Plumber problems - need advice please

[Deleted member 120897]

Here is a screenshot of his paperwork when he installed. What can be seen from this to identify he has done both zones please?

It would appear that you can’t, my bad, sorry.

 

[Dragonfly]

It would appear that you can’t, my bad, sorry.

OK. No prob, I've submitted the money claims online just now and will hope for the nest and hope the county court judge can see through his deceit. He is going to lie to save his skin and I will speak the truth and won't drop to his level. Hopefully he slips up as liars can't remember what they said 10 minutes before. Wish me luck. Thanks for all your input to everyone and by all means if any other info can help me, please do respond here as il check it daily. Thanks

 

[gmartine]

Money claim for what, have you had some quotes to make good?

 

[Dragonfly]

Money claim for what, have you had some quotes to make good?

I had just one quote and that is the amount I have mentioned to him to either pay or correct the work at no cost to me as agreed when he did come round to inspect.

 

[Dragonfly]

Another quick question.
I have been advised the plumber will use his worker as a witness. Will the courts accept a witness statement from an employee as this will obviously be a bias statement and he won't want to lose his job of he didn't provide one for his employer. Do courts accept statements from employee in this situation or will they dismiss that?

Thanks

 

[gmartine]

Yes they'll accept the witness, how much is the rectification work?

 

[Chuck]

Do courts accept statements from employee in this situation or will they dismiss that?

They will consider what the witness has to say and will decide what weight to give it bearing in mind all the circumstances of the case and the other evidence available.

Only a real idiot lies under oath to help out their employer and judges are very experienced at detecting lies and inconsistencies. An employer who coerces an employee to lie to a court on their behalf is committing a serious criminal offence.

Anyway, you only have to prove your case 'on the balance of probability', which is bad news for your plumber.

 

[Dragonfly]

They will consider what the witness has to say and will decide what weight to give it bearing in mind all the circumstances of the case and the other evidence available.

Only a real idiot lies under oath to help out their employer and judges are very experienced at detecting lies and inconsistencies. An employer who coerces an employee to lie to a court on their behalf is committing a serious criminal offence.

Anyway, you only have to prove your case 'on the balance of probability', which is bad news for your plumber.

Thanks. It's been extremely stressful for me and my family what he is putting us through.
He must feel he has a good chance of winning this case based upon lies and it remains to be seen if truth prevails over falsehood now.

Just a shame, as gave him so many opportunities to just come and put it right, even sending messages to him through family and friends to make him see sense and realise his errors but I guess when your downright stubborn and arrogant then this is where we now end up at.

Will post updates as and when I can.

I really appreciate all your help from each and everyone here.

 

[gmartine]

If you don't mind divulging how much was the estimate for the corrective work?

 

[Dragonfly]

If you don't mind divulging how much was the estimate for the corrective work?

One chap quoted around £950 if pipework to be concealed back into the stud wall in bedroom which is where it was originally fed through into or could be less if clipped to the outside of the wall coming down ij bedroom corner but I wanted it concealed as looks neater.