience if there is a "timeout" on the claim if the fee isn't paid within a certain period?

Last comms i had was 4th Dec when the case was transferred.

Not stressing too much, but getting a bit fed up with having this hanging over me!

Morning! & HNY to you .

From what I've seen, instructions re paying a hearing fee is usually in the Allocation notice from the court.
Similar to https://www.google.co.uk/searchq=county+court+notice+of+allocation&rlz=1C1C HNQ_enGB569GB679&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ah UKEwj3uonalcjYAhXqIMAKHavpA_8Q_AUICygC&biw=911&bih =425#imgrc=UVbH1ZndtW27MM:

[OliverJames]

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Morning [MENTION=5553]charitynjw[/MENTION] and HNY!

I still haven't heard from my local court re: hearing fee being paid so i emailed them again this morning! Do you know, from your experience if there is a "timeout" on the claim if the fee isn't paid within a certain period?

Last comms i had was 4th Dec when the case was transferred.

Not stressing too much, but getting a bit fed up with having this hanging over me!

[Pipsy]

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Hi I've posted my DQ off to CEL and the court.... do i ask for their defence ...and do I have to do my defence statement again .....if do do I have to send it to them.... thanks again in advance Pipsy

[OliverJames]

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Morning @OliverJames

I read in the Gazette that courts are under immense strain trying to cope with the increase in the number of court cases.

My guess is that a good deal of them (ie, the increase) are parking cases.

Hopefully this is the case, and the courts will get pissed off with private parking firms ignoring their processes and they start striking out cases left and right (but i wont hold my breath)...

I will just sit tight and see when the paperwork comes through and see where we go from there!....I included a complaint with my DQ PDF so im confident this will make its way to the presiding judge when it eventually gets allocated....pretty poor process all in all though

[charitynjw]

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Morning [MENTION=61850]OliverJames[/MENTION]

I read in the Gazette that courts are under immense strain trying to cope with the increase in the number of court cases.

My guess is that a good deal of them (ie, the increase) are parking cases.

[OliverJames]

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Hi Oliver

Yes, that's right.

Looks like they're learning how to play hardball!

Morning [MENTION=5553]charitynjw[/MENTION]

Called them and they advised me that the case hasn't been "sent to track yet"? or something along those lines. I'm assuming that they need to allocate it first, then the hearing fee is requested from CEL?

I looked at a few of the witness statement examples, so will carry on building that and share it once im at a point, but it doesn't sound like this will move anywhere too quickly!

Oliver

[charitynjw]

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Hi Oliver

Yes, that's right.

Looks like they're learning how to play hardball!

[OliverJames]

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Have you checked re the hearing fee?

No I haven't. Is it a case of ringing my local court and asking them if a hearing fee has been paid?

[charitynjw]

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Have you checked re the hearing fee?

[charitynjw]

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Hi

I've been away for a few days, so only just picked this up today.

I'll have a read back through the thread.

[OliverJames]

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So it looks like CEL are pushing this case to the wire! I have been advised that the case has been transferred to my local court! My understanding is that the next stage is for CEL to pay for a hearing....which they may well do...so I think i need to prepare myself a witness statement.
[MENTION=39331]ostell[/MENTION] [MENTION=5553]charitynjw[/MENTION] do you have any suggestions about how to set this out? Is it the same as any other witness statement, just telling the story from my side?

Cheers

Oliver

[OliverJames]

Re: County Court Business Centre Letter Received

I have received my directions questionnaire and completed it following the BMPA guide - http://www.bmpa.eu/court_wizard/Dire...tionnaire.html

My plan is to email a copy to the CCBC, and include a cover letter for CEL which outlines the following;

Dear Civil Enforcement Ltd


RE - Claim Number XXXXXXXX

I wrote to you via email on the 8^th November to draw your attention to the fact that you had deliberately backdated the Particulars Of Claim which were served separate to the Claim Form pursuant to CPR Rule 7.4(1)(b).

I have not received a reply from you explaining why you deliberately, backdated the Particulars of Claim, nor have I received the certificate of service that I requested you to send.

I have contacted the County Court Business Centre, who have confirmed that they have not received a signed N215 Certificate of Service, which would be supported by a Statement of Truth.

This would appear to be a clear attempt to avoid the consequences, via CPR 32.14, of filing false evidence.

Where there is an assertion that documents have been deliberately backdated / or misdated and that a correctly filed and signed N215 would make this evident then I believe this is very important as it constitutes an attempt to hide this breach from the court.

Given CEL's multiple breaches of the CPR, I will be writing to the Court to give consideration, under its inherent case management powers, to strike out the claim

Due to your flagrant disregard of the CPR rules, I invite you to withdraw your claim proceedings in this matter and expect to hear from you within 14 days to confirm this.


Yours Faithfully,

Firstly, is there any critique on the letter before i send it?

Secondly, do you recommend i email a copy to CEL by CC'ing them into the email to the CCBC?

Keen to get this part right as i am likely to rely on this if this goes in front of a DJ

Thank you all!

Oliver

[OliverJames]

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@charitynjw just a quick one, how long does the defendant have to come back after my defence has been submitted?

I sent it on the 6th November (10 days ago). I think it's 28 days, but I am getting confused by different things im reading!

Sorry to be a nightmare haha!!