Getting sued tonight :)

[Bobc01]

Originally Posted by ecchi

I was talking about business deals (like selling the car, getting it repaired etc.) not motoring offences. Yes, if you do not notify the DVLC that you have sold a car, they assume you still own it and you are liable for things like parking offences, and even accidents if the driver does a runner.

If nothing is down on paper then i'd assume it would be difficult to prove, even so a ccj isn't enforceable through a small claims court so even if it was me and i lost i wouldn't pay up.

Same problem here as you know with garages etc trying it on with excessive charges.

[ecchi]

Originally Posted by Bobc01

If nothing is down on paper then i'd assume it would be difficult to prove.

Yeah that is the problem. A verbal contract is legally binding but a bastard to prove. I actually have a letter from CitiBank that basically says "We have looked into your claim and decided that you cannot prove our representative promised you that, so we are not going to honour his promise."

Originally Posted by Bobc01

even so a ccj isn't enforceable through a small claims court so even if it was me and i lost i wouldn't pay up.

The other side only has to go back to court to get it enforceable, then you get his legal fees for the second court appearance added on to the bill and they can attach your earnings (i.e. until the debt is discharged, including all legal costs and interest at 2% above Barclay's base rate; your boss becomes obliged to pay your salary to the courts, they send you the minimum they consider necessary for you to live on, then the rest goes towards paying what you owe).