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Re: VCS - Parked after expiry time - Powis Car Park, Woolwich
DIR By: m_odwong@hotmail.com
Date: July 22, 2025, 1:59 pm
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Thanks for the details, I've now received the N180 form. Just a
quick question, should I leave the mediation section blank?
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Re: VCS - Parked after expiry time - Powis Car Park, Woolwich
DIR By: jfollows
Date: July 22, 2025, 2:26 pm
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--- Quote from: m_odwong@hotmail.com link ---
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> Thanks for the details, I've now received the N180 form. Just
a quick question, should I leave the mediation section blank?
>
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No.
Mediation is now mandatory, but you will offer £0 to settle and
your offer won’t be accepted. It’s a box-ticking exercise for
the court system.
Search this forum for many examples and discussion.
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Re: VCS - Parked after expiry time - Powis Car Park, Woolwich
DIR By: b789
Date: July 23, 2025, 2:09 am
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You are looking at a copy of the claimants, out of date form. As
mentioned above, mediation is now mandatory.
Having received your own N180 (make sure it is not simply a copy
of the claimants N180), do not use the paper form. Ignore all
the other forms that came with it. you can discard those.
Download your own here and fill it in on your computer. You sign
it by simply typing your full name in the signature box.
HTML https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/673341e779e9143625613543/N180_1124.pdf
Here are the answers to some of the less obvious questions:
[indent]• The name of the court is "Civil National Business
Centre".
• To be completed by "Your full name" and you are the
"Defendant".
• C1: "YES"
• D1: "NO". Reason: "I wish to question the Claimant about their
evidence at a hearing in person and to expose omissions and any
misleading or incorrect evidence or assertions.
Given the Claimant is a firm who complete cut & paste parking
case paperwork for a living, having this case heard solely on
papers would appear to put the Claimant at an unfair advantage,
especially as they would no doubt prefer the Defendant not to
have the opportunity to expose the issues in the Claimants
template submissions or speak as the only true witness to events
in question.."
• F1: Whichever is your nearest county court. Use this to find
it:
HTML https://www.find-court-tribunal.service.gov.uk/search-option
• F3: "1".
• Sign the form by simply typing your full name for the
signature.[/indent]
When you have completed the form, attach it to a single email
addressed to both dq.cnbc@justice.gov.uk and info@dcblegal.co.uk
and CC in yourself. Make sure that the claim number is in the
subject field of the email.
#Post#: 112104--------------------------------------------------
Re: VCS - Parked after expiry time - Powis Car Park, Woolwich
DIR By: m_odwong@hotmail.com
Date: March 4, 2026, 3:50 pm
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A date has now been set for the court hearing next month, and
DCB Legal have filed a witness statement. So unfortunately it
looks like they intend to pursue this in court :/
Is there anyone I could DM directly to share the witness
statement, and discuss next steps? I'd rather not post the
entire witness statement online to avoid leaking personal
information.
Thanks
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Re: VCS - Parked after expiry time - Powis Car Park, Woolwich
DIR By: DWMB2
Date: March 5, 2026, 3:31 am
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We don't generally conduct advice in private - part of the
benefit of a forum is that you can see other people's cases and
use them to help you with your own.
You can redact personal information before sharing your draft.
When is the hearing, when is their deadline for paying the
hearing fee, and when is your deadline for submitting Witness
statements.
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Re: VCS - Parked after expiry time - Powis Car Park, Woolwich
DIR By: m_odwong@hotmail.com
Date: March 6, 2026, 9:31 am
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The hearing has been scheduled for the 27th of April, with the
fee to be paid by the claimnant. Unfortunately I've missed the
deadline to submit witness statement. Will contact the court to
see if it's still possible to submit it.
I'd like to address some of the points made in their witness
statement, if appropriate to do so in my own witness statement.
For reference I've linked their witness statement here:
HTML https://pdfhost.io/v/LQGdjELJ3m_Witness_Statement
HTML https://pdfhost.io/v/LQGdjELJ3m_Witness_Statement
In particular, I'm seeking guidance on how to respond to the
following two claims:
I refer to the decision in One Parking Solution Ltd v Wilshaw
[2021] (“Wilshaw”) whereby it was found that it is not
necessary for the Claimant
to prove the Landowner’s authority to constitute a valid
cause of action to recover the Parking Charge,
what is required is proof that there is a binding contract
between the Claimant and the Defendant.
Further, it was found in Wilshaw that the contract between the
Claimant and the Freeholder (Landowner) does not affect the
validity of any contract between the Claimant and the Defendant.
My Company acknowledges the Defendant’s reference to another
unrelated Claim that had been struck out due to the Particulars
of Claim.
Respectfully, this is irrelevant, the Court has not determined
the Particulars of Claim for this Claim to be insufficient when
considering the case prior to allocation.
The Defendant seeking to rely on an unrelated matter is
frivolous at best. The Charge remains due and the Defendant
remains liable.
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Re: VCS - Parked after expiry time - Powis Car Park, Woolwich
DIR By: DWMB2
Date: March 6, 2026, 9:49 am
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When was the deadline for submitting?
When is the claimant's deadline for paying the fee?
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Re: VCS - Parked after expiry time - Powis Car Park, Woolwich
DIR By: InterCity125
Date: March 6, 2026, 10:07 am
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Please contact the Court as a matter of urgency with regard to
Witness Statement submission.
Check on MCOL to see if a submission is still possible?
Please answer the other questions above as quickly as possible.
Having checked the evidence PDF, I can see that the original NtK
is not PoFA compliant as a section of mandatory wording required
by Schedule 4 Paragraph 9(2)(f) is missing from the VCS issued
NtK.
I also note with interest that VCS wrongly state that you have
admitted that you were the driver - I have read the appeal and I
can see that you appealed as keeper and that the driver was
never revealed.
In the VCS appeal response they wrongly state that you admitted
to being the driver - this demonstrates how VCS behave.
Can we assume that the Witness for VCS is in fact the hapless
Jake Burgess? No need to redact anything other than your
personal details!
I can come up with some defence points.
They will probably pull out anyway.
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Re: VCS - Parked after expiry time - Powis Car Park, Woolwich
DIR By: m_odwong@hotmail.com
Date: March 7, 2026, 4:12 am
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Thanks all for all the help so far.
The deadline for paying the fee is 30th Mar 2026, the deadline
for submitting: "to the other party and to the court office
copies of all documents on which that party intends to rely at
the hearing no later than 4pm on 27th February 2026".
Yes correct, I never admitted to being the driver.
And yes the witness is indeed Jake Burgess, I thought I'd better
err on the side of caution before releasing someone else's
personal details, even if they were acting in an official
capacity.
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Re: VCS - Parked after expiry time - Powis Car Park, Woolwich
DIR By: InterCity125
Date: March 7, 2026, 4:40 am
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Can I ask when VCS submitted their Witness Statement?
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