I sold my van now he wants money off

Jenni_D

You received actual court papers, stamped and with a valid claim number and password, which you used to log on to MCOL to acknowledge the claim and then file a defence? He was really that stupid?

kitch85

Yes I did exactly that, his claim was one paragraph long and my defence was 10 paragraphs long, I can only guess he saw my defence online and that's why he's emailed me with the £700 offer 

AdrianC

kitch85 said:

Yes I did exactly that, his claim was one paragraph long and my defence was 10 paragraphs long, I can only guess he saw my defence online and that's why he's emailed me with the £700 offer 

Let the court decide.

caprikid1

It has become a bit like parking companies, these people buy cars / vans and do this as a process. They rely on everyone buckling and add roughly £1000 a transaction through this method.

[Deleted User]

kitch85 said:

I gave him the Benefit of the doubt and offered 500 towards the turbo as a good will gesture and I dont mind paying that if it helps but I'm not paying for the dpf because he knew there could be an issue and I'm not paying for the clutch because he test drove the van and never mentioned the bite point etc...

I also do not want the van back now because I dont know what's been done to it, my friends have told me I'm being too nice lol 

If it was only a verbal offer then block his number and forget about it.

BOWFER

kitch85 said:

I have received court papers and u have replied online with my defence plus all evidence I have of him being friends with the mechanic and all the correspondence,
He emailed a few days later saying he was going to get a second mechanism opinion, but he would accept £700 back and close the case 

This is downright weird.
He's allegedly gone to the bother of raising (presumably) a small claims court claim on the word of one mechanic, but is willing to get a second one.
Wouldn't you do that before raising the claim?
And is looking for an 'out of court' settlement as well?
If it were me I'd be responding "as you have raised a court claim against me I am ceasing all communication and will only communicate with the court - any further communication direct from you will result in me calling the police about a harassment charge"

Jenni_D

BOWFER said:

And is looking for an 'out of court' settlement as well?
If it were me I'd be responding "as you have raised a court claim against me I am ceasing all communication and will only communicate with the court - any further communication direct from you will result in me calling the police about a harassment charge"

Unfortunately it doesn't work like that ... the parties are expected to try and reach a settlement prior to a hearing. Indeed there may even be a preliminary hearing (30 mins) to try and reach a settlement, to avoid a full hearing. So him making contact on that basis would not be harassment and the police may give the OP a ticking off for wasting their time.

caprikid1

Jenni_D said:

BOWFER said:

And is looking for an 'out of court' settlement as well?
If it were me I'd be responding "as you have raised a court claim against me I am ceasing all communication and will only communicate with the court - any further communication direct from you will result in me calling the police about a harassment charge"

Unfortunately it doesn't work like that ... the parties are expected to try and reach a settlement prior to a hearing. Indeed there may even be a preliminary hearing (30 mins) to try and reach a settlement, to avoid a full hearing. So him making contact on that basis would not be harassment and the police may give the OP a ticking off for wasting their time.

Still no need to make any offer or settlement as you do not have to and he is just playing the game / being a bully and clearly does this frequently as he know's the process/

Jenni_D

caprikid1 said:

Jenni_D said:

BOWFER said:

And is looking for an 'out of court' settlement as well?
If it were me I'd be responding "as you have raised a court claim against me I am ceasing all communication and will only communicate with the court - any further communication direct from you will result in me calling the police about a harassment charge"

Unfortunately it doesn't work like that ... the parties are expected to try and reach a settlement prior to a hearing. Indeed there may even be a preliminary hearing (30 mins) to try and reach a settlement, to avoid a full hearing. So him making contact on that basis would not be harassment and the police may give the OP a ticking off for wasting their time.

Still no need to make any offer or settlement as you do not have to and he is just playing the game / being a bully and clearly does this frequently as he know's the process/

I agree - I was merely addressing the harassment point.  

Advocado

I once took someone to court when I knew I was going to win.  It was great fun going through the process knowing the outcome (I even got a letter from their solicitor detailing their fees I'd have to pay when I lost).

He's not got a leg to stand on so sounds like you're in the same situation.  Just settle-in and enjoy!