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#Post#: 74201--------------------------------------------------
Re: Lidl parking without disabled badge
DIR By: jfollows
Date: June 1, 2025, 2:42 pm
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--- Quote from: Endorfin link ---
> and entitlement to park in the disabled space.
>
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Especially not this because, as you found, you don’t have an
unconditional entitlement to park in the disabled space, and you
didn’t comply with the conditions.
#Post#: 74327--------------------------------------------------
Re: Lidl parking without disabled badge
DIR By: Endorfin
Date: June 2, 2025, 10:03 am
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Email sent of this morning as instructed.
Auto reply received pasted below.
Thanks for the help, will report back as soon as I hear anything
further.
Thank you for emailing the Claim Responses Team in the Civil
National Business Centre. Please expect a response to your
enquiry in 10 days
When sending us documents please ensure you comply with the
Practice Direction 5B
HTML https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/rules/part05/pd_part05b
Documents not complying will not be accepted, in particular if
it is over 10MB or 25 printed pages in size.
#Post#: 80847--------------------------------------------------
Re: Lidl parking without disabled badge
DIR By: Endorfin
Date: July 13, 2025, 3:50 pm
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Seems they're still pursuing it.
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#Post#: 81195--------------------------------------------------
Re: Lidl parking without disabled badge
DIR By: b789
Date: July 16, 2025, 4:24 am
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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#: 81198--------------------------------------------------
Re: Lidl parking without disabled badge
DIR By: Endorfin
Date: July 16, 2025, 4:38 am
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Thank you for that.
Just further info, I'm deaf and a sign language user so would
need the court to provider a BSL interpreter.
The other thing is I'm having some serious medical issues at the
moment, I've just been discharged from hospital, and will be
returning for an urgent MRI for suspected cord compression (the
only reason it wasn't carried out there and then is that I've
got a magnet implant needing surgical removal before the MRI)
If it's cord compression then it's likely to be surgery so at
this point in time I'm unsure when I'll be free and in
sufficient health to attend court.
(The spinal cord compression is affecting motor function of my
hands, meaning loss of communication via sign language)
#Post#: 81361--------------------------------------------------
Re: Lidl parking without disabled badge
DIR By: b789
Date: July 16, 2025, 5:49 pm
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When you fill out the N180 Directions Questionnaire, you should
tick “Yes” to needing an interpreter and write “British Sign
Language (BSL)” in the box. The court can arrange and pay for a
BSL interpreter. You should also let the court know separately
that you need this, so they can plan ahead.
You should also explain your medical situation. Say that you’ve
just been discharged from hospital, you’re waiting for an urgent
MRI for suspected spinal cord compression, and you might need
surgery. Explain that this affects your ability to use sign
language and that you’re not sure when you’ll be well enough to
attend court.
In the parts of the form that ask about availability (like
Section E2 and F4), you can write something like: “[i]Currently
undergoing urgent medical investigation and treatment. Unable to
confirm availability due to pending MRI and possible surgery.
Will update the court as soon as medical schedule is
clarified.[/I]”
If you have a hospital note or discharge summary, you can attach
that too. It helps show the court that your request is genuine.
You can also write a short covering letter to explain everything
clearly. Keep a copy of everything you send and make sure the
court receives it.
You must also send a copy of the N180 and your additional sheet
to the claimant or their solicitor (e.g. DCB Legal if they’re
acting). Email is acceptable and preferable for proof of
delivery.
#Post#: 81377--------------------------------------------------
Re: Lidl parking without disabled badge
DIR By: Endorfin
Date: July 17, 2025, 1:52 am
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Thank you very much, that's very helpful.
#Post#: 82465--------------------------------------------------
Re: Lidl parking without disabled badge
DIR By: Endorfin
Date: July 24, 2025, 4:35 am
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Submitted today by email as advised.
Thank you very much for your help thus far.
#Post#: 85274--------------------------------------------------
Re: Lidl parking without disabled badge
DIR By: Endorfin
Date: August 12, 2025, 4:30 am
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Email received today with TELEPHONE mediation appointment
despite telling them that I'm deaf and needing a BSL
interpreter. I don't think I even gave them my telephone number.
Also it's booked for 9th September, when I said I wasn't
available.
Getting a bit sick of this now, got a lot going on, had my MRI
scan for suspected cord compression on Friday and the hospital
mucked up the cochlear implant headkit application to protect
the magnet in my head, where it wasn't protected and was nearly
ripped out of my head (asked the MRI operator if he'd done it
before and he said no but he'd watched some videos) so I'm
awaiting x ray to see if it's been displaced.
I wish they'd just f*** off. I mean I just forgot to display my
blue badge one time.
Anyway here's what the email said, the start of it anyway. Do I
get in touch with the court to highlight that I'm deaf?
"Your telephone mediation appointment
Appointment date: 09/09/2025
Appointment time slot: 13:30 to 16:30
Your confidential
telephone mediation appointment has been
booked for the above date and time slot. This means that the
mediator will call you between the times shown. Your appointment
will last for around one hour from the point at which the
mediator calls.
The mediator will call both parties separately – you will not
talk directly to the other side. They will try to help you both
come to an agreement before the case goes to court.
Where your mediation appointment is mandatory, If you do not
attend the appointment, the judge will take this into
consideration at any court hearing and may issue a penalty. This
could include the judge automatically ruling in the other
party’s favour or ordering you to pay for some or all the other
party’s costs."
#Post#: 85330--------------------------------------------------
Re: Lidl parking without disabled badge
DIR By: b789
Date: August 12, 2025, 8:15 am
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I can appreciate your frustration. You need to contact the court
right away to flag both the deafness/BSL interpreter requirement
and the unsuitability of telephone mediation.
Telephone mediation is obviously inaccessible for you, and the
court should never have booked it once you had made them aware
of your hearing needs on the N180. They can (and should) either
offer an in-person mediation with a BSL interpreter present, or
simply bypass mediation and move the claim to the next stage.
Here’s how I would suggest you handle it:
[indent]1. Email the court mediation service AND the court
handling the case
[indent]• Send it to the Small Claims Mediation Service (SCMS)
and the County Court hearing centre (or CNBC if still at that
stage).
• Subject line: "Urgent – Mediation Accessibility Issue – Claim
No: [XXXX]"[/indent]
2. State clearly:
[indent]• You are profoundly deaf and a British Sign Language
user.
• Telephone mediation is not an accessible format for you.
• You require a BSL interpreter for all proceedings and cannot
communicate effectively over the telephone.
• You already informed the court of this on your N180 Directions
Questionnaire.[/indent]
3. Explain your medical unavailability:
[indent]• You are currently undergoing urgent medical
investigation and treatment for suspected spinal cord
compression, and have recently been discharged from hospital.
• You are awaiting further tests and possible surgery.
• Your condition is also affecting the motor function in your
hands, impacting your ability to sign.
• You cannot commit to a mediation appointment date until your
medical situation stabilises.[/indent]
4. Make the request:
Ask for:
[indent]• Cancellation of the 9 September telephone mediation.
• Confirmation that your case will either bypass mediation or
that any future mediation will be arranged in an accessible
format (i.e., in person with a BSL interpreter arranged by the
court).
• Notation on your file of your disability and communication
needs so this does not happen again.[/indent]
5. Attach supporting evidence:
[indent]• Hospital discharge summary, MRI referral letter, or
any note confirming your medical status (if available).
• Optional: proof of your deafness/BSL use (only if you have
something easy to hand; it’s not strictly required but can help
speed up acceptance).[/indent][/indent]
You email to: DQ.CNBC[member=6517]justice[/member].gov.uk and
you also CC
CaseProgression.CNBC[member=6517]justice[/member].gov.uk,
scmreferrals[member=6517]justice[/member].gov.uk,
info@dcbleagal.co.uk and yourself for full transparency:
--- Quote ---
> Subject: Urgent – Mediation Accessibility Issue – Claim No:
[XXXX]
>
> Dear Sir/Madam,
>
> I am writing in complete exasperation at the latest procedural
blunder in this matter.
>
> Despite clearly stating on my N180 Directions Questionnaire
that I am profoundly deaf and require a British Sign Language
(BSL) interpreter, and that I cannot participate in telephone
mediation, I have now received an appointment for a telephone
mediation on 9 September 2025.
>
> This is an utterly pointless and discriminatory arrangement,
and one that demonstrates a complete failure to read, process,
or act upon the information I provided. I do not recall ever
supplying a telephone number, precisely because I cannot use the
telephone.
>
> To make matters worse, the date chosen is one I have already
said I am not available. I am currently undergoing urgent
hospital treatment following suspected spinal cord compression.
I have recently been discharged from hospital, have undergone an
MRI, and may require surgery. My medical condition is affecting
the motor function in my hands, making even sign language
communication extremely difficult at times.
>
> It is unacceptable that my stated communication needs have
been ignored and that an inaccessible and unsuitable mediation
format has been imposed on me. This is a direct breach of the
court’s obligations under the Equality Act 2010 to make
reasonable adjustments for disabled people.
>
> I require the following to happen immediately:
>
> [indent]1. Cancellation of the 9 September telephone
mediation.
> 2. Confirmation that mediation will only take place in an
accessible format, i.e., in person with a BSL interpreter
provided and paid for by the court.
> 3. Formal notation on my file of my disability and
communication requirements so that I am not subjected to this
farce again.[/indent]
>
> I will be placing a copy of this correspondence before the
court at any hearing to show the ongoing procedural failures in
this matter. I reserve the right to seek costs for unreasonable
behaviour if this vexatious claim continues — particularly as
the claimant’s solicitors, DCB Legal, have a well-documented
track record of discontinuing defended claims before trial.
> Please confirm receipt and confirm the above actions without
delay.
>
> Yours faithfully,
>
> [Your Full Name]
>
> [Your Address]
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