Tracing a debtor

[essayer]

I have a customer who has done a runner owing me some cash. He is self employed.

I sent a letter requesting he pays up in 14 days, which was returned as 'moved'. Cross checking with 192.com reveals that he actually moved a couple of years ago, but with a relatively common name I can't locate where he moved to with any certainty.

He won't respond to emails or calls and I want to start county court action.

What to try next? I see that Experian offer 'debtor tracing' and I guess they have better information from the credit records etc. Anyone used similar services with any success?

[VEIGHT]

Write to address asking if they have forwarding address?

Check twitter / facebook / business pages. Family members also.

Email him from someone else to check if email active - try and get current address out of him?

(I am not an expert but these are the things we sometimes do to find debtors. It amazes me how much info is on the net!)

[Marcellus]

Have you tried visiting this old address and knocking on the door to ask if they've got an address of your "mate"