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  • sharp75
    sharp75 Posts: 13 Forumite
    I have told him iv read the road traffic act and said what he has done is illegal but he does nt seem bothered. do you thing its a good idea to copy and pste it and send to him?

    Sorry for late response didnt realise there was 2 pages lol
  • unholyangel
    unholyangel Posts: 16,866 Forumite
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    sharp75 wrote: »
    I have told him iv read the road traffic act and said what he has done is illegal but he does nt seem bothered. do you thing its a good idea to copy and pste it and send to him?

    Sorry for late response didnt realise there was 2 pages lol

    Being honest I'd stop trying to reason with him - send him a letter before action or if you paid by credit card (even partial payment), contact your bank for a section 75 claim (cant remember if you have mentioned previously what payment method was used).
    You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means - Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride
  • sharp75
    sharp75 Posts: 13 Forumite
    iv tried 1 last time to reason with him which i dnt have much hope, i payed cash. even though iv emailed him should i still send a letter to the registered address
  • unholyangel
    unholyangel Posts: 16,866 Forumite
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    sharp75 wrote: »
    iv tried 1 last time to reason with him which i dnt have much hope, i payed cash. even though iv emailed him should i still send a letter to the registered address

    Yes.

    Who was listed on documents as the seller? Was it a limited/ltd company? Or the traders name himself?
    You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means - Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride
  • sharp75
    sharp75 Posts: 13 Forumite
    I made check and he is not a LTD company
  • unholyangel
    unholyangel Posts: 16,866 Forumite
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    sharp75 wrote: »
    I made check and he is not a LTD company

    So is he a sole trader?

    That can be good news - as then you can chase him personally. Where with a ltd company its not unknown for them to dissolve the ltd company to escape paying debts. Of course if he doesnt own his own home/car and doesnt own other cars he was selling, it may not be worthwhile. But slightly too early to be worrying about that atm.
    You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means - Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride
  • philatio
    philatio Posts: 678 Forumite
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    Meeting on an industrial estate for the viewings should have rung alarm bells.

    Did you get a receipt with a VAT number on it?
    HMRC could be interested.
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