County Court Claim £400 + costs parking eye

[melsavon]

Hello
I have received a county court claim for £400 + fee £35 + £50 legal defence costs. This relates to a weekend between 8-14.10.15 for 4 parking charges. The facts are:
Registered owner – me, son drives and insures car as belongs to him although as he was under 18 I had to buy in my name, but insured solely in his name
He and friends went night fishing over the previous Friday/Saturday night referred here by local bait shop
It was past 9pm and no signs were illuminated, car park empty and they did not see any signs, I intend to visit car park for defence as at the moment I am relying on a 19 year old although I have no reason that he is not telling the truth
The reason for multiple charges is that they left and returned after buying food so obviously were caught again same period
He was with the car with engine running and lights on for the whole time he was there to see fishing rod, in addition his girlfriend was sat doing uni work on her laptop in the car
The whole car park was dark and totally empty and they drove through middle to get to far end for fishing site
I have registered to defend claim as parking signage not lit and visible and seems unfair as if he had been ticketed once he would not have returned
Any help appreciated
Thank you in advance for any assistance :tinysmile_grin_t:

[ostell]

Re: County Court Claim £400 + costs parking eye

So is this the only indication of a parking charge or did you get multiple notices to keeper previously?

[wales01man]

Re: County Court Claim £400 + costs parking eye

Was the summons sent to you as registered owner? or him as driver have you received these PCNs previous to the summons?

[mystery1]

Re: County Court Claim £400 + costs parking eye

File acknowledgement of service, post up the form (sanitise of personal info) and any letters charges etc and take plenty pics and a video or 2 and post those up too.

M1

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Was the summons sent to you as registered owner? or him as driver have you received these PCNs previous to the summons?

Him as registered keeper, i'd assume.

M1

[melsavon]

Re: County Court Claim £400 + costs parking eye

Hi
Thank you
Previous parking letters received but we did ignore (foolishly). To me as owner, he is registered keeper with insurance company and insures for him only to drive
I have filed acknowledgement and post up form during my lunch break as at work, do I just scan in and add here in post?
The notice is in my name as registered owner,

[wales01man]

Re: County Court Claim £400 + costs parking eye

THe PCN would have been sent to the Keeper on the DVLA database if he was driving you could inform the parking company but may be to late

[melsavon]

Re: County Court Claim £400 + costs parking eye

The PCN was sent to me and not him, if we have to go to court it is probably better me than him?

[ostell]

Re: County Court Claim £400 + costs parking eye

Hi
Previous parking letters received but we did ignore (foolishly). To me as owner, he is registered keeper with insurance company and insures for him only to drive

So you are the registered keeper as the claim came to you, your name is on the "log book". There is no such thing as registered owner. So your son has told the insurance company he is the registered keeper? You could/may have a problem in future if you have told the insurance company porkies. But I digress from the matter in hand.

[melsavon]

Re: County Court Claim £400 + costs parking eye

Hi

I am on the log book, he told insurance company car was owned by me, registered and financed in my name and he is main driver, so no worries there I hope (will check now when I get home) but thank you.

[wales01man]

Re: County Court Claim £400 + costs parking eye

Have you asked him to pay the CCJ before it goes to court saves a lot of hassle for you

[melsavon]

Re: County Court Claim £400 + costs parking eye

£400 is very excessive, as I have said we are defending now can we change this? I don't think it is fair as it is very excessive and was not signed.

[wales01man]

Re: County Court Claim £400 + costs parking eye

Off course you can defend there are others on LB who will help with a defence its been proved in court the 100 PCN is not excessive maybe being that there were 4 is a good defence seems not only excessive but ridiculous IMO

[melsavon]

Re: County Court Claim £400 + costs parking eye

If it had been 1 at £100 I would have paid for him and would pay that now, but he is an apprentice so cost comes to me as he does not have money for it. If I could get them to reduce to £100 I would pay that to get rid of it even though seems unfair as was middle of night.

[mystery1]

Re: County Court Claim £400 + costs parking eye

THe PCN would have been sent to the Keeper on the DVLA database if he was driving you could inform the parking company but may be to late

Too late once proceedings start.

Have you asked him to pay the CCJ before it goes to court saves a lot of hassle for you

There is no CCJ just a court claim. It's not in his sons name either so ultimately the son has no liability to parking eye, although he may be due a boot up the arse

M1

[melsavon]

Re: County Court Claim £400 + costs parking eye

Thank you
I am not sure what this means though, Can I still defend claim and should I still go and get pictures and video?