How To Defend A County Court Claim
Why has a court claim been issued?
Purpose of Court Proceedings
A court claim is issued if the parking company believes that they want to pursue the matter in court and force the claim recipient to pay through a court order.
However, it is also important to remember that if you win your case, you can also claim costs from then, usually up to £95 if you attend the hearing in person.
It should not come as a surprise that any unpaid parking ticket can be taken to court if the parking company believes they have a good chance to win.
Because many people don’t know how to respond to court claims, a lot of cases will end up in a judgement being issued simply because the defendant has not responded.
However it is important to know that many claims issued today are easy to defend and if you take up our offers below, we can provide you with support on how to defend the case from start to finish.
Submit Your Court Claim To Parking Mate UK
Parking Mate UK Defence Service (From £99.99)
If you submit your court case to parking mate UK, they will support you with defending your court claim and you will not have to do anything yourself.
All court claims defended on a no win no fee guarantee, this means that should your claim not be successfully defended, you will receive a full refund once the case has finished.
Sending your case to parking mate UK is very easy:
- Go to https://parkingmateuk.com/submit-your-ticket
- Complete the form, enter your details and attach documents
- Pay the relevant fee for County Court claim defence
- Submit your request and you will receive confirmation of submission
- The team at Parking Mate UK will start working on your defence and keep you updated on progress
How are county court claims defended?
Parking Mate UK Use a combination of the law and the British parking Association code of practice to challenge your case and increase your chance of winning.
At court stage, resin parking have to comply with more regulations, which means that if they make any mistake, their court claim can be dismissed.
It is important not to panic at this stage that to take the correct action to make sure that the case is defended and not simply abandoned or ignored, this will result in a County Court judgement being issued.
County court claims are defendant using legal arguments to increase the pressure on horizon parking and make it difficult for them to contest the claim.
How long do court claims take?
The duration of the court claim depends on whether the defendants local court is available to hear the case or not. Due to the high number of court cases currently in progress, it is up to the local court to decide when the hearing will take place.
As a result, it is hard to predict how long it will take for a case to go to hearing, but a safe bet would be to assume it should be concluded within 12 to 18 months on average.
Will I receive a CCJ?
The decision made at the end of a court hearing is called a County Court judgement. This means that both the claimant and defendant have to comply with an order made by the court.
You can only receive a County Court judgement if you completely ignore the judge’s order after the case has finished and you have lost. A County Court judgement was designed to put pressure on people who have lost court cases to pay them.
If a County Court judgement (CCJ) is issued unfairly, then it is also very easy to apply to have it removed, although this will cost some money on your part. The key takeaway is that there is nothing to be worried about when it comes to CCJ’s.
What happens if you win the court case?
Once all documents are submitted, a hearing scheduled where the judge will make a final decision.
If the judge finds in your favour, then he will mark the claim is dismissed and that will mean the and of the case.
At this point you can ask the judge to give you your costs and you have to provide some documentation on how this cost was calculated.
Start Your Appeal
Complete the Parking Mate UK form to receive your legal letter and appeal instructions for Horizon Parking.
