RailTech Group training fee for non-existent job

brownbabygirl

Hi, a few months ago my husband went on a 6 week training course with RailTech Group. It was meant to cost over £3000 (signalling course). They really led us to believe there would be a job at the end of the course. We could only afford 20% of the £3000, with the balance to be paid after the course and in installments once he starts working (this was all on the phone). Once he finished the course they seemed to keep wasting his time; he was never offered a job. In fact, they wrote us a letter to say he would not be offered a job. Now they are sending threatening letters asking for the balance. Where do we stand legally? I am getting scared. It cost us a bomb in transportation and accomodation at a time when we did not have the money. Now, even to go to a solicitor will cost us money we do not have. What can we do??

DVardysShadow

You have been conned. Do you have any initial brochures which indicate that a job will be made available?

And the other thing I expect is that RailTech have been paid in full because you actually signed a loan agreement with some 3rd party lender. So if this is the case, the lender could sue you and win - and any defence you wished to raise about RailTech's broken promises would be ruled inadmissible. You would have to sue RailTech yourselves.

brownbabygirl

No papers were signed

DVardysShadow

brownbabygirl wrote: »

No papers were signed

Ah, OK, it is all their word against yours. Unless they hid it in his induction papers and tricked him into signing.

I suggest sticking by the line that the money is only due by installments when he gets a job. Was the training any good?