Small Claims Tribunal

[popelli]

Thats why you hire a real debt collection agency.. You dont hire Baycorp, you hire the nearest 1% MC. Fees might be a bit steeper but you get the satisfaction of knowing he'll be without his kneecaps if he doesnt pay up :-P

scumbags usually already know those sort of people, and once you start dealing with them on this level you may well become part of the entertainment

worse still they may go running to the police, if you want to go down this route you should do so well before going down the court route and providing an audit trail of evidence that could be used against you

best to find out if they are shortchanging the inland revenue on anything

a polite letter explaining the facts of life of what will happen to them when the inland revenue finds out about them usually does the trick

fall back position is to get pleasure watching them squirm when pressed for money by the IRD

[Yossarian]

Regarding my Small Claims application...I have got together most of my evidence, witness statements, Invoice, accident report etc. but I haven't got the address of the idiot that knocked me off my bike, which the court said they must have, fair enough.
I did the rego check and the address of the truck is a plumbing and drainage company based on the North Shore. I rang the boss of the company up, explained the details and said 'I don't have anyone by that name working for me'.....mmmmm.....
I went to the cop-shop in Howick, where we both made our statement, to chase them up for a copy of the accident report. I gave the copper the 'incident number' and he goes away to his computer and comes back with a mug-shot of the loser that hit me and says 'is this him?' which it was.....so the loser has 'previous' of some description. I asked do they have his address, and they do, but are not allowed to give it to me....
I've done the 018 check but the phone numbers of the idiot do not match up, so they must be unlisted.
I have his full name, land-line and mobile number (which he doesn't answer anymore)
Anyone any suggestions with trying to get his address, so I can post my claim?

Thanks for any help.

Yoss.

[Ixion]

Electoral roll. Phone number will give you an idea of the district he lives in, check the local roll. The "no-one of that name" sounds very dubious. Registering a vehicle in a company name you have to produce evidence of authorisation. Did the plumbing guy deny that it was their company vehicle?

Or, try a bit of sleuthing. Hang around near that plumbing company, watch for the truck, follow same.

[Yossarian]

Cheers Ixion

I've just done some research regarding the Plumbing and Drainage company....they have advertised for the position of a 'truck driver' on a Kiwi job site....thats a couple of days old, idiot boy said he was 'let go' after the incident.
I was thinking the same thing regarding hanging around the Companys address and see if the same truck turns up.
Too much of a coincidence, I'll do some stalking....

Ta.

[Slyer]

I hope you nail the slippery bastard.

[Ixion]

Cheers Ixion

I've just done some research regarding the Plumbing and Drainage company....they have advertised for the position of a 'truck driver' on a Kiwi job site....thats a couple of days old, idiot boy said he was 'let go' after the incident.
I was thinking the same thing regarding hanging around the Companys address and see if the same truck turns up.
Too much of a coincidence, I'll do some stalking....

Ta.

Ah ha. So maybe "no-one of that name" should be followed with "Now". If he was driving on company business, they are probably liable. And trying to wriggle.

[MadDuck]

With the dumb arse Health and Safety regulations now rampant in NZ society the Company who hired him as a driver should have a copy of his drivers licence on file.

How to get this information without breaching the dumb arse Privacy Act is the challenge. Perhaps a quiet word to the boss that the "Company" may be implicated could be an option????

If not then dont forget to wear your wig and fake glasses when on a stake out....

[awayatc]

Every plumber does have an account with one off the suppliers...I know Auckland is big, but would that be an angle....?

What about listing his name and details you have......maybe somebody on KB can help?