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How much of a chopper can one man be?
About seven weeks ago I stayed at a B&B. I awoke to find a scratch and a dent in my driver's door. Aaaargh. As it was in the car park of the B&B, and the owner's car was parked next to mine it wasn't too difficult to figure out what had happened. After questioning and examining of the offending vehicle, the owner admitted it was his fault and agreed to pay for the repair.
I got a quote from my local (and very cheap yet amazingly high-quality) bodyshop and sent it off as he requested. Didn't hear anything for four weeks so decided to give him a ring and enquire as to what was going on. He said I hadn't sent him the invoice he requested (he didn't) and was waiting for that to arrive. Not that he bothered to contact me to tell me that was what he actually wanted.
Eventually I got the work done and sent off the invoice for about £150. Three days later a cheque arrives with a note attached saying that payment was not an admission of liability (even though he had already admitted it was him) but was a payment of goodwill (ha). The cheque was also £20 short.
Thinking that he may not have cashed my £20 cheque that I used to pay for the room, I checked my bank account to find that the cheque hadn't been cashed some six weeks after I stayed. I assumed that that was the reason for the shortfall and thought not a lot of it. Until today.
A week after I cashed his cheque, he has cashed my cheque leaving me £20 short.
Obviously it's not the money that's the problem. This bloke was amazingly rude and unhelpful throughout the whole process and has been a total git. He's also done me out of £20 either just to annoy me or just to knick 20 quid.
Does anyone have any advice for what I can do about it?
The only saving grace is that I found out who did it - unlike the last time when I needed a new door and front wing, and unlike my brother who was run off the road recently, and went through two fences and rolled into a stream.
About seven weeks ago I stayed at a B&B. I awoke to find a scratch and a dent in my driver's door. Aaaargh. As it was in the car park of the B&B, and the owner's car was parked next to mine it wasn't too difficult to figure out what had happened. After questioning and examining of the offending vehicle, the owner admitted it was his fault and agreed to pay for the repair.
I got a quote from my local (and very cheap yet amazingly high-quality) bodyshop and sent it off as he requested. Didn't hear anything for four weeks so decided to give him a ring and enquire as to what was going on. He said I hadn't sent him the invoice he requested (he didn't) and was waiting for that to arrive. Not that he bothered to contact me to tell me that was what he actually wanted.
Eventually I got the work done and sent off the invoice for about £150. Three days later a cheque arrives with a note attached saying that payment was not an admission of liability (even though he had already admitted it was him) but was a payment of goodwill (ha). The cheque was also £20 short.
Thinking that he may not have cashed my £20 cheque that I used to pay for the room, I checked my bank account to find that the cheque hadn't been cashed some six weeks after I stayed. I assumed that that was the reason for the shortfall and thought not a lot of it. Until today.
A week after I cashed his cheque, he has cashed my cheque leaving me £20 short.
Obviously it's not the money that's the problem. This bloke was amazingly rude and unhelpful throughout the whole process and has been a total git. He's also done me out of £20 either just to annoy me or just to knick 20 quid.
Does anyone have any advice for what I can do about it?
The only saving grace is that I found out who did it - unlike the last time when I needed a new door and front wing, and unlike my brother who was run off the road recently, and went through two fences and rolled into a stream.
If he has agreed to pay for the costs, then a copy of the cheque that is £20 short ought to be sent to him, or a note saying he appears to have failed to pay the full amount. GIve him 28 days or issue a small claims procedure online to recover the debt, with interest accruing at 8% from the date of payment until the date of judgment. Oh, and I would let him know a CCJ against his business won't help him much.
If people want to f**k you, f**k them back, but harder, and longer.
If people want to f**k you, f**k them back, but harder, and longer.
jasandjules said:
If he has agreed to pay for the costs, then a copy of the cheque that is £20 short ought to be sent to him, or a note saying he appears to have failed to pay the full amount. GIve him 28 days or issue a small claims procedure online to recover the debt, with interest accruing at 8% from the date of payment until the date of judgment. Oh, and I would let him know a CCJ against his business won't help him much.
If people want to f**k you, f**k them back, but harder, and longer.
That's sort of what I was thinking. (the ccj, not the
ing). Would there be any point informing the BiB? After all, he's obtained 20 of my notes through deceitful means.jewhoo said:
I've had a look at the online claim. The one thing that it doesn't tell you is how much it costs. Is the court fee automatically added onto the claim or do I have to cough up?
I think you have to pay it initially, but it is added to your claim and you should get it back if you win.
Best wishes all,
Dave.
gargamel said:
Its £20 quid man not £2000
If you feel hacked off - write him a letter asking for your £20 back
But forget the police and courts and everything else
If he pays up ... great, if he doesn't forget it, breathe deeply, go for a long walk or read a good book
As I said, it's not the money. The bloke has been a right ass. Writing (another) letter is going to be the start.
Cheers for the info.
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