I lent someone some money last year but tey still havn't paid me back. I've asked for it loads of times but every suggestion I make they have another excuse, it wasn't even that much money but now their just taking the p*ss. There's no point in threatening them because they won't have any money on them so anyone got any ideas as to how I could get it back?
Unless you have signed T&C's there is no way you can lawfully get the money back, your word against there. It is a learning curve though. I lent ?900 to my mate a couple of years ago and he paid me back every month plus interest. There was a lot of trust there though. However, no signed statement or anything so if he had decided to walk off, nothing I could do. Don't sound like a very good friend!
And what makes you think the police would be inetersted in personal drug use be it cannabis, cocaine or even crack..... you'd be laughed out the station....
And what makes you think the police would be inetersted in personal drug use be it cannabis, cocaine or even crack..... you'd be laughed out the station....
I don't know how little the amount was but you have three options:
1/ Small claims court.
2/ Seek revenge and probably get arrested for something or other.
3/ Understand that you've "paid" ?X to find out your supposed mate's an arsehole who you'll have nothing more to do with and just accept the loss. It's probably worth the money to find out he/she's someone you can't rely on rather than finding out in a time of emergency.
Whats the effing point of the police then? Use your brains guys. If someone is registered as a drug user, they are part of a list that is screened everytime a drug related crime occurs. If the guy's habbit increases to the point that he has to steal to get the drugs.... he's a criminal. Drugs cause a massive amount crime to feed habits.
And to be honest, morally your doing your "friend" a favor by shopping him to the police as it may scare him off the drugs... then again may not. But any long time drug user isn't worth being associated to via friendship anyway. IMHO
Whats the effing point of the police then? Use your brains guys. If someone is registered as a drug user, they are part of a list that is screened everytime a drug related crime occurs. If the guy's habbit increases to the point that he has to steal to get the drugs.... he's a criminal. Drugs cause a massive amount crime to feed habits.
And to be honest, morally your doing your "friend" a favor by shopping him to the police as it may scare him off the drugs... then again may not. But any long time drug user isn't worth being associated to via friendship anyway. IMHO
You really have no experience of drugs/users or the police have you!!! if any thing he would be better taking his mate to the GP, your attitude and perception is about 20 years outdated...
Although the idea sounds funny, nobody deserves to have false paedophile allegations hanging over their head, those kind of things can completely destroy lives
It depends on the amount you are talking about>? I would say that if it is less than a grand then cut your losses as painfull as that may be and learn from this lesson.. I would never lend or borrow money from a friend it's just not the done thing.
i have lent money to friends before, but when i asked for it back i feel qulity...then if you keep on asking them for the money they make you feel that your in the wrong for asking the payment back!!
"Don't threaten him, go round and punch f**k out of him, or pay someone to knee cap him. That's what money launderers would do."
To be honest, I know a few "Loan Sharks" unfortunately, and breaking someones legs is the last thing they would do, 95% of people wouldn't dare default in the first place anyhow.
How about telling your mate that you have a huge bag of super strength skunk going cheap,
but you need the money up front, tell him you are goint to pick it up then either keep the money he owes you or get a bag of leaves out of your garden and tell him its is new stuff which has just come in from amsterdam!!!
How many of you would actually go round and 'break a kneecap' or 'do him one'. Maybe 1 or 2 (and not aiming it at anyone!) but in reality, not many people would.
Small claims court would ask to see documentry evidence. Whats to stop me taking andymac for instance to a small claims court saying I gave him 25 crates of budweiser to sell on and I never got my money. Nothing, Im making it up and its my word against his. Small claims is not an option here.
There really is nothing you can do. As for shopping him, unless he's dealing the police would not be interested in the slightest.
As for shopping him as a peado....way out of line.
Whats the effing point of the police then? Use your brains guys. If someone is registered as a drug user, they are part of a list that is screened everytime a drug related crime occurs. If the guy's habbit increases to the point that he has to steal to get the drugs.... he's a criminal. Drugs cause a massive amount crime to feed habits.
And to be honest, morally your doing your "friend" a favor by shopping him to the police as it may scare him off the drugs... then again may not. But any long time drug user isn't worth being associated to via friendship anyway. IMHO
You really have no experience of drugs/users or the police have you!!! if any thing he would be better taking his mate to the GP, your attitude and perception is about 20 years outdated...
You obviously don't know a thing about me do you? Have you watched a friend go off the rails because he got hooked on drugs ? I have. He started on smoking a bit of dope and by the end he was hooked on crack. Don't effing leature me on my view point on drugs.
Drugs are the root of most petty crime when you dig deap enough. Get of your high horse and see it from another point of view.
As someone stated above, could you not sell the debt to debt recovery firm? do they not have the power of making a note against your credit rating. This would pretty much stop the person from getting an shape or form of credit in the future.
Sorry if this is a load of rubbish.
I know how you feel, im sure most of us have been in a similar boat to yourself, i just chalked it up to experence, swallowed the big lump in my throat and got on with things.
I do hope you get this situation resolved in your favour!
As someone stated above, could you not sell the debt to debt recovery firm? do they not have the power of making a note against your credit rating. This would pretty much stop the person from getting an shape or form of credit in the future.
This is a debt between friend so I doubt there would be evidence that there is actually a debt to be sold.
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