driving instructor what would you do?

make_me_wise

The big problem is she got no reciept, so she has no legal way of proving what this conman is up to. I doubt she is the first person this has happened to sadly. I would be speaking to the manager of the driving school and stating that you are not happy about how your daughter has been blatantly robbed.

I would be tempted to call the police and let them know what has happened. If enough people complain about the shoddy way this guy runs his business and robs them they may be able to do something in time. A tough lesson learnt for your poor daughter I would imagine.

If you see his car parked up you could always slash the tyres. That would put him out of business for a while.

Padstow

make_me_wise wrote: »

The big problem is she got no reciept, so she has no legal way of proving what this conman is up to. I doubt she is the first person this has happened to sadly. I would be speaking to the manager of the driving school and stating that you are not happy about how your daughter has been blatantly robbed.

I would be tempted to call the police and let them know what has happened. If enough people complain about the shoddy way this guy runs his business and robs them they may be able to do something in time. A tough lesson learnt for your poor daughter I would imagine.

If you see his car parked up you could always slash the tyres. That would put him out of business for a while.

If she claims in court, it's up to him to prove he doesn't owe it. She can't get less than £90 plus costs, because he's already offered that.
When she has her money back, I suggest she informs HMRC that he is taking cash without issuing receipts. They can put a test case on him.

ETA. If she writes the correct letter, she may well find that he coughs up the full amount. Business people do not want to spend a day in court.

abacus73

reeree wrote: »

she's recieved text messages from him this morning l think he must be fuming because she has complained about him the first one says

I would appreciate it if you would stop slandering me behind my back you have recieved a refund and i have dealt with you proffesionally, so you can either leave there or l will have you done for slander and libel your entitled to your opinion but dont slag me off

she text him back and said you owe me money. please do not contact me again
he text back

if you believe that feel free to go and see someone because the question is why would you sign to say you have paid something when you have not (shes not disputing signing for the lessons she had only the ones she hasnt) Your more trouble than your worth good luck to your next instructor thats all l can say and like l said in your other text watch what you say. i wont be wasting my time texting you again l have said what l needed to say

she text back
Do not text or contact me again
he text back

You are odd l havent got your money. l learn people to drive and untill you l have never had a problem

is it possible to block certain numbers from calling or texting as its really starting to get to her

Oh your poor daughter. His rudeness and aggressiveness tells me he is panicking and digging himself a huge hole.

I would be texting him back telling him that the phone has been passed to the police as you consider his correspondence threatening harrasement. Not the way an adult should treat a teenage girl.

Also advise him that you will be contacting the driving school to complain about the way he speaks to the clients of the company he works for and checking to make sure he is fully qualified to be a driving instructor.

What a pumped up little !!!!!! he is hey.

Darlyd

OP please go to the police, take the phone with you. He has STOLEN £140 from your DD. I would also be writing to the school themselves ASAP, telling them you will be going to court to recoup the remaining amount. (send recorded).

Padstow

I'm sure the police would say it's a civil matter. He hasn't done a runner, he didn't take the money from her bag. She handed the money to him in exchange for a service, which he failed to provide. The police won't wish to know.
Go the court route, all done on line.

reeree

Padstow wrote: »

Most importantly your daughter must not text him, because it makes light of the situation.
The instruction book will say whether numbers can be blocked, but easy when his name appears just to press the red button.

I would write a letter, stating that he owes me £230.00 not £90, giving the reasons why. I would give seven working days to return it, and failure to do so will result in me raising a claim for that amount plus expenses incurred in the County Court.

I wouldn't accept £90 as it then shows you mean business.
I think had you done that right from when you were dissatisfied, you would have the full money back by now.

BTW, has he come up with a reason why he owes £140.00 less than she paid?

no he just keeps saying she never paid it in the first place which is rubbish, she's going to do what mrcow said and write a letter saying that she is only accepting the £90 as part payment, and lve told her l'll help her write a letter to head office any ideas as to what to put in it

real1314

Padstow wrote: »

If she claims in court, it's up to him to prove he doesn't owe it. She can't get less than £90 plus costs, because he's already offered that.
When she has her money back, I suggest she informs HMRC that he is taking cash without issuing receipts. They can put a test case on him.

ETA. If she writes the correct letter, she may well find that he coughs up the full amount. Business people do not want to spend a day in court.

I'm not sure that the highlighted bit is at all accurate.

For one thing, you cannot prove that you don't owe something against an unsubstantiated, and seemingly accepted assertion that you do. Do you have experience of this sort of litigation?

The OPs daughter would have to provide some evidence to show that he DOES owe her the money. :cool:

reeree

just heard from her, they've given her the money back short of £29 which he is disputing, she said at first the manageress was sticking up for him and saying what a good instructor he is blah blah, then dd showed her the texts he had sent her and her attitude totally changed, as luck would have it the managing director was in the office and she called him over to look at them both said he was really out of order and they were not impressed, he told her to get a copy of the messages to them so lts sounds like he could be in a spot of trouble

onlyroz

reeree wrote: »

just heard from her, they've given her the money back short of £29 which he is disputing, she said at first the manageress was sticking up for him and saying what a good instructor he is blah blah, then dd showed her the texts he had sent her and her attitude totally changed, as luck would have it the managing director was in the office and she called him over to look at them both said he was really out of order and they were not impressed, he told her to get a copy of the messages to them so lts sounds like he could be in a spot of trouble

In these circumstances I'd let the £29 go, and thank the driving school for their assistance in the matter.

reeree

onlyroz wrote: »

In these circumstances I'd let the £29 go, and thank the driving school for their assistance in the matter.

she's not expecting to recieve it and is letting it go as far as the school is concerned, the £29 was for an hour and a half lesson he turned up for got in the passenger seat and proclaimed the seat belt was broken and he would have to cancel the lesson but of course he's claiming it never happened so l suppose £29 for a lesson learned is pretty cheap