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       #Post#: 96261--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Received LETTER OF CLAIM. Please advise!!!
   DIR By: b789
       Date: October 30, 2025, 6:34 pm
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       Stop panicking. You will not be paying penny to (not so) Smart,
       if you cal down and follow the advice and answer the questions.
       What is the issue date on the N1SDT Claim form? Once you give us
       that, I can give you the advice and deadlines on how how to
       defend it.
       #Post#: 96265--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Received LETTER OF CLAIM. Please advise!!!
   DIR By: atousaleila
       Date: October 30, 2025, 6:59 pm
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       Issue Date is 28th October 2025. Please see attachments:
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       THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HELPING OUT!
       #Post#: 96266--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Received LETTER OF CLAIM. Please advise!!!
   DIR By: b789
       Date: October 30, 2025, 8:23 pm
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       With an issue date of 28th October you have until 4pm on Monday
       17th November to submit your defence. If you submit an
       Acknowledgement of Service (AoS) before then, you would then
       have until 4pm on Monday 1st December to submit your defence.
       You only need to submit an AoS if you need extra time to prepare
       your defence. If you want to submit an AoS then follow the
       instructions in this linked PDF:
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       Until very recently, we never advised using the MCOL to submit a
       defence. However, due to recent systemic failures within the
       CNBC, we feel that it is safer to now submit a short defence
       using MCOL as it is instantly submitted and entered into the
       "system". Whilst it will deny the use of some formatting or
       inclusion of transcripts etc. these can always be included with
       the Witness Statement (WS) later, if it ever progresses that
       far.
       You will need to copy and paste it into the defence text box on
       MCOL. It has been checked to make sure that it will fit into the
       122 lines limit.
       --- Quote ---
       > 1. The Defendant denies the claim in its entirety. The
       Defendant asserts that there is no liability to the Claimant and
       that no debt is owed. The claim is without merit and does not
       adequately disclose any comprehensible cause of action.
       >
       > 2. There is a lack of precise detail in the Particulars of
       Claim (PoC) in respect of the factual and legal allegations made
       against the Defendant such that the PoC do not adequately comply
       with CPR 16.4.
       >
       > 3. The Defendant is unable to plead properly to the PoC
       because:
       >
       > (a) The contract referred to is not detailed or attached to
       the PoC in accordance with PD 16, para 7.3(1);
       >
       > (b) The PoC do not state the exact wording of the clause (or
       clauses) of the terms and conditions of the contract (or
       contracts) which is/are relied on;
       >
       > (c) The PoC do not adequately set out the reason (or reasons)
       why the claimant asserts the defendant has breached the contract
       (or contracts);
       >
       > (d) The PoC do not state with sufficient particularity exactly
       where the breach occurred, the exact time when the breach
       occurred and how long it is alleged that the vehicle was parked
       before the parking charge was allegedly incurred;
       >
       > (e) The PoC do not state precisely how the sum claimed is
       calculated, including the basis for any statutory interest,
       damages, or other charges;
       >
       > (f) The PoC do not state what proportion of the claim is the
       parking charge and what proportion is damages;
       >
       > (g) The PoC do not provide clarity on whether the Defendant is
       sued as the driver or the keeper of the vehicle, as the claimant
       cannot plead alternative causes of action without specificity.
       >
       > 4. The Defendant submits that courts have previously struck
       out materially similar claims of their own initiative for
       failure to adequately comply with CPR 16.4, particularly where
       the Particulars of Claim failed to specify the contractual terms
       relied upon or explain the alleged breach with sufficient
       clarity.
       >
       > 5. In comparable cases involving modest sums, judges have
       found that requiring further case management steps would be
       disproportionate and contrary to the overriding objective.
       Accordingly, strike-out was deemed appropriate. The Defendant
       submits that the same reasoning applies in this case and invites
       the court to adopt a similar approach by striking out the claim
       due to the Claimant’s failure to adequately comply with CPR
       16.4, rather than permitting an amendment. The Defendant
       proposes that the following Order be made:
       >
       > Draft Order:
       >
       > Of the Court's own initiative and upon reading the particulars
       of claim and the defence.
       >
       > AND the court being of the view that the particulars of claim
       do not adequately comply with CPR 16.4(1)(a) because: (a) they
       do not set out the exact wording of the clause (or clauses) of
       the terms and conditions of the contract which is (or are)
       relied on; and (b) they do not adequately set out the reason (or
       reasons) why the claimant asserts that the defendant was in
       breach of contract.
       >
       > AND the claimant could have complied with CPR 16.4(1)(a) had
       it served separate detailed particulars of claim, as it could
       have done pursuant to PD 7C, para 5.2, but chose not to do so.
       >
       > AND upon the Court determining, having regard to the
       overriding objective (CPR 1.1), that it would be
       disproportionate to direct further pleadings or to allot any
       further share of the Court’s resources to this claim (for
       example by ordering further particulars of claim and a further
       defence, with consequent case management).
       >
       > ORDER:
       >
       > 1. The claim is struck out.
       >
       > 2. Permission to either party to apply to set aside, vary or
       stay this order by application on notice, which must be filed at
       this Court not more than 7 days after service of this order,
       failing which no such application may be made.
       --- End Quote ---
       #Post#: 96286--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Received LETTER OF CLAIM. Please advise!!!
   DIR By: atousaleila
       Date: October 31, 2025, 5:48 am
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       I'm feeling very overwhelmed and not following what you're
       saying. I have a few questions:
       - Does the driver need to fill out the Claim Form? If so, which
       part as there are 4 pages.
       - Is it necessary to fill out the AOS? Or can the driver skip
       that?
       -Does the driver copy and paste your quote on page 4 of the
       Claim Form (please see the attachments) where it says at the
       bottom of the page, N9B?
       -What does MCOL and CNBC stand for?
       Sorry for so many questions but this is much harder than I
       thought. Many thanks. [url=
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       #Post#: 96290--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Received LETTER OF CLAIM. Please advise!!!
   DIR By: DWMB2
       Date: October 31, 2025, 6:03 am
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       --- Quote ---
       > - Does the driver need to fill out the Claim Form? If so,
       which part as there are 4 pages.
       --- End Quote ---
       The person who responds to the claim is whoever the claim is
       addressed to. It will likely have been sent to the registered
       keeper of the vehicle, who we assume is you. You do not fill out
       any of the paper forms.
       --- Quote ---
       > - Is it necessary to fill out the AOS? Or can the driver skip
       that?
       --- End Quote ---
       No, if you're content to just go straight to filing the defence
       you can skip the AoS.
       --- Quote ---
       > -Does the driver copy and paste your quote on page 4 of the
       Claim Form (please see the attachments) where it says at the
       bottom of the page, N9B?
       --- End Quote ---
       You do not complete the paper form. The front of the claim form
       includes details on how to register online for the Money Claim
       Online service (MCOL). Follow those instructions and submit your
       defence on the online form.
       --- Quote ---
       > -What does MCOL and CNBC stand for?
       > Sorry for so many questions but this is much harder than I
       thought.
       --- End Quote ---
       MCOL = Money Claim Online (the online portal for responding to
       such court claims)
       CNBC = Civil National Business Centre (the office responsible
       for the administration of civil Court claims, before they get
       allocated to a specific court)
       #Post#: 96312--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Received LETTER OF CLAIM. Please advise!!!
   DIR By: atousaleila
       Date: October 31, 2025, 8:07 am
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       Thank you so much for your reply.
       Dumb question:
       - Which box do I register with?
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       #Post#: 96313--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Received LETTER OF CLAIM. Please advise!!!
   DIR By: DWMB2
       Date: October 31, 2025, 8:11 am
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       Given that you're neither an organisation nor a solicitor, but
       you are an individual, I'd go with Individual.
       #Post#: 96337--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Received LETTER OF CLAIM. Please advise!!!
   DIR By: atousaleila
       Date: October 31, 2025, 10:59 am
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       Ok thanks 😊. Online, it's asking for "Defence Pack
       Password" and I can't see where it is. Is that the 12 digit
       number ending with 3 letter words OR the Defendant's name?
       Can you please advise where I can find it?
       #Post#: 96341--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Received LETTER OF CLAIM. Please advise!!!
   DIR By: b789
       Date: October 31, 2025, 11:09 am
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       On the bottom right of the N1SDT Claim Form, where it says
       "Important Note", you MCOL password is there. As you haven't
       bothered redacting it, I will give it to you here anyway:
       TXP38WAe
       It is useless to anyone else as long as they do not have access
       to your government gateway.
       #Post#: 96347--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Received LETTER OF CLAIM. Please advise!!!
   DIR By: atousaleila
       Date: October 31, 2025, 11:54 am
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       Omg, I thought I had read everything but obviously not! Thank
       you. I can see it. Thank you for your reply. I honestly don't
       know what I would have done without everyone's support.
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