Plumber thief

Undervalued

Alderbank said:

SpudGunPaul said:

Aylesbury_Duck said:

petek782 said:

I found him MyJobQuote. They are investigating at their end and it's obvious he won't get any more business via them. I've asked them to provide me with his address. I have his quotes and invoice for the amount paid so I'm on firm ground however, I have thought of the possibility that he may not pay even if ordered to. These people tend to live outside the law.

They may not do so, and have no obligation to do so, so you're not on solid ground just yet.

If you believe that "these people tend to live outside the law" (whatever you mean by that), why did you choose them?

Data protection will prevent them giving the address. 

Is the registered address of a business protected by data protection? Companies House seems quite happy to make them available to all and sundry

Yes, but this is most likely a sole trader operating from home.

petek782

Alderbank said:

petek782 said:

These people tend to live outside the law.

What do you mean by 'these people'?
Plumbers?

No, people who take money and don't deliver

petek782

HillStreetBlues said:

petek782 said:

Morning. Last December, I paid a plumber to source a bathroom waste water pump which cost £549. Since then, the plumber has basically gone AWOL. He occasionally responds to my messages, emails and voice mails with excuses for why he can't do the job: appendicitis, honeymoon in Thailand and then a family death. His phone number is now invalid. His address is not on his invoices and receipts so I have asked the web site, which put me in contact with him, for this info. I'll take him to the Small Claims court when I get this but I was wondering if there is anything else I can do to make this scoundrel's life more difficult. Any ideas? TIA

What payment method did you use?

Bank transfer

petek782

I have his address and have launched a Small Claims suit. We'll see.

powerful_Rogue

petek782 said:

I have his address and have launched a Small Claims suit. We'll see.

I hope you sent a Letter Before Action prior to starting the small claims court action.

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petek782 said:

I have his address and have launched a Small Claims suit. We'll see.

I suspect you may have been better getting yourself some friends to go round his house and hassle him until he makes the refund.