Debt Recovery

[PetrolTed]

I'm owed £214 by a supplier who didn't supply and said they'd refund my money.

They're not exactly making much effort at returning it. What's the best way of getting them to cough up?

[eric mc]

Draft a County Court Judgement application form. Send them a copy of the draft form telling them that if they do not refund you your money within "x" days that the CCJ application will be forwarded to your local court for processsing. The forms are available from the court.

Most companies or traders would not like a CCJ against their name.

[aprisa]

Almost the same but, I use a "statutary demand" which gives them 21 days to pay, the advantage is the form is downloadable fron the Inland revenue site.

mrsd gave a link in my post about winding up orders, I'm too thick to give you one myself.

good luck Nick

[PetrolTed]

Thanks.

[lemansman]

You can serve a small claims summons on line!. Web address is not to hand at the moment but I've done it. Fill in the details, pay be credit card and a summons lands on their desk. Neat

Steve (LMM)

[Marcos maniac]

Ted

fax them and post them a Notification of Claim
aalong the lines of:



NOTIFICATION OF CLAIM

TO:
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXX
By Post & Fax To:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


Re: INVOICE/ORDER/PAYMENT XXXXXXXXXXXX

Notification before Proceedings Under The County Courts Act

please take notice that it is now this companies/my intention to formalise our/my claim against you in the following matter/s;

A) Claim £xxx
B) Claim Interest on the debt for the period
C) Claim All costs to date and Court Costs

Your intention is drawn to the statement of account/copy of you invoice enclosed, and you are now informed that unless payment is received within the next 48hrs/7 days/14 days, immediate proceedings will be taken against you in the County Court for the recovery of the same without further notice.

We/I refer you to previous correspondance in the matter, which will form the basis of our/my claim.


Notification under the County Courts Act to issue Default Summons (fixed amount)(Order 3, rule 3(2)(b)(11.95)








>> Edited by Marcos maniac on Wednesday 25th June 16:43

[PetrolTed]

Can't even get hold of the company now so I suspect they are no more... which is annoying.

[JonRB]

Check their listing at Companies House. If they are insolvent then I would imagine you would need to lodge a claim with the liquidators and hope for the best.

[PetrolTed]

Already have. Can't find the company name. They must be trading as something else. Need to trawl back through some paperwork.

[eric mc]

The company should still be listed at Companies House, unless the debt is VERY VERY old and the company has long since been struck off.

[PetrolTed]

Yep, what I mean is that they trade with one name but the company name must be something else as I can't find it. I need to dig out an old invoice.

[JonRB]

PetrolTed said:

Yep, what I mean is that they trade with one name but the company name must be something else as I can't find it. I need to dig out an old invoice.

If they are trading under a different name then it should say so somewhere on their invoice.
I beleive there is a requirement to say something like
"'Rip Off Merchants' is a trading name for Dodgy Enterprises Ltd, registered in England no. ##########"

[Hughesie2]

mungo said:

Ted, I can can send the boys round

Do they have the frilly knickers and everything ???