• It's then still up to you to reclaim it and each step or avenue you try will cost more money.

    just get the boys together and go round

    You'll have a court order. You can get a writ of enforcement. Go round, seize goods, sell goods, cover costs.

    Getting he the boys together is all well and good in gangstaland, but could end in a criminal charge.

  • I understand the process but county court bailiffs aren't particularly effective and if they have no goods to seize....

    I went through the whole process, exploring different avenues for years and it is very, very difficult to reclaim the money. For £350, I probably wouldn't bother and for more, I'd (personally, I'm not recommending it to anyone) use different means.

    I was just trying to point out that the small claims route may not yield the expected results, any results or in any reasonable time frame.

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