M & J has a recovery side to the business, as do I, and it doesn't seem to put off any of my customers and I have stolen/crashed/burnt cars all over the place..1 Nova in the corner won't make a difference.Originally Posted by _Jake
M & J has a recovery side to the business, as do I, and it doesn't seem to put off any of my customers and I have stolen/crashed/burnt cars all over the place..1 Nova in the corner won't make a difference.
This is what you needed to do. Keep people informed every so often to say that things are happening behind the scenes but that obviously can't give details as it would ruin the suprise for the garage owner.
This is what I did with Peugoet. I knew Peugeot were looking at my thread on the 206cc forum and they could also see that I was informing people that I was still fighting. The informing people kept the rest of the watchers on my side and increased my support no end because as word spread more and more people stopepd by to see what the outcome would be.
My advice is every few days to just pop on and tell people that things are still progressing but that you will keep coming back to update as and when you can without jepordising your fight
If I can beat a monster company like Peugeot then you can win this
Just spotted this thread on mg-rover.org and couldn't help but read it all through.
First of all I cant express my commiserations enough for the owner. This is the worst possible situation for anyone who values their car as a possession, rather than simply a mode of transport, to find themselves in.
If anything like this happened to my ZS 180, there would be absolute hell to pay. I'd have taken the next few days off work to ensure all necessary parties are informed (from VOSA to local press) and followed up any communication with the police regularly. The fact he was so threatening is (should) be enough to warrant a police report and court action. Alas, both the police and courts are over stretched and simply cannot be bothered with cases which can be palmed off as civil matters.
As tempting (and satisfying) as it may be to torch his MOT station, he will have insurance in place to ensure it wont effect him as much as you'd like.
Gathering a mob of people and giving him/his staff and good seeing too will also be counter productive. That will result in police action against you and may cost you your car & payout at the very least.
The best thing you can do is ensure he is prosecuted within the confines of the Law. And VOSA. Local press and Watchdog even will add to what is already a shady reputation, and will have a detrimental effect on his business. And as we all know, "nothing hurts more than humiliation and a little money loss".
Do not sit back and wait. Follow up every letter, email & phone call. Make sure you get your point across at every possible opportunity. And certainly do not give up.
One of the locals was telling a mate it all goes round in 3 year cycles. A bunch of cars get broken into or stolen, kids get sent away to juvie for 3 years, rinse, repeat... The uni is brilliant, it's just a shame it's located where it is.Mount un-Pleasent was ace... had my car broken into, nothing taken and nothing really damaged
How is the Swansea Institute these days? (I refuse to call it the metro as it wasn't that when I was there (10 years ago arghhh)
I'm here on the Motorsport Engineering course too. Can't compare to what it was like back in the institute days, but I've been here since '09 and it's only gotten better in that time. We started racing an old Formula Renault in the British F4 last year and now it's well in it's 2nd season.
is formula stupid still being massively overfunded?
Mount un-Pleasent was ace... had my car broken into, nothing taken and nothing really damaged
How is the Swansea Institute these days? (I refuse to call it the metro as it wasn't that when I was there (10 years ago arghhh)I've no idea. I've not been to any of the FS meetings so don't really know the ins and outs of how/what they're doing.is formula stupid still being massively overfunded?
in short, it will be massively overfunded and abusing all the resources
Long time no see, PNG!
Didn't know a jellyfish could own a car.
Sort it out, OP! You're letting him take the piss man!
Another person just joined to give you some support. Breaks my heart to see another older Vauxhall bite the dust. :-(
I found your thread on http://www.cavmk3oc.com and have read the whole thing. Will check back to see how you get on.
Have to agree with those who say make this b*****d's life difficult, but on the side of legal...get the press involved, and anyone else you can think of. But do it passive/agressively. Make yourself a thorn in his side until he coughs up.
I hope you get your compensation for this...and maybe even get your Nova back on the road? It looks mostly bodywork from what I saw of pics? But someone somewhere said about the front suspension? If the tinworm has been kept at bay all this time, it is worth repairing.
Good luck!
I hope you have the car in your possession, I wasn't sure from reading back through these posts, it seems that's your most important piece of evidence in all of this, but at the very least photograph and record every conversation/meeting and I would seriously consider contacting BBC Watchdog while you're at it. You're not just fighting for your own justice here, you're simultaneously trying to ensure that others don't suffer the same fate. Wishing you all the best of success with this.
PNG's new member list must be through the roof haha!
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