I have been reading many private parking threads but still do not find the answer to my question. Maybe I do not know how to look?

Is there any point in leaving the defence for a lengthy period other than necessary for its preparation? Or is it better to get it done as soon as I am able to?

CPR31.14 request

Does this look okay for sending as is? I have deleted it as it says I should not reproduce the template... but I am not sure that I understand how to get a comment on it.... What I particularly wanted to be sure of is if I right to refer to the "following / the document(s) mentioned in your Particulars of Claim" and if all of them are applicable in my case according to the POC.

Name of the Claimant : Vehicle Control Services Limited Claimants Solicitors: Elms Legal Ltd Date of issue – 29 April 2021 Date for AOS - 17 May 2021 Date to submit Defence - 31st May 2021 What is the claim for – 1.The claim is for breaching the terms and conditions set on private land. 2.The defendant's vehicle XXXX, was identified in the Robin Hood Airport Doncaster on the 12/10/2020 in breach of the advertised terms and conditions; namely Stopping in a restricted bus stop / stand. 3.At all material times the Defendant was the registered keeper and/or driver. 4. The terms and conditions upon entering private land was the acceptance of the offer hereby entering into a contract by conduct. 5.The signs specifically detail the terms and conditions and the consequences of failure to comply, namely a parking charge notice will be issued, and the Defendant has failed to settle the outstanding liability. 6.The claimant seeks the recovery of the parking charge notice, contractual costs and interest. What is the value of the claim? Amount Claimed £160 court fees £25 legal rep fees £50 Total Amount £235

I ignored the threats as advised before but today I have received a money claim online from the courts. I have redacted and attached it. I suppose my next move is defend and counterclaim but perhaps acknowledge service within 14 days first then use the 28 days to construct a powerful counterclaim and earn some money for the distress they are causing me and ask the judge to get it for me quickly?

I just received a phone call from someone at VM. They said that they are calling to let me know that they are going to honour the contract they gave me of £29 for 18 months with effect from today. I should expect an email to confirm this tomorrow. They will also put a note on the account for me to be refunded the £3.50 charged today against my account but they are not sure that that specific amount for today will be given back but they will put a note about it.

I rang and spoke with the CS rep who said they were able to reduce the fee to £31 for me. I said no it must be £29 and I would not accept that since I had a contract to pay only £29. They offered to open a formal complaint for an investigation that would take up to 28 days to be completed. I accepted that the formal complaint be made and to be able to do that they needed to revoke my notice to terminate the contract that I had given on Friday, which would result in me being charged a £200 termination fee. I must now await their next action. I managed to stay calm and friendly today!

I will do as you suggest. Thank you. Mind you that was what I did the previous year when they were going to raise my payments I was ready to leave and they fixed the price for another year. And this January they did the same and also mentioned that they would be a slight increase in March but that would not affect me. That was why I ignored their letter to say they were increasing the tarrif because I did not imagine that they would be trying telling me to ignore and only afterwards actually increase the price on me... then when I point that out they say I did not call to cancel and complain and hence I am bound by their terms and conditions. I told them I will fight them to my death and take them to court about it if I must.

It was all agreed on the phone and the email as seen above and contract were thensent electronically..

I have now attached the attachment that the email refers to and hopefully redacted it properly. They did send a letter yes to say they were going to increase the monthy costs but as I knew that we had an agreement to override any costs I just ignored it until today when I see they are actually increasing my costs in spite of what I had signed up for! Broadband contract - reducted.pdf

This was the email they sent me.... Thanks for making those changes to your Virgin Media package. We've attached your new contract reflecting these changes to this email and a handy snapshot below. Please take a moment to review both and make sure you're happy with everything. Quick recap of what you now enjoy: Your new package now includes: No new services have been added We've removed: No services have been removed Here's how your changes affect your next bill: Your next bill will be generated on 30th January 2021 Your next payment is due on 17th February 2021 Your new monthly bundle cost is: £29.00*. Your next bill will be £28.34* which includes CR £0.66 to cover your changes up until your next bill period. Your attached contract contains full details of your new package, plus all details and costs. Any questions along the way? Find the answers fast in My Virgin Media. You can also view your contract any time you like. Kind regards, The Virgin Media team * Just to let you know, this cost doesn't include any call or Pay per view costs. It doesn't include any outstanding balance, payment handling or paper bill fees either. Just your basic cost.

I have twice renewed my broadband contract with virginmedia. Each time it was at the end I called them up to cancel as they were moving the price to almost double. But in order to retain me they kept the price just about where it was before. This January, a month after I had renewed my contract and assured of a fixed price for the rest of the duration of my contract, they sent a letter to say they would be increasing the cost from £29 to £32.50. I ignored it since I knew we had a separate agreement. Today I have seen a direct debit presented to deduct from my account on Monday. Today I rung them up and challenged them. They say I have lost my right to dispute it because they gave me 3 months to exit without any charge and now I would be legally obliged to stay according to my terms and conditions of contract with them.T I told them I would not pay any termination fees or any costs whatsoever and that I want the contract ended forthwith. They said that if I do not pay then they would be handing my account to collection agencies and it would affect my credit rating. I told them that I would not pay them a penny and would fight them till I die and would stand up to them in any court! Any ideas where I could be headed with this?

Is that applicable also to debts that are sold on from creditors to debt collectors who accept token payments but like to threaten people? This is such good knowledge!

I did not even know that! I am learning a lot! Thanks!

Thank you! I shall ignore indeed an await whatever court action Simon and his said debt collectors want to try.

I have had a reply with threats. What is the way forward with this? NOTIFICATION OF INSTRUCTION - Elms legal.pdf

In the end she got the required certificates and flew. Thanks for the responses. I was a bit inundated with issues to respond. I appreciate the fact that I can come to this site for good solid advice!!!

My wife and 7 year old booked a flight for next Sunday with Wizzair for them to fly from to Romania. At the time of booking there was no requirement of any covid-19 test or PCR fit to travel certificate. Just yesterday the Romanian authorities added the UK to the list of countries that should have a test to go to Romania. The trouble is that the test (never mind the fact that PCR tests give false results and the very inventor said they should never be used the way they are now being used) is between £85 and £160 per person. Flight costs were less than £100 for both passengers. Wizzair says that there is NO refunding the costs for flying and changing to another future date is £60 (flights on the future date are £27 per person). I would like to demand a refund on the basis that the requirements at booking were not the same as they are now. Any ideas how I can go about this? Phoning the airline and trying to use their web site brings no joy to my finances!

I have posted Simon's undated and unsigned snotty letter today and obtained my proof of posting. Lets wait and see if he tries any other move. Thanks for this... I am even bolder and determined not to be pushed over!!!

thanks!! 2nd class it will be with proof of posting!

Is it worth sending it by recorded delivery?

Litigation & Debt Department Vehicle Control Services Limited P1 Europa Link Sheffield Business Park Sheffield, S9 1XU RE: Jljlne56 Dear Litigation Department I am responding to your so-called “Letter Before Claim” dated 04/02/2021, received with your ref number ..... for alleged parking breaches. Please be advised that I have absolutely no intention of paying these extortionate and ridiculous made-up sums of money for allegedly breaking some imaginary contract which I never entered into and which you have not demonstrated how I personally became party to. I did try to find out more about your allegation but in a response letter that you sent me you clearly stated, “We will not acknowledge or respond to any further correspondence disputing the charge.” You do not even have the identity of the driver who had the vehicle on the alleged date of offence, yet you want to litigate against me. You have not provided proof of how long the vehicle was parked in the alleged bus stand and yet you have also refused to discuss this. I could go on but it is enough to say that this whole claim is utter nonsense and I’m sure that any Judge would agree. Should you wish to proceed with this farcical claim, I’ll be seeking recovery of costs based on unreasonable behaviour, as well as damages for breach of the DPA 2018. I look forward to your response

The attached redacted letter before claim and its annexes arrived yesterday. I am now lookng for the simple Simon letters to adapt and send back. Here is some snot! What do you think? letter before claim (1).pdf snotty letter 1 (1).pdf

Never even once no. It could have been anyone driving my car that day. They have to prove who it was and how long they stopped for. I have the right to not saying anything to them and I just demanded that they tell me what wrong I am accused of. They issued and posted their documents too late... They have no proof of who was driving... .No proof of how long the stoppage was, which I know was less than 2 minutes... Are calling it parking when it was not.... I cannot see them getting away with this issue at all and I am glad I am now on this forum and talking to people who don’t believe I should be robbed by the extortionists!