Sold Campervan buyer wants money back

Mutton_Geoff

Mandy, as others say, keep all emotion out of it. A simple reply along the lines already explained by many in this post.

It costs very little to issue a moneyclaim, it's common for the claimant not to even turn up for the hearing once they realise they've taken it to the wire and nothing to gain. Just stay calm, stick to brief facts and have your day in court, you'll have half of MSE forumites right behind you! 

Belenus

mandy1955 said:

Thank you all.  I did only sell it as I'm living on my state pension and the tax was £345 a year and insurance was more than I'm paying now for my tiny van.  It's sad, but I had to do it and as I've lost my winter fuel payment it was the right decision. I do miss it though.  

Can you claim Pension Credit or any other form of financial assistance?

Good luck on that and also good luck on the campervan case. 

mandy1955

Belenus said:

mandy1955 said:

Thank you all.  I did only sell it as I'm living on my state pension and the tax was £345 a year and insurance was more than I'm paying now for my tiny van.  It's sad, but I had to do it and as I've lost my winter fuel payment it was the right decision. I do miss it though.  

Can you claim Pension Credit or any other form of financial assistance?

Good luck on that and also good luck on the campervan case. 

Hi, I am on the new state pension of £221 a month which is £3 a month over the pension credit threshold so I can't claim the fuel allowance unfortunately.   But thank you for your reply and support.  

eskbanker

mandy1955 said:
I am on the new state pension of £221 a month...

Hopefully £221 a week, or you'd have no problem qualifying for pension credit....

mandy1955

Quick update,  case is being heard in December at my local court so he will have to travel 150 miles to appear.  I went to the court yesterday so they could explain the hearing letter as I was confused.  I took 2 copies of all my supporting evidence etc and I was told to leave one copy with the court, the receptionist date stamped them all for me, and send one copy to the claimant which I sent tracked and signed for.  She said there can't be any surprises on the day.  So it's a waiting game now.  I can't thank you all enough for the support and advice you've given me.  Oh, on the back of the letter it says if there isn't enough time to hear the claim on the day it could be heard the following one.  

mandy1955

eskbanker said:

mandy1955 said:
I am on the new state pension of £221 a month...

Hopefully £221 a week, or you'd have no problem qualifying for pension credit....

Oops, sorry, yes it's per week lol

jimjames

mandy1955 said:

Quick update,  case is being heard in December at my local court so he will have to travel 150 miles to appear.  

Good luck, he may not even turn up if he realises he's got no chance and was hoping you'd cave in

mandy1955

jimjames said:

mandy1955 said:

Quick update,  case is being heard in December at my local court so he will have to travel 150 miles to appear.  

Good luck, he may not even turn up if he realises he's got no chance and was hoping you'd cave in

Thank you, no way would I cave in, I have done nothing wrong so I'm happy for it to go through to the end. I'm all prepared and all my additional evidence and witness statements have been handed in to the court as requested.   So wish me luck. Thanks again 

mandy1955

Hi all, just a quick update.  Court is on Wednesday I've never been in court before so I'm a bit nervous.  I will let you know the outcome.  Thanks again to everyone who has given me advice.  

elsien

Hope it all goes well for you.