Pursuing a debt through the District Court

T McGibney said:
Two tips:
Engage a solicitor.
Arrange an alternative means of certified delivery.
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Use personal service option. In a previous role I had similar issues where debtors would not accept legal letter.

I used a retired Garda who provided this service along with surveillance for insurance claims.

This service included attending court swearing on oath that the correspondence was actually delivered and received.
 
peemac said:
Send it in a nicely packed small parcel with DPD.

Ideally recycle a small box from any leading online retail store. Valentines day might be an opportunity.

Dpd will show delivery and a gps mark of the location of the delivery.
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Love that suggestion.
 
I wrote him a letter (unregistered this time which it looks like he read) threatening him with legal proceedings if the debt was not paid by Friday 17th Jan 2025. On Friday last a Credit appeared on our bank statement for an amount of roughly 90% of the debt. There was no reference on the bank statement and all the bank could tell me when I called them was that it was a Credit Union cheque from a Credit Union in a particular town (which is his local town). I have no other debtors outstanding for a similar amount so I'm 99% sure it's him. I've no intention of chasing the balance as I don't want to deal with him or his kind again. A successful outcome as far as I'm concerned and a big thanks to all who contributed to this thread.
 
Frivolous said:
I wrote him a letter (unregistered this time which it looks like he read) threatening him with legal proceedings if the debt was not paid by Friday 17th Jan 2025. On Friday last a Credit appeared on our bank statement for an amount of roughly 90% of the debt. There was no reference on the bank statement and all the bank could tell me when I called them was that it was a Credit Union cheque from a Credit Union in a particular town (which is his local town). I have no other debtors outstanding for a similar amount so I'm 99% sure it's him. I've no intention of chasing the balance as I don't want to deal with him or his kind again. A successful outcome as far as I'm concerned and a big thanks to all who contributed to this thread.
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Well done and thanks for the update.
 
Frivolous said:
I wrote him a letter (unregistered this time which it looks like he read) threatening him with legal proceedings if the debt was not paid by Friday 17th Jan 2025. On Friday last a Credit appeared on our bank statement for an amount of roughly 90% of the debt. There was no reference on the bank statement and all the bank could tell me when I called them was that it was a Credit Union cheque from a Credit Union in a particular town (which is his local town). I have no other debtors outstanding for a similar amount so I'm 99% sure it's him. I've no intention of chasing the balance as I don't want to deal with him or his kind again. A successful outcome as far as I'm concerned and a big thanks to all who contributed to this thread.
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Wow! Well done (assuming it's from person in question). :)
 
Well done.

I couldn't let the 10% go, it would just eat at me that he'd got a discount purely by being a deadbeat.

I'd want to put manners on him and would chase it , but that's just me.
 
Frivolous said:
I wrote him a letter (unregistered this time which it looks like he read) threatening him with legal proceedings if the debt was not paid by Friday 17th Jan 2025. On Friday last a Credit appeared on our bank statement for an amount of roughly 90% of the debt. There was no reference on the bank statement and all the bank could tell me when I called them was that it was a Credit Union cheque from a Credit Union in a particular town (which is his local town). I have no other debtors outstanding for a similar amount so I'm 99% sure it's him. I've no intention of chasing the balance as I don't want to deal with him or his kind again. A successful outcome as far as I'm concerned and a big thanks to all who contributed to this thread.
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Delighted for you.
 
Persia said:
Well done.

I couldn't let the 10% go, it would just eat at me that he'd got a discount purely by being a deadbeat.

I'd want to put manners on him and would chase it , but that's just me.
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Sometimes you just have to chalk it up to experience, cut your losses and move on
Obviously we don't know what money value 10% is but to chase it might cost more both in money and time
 
Cervelo said:
Sometimes you just have to chalk it up to experience, cut your losses and move on
Obviously we don't know what money value 10% is but to chase it might cost more both in money and time
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Absolutely get that, it's probably the right approach but what ever mechanism runs my thinking I'd be loathe to walk away and let that deadbeat away with a cent.
 
Persia said:
Absolutely get that, it's probably the right approach but what ever mechanism runs my thinking I'd be loathe to walk away and let that deadbeat away with a cent.
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The “deadbeat” isn’t out of the woods quite yet. I sent an “enquiry” to his employers “An Post” as to why my registered letter to him was returned “Addressee not known at this address”. An enquiry is the first step before an official complaint is made. If the issue progresses to the Complaint stage then it will be interesting to find out if an employee of An Post had any involvement in deciding that the addressee did not live there given that I’m certain he does live there.
 
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