Hello. I think I understood that the defendant in any county court claim could elect to have the case heard in his/her immediate area, i.e next to where they live. So I suppose I could ask the court to have the case heard in my local court in France?

Onwards and upwards! Below is part of the e mail from Optima Legal in the UK. Me wonders if he has any knowledge of the process of issuing claims in the UK, for contracts governed by English law against non residents living in France It would be most unkind to rub his nose in it, in particular using specific references that danny and others have given on here! Mr xxxx In the absence of any settlement proposals from you, proceedings are presently being issued out of the xxxx County Court. These proceedings will be served upon you directly. The address we have for you in France is XXXXX, France. If this is not correct then please let me know. I note that you will be defending my client's claim. Regards

Is a car purchased on hire purchase covered by all the CCA 78 rules? Can I demand a CCA etc? Thank you

Oh dear, seems that admitting a debt does not elicit the same help and advice as those who perhaps just want to avoid or defer their problem. Thanks anyway to the 19 folk who read this even if none were able to help

Hello all. Have been reading through this site and wondered if my situation woulod elicit any useful advice. It seems I am not the only person moving from the UK to France and not clearing up all their affairs before leaving. I will be the first to admit that I am not whiter than driven snow - a failed business and overextended finances left me up the creak without a paddle. So if the fact I do owe money precludes me from advice here I would understand. So.....when I left I took my car with me which was on HP with Lombard. I made a few payments but couldnt afford any more. They wrote and said they wanted the car back and the balance of the money I owwed after it was sold. As I had paid more than one third of the total cost I understood they needed a simple Court Order to repossess it which I asked for. That was four years ago! I have heard virtually nothing since, the car sits unused and falling in value all the time and now they want it back despite acknowledging that after all this time it would sell for less than the costs of bringing it back to the UK. They then said they would sue me for all the outstanding money. Can I offer them a little something for the car and maybe do a deal on the balance?