buttered_toast2003
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Just a quick update...received a letter from the court...judge has decided that the claim should be struck out as the claimant has no basis to claim anything against me and i owe them nothing. Another victory! Thanks for all the help everyone! And anyone else in future that received a parking charge notice...fight it!
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Ok, how long do they have to pay up before I can apply to have it struck out?
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Sorry for the confusion. What happened was I got a letter from the court most local to the address I was living at at the time (I have since moved), even though on the questionnaire I requested a court near my new house. It said it was going to be considered based on the court's current workload etc. I got a new letter today saying that the judge had decided that my case was to be transferred to the court near my new house, as I requested. I have another one that says it's been transferred to the new one, and is awaiting allocation based on the workload of the court etc. I'll get a decision from the judge at the new court soon.
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Ok so the letters were one saying it was going to be allocated to the court I specified, and one saying it had been sent to the other court and was awaiting allocation. Does this now mean SIP need to pay again to have it allocated? Is there now little chance of the case being cancelled?
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Just a heads up that I may be posting later this afternoon...apparently, two letters from the court have arrived. If it isn't one saying it's been cancelled, Ill be very annoyed and stressed! I must be the only person that hasn't had a letter saying it's been discontinued!!
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Right. So the letter I got from Northampton which says the case has been referred to XXXX court (the one most local to my address at the time) and says the judge will pick an hearing date may all come to nothing, and it is a standard letter?
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So now I've received post saying that the case has been allocated to my local court (though not the court that I requested, strange) and I'm waiting for a date. Does this mean that SIP have paid the allocation fee?!
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Oh - do I need to send my defence to the court? I haven't received any letters yet...I submitted a shortened version of my defence through MCOL and have a longer version I was intending to send to the court. Which court do I send it to, the one I requested or Northampton?
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Ok so I've received the questionnaire for allocation...getting worried now!
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As I am aware the only thing they have lost (if they can prove that the particular space belongs to them, which if it did, they should have made it much clearer at the time) is the £2 it would have cost me to park there. Maybe a couple of quid postage and that. Though one could argue that is an administrative cost, I supoose. SIP seem to be getting very court-happy at the moment. Hopefully people will stand their ground and defend! I can't believe they get away with this nonsense
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Oh dear if this gets to court and I lose, is there any chance I'd end up paying more than the £125 im being asked for?
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Well I've drafted my defence and intend to send it tonight once I get home. The ticket/invoice that was issued was ignored (as was the advice everywhere, including here at the time) but the court papers have not been ignored. Hopefully SIP will drop this case like they did with someone else's (which was pretty much exactly the same as my situation). Fingers crossed!
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Thanks all. I'm submitting my defence today - was rather busy yesterday. I've had a look on google maps and as I remembered there was NO signage AT ALL where the vehicle was parked - surely SIP can't ticket a vehicle where the motorist wouldn't realise it was a paid spot? You drive down the street and will only see the sign with T&Cs if you turn right onto the car park. If you were to drive straight ahead and park infront of the building you'd miss any signs totally. Surely they'd have to clearly signpost everything? The number of cars I've seen parked outside the building that have been ticketed is unbelievable. Clearly people don't realise it's pay and display in that area!
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They have not. No contact has ever been established
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And if I don't?
