dodgy car dealer

[calacik]

i have ccj against a car dealer ltd, he basically got £400 of my deposit and not returning it,he ignored the court.
since then i paid some money to debt recovery on (on one occasion they wrote to him on 2nd occasion they went to his old business address but a difrent company trading there now )

so far it has taken over 15 month and spent £250 on court and debt recovery fees etc,

debt recovery guys have told me that he has closed down his business recently
bue he is director of 2 more car companies at diffrent location, they happy to charge me more fees go to his home address this time
but they unsure whether they can recover anymoney as he could claim thedebt is owned by old company and not him etc...

has any of you dealt with debtors in the past? any advice?

[eek]

i have ccj against a car dealer ltd, he basically got £400 of my deposit and not returning it,he ignored the court.
since then i paid some money to debt recovery on (on one occasion they wrote to him on 2nd occasion they went to his old business address but a difrent company trading there now )

so far it has taken over 15 month and spent £250 on court and debt recovery fees etc,

debt recovery guys have told me that he has closed down his business recently
bue he is director of 2 more car companies at diffrent location, they happy to charge me more fees go to his home address this time
but they unsure whether they can recover anymoney as he could claim thedebt is owned by old company and not him etc...

has any of you dealt with debtors in the past? any advice?

For a £400 claim you've paid £250 in fees. I would give up mate as you're not getting anywhere.

[ChrisPackit]

The solution is simple. Write the debt off. Go and buy a £10 can of Nitromors, and pay his car lot a visit out of office hours.

HTH

[louie]

i have ccj against a car dealer ltd, he basically got £400 of my deposit and not returning it,he ignored the court.
since then i paid some money to debt recovery on (on one occasion they wrote to him on 2nd occasion they went to his old business address but a difrent company trading there now )

so far it has taken over 15 month and spent £250 on court and debt recovery fees etc,

debt recovery guys have told me that he has closed down his business recently
bue he is director of 2 more car companies at diffrent location, they happy to charge me more fees go to his home address this time
but they unsure whether they can recover anymoney as he could claim thedebt is owned by old company and not him etc...

has any of you dealt with debtors in the past? any advice?

You can't this kind of thing stand, go to his new place and ask to test drive the most expensive car, and wrap it round a tree.

[SupremeSpod]

You can't this kind of thing stand, go to his new place and ask to test drive the most expensive car, and wrap it round a tree.

**** yeah! Two wrongs do make a right!

To the OP, why did you change your mind about the car and want the return of your deposit?

Just asking like...

[louie]

**** yeah! Two wrongs do make a right!

To the OP, why did you change your mind about the car and want the return of your deposit?

Just asking like...

I have never meet someone who doesn't have a sense of humor, what's it like?

[SupremeSpod]

I have never meet someone who doesn't have a sense of humor, what's it like?

Russel, you're doing pretty well all by yourself.

Don't go changing.

[insur]

For a £400 claim you've paid £250 in fees. I would give up mate as you're not getting anywhere.

Car dealerships seldom return a deposit. I had a similar situation with a VW dealership; I kept the conversation amicable and eventually after three weeks they gave the deposit money back.

Considering the difficulty I had getting the money back from a reputable company such as VW, I doubt a local dealer will give your money back.

[BoredBloke]

**** yeah! Two wrongs do make a right!

To the OP, why did you change your mind about the car and want the return of your deposit?

Just asking like...

Why did you reject it.

From the dealers point of view, I suspect the deposit is there to stop time wasters while he takes a car off the market. I would never pay a deposit as a car is a car. If it gets sold so be it. Ford have made more than one focus, BMW have made more than one 3 series etc Plenty of others on the market

[BolshieBastard]

i have ccj against a car dealer ltd, he basically got £400 of my deposit and not returning it,he ignored the court.
since then i paid some money to debt recovery on (on one occasion they wrote to him on 2nd occasion they went to his old business address but a difrent company trading there now )

so far it has taken over 15 month and spent £250 on court and debt recovery fees etc,

debt recovery guys have told me that he has closed down his business recently
bue he is director of 2 more car companies at diffrent location, they happy to charge me more fees go to his home address this time
but they unsure whether they can recover anymoney as he could claim thedebt is owned by old company and not him etc...

has any of you dealt with debtors in the past? any advice?

You have two options imo.

Continue to throw good money after bad or write the loss off.

Im not sure if you can go back to court and get the costs of trying to get the money off this guy but either way, you'll have to spend more money in an effort to get him to cough up. Couldnt you have got the baliffs in instead of this debt recovery people who seem almost as big a shysters as the dealer?

I wouldnt take matter into your own hands if I was you ie nitromoors, crashing cars etc. That'll just get you in lumber.