Making a Small Claim Online (under £99,999.99)
The government has improved the process of issuing a small claim* (or county court judgment) online. It is a simple process made through Money Claim Online. It is only accessible to residents in England and Wales.
*If your claim is for a fixed amount (exact amount of money including interest), then proceed.
If you have suffered an injury and want to claim compensation from the defendant then this service is not for you.
It is only suitable if:
- Claim is for a fixed amount of money (no more than £99,999.99)
- Claim is against no more than 2 defendants
- You have an address in England or Wales, but not Scotland or Ireland
- All defendants have an address in England or Wales
- You have an e-mail address
If your claim does not meet all of the above requirements your cannot use this service.
{When your small claim has been requested and you have paid the court fee you will be allocated a claim number that will uniquely identify the claim.}
PLEASE NOTE
You can also pay your court fine online with your debit or credit card at the above link
Small Claim forms 2012 (downloads)
- Making a small claim? Some questions to ask yourself
- How to make a claim
- Debt recovery for businesses
Stage 2: The defendant's response
- A claim has been made against me - What should I do?
- No reply to my claim form - what should I do?
- The defendant disputes all or part of my claim
- The defendant admits my claim - I claimed a fixed amount of money
- The defendant admits my claim - I did not claim a fixed amount of money
- The small claims track
- The fast track and the multi track
If you have delayed issuing proceedings for any reason, you may wish to seek legal advice before issuing your small claim.
{Please note the above forms are copyrighted to HMCS}
- Need small claims forms for Scotland? see Small Claims Forms
- Need free legal advice from your CAB see Citizens Advice Bureaux