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Post-Bankruptcy interview with OR

I went BR in around May and got a phone call in July from the OR telling me he was handling my case and that I need to interview with him justifying why I need my motorcycle and probably other stuff.

Any advice or tips for this (I'll be speaking to him tomorrow). Obviously I'm going to tell him that I start working full time in September.

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  • wildheart83
    wildheart83 Posts: 859 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    I would just be as honest as you can be.

    Have you checked up travelling costs via public transport vs keeping your bike? Also it's not just the costs, check the time it would take you to get to work via bus / train. For me, using the train is cheaper, but takes more than 2 hours each way and the OR was ok about me keeping my car as he said we spend long enough at work without it taking so long getting there and back.
    Good luck for tomorrow op.
    Feb 2024:
    CC1 6537.66
    CC2 7804.45
    CC3 4221.17
    CC4 2053.68
    CC5 989.30
    Loan 1 3686.44
    Loan 2 5275.22

    Total £30,567.92
  • Gray-Fox
    Gray-Fox Posts: 312 Forumite
    Honestly speaking, I can walk to work...but I'm not giving up my bike when I need to to go and see family...who live 150 miles away.
  • mandyl
    mandyl Posts: 806 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Gray-Fox wrote: »
    Honestly speaking, I can walk to work...but I'm not giving up my bike when I need to to go and see family...who live 150 miles away.
    sadly unless they decide there is a need for it you wont have a choice. as for interview,just be totally honest about everything
    bsc 347:j
  • freddy911
    freddy911 Posts: 555 Forumite
    Gray-Fox wrote: »
    Honestly speaking, I can walk to work...but I'm not giving up my bike when I need to to go and see family...who live 150 miles away.

    How much is the bike worth?
  • Gray-Fox
    Gray-Fox Posts: 312 Forumite
    srichar3 wrote: »
    How much is the bike worth?

    in its current state (needing a top end engine rebuild) around 400 quid.
  • freddy911
    freddy911 Posts: 555 Forumite
    One possibility would be to buy back the or's interest in the bike if he decides it not exempt.
  • Gray-Fox
    Gray-Fox Posts: 312 Forumite
    srichar3 wrote: »
    One possibility would be to buy back the or's interest in the bike if he decides it not exempt.

    Maybe...thanks.
  • Gray-Fox
    Gray-Fox Posts: 312 Forumite
    edited 10 August 2011 at 5:13PM
    So I've rang around and sought some very good advice today. One of the people I spoke to alerted me to the Technical Manual which contains a lot of interesting points to quote back to the OR if we believe he's being unreasonable.
    http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.insolvency.gov.uk/freedomofinformation/technical/technicalmanual/default.htm

    31.7.24 is one which sticks out, based on a "Fresh Start".
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