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County Court notification help, Private car park fine via Gladstones
Clueless37
post Sun, 26 Jan 2020 - 17:51
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Hello

I have received a County court notice from a fine/parking charge I was given in October 2018. I parked in an area adjacent to a petrol station and apparently that week they had decided to make it a no parking zone however, I never noticed or saw the signage until a few weeks later.
The fine came from UK car park management and as it was private land and I had never heard of them I ignored them as I thought they were parking cowboys, MISTAKE!!

I Think they sent me another reminder which I ignored until November 2019, this time it was from Gladstones but with Christmas in the way and super busy at work I totally forgot about it until last week I received a county court notice. I accept I'm to blame for allowing this situation to get to this stage. However, I don't think it is right I allow them to charge me the £250. If I had seen the sign I would had not parked there. I think this is a way for them to just make extra income. I have just come across this forum which is excellent however, I am feeling a bit overwhelmed with the amount of information available, however, not sure what's the best step for me to take right now.

Having done a bit of research UK Car Park Management aren't members of the British Parking Association but they are members of the International Parking association. Have they still got the right to get my contact details from the DVLA?

Is it too late to remove it from the CCJ stage? If I contact Gladstones directly, can I negotiate to pay a smaller fee? Can someone advice me or give me some tips of what's the best way forward?

Thanks,
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nosferatu1001
post Mon, 24 Feb 2020 - 10:40
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8) Only applies where a NtD was issued, so if there wasnt, yo uneed para 9 instead.

Not bad
Now, get cracking on your WS. The earlier the better.
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Clueless37
post Thu, 27 Feb 2020 - 17:11
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Hi

Please see email below I received today from Gladstones.



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,


What exactly does this mean? Does this mean they want to settle out of court???
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ostell
post Thu, 27 Feb 2020 - 17:28
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No it means they want to browbeat you into paying before it gets to court. You could mediate and make a drop hands offer, ie both parties wlk away and meet their own costs.
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Clueless37
post Thu, 27 Feb 2020 - 23:20
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QUOTE (ostell @ Thu, 27 Feb 2020 - 17:28) *
No it means they want to browbeat you into paying before it gets to court. You could mediate and make a drop hands offer, ie both parties wlk away and meet their own costs.


Ok thanks. Thats definitely something I don't want to accept as I strongly believe it should never have got to this point.

What would you suggest doing at this point?

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Sheffield Dave
post Fri, 28 Feb 2020 - 09:16
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Note that a drop-hands offer is about as good as it gets. Even if you win in court you won't be financially better off than that, as you can realistically only claim costs for most of your losses for taking a half day off work to attend court.
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Clueless37
post Fri, 28 Feb 2020 - 10:00
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QUOTE (Sheffield Dave @ Fri, 28 Feb 2020 - 09:16) *
Note that a drop-hands offer is about as good as it gets. Even if you win in court you won't be financially better off than that, as you can realistically only claim costs for most of your losses for taking a half day off work to attend court.


Thanks Dave.

All I really want is to walk away from this fiasco the way I came in - which is not having to pay a penny i.e. no fine and no cost.
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nosferatu1001
post Fri, 28 Feb 2020 - 13:31
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MSE Forum - Parking - Newbies thread.
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Takes you through the ENTIRE court thread. You have to read it, and understand that mediation is *stacked against you* because you are an easy target. Youve not done this before - yourestill calling an invoice a "fine" for a start - they do it all the time. You dont have a lawyer, they do.

IF you want to make a drop hands offer, then do so directly, not using mediation. Letter MUST have the heading WITHOUT PREJUDICE SAVE AS TO COSTS.
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