We're aware that some users are experiencing technical issues which the team are working to resolve. See the Community Noticeboard for more info. Thank you for your patience.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

How to return my money

Options
2

Comments

  • Pixie5740
    Pixie5740 Posts: 14,515 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Eighth Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    You can take him to small claims court. You might even win but winning a judgement is the easy bit, enforcing it is another matter altogether. It just depends on how far you want to take it.
  • well thanks for the reply's, i am not lending money to anyone anymore that's for sure



    It sounds harsh I know but sometimes in life you need to learn that certain battles will be both costly and time consuming which still net no results.


    The person that has done this would likely try and avoid any legal challenge made and if by some chance you did manage to win I would put bets on him having nothing in the bank and lets say the debt was £5000.00 you would be looking at payments being instructed via the Courts of £5.00 per week and then if he fails this it is further monies needed by you to enforce said debt.


    Personally if it was me I'd be using other avenues to re-coup my money here.
  • Candyapple
    Candyapple Posts: 3,384 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker

    Personally if it was me I'd be using other avenues to re-coup my money here.


    Such as?

    OP - I hope you didn't lose too much money. With friends like that, who needs enemies!
    I'm a Board Guide on the Credit Cards, Loans, Credit Files & Ratings boards. I'm a volunteer to help the boards run smoothly, and I can move and merge threads there. Any views are mine and not the official line of moneysavingexpert.com
  • Candyapple wrote: »
    Such as?

    OP - I hope you didn't lose too much money. With friends like that, who needs enemies!



    I think you can gather what I meant with my post, Not difficult these days to collect debts.
  • Looks like a job for Judge Rinder
    Nothing to see here, move along.
  • Gaz83
    Gaz83 Posts: 4,047 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I think you can gather what I meant with my post, Not difficult these days to collect debts.
    Settle down, Rocky.
    "Facism arrives as your friend. It will restore your honour, make you feel proud, protect your house, give you a job, clean up the neighbourhood, remind you of how great you once were, clear out the venal and the corrupt, remove anything you feel is unlike you... [it] doesn't walk in saying, "our programme means militias, mass imprisonments, transportations, war and persecution."
  • mcpitman
    mcpitman Posts: 1,267 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Or to handle it another way, buy a wheel clamp, clamp their car, release fee = money owed.

    If your "friend" calls the police, welcome a conversation about the monies owed with the police there.
    Life isn't about the number of breaths we take, but the moments that take our breath away. Like choking....
  • mcpitman wrote: »
    Or to handle it another way, buy a wheel clamp, clamp their car, release fee = money owed.

    If your "friend" calls the police, welcome a conversation about the monies owed with the police there.



    This will not work if the Police are called regardless of a debt owed by the individual to the OP they will not sit back and say to the OP yes MR Smith keep the clamp on and await the payment first.
  • Gaz83
    Gaz83 Posts: 4,047 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    mcpitman wrote: »
    Or to handle it another way, buy a wheel clamp, clamp their car, release fee = money owed.

    If your "friend" calls the police, welcome a conversation about the monies owed with the police there.
    Probably best to ignore this utter drivel.
    "Facism arrives as your friend. It will restore your honour, make you feel proud, protect your house, give you a job, clean up the neighbourhood, remind you of how great you once were, clear out the venal and the corrupt, remove anything you feel is unlike you... [it] doesn't walk in saying, "our programme means militias, mass imprisonments, transportations, war and persecution."
  • mcpitman wrote: »
    Or to handle it another way, buy a wheel clamp, clamp their car, release fee = money owed.

    If your "friend" calls the police, welcome a conversation about the monies owed with the police there.


    Although this is almost certainly not going to reunite the OP with his long lost money, it may well win him an all expenses paid holiday courtesy of her Majesty.
This discussion has been closed.
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 350.8K Banking & Borrowing
  • 253.1K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 453.5K Spending & Discounts
  • 243.8K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 598.7K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 176.8K Life & Family
  • 257.1K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.1K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.6K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.