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Re: EURO CAR PARKS - OVERSTAYED WHILE CHARGING - HIRE CAR
DIR By: thierry24
Date: February 3, 2026, 3:27 pm
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Hello guys,
I have received notification of a mediation hearing on 25th
February 2026. Can you guys let me know what I need to do to
prepare for this?
Thanks
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Re: EURO CAR PARKS - OVERSTAYED WHILE CHARGING - HIRE CAR
DIR By: Kharas1
Date: February 3, 2026, 4:58 pm
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Search mediation call and you’ll find a brief prepared by b789
which will run you through the process - it’s all a waste of
time but you are expected to attend albeit using the brief it
will last minutes at most - just another step along the path
towards discontinuance.
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Re: EURO CAR PARKS - OVERSTAYED WHILE CHARGING - HIRE CAR
DIR By: thierry24
Date: February 25, 2026, 6:20 am
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Hello guys,
Just had the mediation meeting, the mediator called and I asked
for the name of the rep, their role at the firm and if they have
authority on behalf of the claimant to settle today. The
mediator said she would find out if they are ok to release their
name, didn’t call back and have now since received an email
saying the below
“Thank you for using the Small Claims Mediation Service today.
Although a settlement could not be reached on this occasion the
parties are reminded that Court is considered a last resort and
in which case both parties are encouraged to continue to
communicate where possible in an attempt to resolve the claim,
you may find that today's mediation gives you both a base upon
which to build on.
If the parties can satisfactorily resolve the matter without the
need of the Court, the Claimant should complete a notice of
discontinuance using the appropriate form in the link and file
it with the appropriate Court; N279 - w3 Notice of
discontinuance (6.99) (publishing.service.gov.uk) or update
Online Civil Money Claims through your account.
If not already done so. the claim will now be transferred out of
our business centre to a court where standard directions will be
given and you will be notified in writing of the next stages to
follow. It is important that both parties follow these
instructions and adhere to the timetable set down by the Court
which will include a further court fee and a final hearing for
determination of the matter. Further information can be found
at; Make a court claim for money: What a court claim is - GOV.UK
(www.gov.uk)
Many thanks for your participation in Mediation.
If you require any further information please contact us at the
below details.”
Let me know if there’s anything more I need to do here or what
to expect next?
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Re: EURO CAR PARKS - OVERSTAYED WHILE CHARGING - HIRE CAR
DIR By: jfollows
Date: February 25, 2026, 6:23 am
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No.
Search the forum, as previously suggested, but the next step is
likely to be a letter of allocation to your local court,
including dates by which payment by the claimant has to be made
and dates by which supporting documentation such as Witness
Statements have to be submitted.
If the payment date is sooner than the documentation date,
expect DCB Legal to discontine rather than paying.
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Re: EURO CAR PARKS - OVERSTAYED WHILE CHARGING - HIRE CAR
DIR By: thierry24
Date: February 26, 2026, 1:35 am
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Thanks for your help. Appreciated
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Re: EURO CAR PARKS - OVERSTAYED WHILE CHARGING - HIRE CAR
DIR By: thierry24
Date: June 30, 2026, 10:09 am
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Just received the small claims track letter stating the claimant
has to pay the court fee by 24 July 2026 or will be struck out.
Court date is a month after.
Do I need to do anything? Is there a scenario where this court
hearing goes ahead?
Thanks
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Re: EURO CAR PARKS - OVERSTAYED WHILE CHARGING - HIRE CAR
DIR By: jfollows
Date: June 30, 2026, 10:12 am
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There is more information that you have not included in your
summary; please post the full letter.
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Re: EURO CAR PARKS - OVERSTAYED WHILE CHARGING - HIRE CAR
DIR By: thierry24
Date: July 16, 2026, 9:05 am
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Please see contents of the letter below:
COURT DOCUMENTS - SMALL CLAIMS TRACK (HEARING)
IMAGE 1: VIDEO HEARING INSTRUCTIONS
If you need an interpreter, or other support to join the hearing
explain why (a judge may consider this)
If you cannot join by video and explain why (a judge may
consider this)
If you intend to call any witnesses, you need to:
•
days before the hearing, the preferred email address(es) must be
provided.
•
the hearing
•
as the exact time they are needed will not be known until the
hearing starts
If consideration is needed for anonymity of a witness (that
their name is concealed), you need to tell the court so that the
judge can decide the way forward
Please include your case number and hearing date when you
contact us. Before the hearing you should:
•
browser for video hearings. You can find more information about
joining court hearings on Gov.uk
•
representative during the hearing (if you have one)
•
the hearing with you. If they are electronic documents make sure
that you have downloaded them, and you are able to access them
before the hearing starts. Make sure an electronic bundle is
lodged at least 24 hours before the hearing for the Judge. This
should be emailed to
enquiries.willesden.countycourt[member=6517]justice[/member].gov.uk
What happens at the hearing?
•
your preferred email address(es). Once we’ve received your
preferred contact details, we will send you an email with a link
to access the hearing. Please ensure that you check your junk
mail for this invitation.
•
browser and type in your full name
•
starts. If there are any significant delays to the hearing
starting, the court will contact you by email.
•
overheard but can hear everything
•
during the hearing. There are no rules about what you should
wear. If you can, please dress smartly. You are not allowed to
wear anything on your head unless it is for religious reasons
•
time of the hearing, so that you can take part. If you do not
join the call, the hearing may go ahead, and a decision made in
your absence
•
next and when you can expect a decision
What help is available?
Advice and guidance for all court and tribunal users is
available on Gov.uk. You should review this guidance ahead of
your allocated hearing date. If, having reviewed the guidance,
you then experience any technical difficulties, you can contact
our helpline on 0330 8089405. The helpline will not be able to
answer any questions about your court hearing and will ask you
to ring the court.
IMAGE 2: COURT FEES AND CASE LISTING
Information and leaflets explaining more about how to pay a
court fee or how to apply for a help with fees, are available
from the court office or online at:
HTML https://www.gov.uk/court-fees-what-they-are
Further information relating to Mediation of small claims are
available from the court office or online at:
HTML https://www.gov.uk/respond-to-court-claim-for-money/mediation
The trial fee is non refundable. If parties settle before the
trial fee is due, the trial fee will not be payable. If a
consent order settling the matter is requested after the trial
fee has been paid, the consent order fee will still be payable.
The trial fee should be payable to the Court by a cheque, postal
order (please note that the Court does not accept Third-Party
Cheques) or by calling the Court on 0208 963 8212 between the
hours of 10am-3pm to make a payment with a credit or debit card.
If you are a solicitor, you can provide your PBA fee account in
writing with clear instructions for the Court to debit the
appropriate fee.
Should you be eligible for Help with Fees, please visit
HTML https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apply-for-help-with-court-and-tribunal-fees.<br
/>You will need to complete your completed application forms, a
signed Statement of Truth together with a completed Free
Remission (EX160) form. Please note that eligibility for help
with fees is determined by Department for Work and Pensions
(DWP) website and not a decision made by the Court.
Please note, unless you apply for help with fees, there will be
no further correspondence from the court office regarding
payment of the fee or warnings as to the consequences of non
payment.
Date 15 June 2026
Cases are listed in accordance with local hearing arrangements
determined by the Judiciary and implemented by court staff.
Every effort is made to ensure that hearings start either at the
time specified or as soon as possible thereafter. However,
listing practices or other factors may mean that delays are
unavoidable. Furthermore, in some instances a case may be
released to another judge, possibly at a different court. The
hearing may be removed from the list so Judge is available to
hear it.
Your case has been listed at the same time as several other
cases, but you are required to attend Court at the time given in
your notice, or attend if you need to speak to your legal
representative. When you arrive at Court you should report to an
Usher who will tell you if the other party are in attendance.
You may wish to consult with them before going into Court to
attempt to clarify/resolve any outstanding issues.
The Judge will decide the order in which cases are called based
on who is in attendance, the time estimate and other factors.
Please ensure that the Usher is aware of your whereabouts at all
times. If you are not in the court at the required time and your
case is called it may be heard in your absence.
If your case does settle prior to the hearing date, please
notify the court in writing.
Any bundle filed at Court, must be filed not more than seven nor
less than three clear days before the hearing. Any such bundle
must be indexed and paginated and comply with the requirements
of Rule 39.5 Civil Procedure Rules. Any bundles received more
than 7 days before the hearing will be disposed of and a new
bundle will need to be filed within the timeframe directed. The
parties must endeavour to agree the contents of the bundle
before it is filed. The bundle will include a case summary and a
chronology. Even where the hearing is to be heard remotely, the
Claimant should send to the Court a hard copy indexed and
paginated bundle. Failure to lodge a bundle in accordance with
this direction may result in the hearing being removed from the
list.
Please find instructions below for CVP.
What you need to do now
IMAGE 3: DIRECTIONS FOR THE CLAIM
From the available papers, it is estimated that the hearing will
take one hour. If a party is aware of a reason why this estimate
might be substantially inaccurate, that party must notify the
court immediately.
4.
by negotiation. The parties are encouraged to contact each other
with a view to trying to settle the case or narrow the issues.
The court must be informed immediately if the case is settled.
5.
preparation for the hearing. Failure to comply with the
directions may result in the case having to be adjourned and the
party at fault having to pay costs.
The following Directions apply to this Claim:
6.
office copies of all documents on which that party intends to
rely at the hearing no later than fourteen days before the
hearing.
7.
8.
account if a copy of it has not been sent to the other party as
required by this Order.
9.
must include the statements of all witnesses (including the
parties themselves).
10.
a) Start with the name of the case and the claim number;
b) State the full name and address of the witness;
c) Set out the witness’s evidence clearly in numbered paragraphs
on numbered pages;
d) End with this paragraph: ‘I believe that the facts stated in
this witness statement are true.’ (or words to that effect); and
e) be signed by the witness and dated.
11.
produced to the court, the statement must include a certificate
that it has been read or interpreted to the witness by a
suitably qualified person. If a witness who has made a statement
is to give evidence or be cross-examined and is unable to do so
in spoken English (or Welsh if the hearing is in Wales), the
party relying on that witness must ensure that a suitably
independent interpreter is available.
12.
statement of any witness whose statement has not been prepared
and copied to the other party and the court in accordance with
the paragraphs above.
13.
expert unless permission has been granted by this Order and seek
permission, giving an explanation why the assistance of an
expert is necessary.
14.
parties have the right to apply to have the order set aside,
varied or stayed. A party making such an application must send
or deliver the application to the court within seven days of
service of this Order.
If your claim has been struck out, it will no longer exist. The
hearing will be vacated, unless a counterclaim
If, following strike out of the claim the claimant or defendant
wishes to start fresh proceedings a new claim must be filed
together with the appropriate fee or application for help with
fees.
IMAGE 4: NOTICE OF ALLOCATION TO SMALL CLAIMS TRACK
Notice of Allocation to the Small Claims Track (Hearing)
In the County Court at Willesden
Claim Number
Date
[CLAIMANT - REDACTED] | 1st Claimant Ref [REDACTED]
[DEFENDANT - REDACTED] | 1st Defendant Ref
District Judge [REDACTED] has considered the statements of case
and directions questionnaire filed and allocated the claim to
the small claims track.
Unless the claimant does by 4.00pm on the 24 July 2026 pay to
the court the trial fee of £27.00 or file a properly completed
application (see one which provides all the required information
in the manner requested) for help with fees, then the claim will
be struck out with effect from 24 July 2026 without further
order and, unless the defendant has not incurred, you will also
be liable for the costs which the defendant has incurred.
The hearing of the claim will take place at 2:00 PM on the 24
August 2026 by remote hearing - CVP and should take no longer
than 1 hour.
Your hearing will take place by video call using Cloud Video
Platform (CVP). You should not attend the court or tribunal
centre.
(The trial fee is fee 2.1 in the current Civil Fees Order).
Warning: you must comply with the terms imposed upon you by this
order; otherwise your case is liable to be struck out or some
other sanction imposed. If you cannot comply you are expected to
make a formal application to the court before any deadline
imposed upon you expires.
1.
parties are referred to Part 27 of the Civil Procedure Rules and
the Practice Direction of that Part for guidance on how the
hearing of the claim will be conducted.
2.
set out on a notice attached to this Order. The Court reserves
the right to change the place and/or time of the hearing.
Notes
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write to the court at least 7 days before the date of the
hearing. The district judge will hear the case in your absence,
but will take account of your statement of case and any other
documents you have filed.
•
you will not attend, the district judge may strike out your
claim, defence or counterclaim. If the claimant attends but the
defendant does not, the district judge may make a decision based
on the evidence of the claimant only.
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happens when your case is allocated to the small claims track
are available from the court office or online at
HTML https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/small-claims-track-fast-track-and-multi-track-ex305-and-ex306<br
/>and search for leaflet EX306.
The court office at the County Court at Willesden, 9 Acton Lane,
Harlesden, London, NW10 8UX. When corresponding with the court,
please address forms or letters to the Court Manager and quote
the claim number. Tel: 0300 123 5577 Fax: 0870 324 0034. Check
if you can issue your claim online. It will save you time and
money.
N157 Notice of Allocation to the Small Claims Track (Hearing) |
Produced by [STAFF NAME REDACTED]
Key dates retained:
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Re: EURO CAR PARKS - OVERSTAYED WHILE CHARGING - HIRE CAR
DIR By: jfollows
Date: July 16, 2026, 9:12 am
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Why is the hearing not in person in your local court? Did you
request this as advised in your N180 submission? If so, you need
to get them to correct this and to require attendance in person
by you and by the claimant. This is important.
On 25 July you need to find out whether the claimant has paid
the court fee, if you haven’t been notified otherwise.
HTML https://www.ftla.uk/private-parking-tickets/read-this-first-private-parking-charges-forum-guide/<br
/>includes instructions on how to post images rather than
copying
text, although you appear to have done the latter
comprehensively.
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Re: EURO CAR PARKS - OVERSTAYED WHILE CHARGING - HIRE CAR
DIR By: thierry24
Date: July 16, 2026, 2:32 pm
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Thanks, I have checked the N180 filed back in December and it
did indeed request hearing in person. Shall I just go ahead and
request this from the court directly or DCB legal?
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